Beretta 92 FS Compact (and general Beretta love lately)

[2atlow8]

Just traded for a mint 92 F compact. Circa 1989 with wood grips. My first Beretta.

[45dotACP]

Just traded for a mint 92 F compact. Circa 1989 with wood grips. My first Beretta.

That's how my addiction started dude.

Just wait til you put in a Wilson Trigger bar and 13lb trigger spring...you'll be back

[GardoneVT]

I put the 10-8 rear sight on my 92G to go with my orange Tooltech front sight. I really like how the sight looks, but I think the .130 wide notch is a bit too narrow. Also, the base of the sight was small for my factory dovetail. I used a MGW sight tool to put it in, and it slid right in with no real friction. When I tightened the set screw, the loose sight lifted up a bit in the dovetail, making the sight taller compared to the top of the slide. I will either need to get my file out and modify the sight, or change to a Wilson Combat sight. Wilson sights are supposed to be .150 wide, which I think will be better for my factory width rear.



I like how my pistol turned out. So far I have a stock Beretta 92G with steel trigger, D spring, Beretta oversized steel mag release, Tooltech front sight, 10-8 rear sight, Wilson Combat Ultra-thin black grips. I have a Wilson mag guide on the way. I got a good deal on the pistol when new and bought most of my parts at a discount, so in the end I will have around $850 in the pistol. If I paid normal price for everything, I'd be very close to the price of a new Wilson Combat Beretta. I only mention the price because the more I look at upgrades to a standard pistol the better the price on the Wilson Combat pistol looks to me. Eventually, I will follow Les' advice by trying a weaker recoil spring and a Wilson trigger job/trigger bar.

Here's the sight picture of the Wilson Combat Battlesights.
Frankly ,IMO the only two must-do mods to a 92FS are Wilson Combat Rear Battlesights and the D spring. The stock sight picture is extremely narrow, which is good for slow shots but quite limiting for fast work.

[Sal Picante]

I still love my Novak sights...

[StraitR]

Someone (maybe Jon?) is carrying their Brig Tac AIWB in a JMCK I think. Looking to pick up a AIWB holster for mine, if anyone has any updated feedback or suggestions while I keep searching the site, I'd appreciate it.

I normally carry a 19, or lately my chopped 17, in a Keeper. My NPE gun is a 43 in a JMCK, so I'm looking to stay with something similar.

[GJM]

Someone (maybe Jon?) is carrying their Brig Tac AIWB in a JMCK I think. Looking to pick up a AIWB holster for mine, if anyone has any updated feedback or suggestions while I keep searching the site, I'd appreciate it.

I normally carry a 19, or lately my chopped 17, in a Keeper. My NPE gun is a 43 in a JMCK, so I'm looking to stay with something similar.

I have a JM AIWB for the Brig Tac. It conceals surprisingly well for a big pistol. It does feel longish to me, similar to a G34.

[StraitR]

I have a JM AIWB for the Brig Tac. It conceals surprisingly well for a big pistol. It does feel longish to me, similar to a G34.

Yikes, the longish thought never crossed my mine. My 17 feels like it's approaching the end of my comfort limit as far as length, so I better go do a quick comparison with my keeper. Thanks.

[GJM]

Yikes, the longish thought never crossed my mine. My 17 feels like it's approaching the end of my comfort limit as far as length, so I better go do a quick comparison with my keeper. Thanks.

This is the similarly sized 92G-SD in the JM appendix. The butt of the 92 is between a 229 and 226 in size, which helps. The WC 92G Compact is enough shorter, it is noticeably more comfortable in length.

[StraitR]

Thanks G. I dug through Ye Olde Bucket of Holsters and found a Galco Stow-n-go, crammed it in and did some squats. Length seems doable.

[GJM]

Thanks G. I dug through Ye Olde Bucket of Holsters and found a Galco Stow-n-go, crammed it in and did some squats. Length seems doable.

There is a joke in there, but since I already nailed JV with it, I will let you escape,