The Rise, Fall, and comeback of the Beretta 92

[@c.r.chandler5905]

The 92 is an outstanding weapon. When I began my law enforcement career, my agency issued Beretta 96's and I loved that handgun. Another great attribute of the DA/SA is holstering. Be it a Beretta, SIG, CZ, when you drop the hammer, you rest your thumb on the hammer when placing the pistol back in the holster. If anything happens to get in the trigger guard, you can feel that hammer start to move so you can rest and figure out what the issue is.

[@METALITHrevetments]

Agree 100%. I'm not a Policeman but I carry a Beretta 92FS every day and reholstering is DEFINITELY an attribute that goes largely overlooked.

[@proguninc4080]

I love my Beretta 92FS. One of very best combat/duty guns of all time. 😎💪👍 One of the sexiest-looking too. 😍😍😍

[@joshuaregrut3150]

I just picked up the 92f and called baretta and they told me it's a 1989 manufacturing year so I love it plus to find one from the 80s was awesome too

[@randaddy9218]

Chuck Norris pistol was a Taurus 92 in walker Texas ranger

[@connollybrosproduction8838]

M92F is a brilliant piece of weaponry

[@stephen562]

Just picked up a basic 92fs from my local dealer. Beautiful piece.

[@pulpheroaudio8709]

Picked up my first Beretta last week (a 92FS). Ironically, I traded in a spare 1911 for it. Really impressed. It ticked a lot of boxes for a semiautomatic pistol that I didn’t even know I had. And the fact that it was John McClane’s gun and 100 times sexier than a Glock didn’t hurt either.

[@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel]

John McClane’9 berett was cool, but not as cool as Martin Rigs beretta

[@pulpheroaudio8709]

@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel , LOL. They were literally the same Beretta. Same prop gun used in both original movies, but I’m guessing you know that. ; )

[@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel]

I know, but Martin rigs was cooler….mullet, cowboy boot, Mexican carry, and 100 yr rapid fire… however, Diehard is a “better” Christmas movie

[@pulpheroaudio8709]

@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel , HA! The mullet!

[@j.t.cooper2963]

@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel It was actually the same prop gun used in both movies.

[@jessco8950]

I just bought a beretta 92fs over the weekend and took it to the range for the first time yesterday and i am in love with it. I been shooting a Glock 48 for 3 months now and with just 1 range visit I’m alrdy shooting the beretta much more accurate. I was worried because I’m only 5’ 6 with small hands but it actually is not an issue at all for me.

[@Cameraman148]

Had the Colt 45 In The Marines, in civilian Life I bought a Beretta Copy 92 and the Decocker Model a Few Years Later, enjoyed the Cartridge but still Carried the 1911..to this Day I like The M9 But Carry 1911 and a S&W 4906...like the heaver Pistols..They have come a long way !!

[@berettaxd7566]

Classic 92fs for me please. 2x the rounds of the 1911 and accuracy as hell. DA/SA handguns are my favorite due to safety and ease of use.

[@frankarchibald732]

As soon as I see you upload a vid. I click the like button cous I know it's gonna be good and knowledgeable! Thanks for all the info Matt! Love your channel.

[@totallynotademon...6929]

First hand gun i ever purchased was an apx. Fell in love with the brand afterwards. I now have a 92fs inox with upgraded steel internals and I find it hard to bring anything else 9mm to the range with me.

[@thomasatchley3876]

Reasons I like the M9 Berretta. Double action, high capacity, full size, dependable, accurate. I like it almost as much as my 1911A1.

[@proguninc4080]

I love my Beretta 92FS. Its one of the very best combat/duty guns of all time for Military and Law Enforcement. 😎💪👍 Its also one of the sexiest too. 😍😍😍 And the fact that its the main gun in Die Hard and Lethal Weapon and countless other movies and video games puts its cool-factor off the charts.

[@albertmichall5732]

Thank you , I love my ladies

[@MaximusWolfe]

First boom stick I ever purchased. Wonderful projectile accelerator. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.

[@enzowarren9832]

I carry a Beretta 92A1 at all times. Absolutely love the 92 platform.

