I entered the Army in 1986 right about the time the M9 was adopted. I retired from the Army in 2016 right before the Army switched to the M17. I was a commissioned officer so I carried the M9 most of my career. I also used it as a contractor and qualified at Kelly McCann’s Crucible with it every 6 months. I can’t imagine wanting or needing an optic on it. It shoots the wings off a gnat as is.
Quote: " I can’t imagine wanting or needing an optic on it." What about the fad of having a red dot in pistol. After all, everybody is rushing to have one on their handguns, so I have to have one too.
@@paraAA82 Well...not quite a "fad" bro. It is an advantage just like a nice trigger and ergonomic design. We could say that polymer, and strikers, and picatinny rails are also fads.
@@paraAA82Nah. I think it’s a fad. I always had tritium sights on my personal Beretta 92FS, so I could see my sights at night. I can hit a man sized target at 100 meters all day long with iron sights. I can’t imagine putting something on my pistol that fogs up and requires batteries. What additional capabilities would it give me? I bought a Sig 365 with a red dot to see what all the fuss was about. I ran into the typical “can’t find the red dot without wiggling the gun around for 10 seconds” problem beginners have. When I got past that, all that happened was I could shoot it almost as well as iron sights. Fad. Something else for people to buy to show off to their friends.
Gabe, everything I know about the AK I learned from your AK video I bought a long time ago. I love your targets and have bought hundreds of them from LE Targets / Action Targets. I hope you don’t mind me respectfully disagreeing about red dots. Maybe it’s like manual vs automatic transmission. Easier to learn automatic but if all you grew up on were manual transmissions, you just do it without thinking about it.
Awesome video. Thank you sir. I have the Langdon LTT Centurion Beretta and I love it!!! I like when people talk about how good Beretta's are and that they are still relevant today. Still accurate and reliable. Ever since Lethal Weapon I have wanted one.
Good stuff.! I've just hit my 2 year anniversary with my first hammer fired pistol, a Beretta 92x RDO Compact, no optic mounted, don't intend too. I absolutely love that pistol. I just got my CPL last October, oh I turned 70 three months ago, I'll be checking out your other videos next.
Great video. Straightforward. I agree with how you recommend operating that pistol. I love the 92 FS & also S&W autos. A lot of stuff carries over. To most guns actually. Half cock on CZ 75 also.
Nice review, I have owned one for years, love it, feeds anything ,,,,I did add an adjustable rear sight , I heard poor and cons,but it works for me.. I’m not a big fan of dot sights…
Great (but somewhat antiquated) pistol! I learned that press-check method way back when (in the mil), even before I carried a 96 in the Academy. Good stuff as always, Gabe!
Thanks man. I will say that THIS particular blaster is really old, but the DA-SA concept is making a comeback as people slowly move away from polymer strikers.
@@suareztactics I sold that 96 after I graduated in '96 (because I had to send it to Beretta for ejection problems). Part way through the academy I used their Sig 226 (which I loved) and then became a Sig guy. A couple depts later, I became a Glock guy. I've since bought an M9 and did the G mod on it. I think all 92-series should be G mod'ed. There's really no reason not to. You don't need an actual safety on that dammed thing!
Great nuggets on using that type of safety and press check. The safety is there based on lending quite a bit of P38 design that they made their own with lots of improvements. For animations: watch?v=TVg_5hLWqBA&t=111 compared to watch?v=nvt_BKA7goM&t=99 That safety was so engrained in the Bundeswehr soldiers that the direction for S/F was chosen to have it like that on the P8 (USP) too to make training easier. I shoot 92s well but it feels weird having long fingers but small palms. I reach the non reduction kit DA trigger no problem, but the point of release way in the back is an issue. I start on my first finger segment and have to curl back so far.
Instead of putting the hammer at half cock I'd go with a Beretta D hammer spring intead. Just me and if available get a G model so as to not have to deal with the safety. Thanks for sharing though.
