The Beretta 92FS, has been called the Rolls Royce of handguns. There is a very good reason for this, because it is! You can go out and spend $1200, $1300, $1400 or more on a pistol, but you will be hard pressed to find a handgun that is built better, more reliable, or more dependable. I don't have anything against the over priced models, except that they are over priced, but if you have the dough, then go for it if you like.

I know there are some out there that simply can't tolerate a 9mm pistol, because the 9mm is a small, under powered projectile, that lacks the knock down power of a .45 cal. or .50 cal. shot out of a cannon. However to this date, none of these .45 of .50 cal. conasewers have come forward and volunteered to let me shoot them in the foot with my Beretta 9mm.

Well, enough levity for now, let me start this review of the Beretta 92FS.

I have been shooting the 92FS for about 10 years now, and it is one of my carry guns.

As usual I will not boar you with a lot of tech talk, you can find that easily on the internet, I will instead illuminate you with my experiences and my thoughts, my bias etc....

The 92FS has a 15 round double stack magazine, and a fairly large handle to house it, some people don't like the large grip and the gun is just not for them. I like a large grip and find the Beretta very comfortable for me, although I am not a freakishly large person. The distance of trigger pull in the double action mode is a little long, but easy to get use to, and it is not hard to pull, and I have had guns with longer trigger pulls. My 10-year-old can do it without too much straining. The 92FS has an abidextrious safety that also doubles as a decocker. The slide release, magazine release, and the safety/decocker are all ergonomically arranged.

The recoil is not bad, that is one reason many police departments have adopted this pistol, female officers can handle it fine, and many departments have even gone to the .40 cal. Beretta (which I have not fired).

I have found the 92FS totally reliable; I have fired thousands of round through my 92 and have never had a jam of any kind. Keep in mind however, that I use only quality factory ammo, (note to self, never ever purchase SPEAR GOLD DOT ammo again, for any reason, EVER!!!!)(That's another story, for another day) and I never use reloads no matter who loads them.

I use the 92FS to fast draw, I use it to do instinctive shooting, to shoot steel targets, paper targets, plinking, self defense and any other type of shooting that I do except hunting.

I did employ after market adjustable sights (MEC-GAR) on my gun, only to be ridiculously accurate with it, but that is the only modification I have made.

Holsters are abundant for this gun, from leather to the composite ones, almost every manufacturer offers one, and of course ammo is reasonably inexpensive and also made by everyone.

In my humble and meager opinion, the Beretta 92FS is pound for pound one of the best guns you can spend your $520 to $560 on. With the proper care that you should give to every gun you own, the 92 will give you many year of enjoyment, reliability, fun, and protection.

After all, if its good enough for our military, many American police forces, and militaries and police forces around the world, then it should be good enough for me and you.

From the Central Command Bunker: Sociopath Out