Random Firearm Picture Thread

[Krupski]

Newer pics of some pistols:

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Springfield M1911







1994 CZ-75 Transitional







Beretta M9

[rci2950]

A Beretta is one of the guns i want to own someday. Either the M9 or the 92. Question on that. Is there much difference between the M9 and the 92s? There is a 92s at my local gun shop for a pretty good deal.

[ltorlo64]

Like that Springfield! I have one very similar and I love shooting it. I had to paint the front site white, though, so it would not get lost in the black bulls eye of the target.

[imanaknut]

A Beretta is one of the guns i want to own someday. Either the M9 or the 92. Question on that. Is there much difference between the M9 and the 92s? There is a 92s at my local gun shop for a pretty good deal.

Assuming you are not talking about 92s (plural) and are talking about the 92S which is currently being imported as military and police surplus or turn ins, the main difference is the location of the mag release. The 92S also will not have the large hammer pin head of the 92FS which was designed to prevent slide separation in the event of failure. The early M9 was based off the 92F and would also have the smaller hammer pin head as the 92S.

If you are talking about the current 92FS versus the M9, the main difference is nothing more than the markings. There also were some 92FS with slightly different frame shapes but nothing really important. Some had tapered dust covers vs straight ones generally used by the M9 as well as a slight change in the upper rear grip area.

[rci2950]

Assuming you are not talking about 92s (plural) and are talking about the 92S which is currently being imported as military and police surplus or turn ins, the main difference is the location of the mag release. The 92S also will not have the large hammer pin head of the 92FS which was designed to prevent slide separation in the event of failure. The early M9 was based off the 92F and would also have the smaller hammer pin head as the 92S.

If you are talking about the current 92FS versus the M9, the main difference is nothing more than the markings. There also were some 92FS with slightly different frame shapes but nothing really important. Some had tapered dust covers vs straight ones generally used by the M9 as well as a slight change in the upper rear grip area.

Yes I was thinking 92S. There is one at my LGS for a pretty good price that's been catching my eye for a few weeks. I seriously don't need another pistol but you never know. We will see if my resistance will hold out. I hope someone else buys it.

[ltorlo64]

Yes I was thinking 92S. There is one at my LGS for a pretty good price that's been catching my eye for a few weeks. I seriously don't need another pistol but you never know. We will see if my resistance will hold out. I hope someone else buys it.

I also think the 92S has a right hand safety while the 92FS and M9 both have ambidextrous safeties. Not important to most people but important to me as a left hander. I keep looking at the surplus 92Ss but haven't gotten one because of the safety.

[rci2950]

I also think the 92S has a right hand safety while the 92FS and M9 both have ambidextrous safeties. Not important to most people but important to me as a left hander. I keep looking at the surplus 92Ss but haven't gotten one because of the safety.

Any off putting things i should know about them? I might go monday and throw down on it. I bet i could talk them down. Its been there a few weeks.

[ltorlo64]

Any off putting things i should know about them? I might go monday and throw down on it. I bet i could talk them down. Its been there a few weeks.

Only the right hand safety that I know of.

[rci2950]

they are open tomorrow. Oh god. I might be buying a gun. I did a google search and the mags are $30 and new manufacture beretta ... so cheaper then the HK ones i been buying here for my USP

Will this one fit in a US milsurp holster?

If it does i think im sold.

[weevil]

A 92FS Inox is one of the pistols high on my wish list.

[rci2950]

well i did it. there is no hope for me. pistol is coming home next week. I need a holster now.

Anyone know how to guess the manufacture date from the serial numbers on these?

[kimberkid]

Not sure how I missed the CZ75 string that was going, but here's my belated contribution!



I always thought a 10-22 pistol would be cool ... Until I bought one, I saw this TakeDown in and thought THIS IS THE ONE!!!
It turned out to not be all that cool ... Until I saw one on another site that had a adapter made by Copper Custom that allowed you to install an AR receiver extension tube for a stock or brace. Not wanting to do any more NFA items I went the brace route and it's like a totally different gun!



I'm a Beretta fan too



And having a handle like kimbekid, here's my favorite hybrid, half old school Terminator, half wide body / double stack 13 rounds of 45acp goodness!

[Richard Simmons]

Very nice KK. Tell me more of the story on that Kimber. Is that a 7" bbl, not counting the brake? It looks like it could be 8".

[kimberkid]

Very nice KK. Tell me more of the story on that Kimber. Is that a 7" bbl, not counting the brake? It looks like it could be 8".

It's 7" and 8 with the break if I remember correctly ... I used to have 2 of them, back in the day they were very popular with bowling pin shooters at our local range. A couple times a year we would get old pins from a local bowling ally and have a big shoot and grill hamburgers and brats ... anyway, because of the hard wood and finish, if you didn't hit it just right, at worst it would glance off and knock the pin over, sometimes take a chip out of the pin ... but if you hit it just right it would kinda shatter ... it was pretty cool but I don't know of anyone that still does it.

[Richard Simmons]

I remember when Richard Davis, Second Chance body armor had those big bowling pin shoots. Quite the event back in the day. I've got some old pins in the armory but I've never shot them. Anyway, thanks for the reply, do like that pistol!

[Helen Keller]

[raxar]

Is that the witness Bob's had forever?

[Helen Keller]

no, that's a used one i got last fall .




that one is still sitting there.

[raxar]

You need a steel framed 9mm in wonderfinish to go with it.

[Helen Keller]

You need a steel framed 9mm in wonderfinish to go with it.

i had one in 10mm a few years ago .