[@46god]

my 92fs never leaves my hip either(;

[@masgrey9608]

Great video. I would never part with my M9 and would let my strikers go before my M9. For me it just works and feels like it is part of my hand. My friend also just got his CCW in CT and his first handgun purchase was a brand new M9A3 for the house and range. He enjoyed shooting mine so much, he got one and he shot a bunch of other handguns as a comparison. The one change I made was a Beretta D spring, which I love and it has remained 100% reliable. Great handgun.

[@9ZERO6]

My introduction to the 92FS was watching a fellow cadet limp wrist one into FTF mode over and over again on the range. He bought it solely off of being the LAPD sidearm at the time. It scarred me and as a result, I never bought one. That was 21 years ago.

[@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel]

That had nothing to do with the firearm, that was a shooter issue.

[@9ZERO6]

@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel yes. Limp wristing would be the issue.

[@djangowolfe610]

Carried the M9 (Beretta 92R) for years while on active duty now carry a old 1911 45auto

[@danhollatz5944]

Love my 92F!

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

Another thing I'll say to anyone who owns Beretta 92 series. Do not dry fire them without snapcaps. I dry fire my weapons for training, but I did break a firing pin on my Beretta M9 a while back. Ironically I caught it just before I was going to conceal carry it for the day. Just decided to put a few full metals through it for fun and it just went click.

[@caseysimpson1806]

Good advice. I purchased some quality 9mm snap caps.

[@sparky_-mf2cs]

Real gun ppl always known the berreta m9 and its variant models are a gem 💎

[@JoeMamazHouse]

Great video, I didn’t like the M9 the few times I shot when I was enlisted. I just aquired a WC 92 2nd hand and absolutely love it the modernization of it is phenomenal. I have a new appreciation for 92 platform.

[@unclegene5372]

Really enjoy your videos. Very straightforward and no BS.

[@northernninety7]

The barrel does move. It drops down slightly on a locking block.

[@davidm5548]

My understanding is the barrel only moves backwards a little. The locking block below the barrel opens and drops but the whole barrel does not drop

[@glennrogers9905]

Good job, Matt.

[@jerryh9307]

Wilson G slide has been a game changer for me. Better sight options, G decock only, more robust slide.

[@jnd2415]

92FS and M9 has always been a fine piece of weaponry. One of the reasons why I still carry my 92FS or 92X as my edc. The problem today is that most people want to look like an ODA and have all the unnecessary red dots, weapon lights and gadgets on a plastic gun. Just because it looks “tacticool” doesn’t mean it’s necessary. I’ll take my 92 over any striker fire pistol.

[@sgtbones1837]

Matt stop I might have to buy myself a Barretta.

[@Archimedes616]

"The barrel doesn't move." Although it doesn't tilt like the .45, does it not move straight back just a tad during the cycle?

[@northernninety7]

It drops down with a locking block.

[@Archimedes616]

@@northernninety7 According to this animation, the locking block does indeed drop down, but the barrel appears to remain level, moving straight back a small distance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jF7LfpR-eL6knaM

[@StryderK]

Got my M9 four days ago. My first gun and the I could’ve bought 18 years ago but before I could bite, my old company kicked me to China for 8 years….where you can get shit for shit! Came back, a 1.5 year old in tow and another boy baking in my wife’s belly so no guns! Now that my boys are older, I was finally allowed to get my piece! Today, went down the local range and put 85 rounds down the barrel. Was smooth as butter. Caveat though. After my first 30 rounds of Fiocchi, I bought another brand box, Atlanta Arms without thinking. Turns out those were 143 grain and my M9 instantly hates it! Simply put, 143 grain rounds just don’t generate enough recoil to allow my gun to work properly. Tell tale sign is the last round, the barrel couldn’t travel back enough to locked in place. This also screwed the slide operation, which meant of the 50 rds I fired, at least 20 either stove piped or got jammed. Quickly bought a box of Blazer 115 grain since the shop ran out of Fiocchi. Hope the Blazer work just as well cause the 143 grain rds sure didn’t. Also, a couple guys were shooting their Sigs and one of them got curious and came over cause he always wanted to try out a Beretta. I handed my piece and both guys put 6 rounds each down the tube. I got to try out one of their tricked out Sigs on return. They love my M9! They commented that even though the gun is heavy, the action is smooth as silk and really comfortable! Most of all though, they absolutely LOVE the small recoil! One of them actually just went, “holy lord! The recoil feels like…nothing!” I shot the Sig. It’s super comfy and felt good but damn! I commented that thing kicked like 30% more than my M9 and the guy nodded his head and said, hence why he got curious on the Berreta! It was a nice exchange. I’ll definitely hit the range more and put more rounds down the tube! This is a very nice hand gun! So nice I’m putting my own Sig purchase in favor of an AR-15 next!

