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Does they have any posted signs? If not, then they shouldn't care if you're carrying...however, if they are posted, you shouldn't carry there anyway. I would just pick another one to go to.

+1. I used to own a Finnish M39. Wish I had hung on to that one. Fine rifles!

Is that even legal? Did he identify himself as security or a LEO? Someone attempted to do this to us once while we were on vacation & I asked if he was a LEO or security. He said no that he was just an employee there. I got a little pissed & told him to either get a search warrant or let us through since we weren't breaking any laws (I had just driven 5 hours to get there with my wife & son).....he got out of our way! The manager overheard and gave us an apology. He said it was a misunderstanding & the employee wasn't suppost to search bags, only ask questions.

I agree...sounds good on paper, but you know there will be that one moron in the group that's gonna get careless! Remember the January Chilhowee show when the super genious decide to illegally bring in a loaded pistol & while showing off his Kimber's safety; installed a hole in his hand? All it takes is one guy to ruin for the rest of us.

Horse sh*t! What a tool our president is!

In very good condition, around $450-$500 range. I've seen a few go higher, but they were mint with original box & all original equip. In well worn condition, around $350-$400. Good luck.

Older models like this are hard to price sometimes & the value can vary greatly depending on what it comes with. Remember, since these are around 30+ years old, original equip. helps a lot with value. Does it have the mag release low on the grip or next to the trigger like newer models? How many mags does it come with and are they originals? Does it have a Beretta box with it? Hows the finish?

The 92S was produced several years before the FS models. The S model was produced from the mid 70's & early 80's & they were the first model to have the safety mounted on the slide instead of the frame. Do you know the production date or have the serial number? They are vertually identical except these were built before Beretta started adding the safety notch on the bottom of the slide. Here's a link with moree info about all the Beretta models... http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Beretta_92

I wish you hadn't shown me this! Now I'm throwing away all my Berettas! Since it was in a movie....it has to be true...Hollywood wouldn't lie! Darn you to heck Jet Li!! Joking aside...I hear you! I've heard both salesmen and customers in GS say this before too. One even told me that Beretta was going to have a recall because owners keep getting their pistols taken from them with the "Jet Li" move. Wow!

The trigger improves a lot & will smooth out with use. Some dry firing will help break it in quick. It also depends on which generation model you tried. Do you remember the first three digits of the serial number or if the mag release was round or D shaped? Generation 1 & 2 models have a round mag release button & the gen 3's have a D shaped button & much improved trigger. The gen. 1's had a rougher trigger than the gen 3's. Mine's a gen. 2, produced after the recall, with a Ghost Rocket installed. It has a 4 1/2 lb trigger that's really smooth & crisp on the break. It's one of the easiest shooting pistols I own.

Over 4,000 rounds through mine without a single malfunction of any kind. Great pistols.

Oh, crap.....you're suppost to help me with my addiction, not feed it. Now, with that being said, I'd like to see them.

I think I might need an intervention for my Beretta addiction. I just picked up a Beretta Cougar 8040 D model (.40 S&W). The trigger's double action & these are hard to find. The trigger pull is a little long, but it's the absolute smoothest trigger I've ever felt. It feels like polished glass. The trigger has the same weight through the entire length of travel with zero stacking...just a very crisp break at the end. This is the perfect addition to go along with my 8045 G Cougar. I can't wait to take it to the range.

For the most part, I agree with you. I have a friend that has been put on the TN sex offenders list because he dated a girl that was under 18. The girls mom pressed charges and he was found guilty of stat. rape. He didn't rob a bank, but he did knowingly break the law by making "whoopie" with a high school girl, which admittingly wasn't a smart move on his part. Now, to make things more difficult, his family owns the pawn shop where he works. He's not allowed to work behind the gun counter, to touch, sell, or own a gun, or even visit our city, national, or state park until the court removes him from the list. He's also not even allowed on school property to drop off or pick his son up from kindergarden. It seems like a lot of punishment for what he did, but I bet he learned a hard lesson he won't repeat.

My wife and I took our HCP class together last year & it was great. There were close to 100 people in the class & the cost was only $28 per person, but was very thorough. A member of the TN Highway Patrol sat in & monitored the 4 hour class and we covered a lot of material. Day two, the range was available all day and the instructor had several certified people on hand to help keep things running smooth and organized. It took about 2 hours for us if you include review, wait time, range time, and paperwork. I was impressed with the whole experience.

Since there are too many houses around to make it safe to shoot on my family's land, we usually make the drive to the TWRA range at Royal Blue in Carryville. It's a 45 minute drive each way, but my other option is a public range run by the park service (poorly at that) in Pine Knot, KY. It's only about 10 minutes away, but is also a hangout for drunks with AR's. We went up there a few months ago and there were shot up box turtles and birds laying all over the range from where some A-holes wanted some moving targets. Alcohol and guns doesn't mix well.

