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Tex, so yours will feed hollow point ammo, only so long as it's 115 grain, but no heavier?? Is that a thing?

PS I'm waiting to shoot mine only after I receive from Brownell's a replacement recoil spring.

The_Real_Hawkeye,

YEP. My P6 has the "old-style feed ramp" that was designed for ONLY feeding FMJ but it feeds all sorts of 115 grain JHP (including the +P+ "LE ONLY" ammo) just fine, thanks.
(I've tried several brands of 124 JHP but wasn't "impressed" with the feeding of that ammo. 147 grain JHP won't feed at all.)

I could send the barrel to a PA gunsmith, with a USPS MO for 35.oo & get it back in a "guaranteed to feed 147 grain JHP" within 10 business days but haven't bothered to do so & likely will NOT.

yours, tex

Thanks Tex. I also have a Taurus PT92 (mechanically almost identical to the Beretta 92 series), and I have put the two chamber mouths up next to each other. They appear to be identical, and I know the PT92 will feed any commonly used design of JHP ammo. I had assumed, therefore, that this Beretta was already set up to feed JHP ammo of any commonly used design. I guess I'll find out.

PS I've asked others who've purchased these Italian police trade in Berettas, and have been told that they feed JHP ammo just fine.

Here they are side by side. The one on the left is the Beretta. Looks contoured for JHP to me.

PS, on reassembly, I accidentally switched barrels, and the Taurus barrel being in the Beretta slide wouldn't permit reassembling the Beretta, so there must be a slight difference in geometry somewhere.

PPS The Taurus recoil spring was about 50% longer than the Beretta one, which confirms my sense that the Beretta recoil spring is pretty well worn out. I switched recoil springs, so I can now try out the Beretta with a proper strength recoil spring in it, and don't have to wait for Brownell's to ship the new one. From what I've read, recoil springs on these two guns are interchangeable.

The_Real_Hawkeye,

SORRY for the possible confusion. = I do NOT own NOR do I shoot a Beretta 92S. = My EDC pistol (which is "priceless" to me) is a West German Police surplus Sig-Sauer P6, 9-shot, 9mm SA, that I've owned/carried nearly 15 years.

And YES it feed/shoots every sort of 115 JHP or FMJ ammo that I've tried in it. = It does NOT reliably feed any other HP ammo.,

yours, tex

No misunderstanding here.

The_Real_Hawkeye,

OK.

yours, tex

So where are these handguns being sold?

Classic Firearms.

Why would you even own a Taurus? That would taint your whole collection.

I’m betting they didn’t get much range time with the Italian cops. Looks like a pretty good deal TRR. I’m surprised it fit your Glock holster.

When it comes to the PT92, that's not actually the case. They are pretty solid guns.

It's because I use an El Paso Saddlery C-Force IWB built for a Sig P210. Fits my Glock 17 perfectly, and also fits the Beretta perfectly. They're not detail fit to guns, so lots of guns can fit into one, so long as it's roughly the same size.

The_Real_Hawkeye,

I salute your GOOD SENSE in buying EPS holsters & other leather goods.
(I have a River-style holster, Sam Browne, cuff cases, etc. that I bought from them in 1972, wore every day for all the days that I was uniformed & the set, which was NOT cheap to buy then, has lasted well & is still completely serviceable in 2018.)

Fwiw, ALL of my police leather for on/off duty & CCW use (since I retired) is by EPS, Tex Shoemaker or Don Hume.
(My oldest & still serviceable holster is a HEAVY-DUTY, basket-weave finish, Tex Shoemaker OWB holster from about 1965. = I bought it from a New Orleans city detective in 1976 for 5 bucks.)

yours, tex

Update: Finally got it to the range. 150 rounds of Winchester White Box, and 20 rounds of 124 grain Speer Gold Dot. Not a hitch. Function was flawless, even with the used mag it came with (MAC reported that the used mag his came with lacked the spring strength to hold the action open after the last round, but mine did that every time.)



Off hand ten yard group. That was a triangle, but the lower left orange dot got blown off by a round.

The double action is a bit heavy. The double action on my Taurus PT92 is MUCH nicer, lighter and smoother. I plan to address this, however, by installing a "D-Type" hammer spring, which I've already ordered from Brownell's.

Great pistol 'Hawk.

Enjoy it and keep it as original as possible. Today's freebies are tomorrow's collector's items.

Thanks. Very nice single action on it. Nice and crisp, light, and consistent. Super short reset.