Beretta 92 FS Compact (and general Beretta love lately)

[Sam]

Is there a place to get new Brig slides or do I just wait for them to maybe pop up on the Beretta site?

[Exiledviking]

I think I read this somewhere in the past week- but how close do the 92FS and 92C seem while shooting? Is it a big difference? My local range does not have the PX4 Compact or the 92C available for renting.

I shot my new-to-me Compact L today for the very first time. I like it quite a bit and it seems to shot similarly to a regular 92. I was quite pleased with it. The recoil was similar to the 92 I shot as well. I wear a large glove typically and the length of the grip with the magazine base fit me well. It's a keeper!

The biggest difference I noticed with it was that my shots were off to the right (I'm right handed). I suspect that it is due to the VZ grips I have on it. They're not the thin grips but I suspect that they are thinner than the stock grips. Initially I thought it had a short reach trigger in it, but looking at it again it appears that it a stock steel trigger. I'm going to shoot it again with the stock grips to see if there's a difference.
On my other 92 pistols I have the standard width grips.

[Bigghoss]

Is there a place to get new Brig slides or do I just wait for them to maybe pop up on the Beretta site?

When I found that used one on armslist I tried to check prices. A cursory (not exhaustive) google search turned up nothing.

[Robinson]

The 92C takes a little getting used to. The main issue (for me at least) is that the grip is bobbed quite a bit and the pinky finger ends up utilizing the flared magazine base. To help insure I was able to get good grip purchase on the available real estate - I went with some Wilson Combat grips. I really think they make a hell of a difference.

Yup.

[Trooper224]

My local Cabela's finally has an M9A3 on the shelf today, so I was able to handle one for the first time. The desert diarrhea color scheme has never appealed to me, but everything else is pretty nice. I want one.

[Cory]

My local Cabela's finally has an M9A3 on the shelf today, so I was able to handle one for the first time. The desert diarrhea color scheme has never appealed to me, but everything else is pretty nice. I want one.

I thought it was okay the first time I saw one, but then I held a WC BrigTac with ultra thins. For me, the Vertec is "meh" but the standard grip (the one I held was with radius) paired with ultra thins is amazing.

-Cory

[Trooper224]

I thought it was okay the first time I saw one, but then I held a WC BrigTac with ultra thins. For me, the Vertec is "meh" but the standard grip (the one I held was with radius) paired with ultra thins is amazing.

-Cory

Thin grips don't work for me and I'm a bit "meh" on the Vertec grip. Overall I prefer the standard grip frame with some regular profile VZs. Still, I like the overall package on the M9A3 and may pick one up just for the "ain't it cool" shelf in the safe.

[FrankB]

I took a video of my wife shooting her Beretta 92C: https://youtu.be/M-rT2oa_r0s
That’s about her sixth mag through the pistol, and the only “upgrades” were a D spring, steel trigger and Wilson Trigger Conversion spring. While it looks only slightly smaller on paper, it’s much smaller in person.

Edit: We bought this pistol a few weeks ago, and had a complete stoppage on my second mag. The slide was in battery, the guide rod was sticking out about a quarter inch, and the slide was absolutely stuck. I knew there was a live round in the chamber, so I worked on it for a while. I released the take down lever, and while the slide still refused to budge, the round did fire. That freed the slide up, and we haven’t had any problems since.

[holmes168]

Took the M9 out today for some fun. I really enjoy this pistol- if it wasn't so massive, it could become a carry option for me. It still might, but we will see.
I would be interested in purchasing some after market grips for it- anyone have experience with the LTT grips vs. the Wilson Combat Ultra Thin?

[Robinson]

Took the M9 out today for some fun. I really enjoy this pistol- if it wasn't so massive, it could become a carry option for me. It still might, but we will see.
I would be interested in purchasing some after market grips for it- anyone have experience with the LTT grips vs. the Wilson Combat Ultra Thin?

Sorry I don't have experience with the LTT grips but I recently installed a set of the WC Ultra Thin grips on a Brigadier and they are fantastic. I also have a set installed on a 92 Compact.