Nice to see some love for the Beretta, that's a nice 92 you have there. Just one historic correction, not trying to be an ass here, the safety was not inspired by Smith & Wesson, but by the P38 and must probably S&W did the same when they designed their Model 39. Even doe the early 92 had frame mounted safety, not decocker.
@@deanvavra5695 Yeah....what he said... Its a teaching tool that describes the motion and accomplishes what you said Steve. Easier to recall "shoot the marble" than "ensure that the safety is in the off position." And its cool too.
All of mine are converted to G Model style safeties. You literally CAN'T engage the safety, only the decocker. A gun with a 10- 12 pound trigger doesn't need a manual safety. Do we put safeties on Revolvers? Wait, don't answer that.....
@@ThePracticalPatriot Don't worry - I think everyone knows, because every single video or forum thread online that has a gun with a manual safety has multiple people pointing out either a) how ridiculous a manual safety is or b) how superior a decocker model or modification is. I may agree with the latter, but then many of those people then proceed to tell them how they should swap out springs and triggers to achieve a perfect light trigger - thus negating any safety features of a DA/SA decocker. At that point, it's not any more safer than a striker fired gun with NO manual safety. 😇 There's a comment somewhere else that advocates this very thing!
I entered the Army in 1986 right about the time the M9 was adopted. I retired from the Army in 2016 right before the Army switched to the M17. I was a commissioned officer so I carried the M9 most of my career. I also used it as a contractor and qualified at Kelly McCann’s Crucible with it every 6 months. I can’t imagine wanting or needing an optic on it. It shoots the wings off a gnat as is.
Quote: " I can’t imagine wanting or needing an optic on it." What about the fad of having a red dot in pistol. After all, everybody is rushing to have one on their handguns, so I have to have one too.
@@paraAA82 Well...not quite a "fad" bro. It is an advantage just like a nice trigger and ergonomic design. We could say that polymer, and strikers, and picatinny rails are also fads.
@@suareztactics you are right Gabriel. I stand corrected.
@@paraAA82Nah. I think it’s a fad. I always had tritium sights on my personal Beretta 92FS, so I could see my sights at night. I can hit a man sized target at 100 meters all day long with iron sights. I can’t imagine putting something on my pistol that fogs up and requires batteries. What additional capabilities would it give me? I bought a Sig 365 with a red dot to see what all the fuss was about. I ran into the typical “can’t find the red dot without wiggling the gun around for 10 seconds” problem beginners have. When I got past that, all that happened was I could shoot it almost as well as iron sights. Fad. Something else for people to buy to show off to their friends.
Gabe, everything I know about the AK I learned from your AK video I bought a long time ago. I love your targets and have bought hundreds of them from LE Targets / Action Targets. I hope you don’t mind me respectfully disagreeing about red dots. Maybe it’s like manual vs automatic transmission. Easier to learn automatic but if all you grew up on were manual transmissions, you just do it without thinking about it.
Awesome video. Thank you sir. I have the Langdon LTT Centurion Beretta and I love it!!! I like when people talk about how good Beretta's are and that they are still relevant today. Still accurate and reliable. Ever since Lethal Weapon I have wanted one.
Great video Sir. Solid design, reliable and accurate. Nothing wrong with the 92 series.
Well said, sir. You covered a lot of ground quickly and well.
I use a swipe down motion with my thumb similar to a 1911 on my 92FS Brigadier. The spring loaded safety lever pops right off.
Good stuff.! I've just hit my 2 year anniversary with my first hammer fired pistol, a Beretta 92x RDO Compact, no optic mounted, don't intend too. I absolutely love that pistol. I just got my CPL last October, oh I turned 70 three months ago, I'll be checking out your other videos next.
Always interesting.
Fine piece of equipment I could listen to Gabe all day
No Instructor should say uh over & over & over....
Wilson Combat does a great custom job on Berettas. I had the IDPA work done for my 92 RDO and couldn’t be happier.
@@kennethbrooks4425 Yup...Wilson and Langdon are the top Beretta guys.
Excellent video and information, thank you.
Got my first 92 in 1990. USAF gave me one in 1992. Downgraded to M18 in 2021. Everyone's Qual scores have dropped.
