Yeah, I know Beretta did some crazy things with the Cougar naming designations. I know there was, like, a mid-length grip option... which sometimes had a slide with tons of cuts (that's the L, right?). And then they had the minis with the subcompact grip.
Either way... the D is the D... in both 8000 and 92 land.
Hoping to get the gun to the range today.