[@shaunameyer1808]

I love my 92x. My son is so jealous

[@edmundoregalado9772]

Dang it… you convinced me… 🤣 I mean… it’s not like I was going to buy it anyway… you my friend can be really convincing

[@RepentorPerish77]

Love my M9A3

[@Archimedes616]

Got one on back order from eight months ago; good things come to those who wait.

[@RepentorPerish77]

@@Archimedes616 just curious how much? I got a great deal on mine brand new for $749 but this was prior to Covid

[@Archimedes616]

@@RepentorPerish77 I paid exactly $100.00 more than you paid--$849.00. I ordered from an outfit called CMC Government Supply that sells new guns at a discount to LEOs, EMTs, and corrections officers. The going price at other outlets at the time was about $1,100.00.

[@RepentorPerish77]

@@Archimedes616 yeah they typically go for $1000 plus

[@agapitocastillo1095]

How about mentioning Girsan Regard 9mm as an option for the more expensive Beretta .

[@Mr1961Apache]

First time I shot M9 it was smooth got carried away lol. I was training on Colt 357 with part of rear site broken off no one wanted to use it so I did

[@say_when5988]

M9A4 with Landon Tactical parts 👌🏾

[@edmundoregalado9772]

I’ve been thinking about getting a beretta let’s see what you got to say 😎

[@werre2]

It's popular because it is awesome.

[@johnfeliciano585]

Are you a fan of John Woo action movies he directed?

[@metalrobot3000]

I’ve always had a love and hate relationship with the 92 it’s size and the goofy safety have always turned me away but the quality and looks always bring me back it may not be a gun I’d ever carry again but as a home defender it’s still plenty relevant especially with the new mags kinda hard to argue against a 17+1 9mm

[@georgewashington7312]

Don't call it a comeback its been here for years, putting sig in fear🎼

[@frankarchibald732]

I sang that🤣🤣

[@georgewashington7312]

@@frankarchibald732 I was hoping someone would or else I'd start feeling my age creeping up on me...🧐

[@frankarchibald732]

@@georgewashington7312 I love that song. But are you talking about the five finger death punch version? Or the rap version?

[@georgewashington7312]

@@frankarchibald732 The Rap version, although I love Five Finger Death Punch's version of Bad Company👍🏻

[@9ZERO6]

LL Cool J 💪

[@jackmoorehead2036]

It's popularity is rising because guys like my so in the army who have shot possible and wear expert badges with the Beretta have discovered the plastic pistol for easier shooting by some service members is a piece of junk. It's point of impact changes as the magazine empty because it is so light.

[@boomee78]

It wasn't the frames breaking it was the ammo wich is why beretta sued the us army smallarms solutions has alot of imfo

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

I'll take my M9 over a plastic gun any day of the week. The only problems the military had with them were the result of overpressure ammo & aftermarket magazines. It's a reliable tank.

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

Sig just won the bidding war with the military, I wouldn't call it the better gun. The fact that Sig also just won the contract for NGSW, with a new caliber to boot, tells me there were some backdoor bribes going on.

[@raghnallmacaodh3220]

Best thing Beretta did for themselves was creating the 92X....

[@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel]

What never would have happened if they didn’t team up with Wilson combat. That’s when they realized what people wanted in a 92

[@shaunameyer1808]

I love mine. So accurate. I grew up with guns made of metal/steel and I love how it feels in my hand.

[@matthewrobinson4323]

Y'know, there ARE reasons why an M1911a1 chambered in .45acp doesn't need as many rounds as the M 9 chambered in 9 sillymeters.

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

Let guess...." I only need one round with a .45"? Says the guy who is clearly never been in any sort of combat or duty related situation.

