Beretta 92fs

Rob3448

I have a beretta 92fs and i have problems when it tries to feed a round after shooting a round. The next round james as it comes out of the mag and tries to enter the chamber. It seems to happen when i use the after market mags i have for it. They are promag and usa mag. The factory ones work ok. Just so all the information is out there i am using CCI blazer 115 gr FMJ ammo. Am i the only one who has this problem?I also have a problem with the slid not staying open after the last shot is fired. the gun does it about 1 out of 5 times. It does not seem to matter witch mags i use it will not stay open and then sometimes i dryfire the gun with nothing in the chamber. The beretta is only a few months old and i bought it new i have only put about 1500 rounds into it.

Rob3448

I recently purchased a 92 and I must say I am very happy with it. I did wonder however, if anyone has any experience adjusting the rear drift sites? No matter what, I shoot to the left consistently but I do not want to damage the sites trying to adjust them since I have not attempted it before. Any help would be greatly appreciated.



Jeff

Rob3448

What is the differences between the American and Italian made Beretta 9mm? Which one is more reliable? I would assume that the US armed forces use the American made. Thanks!

Rob3448

Looking for the slide to a Beretta 92fs. I do not need the barrel.
Any ideas where to go to find one?

Rob3448

I just purchased a Beretta 92FS and am looking for any videos or manuals (other than what came with the pistol) that show how to field strip the pistol? Also, can I use 15 round magazines instead of 10 round in the weapon?

Rob3448

what is the quality difference between the U.S. gun and the italy made? thanks

pjpjr

I also have a 92fs and have never had a single malfunction of any kind. The ammo you are using is good clean ammo so I would tend to believe the magazines are JUNK. I use all genuine Beretta mags.

boeboe

I found out some tricks that might be useful to you. pjpjr is corect that, of course, there is nothing better than Beretta factory mags for the 92F F/S. I have seven of them, hi-caps, that are near mint and don't really care to use them up, so I keep them stashed back and use less expensive magazines. I've played with some of the other "after market" magazines and had some similar experiences as you.I found one BIG factor in getting the after market mags to function properly is the follower. As a test, I pulled the follower out of one of my cheaper mags (I think it was a Pro-Mag, could have even been USA brand) and put in the stock factory follower from a 10 round Beretta mag. The result was the mag started acting just like the factory mag, would never jam and always stayed open on the last round. It dropped free, too. My conclusion: If you want factory hi-cap mag performance from a cheap magazine, pull the follower out of a factory Beretta 10 round mag and put it in the cheap hi-cap mag body.I've also used the Eagle brand 17 round (flush fit) stainless and nickel mags for the Beretta 92, and know others who have used them as well. For function, they feed very well and do hold the slide open, no need to change the follower on those. However, not all of them "drop free" with a push of the mag release, and a few are just plain tight in the mag well. This seems the case more so on the stainless mags than the nickel plated mags. The nickel I've tried all functioned 100%. The stainless can be tackled with a file and/or buffer to smooth up the spots they hang up, so they will drop free. It takes a little time, but it's worth it. I know a few people who swear the Eagle mags are as good as the factory mags, which I doubt. They probably got lucky and found some that would drop free without tinkering, but they are pretty good, even if you have to tinker some.Eagle also made some 18 round flush fit with the same general characteristics, they are scarcer than the 17 round mags. I liked them so much I have a few stashed back with my factory Beretta mags, but I did test them for function before selecting them.Again, you might try one simple test and see if switching the follower out with a factory follower will do the trick. Or try some Eagle brand mags and do a little "tuning" to get them to drop free proplerly, if necessary.

JudgeColt

Using junk magazines will cause the malfunctions you mention. Why bother with the junk, when there are lots of used hi cap Beretta M92 factory magazines available for $25 to $50? (Thanks to the service pistol status, there are lots of surplus P9 magazines available, not all of which are worn out.)

boeboe

Of course I agree that the factory Beretta mags are the best, and if the situation ever comes where I (or one of my children years from now) need the best magazines available I want them in as great a shape as possible. That is why I have mine stashed back and never use them. Why use up the best you have when other options are available?The average guy would be VERY lucky to find pre-ban factory 92F magazines around for $25.00. Plan on paying closer to the $50.00 mark. I've seen them sell for $60.00 each (used). Paying those kind of prices, I start looking at these sorts of things as investments rather than expendables to use up.Hate to rub the experts the wrong way, as the advice I've seen dano and JudgeColt give over the past couple of years has really been top notch. But there IS one other option to factory mags I thought I'd point out.The Taiwan military uses the Beretta 92, and there are Taiwan military magazines available that were made in (of course) Taiwan. You may know that most generally, world wide, countries do not cut the important corners when it comes to supplying their troops with gear. Military surplus from anywhere may not be the best available, but (generally) it does what it's suppose to do. I have seen these "Asian" military magazines for the Beretta and have heard they function just fine. They are not as pretty as the factory Beretta mags, but if they work, what the heck? They are about half the price of the factory Beretta mags. You might keep an eye (or ear) open for some of those.[This message has been edited by boeboe (edited 01-22-2002).]

Rob3448

Thanks for the info about the mags. I think I will try an eagle 17 round mag and i think i will also get an asian military mag. Just to see how they work. I also took some of my mags apart and worked on them as suggested. they work much better now. I was supprised at the amount of dirt in them. THANKS AGAIN

JudgeColt

Of course, you know I am going to relate how I bought factory M92 magazines recently for $25! The magazines I bought at a gun show are GI (stolen?) and are extremely worn outside, with the aluminum floor plate rounded off and dinged, and some body dents. However, they function fine after a good cleaning. I always like the aluminum follower in the earlier magazines. I see some imported M92 military magazines for sale cheap as well. Recently I saw some of the M93 20-round magazines for sale for $125, which seems like a bargin to me as well. I agree that $50 is a common price, but there are many offered for less. A friend bid on a dutch auction for a bunch of GI M92 magazines, and got two or three for about $40 as I recall. Some early bidders paid less.