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Hey all,

I was lurking on another forum and came across a thread where everyone was bashing the accuracy of the M9. Has anyone here experienced an inaccurate 92 series Beretta?

I personally have never encountered one that didn't shoot lights out. The M9 may have it's warts, but accuracy has never been a problem IMO. The factory/military accuracy acceptance standards are 3" at 50 meters for a 10 shot group; I honestly don't know of any other pistol that's held to such standards.

So anyone ever have a 92 that didn't shoot straight?

No. The M9/M92s I've shot have all been very accurate. I've had M9s break, but I've never had one not shoot well.

I've only fired the 9x19 versions so I cannot comment on any other variants.

Negative. Only own one 92FS but I was greatly impressed with the accuracy. It pretty much chewed out the middle of a standard NRA bullseye target at 15 yards.

30 rounds Winchester white box ammo fired offhand at 15 yards "not too fast, not too slow', but as fast as I could aim deliberately and shoot. I'd say this'll do.

I had a 96 in 40 S&W that shot pretty poorly. It wasn't just me, since I was shooting the Glocks, XD-Ms, and 1911s pretty well. Sometimes you just get a bad one, it can happen with any manufacturer IMO.

I've got a 96 and it doesn't shoot so well, but I can guarantee it's me!

Many years back I had a 92FS that was made in Italy. It had the walnut grips and it was probably the most accurate centerfire pistol I have ever owned. Fun to shoot too.

Back in the late 1980s, someone at the indoor range let me shoot his Model 92. I was very impressed with its accuracy and how easily I could make small groups with it. I remember being tempted to buy one. Only due to its being a bit on the big side for concealed carry did I decide against it.

If anyone doesn't like the Beretta, it isn't likely that accuracy is the issue.

Beretta pistols are test fired for accuracy at the factory.

But guns do break or go bad in the field. Someone needs to have their pistol checked over. Preferably by a Beretta armorer

most pistols that don't shoot accurate are caused by operator error

I had a Beretta 96D, that was incredibly accurate

I haven't been too impressed with the accuracy of most .40's.

All the records for service pistol at Camp Perry are now held by M9s, accurized by the USMC WTB and the AMU (Army). A big part of that is the ammo; Atlanta Arms match ball is simply awesome. M882 GI ball is not the best-grouping stuff you can get. At 50 yards it'll do 7-8 inches (maybe) from a stock Beretta.
Bob

All those I've been issued have grouped well, but I have had a few that didn't shoot to poa. One shot 12" high at 25 yards, and another shot 6" high and 6" left. Most shot well to point of aim.

I had a 92 and put Millet sights on it. It looked something like this, but getting that front sight on was a bitch. I had to drill the original sight to get the front sight to fit and pin it to the original barrel sight. It took a Cobalt drill, but I got it done.

The gun shot well and with the adjustable sights, I was able to shoot different ammo and adjust the sights to the POI. It still wouldn't shoot with my H&K P7's though...

That is a perfect example of what my old GF did with one of my M9's.
I have no idea where that inaccurate claim came from. Both of mine shoot POA/POI.

In my experience the M9 is accurate, and easy to shoot well.

Back in the 80s it became apparent that Beretta shipped a bad batch of slides to the military. It was early in the new supply contract. The slide wore unevenly in just a few thousand rounds, causing inaccuracy and reliability issues.

Although they replaced the slides and purportedly improved them, the memory lasts with that generation. They would always mourn the loss of the reliable .45 and the .38.

This was encountered less often in the civilian market, as most don't see that kind of use. Could it be, that after all these years, that some are starting to get that kind of round count...

I was one of those who initially was issued a 1911A1 when I made SSgt. Then a couple years later we turned them in for the M9.

The 1911A1s were old and had a lot of stoppages on the range, probably most were magazine issues. The M9 was very reliable, and shot so well, that the scores for Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman, were adjusted higher from what they were with the 1911A1.

I'm not a fan of the M9 in my personal life, but they were good shooters.