[@matthewrobinson4323]

@@napalmstickylikeglue I spent a year in country in 'nam in 1966. I'll compare my dd 214 with yours.

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

@@matthewrobinson4323 uh huh....we can compare 214's anytime you would like. I wasn't a badass who went to Vietnam but I did go to Afghanistan and I wasn't drafted.. it was my choice. 🙂 Furthermore, your comment has no bearing on the topic at hand. Now I'm sure you were trying to somehow give yourself credibility by stating that you were in Vietnam. First off let me say thank you for your service. Second off allow me to inform you that it means absolutely Jack shit whenever it comes to sidearms. If you were in Vietnam you would know that the Colt 1911 45 was not issued to every single swinging D. Now your time frame you were probably issued the M14, however shortly after that the issue was the M16 and the m16a1. Which fires a .22LR size round, that happens to have more power behind it. Ask any Grunt, including myself..... Would you rather go into combat with a 7 round magazine? Or would you rather go into combat with a 30-round magazine. Every single one of them will tell you a 30 round magazine. The myth of being bigger is better has been debunked for over two decades. at the end of the day it comes down to what kind of ammo you're using and where your shot placement is at. You know it's funny because fudds run their mouths about 9 mm rounds yet not one single one of them will volunteer to take one to the chest. So I guess it really isn't that poor of a round after all? Ps..... My first duty gun was a Glock 21 in 45 Auto. That gun still sits on my nightstand. I love the 45 Auto. But saying the 45 is superior to 9 mm with today's bullet technology is absolutely asinine.

[@matthewrobinson4323]

@@napalmstickylikeglue Not quite sure why you assume I was drafted, but for whatever it's worth, I enlisted. The only reason I even mentioned my having served was because you assumed I didn't know anything about combat small arms, not to garner. credibility.

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

@@matthewrobinson4323 first off I really doubt you have any military background if you believe that less rounds are better for combat....let alone Vietnam. Second, the majority of people ended up in Vietnam did not volunteer for it. So that's not really a far out thing to conclude. Anything else?

[@rifleman7313]

Great evaluation of the Berretta 92fs/M9. I generally prefer 45acp and other higher powered cartridges in Glocks, however since alot of my recent shooting practice has been more focused towards target, self defense, and action style shooting. As well as the research I've done I'm looking more into the Berretta 92fs and M9 pistols. I've never actually held a Berretta 92fs or M9 but I prefer a thicker grip (hence the double stack 45acp/10mm) something that apparently many individuals dislike would actually be a positive aspect for me.

[@RickNethery]

Semper Fi, from a 5th Batallion 10th Marines 2nd Marine division veteran. 🇺🇸

[@Lead_Ache_5]

I miss deCOCKING 😜🤙

[@ryanbeard1119]

Are people just sick of toy -light lower makes? 😉

[@florianthomas7852]

Beretta 92 are great for what they have been made for, but it will never be a target pistol unlike the CZ75 platform that can be finetuned for the highest sports competitions there are.

[@bernardconeghen]

sorry but 9mm sucks on the battle field because of fmj ammo PS walker had a taurus 92

[@Matteo_]

I'm just not a fan of the Beretta 92/M9. Didn't like it when I was in. And as of today, nothing has really changed. I don't find the grip all that pleasant. About as much girth as a Glock 20/21, with a trigger reach that is slightly worse. I utterly detest slide-mounted safeties. The open-top slide is another thing I'm no fan of. I don't like the current trend of window/lightning cuts in slides. So this is just more of what I don't like. Then there's the whole semi-exposed trigger bar. Yet another feature or design aspect I'm not impressed by. In short, I just don't care for the Beretta at all. My distaste aside, this was a good video, Matt. Keep up the great work. S/F

[@46god]

have you tried the beretta with the vertec grip? its significantly smaller and the 92x performance has a frame mounted safety. but i understand they are not for everyone

[@Matteo_]

@@46god Pretty sure I said, _"In short, I just don't care for the Beretta at all."_

[@SectionChief]

@@46god it doesn’t sound like he’ll be trying out any Beretta’s any time soon, Vertec’s style frames included.

[@46god]

@@SectionChief yeah seems like he has a little attitude, oh well! more berettas for us hehe!