Beretta M9

[gunman42782]

Well,  I couldn't pass this one up.  Fella traded this in yesterday, two mags, blade tech holster, extra metal guide rod.  I traded my Rossi 92 in .357 and $225 for it today.  Gun is like new.  If he shot it, he at lest knew how to clean it to where it doesn't look like it!  Owned a 92FS several years ago, and traded it, and have always wanted another, but they are so dang expensive now.  I had exactly $275 in the Rossi, the boss was asking $498 for the Beretta, so I came out OK on it.  We sell em new for $598.  Gonna go shoot that bad boy tomorrow! 
Yeah, I know it aint a 1911, but it aint tupperware either!   

[tombogan03884]

Seems to be a spurt of that today.
JNevis posted that he got a 9 - 11 - 01 commemorative as well

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=20133.msg254180#msg254180

The guns may be plentiful, but when ever some one posts, unless it's about a new acquisition, it's always about Glocks, 1911's or the latest release, seldom see the Beretta's.

[gunman42782]

Just got home from shooting it. It shoots as good as I remember my old 92FS shooting. Took a bit to get used to the sights on it, as instead of a 3 dot arrangement, it has the white dot front sight, but a square white on the rear sight that the white dot sits atop when aligned properly. Weird, but it worked. Shot 200 rounds with zero problems, and it is a tack driver, once I got used to it.


Anyway, nice day at the range. Got out of there before it got too dang hot.

[tombogan03884]

Glad it shot well for you.
I had a M1951 (single stack) that bounced every casing off my head, I've hated Beretta ever since, and would not own another one.
That's why there are umpteen different styles of guns 

[mortdooley]

I remember when the slides were coming apart on shooters and never want to eat the back half of one. They feel confident enough that it will never happen again because of a capture feature  added after some failed during military testing. For me there are many other choices out there and I will stay with solid slides.

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[jnevis]

I remember when the slides were coming apart on shooters and never want to eat the back half of one. They feel confident enough that it will never happen again because of a capture feature  added after some failed during military testing. For me there are many other choices out there and I will stay with solid slides.

After investigating it they determined that the slide failures were from over pressured ammo, like +p++, the gun ws never spec'd for.  Using ammo it was designed for, plus the cut out, there haven't been similar failures since.  I've seen cracked slides on Sigs and 1911s from bad ammo too.