Whch gun is a better quality The Berretta 92 or the Berretta 92 Steel ? Anyone had any problems with them? Best answer on the web

Jan 08, 2009 @ 04:12 am by webmaster
  • I have owned 3 beretta 92 fs models. the first one was accurate and reliable, except in the field. It worked great in the city environment, but jammed a lot when in the field. The second one was even worse, the third one was so

    in- accurate, that it fired a pattern the size of a basketball. I returned it to beretta for repair. They sent it back saying it was "within parameters". My brother was over seas in the big sandbox. He was carrying an issued beretta ( he was cross trained as a medic and could only carry a handgun when in the field as a medic) He had a guy come around the corner of a wall with a shotgun. My brother dove to the ground, drew the beretta and worked the slide to chamber a round ( the military in it's infinite wisdom does not allow a round to be chambered in the holster) and the pistol failed to feed. As he struggled to clear it, one of his team mates with a SAW, ended the confrontation. My brother continued to try to chamber a round to no avail. Note that he is meticulous in cleaning and maintaining his weapons, and it had been cleaned less than two hours earlier at the start of the mission. He swapped it out for a sig in .45acp that same day. He reports multiple failures of the pistol in the field environment. He also reports to me, as have several other sources, that the 9mm with FMJ ammo, performs just about like you'd expect, VERY VERY POORLY.

    Truthfully, if you GAVE me a beretta? I'd trade it immediatley for a better pistol.


  • I own a 92FS stainless steel version. I works very well. I found the re-manufactured ammunition is not a good thing to use in it. You never know what you get there. Eventually you will have to replace the springs when it starts not behaving right. There are places that sell the kits on line. I have heard people say every 5000 rounds to as high as 20,000 before replacing them. When it starts having problems and there are over 5,000 rounds through it then do this as a good starting point. The springs are not that expensive. If you are good working on guns do it yourself or see the local gunsmith. They are easy to clean and take down. They are not hard to learn how to operate. They do feel good in my had and I love them. My receiver is an aluminum alloy and I use moly to keep things sliding right.


  • What is a Beretta 92 steel? Is it the stainless steel model you are asking about? They are ok guns, I carried one in the service and I own one now. They are decent but once they start to foul up they tend to start malfunctioning, so you have to really keep up on cleaning them. They are fairly reliable but it wouldnt be my first choice for a gun.