Agreed. That's why I used my 8045 Cougar to qualify. A few asked why I would waste expensive ammo to qualify. I told them that I wasn't going to carry a .22 for self defense & wanted to use my carry sidearm. There was one woman that took 4 hours to qualify while most were on and off the range in 5-10 minutes. She started out with her boyfriends .357 snub nose and couldn't even hit the paper at 3 yards. They switched her over to a .38 and finally a .22 target pistol to get her to qualify. She was a stripp..umm...I mean "dancer" and wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed to begin with. It kind of suprised some of us that they let her pass. The instructor had to loan her a t-shirt to wear at the range to protect her from hot brass because she thought it would be a good idea to show up to the range in daisy dukes & a sports bra. (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

I don't understand where you would have got that idea...

Here's my 8045 Beretta Cougar. Of all my pistols, it's still my favorite to shoot. My 8045 Beretta Cougar with a new set of Farrar grips added next to an 8000 Stoeger Cougar Here's what she looks like today with customized grips

A few guys have reported that installing Beretta Vertec grips on their 92's gave them a thinner grip. As far as sights go, it's probably best to find a slide with a dovetailed front sight or to ship it off and have it professionally drilled out and get a sight installed. A dovetailed sight will let you experiment yourself a little more without damaging a slide. Regular Beretta slides must be shipped off to have the sights swapped out. There are also some companies that make really good quality sight paint. I put Ghost Inc. paint on mine over a year ago and it's still bright & works very well. I'll never put out money for Trijicons again. I would love to get a conical bushing for my 8045 Cougar, but as far as I know they can't install them in a Cougar. You must have a barrel that's longer than the slide and the long L.A.P.D. Cougar barrels are too hard to locate and too expensive when you do find them. On a good day, I can overlap bullet holes at 15 feet free standing. The target below was at 20 feet with my Cougar. I had a few flyers from trying to practice a quick mag change & anticipated it early, but I don't think it was too bad. After adding on some custom grips, I can do a little better now. The bottom pic is what the Cougar looks like now with the custom grips added.

I think they did. Beretta made a lot of competition, target, and other model pistols and kits that are very rare and most guys haven't even heard of. You should be able to use a standard 4.9" barrel with a threaded bushing adapter or if you can find a Beretta 5.9" target barrel and cut to fit. Check out the Beretta forum and look up member "WAL". He does a huge amount of mods for people and machine work that others wouldn't attempt. I'm saving up to have a conical bushing installed on one of my pistols to make it more accurate. I've seen guys shoot 1/4" groups or better at 50 yards with this mod.

You can use standard 9mm ammunition with a 9x21 comp. I think standard 9mm parabellum has a 9.01 diameter and 9x21 has a 9.03 diameter so the caliber difference isn't a problem. All you need is to have a standard Beretta 92 barrel threaded to accept the comp and you're good to go. I don't know if the model you have is suppost to have an insert or not. The model I have on mine does. They make some like the SGS style above without a steel bushing inside, but some have said they wear out much faster. Right now there's a member on the Beretta forum who goes by "WAL" that's reproducing copies of the one you had, but using steel. He does some mean mods and good work too. Here's a link... see pages 6 & 7 for his pics of it... http://berettaforum....pensator&page=6

OMG! That's a high dollar item you gave away! The barrel and comp's go for several hundred dollars used. I've been looking for one of those Beretta comps for a while, but haven't been able to locate one in my price range. The last set I found in good condition was around $450 used. The 9x21 barrels are used in Italy because citizens are banned from using 9mm Parabellum because it's considered as a police and military round only. The short reach trigger is identical to a standard trigger, but the pivot holes are drilled in a slightly different spot which sets the trigger angle about 1/8" further back. It may not sound like a lot, but once installed you can clearly feel the difference. You have to see the two triggers sitting side by side to see the difference. Trigger reset is quicker because your finger doesn't have to move as far forward between each shot too. When the trigger breaks, it's nearly touching the frame and has zero over travel. Beretta Vertecs have SR triggers factory installed.

No problem. You were at least polite about it. The compensator finish is a near perfect match for the slide, but the camera flash makes it stand out like a sore thumb in the photos. It looks better in person.

The compensator makes a drastic reduction in felt recoil. It makes it feel like you're shooting a .22 instead of a 9mm! It's the exact same compensator used on the fully auto 92's in all the "Underworld" movies & they're really rare. I would never have believed the difference the comp. makes until I tried it. If you buy one, make sure you buy one that has the steel busing insert. Otherwise your compensator may not last too long. There are some great as well as some not so great replicas floating around out there.