Great video. Straightforward. I agree with how you recommend operating that pistol. I love the 92 FS & also S&W autos. A lot of stuff carries over. To most guns actually. Half cock on CZ 75 also.
Nice review, I have owned one for years, love it, feeds anything ,,,,I did add an adjustable rear sight , I heard poor and cons,but it works for me.. I’m not a big fan of dot sights…
Great (but somewhat antiquated) pistol! I learned that press-check method way back when (in the mil), even before I carried a 96 in the Academy. Good stuff as always, Gabe!
Thanks man. I will say that THIS particular blaster is really old, but the DA-SA concept is making a comeback as people slowly move away from polymer strikers.
@@suareztactics I sold that 96 after I graduated in '96 (because I had to send it to Beretta for ejection problems). Part way through the academy I used their Sig 226 (which I loved) and then became a Sig guy. A couple depts later, I became a Glock guy. I've since bought an M9 and did the G mod on it. I think all 92-series should be G mod'ed. There's really no reason not to. You don't need an actual safety on that dammed thing!
Great nuggets on using that type of safety and press check. The safety is there based on lending quite a bit of P38 design that they made their own with lots of improvements.
For animations:
watch?v=TVg_5hLWqBA&t=111
compared to
watch?v=nvt_BKA7goM&t=99
That safety was so engrained in the Bundeswehr soldiers that the direction for S/F was chosen to have it like that on the P8 (USP) too to make training easier. I shoot 92s well but it feels weird having long fingers but small palms. I reach the non reduction kit DA trigger no problem, but the point of release way in the back is an issue. I start on my first finger segment and have to curl back so far.
Instead of putting the hammer at half cock I'd go with a Beretta D hammer spring intead. Just me and if available get a G model so as to not have to deal with the safety. Thanks for sharing though.
Nice to see some love for the Beretta, that's a nice 92 you have there. Just one historic correction, not trying to be an ass here, the safety was not inspired by Smith & Wesson, but by the P38 and must probably S&W did the same when they designed their Model 39. Even doe the early 92 had frame mounted safety, not decocker.
By the way, would you carry a DA pistol without decocker, safety only, condition one or condition 2? Thanks for your opinion if you see this message
I love Beretta 92/M9’s. What do you think of doing the G-Model conversion on F-Model pistols?
Its a good idea, but I don't know that it is an essential idea.
"Shoot the marble" - what's the etymology of that term? It's much cooler than "ensure that the safety is in the off position."
Playing marbles as a kid. Flick your thumb to shoot the marble...
@@deanvavra5695 Yeah....what he said... Its a teaching tool that describes the motion and accomplishes what you said Steve. Easier to recall "shoot the marble" than "ensure that the safety is in the off position." And its cool too.
People who bash pistols with safety but use AR or AK with safeties. Smh I think all pistols should come with safety switch.
Smith and Wesson revolvers wear stocks.
I call em grips...just like everyone else. Language evolves. The term stocks comes from the era of flintlocks.
All of mine are converted to G Model style safeties. You literally CAN'T engage the safety, only the decocker. A gun with a 10- 12 pound trigger doesn't need a manual safety. Do we put safeties on Revolvers? Wait, don't answer that.....
Nobody's trying to debate merits of F vs G safeties. You do you. This video appears to be about how to deal with the manual version.
Not everyone knows about the G, most newer shooters only know plastic guns. A little knowledge is a good thing....
@@ThePracticalPatriot Don't worry - I think everyone knows, because every single video or forum thread online that has a gun with a manual safety has multiple people pointing out either a) how ridiculous a manual safety is or b) how superior a decocker model or modification is. I may agree with the latter, but then many of those people then proceed to tell them how they should swap out springs and triggers to achieve a perfect light trigger - thus negating any safety features of a DA/SA decocker. At that point, it's not any more safer than a striker fired gun with NO manual safety. 😇 There's a comment somewhere else that advocates this very thing!
Gabriel, I was going to comment on your video, but since don't have any relevant or intelligent to say. I keep my mouth shut.
LOL!