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Pietro Beretta & Model 92FS - Trigger Issue
fort_knox
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I watched a presentation on the history of the Pietro Beretta Company on the tube today. It was a very interesting/enlightening experience. I had no idea that this company has been around for almost 500 years and that 16 generations of the Beretta family have continued to operate it to this day! The father and two sons appeared for interviews at different points in the documentary.
I cannot remember the full name of the firearms authority that appears on these "gun shows" from time-to-time...such as Ian Hogg. The fellow's last name is Wilson. Mr. Wilson is a collector and I believe he is also somewhat recently the new curator of a very significant firearms museum somewhere...perhaps one operated by the NRA?
Anyway, the Model 92FS was mentioned of course. Mr. Wilson described it as the "Rolls Royce" of it's type in the industry today...the M9 being the military designation for the same weapon.
I thought that was interesting that he thought so highly of it. I think it is a fine weapon. I have a 92FS and also have the M9 "package" that was offerred some time ago.
Everything else that is good aside, I am not that fond of the action on the trigger. I definetly have mixed feelings about it! I let my uncle shoot the 92FS awhile back and he loved it. He is a retired cop. To each their own.
What I don't really like is all of the "creep" prior to discharge. I like for a trigger to offer resistance initially and have a crisp intuitive feel about it. There does not seem to be a point in the action where discharge feels iminent, it is very subtle...a lot of travel...a tad bit of resistance at the end...DISCHARGE!
Admitedly, I have not spent a lot of time getting used to it, but I'm not sure I want to...just don't care for it much. I have never experienced this characteristic on another gun.
Why would anyone design a gun with a trigger such as this? Is it necessary for the double action feature, or the safety (the trigger can be pulled when the safety is on w/o release)? It must have some desirability about it or it would not be there. I can't fathom that it just worked out that way. Beretta put it there intentionally.
Does anyone else have a similar issue with the trigger on these and/or know of a modification to change it to something more of my liking?
If you like it (the trigger action), why? What am I missing? Maybe I just don't understand it and can't appreciate it for what it is!
I cannot remember the full name of the firearms authority that appears on these "gun shows" from time-to-time...such as Ian Hogg. The fellow's last name is Wilson. Mr. Wilson is a collector and I believe he is also somewhat recently the new curator of a very significant firearms museum somewhere...perhaps one operated by the NRA?
Anyway, the Model 92FS was mentioned of course. Mr. Wilson described it as the "Rolls Royce" of it's type in the industry today...the M9 being the military designation for the same weapon.
I thought that was interesting that he thought so highly of it. I think it is a fine weapon. I have a 92FS and also have the M9 "package" that was offerred some time ago.
Everything else that is good aside, I am not that fond of the action on the trigger. I definetly have mixed feelings about it! I let my uncle shoot the 92FS awhile back and he loved it. He is a retired cop. To each their own.
What I don't really like is all of the "creep" prior to discharge. I like for a trigger to offer resistance initially and have a crisp intuitive feel about it. There does not seem to be a point in the action where discharge feels iminent, it is very subtle...a lot of travel...a tad bit of resistance at the end...DISCHARGE!
Admitedly, I have not spent a lot of time getting used to it, but I'm not sure I want to...just don't care for it much. I have never experienced this characteristic on another gun.
Why would anyone design a gun with a trigger such as this? Is it necessary for the double action feature, or the safety (the trigger can be pulled when the safety is on w/o release)? It must have some desirability about it or it would not be there. I can't fathom that it just worked out that way. Beretta put it there intentionally.
Does anyone else have a similar issue with the trigger on these and/or know of a modification to change it to something more of my liking?
If you like it (the trigger action), why? What am I missing? Maybe I just don't understand it and can't appreciate it for what it is!
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