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Originally Posted by Yournamehere
Alright I've decided to try and trade in my S&W 5906 for a new pistol, mainly a Beretta 92 series. A pawn shop down the street that my friend got his gun from has had a Beretta 92FS Inox. However, last week I saw a very rare Beretta 92SB pistol in very good condition at a gun show. Here's the info on both guns:
Beretta 92FS Inox (Stainless version):
American made
Tritium Night Sight (rear only)
Hogue panel grips (no finger grooves)
1 Mec-Gar aftermarket magazine
Old style blue Beretta factory case
90% Condition or better, $550
Beretta 92SB:
Italian made
All original parts including grips
Not sure on magazines or case, didn't have it out at the gun show
90% Condition or better, $530
Bear in mind I have a S&W 5906 with 3 mags and case for trade in value, and won't be paying for the gun in whole. I'm also not gonna take this gun into combat where "the stainless finish will glare" or "the slide will break and fly back in my face". I'd just like some advice on each ones value as a gun and as a collectible, and yeah I guess overall reliability (one was made a few years ago and the other in the 80s when the slide cracking thing was an issue, but I don't know if that will affect the gun as I'm not testing it as a military testing group would). Any intelligible input is greatly appreciated.
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Personally, I don't like either of these. You say that the 92FS Inox is a newer model? Those are crap; I've seen them up close. If the one you're looking at has black controls, it's a newer one. The best ones were the ones that Beretta made back in the 1990s, which had a better (polished) finish and better build quality.
As for the 92SB, I don't think you'll have issues with the gun breaking, but I think the rounded trigger guards look kinda lame. If you're going to buy a Beretta, the squared trigger guard is the "classic" shape that everyone associates with the 92 series (even if you don't actually use it).
But really, I'd save your money and wait until you can find an earlier-model Inox. That's what I want.
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Originally Posted by k9870
I dont really like the 92 series since grip is real thick and has a very unconfortable pressure point on my thumb while shooting. The stpid safety position doesn't bother me though as i wouldnt use it on a da/sa.
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The 92 grip isn't really THAT thick, IMO. I can reach the mag release pretty easily while still keeping my finger near the trigger in SA mode. But, everyone's hands are different.
In retrospect, I shouldn't have sold my Taurus PT92, because that gun fit my hand better than just about any other pistol I've shot. My SIG is the second best, but unfortunately, putting the Hogue grips on it increases the grip circumference and now I can't get my thumb around to the release nearly as easily.