Talk:Beretta 92 pistol series

Curious Question

The Beretta Centurion, is it simply a 92FS with a shortened barrel? Or is there something else I'm missing?

Just a reminder

When you talk about the Beretta 92F or 92FS, it is not spelled "M92F" (as this page is titled), "M92FS", or even "92 FS" with a space in between the "92" and "FS". It's just Beretta 92F or Beretta 92FS, exactly as I have just spelled it. If you see a page with the older (mis)spelling, please do not hesitate to correct it.

And considering that this page has grown to include all of the 92 variants (including the SB, Brigadier, Centurion, etc.), it might be time to rename it. I would recommend re-titling the page "Beretta 92-series pistols". Anyone else agree? MT2008

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Why not have more info on the 93R? Give it its own page?

I propose the following info 9 (and an image if possible; how do I place/upload images here anyway?)

The Beretta 93R (full name: Beretta Model 93R) is a selective-fire 9mm machine pistol. The "R" stands for "Raffica" which means burst in Italian. It was designed in the 70s and meant for police and military use, offering extra firepower in a small package. It is perfect for concealed carry purposes such as VIP protection, or for close quarters fighting such as room-to-room searches.

A selector switch and the foldable foregrip allows the pistol to fire three round bursts with each pull of the trigger for a potential cyclic rate of 1100 rpm. The designers limited it to three round bursts to allow it to be more easily controlled. The 93R is basically a Beretta 92 series pistol (the Beretta 92FS is designated "M9 Pistol M9" by the US military, and is the standard issue pistol for the US military). But the 93R is single action and outfitted with a muzzle brake, an optional detachable shoulder stock and a 20-round magazine that also allowed for a firmer grip. It is currently out of production.

The gun has been used in several movies:

Face/Off a 1997 action movie starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage and directed by John Woo.

Equilibrium a 2002 action/science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer with Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Christian Kahrmann, Emily Watson and Sean Bean.

Title change

I hope no one minds that I changed the page name, "pistol series" matches more of the titles on other pages and is easier to remember than "Series Pistols". Agreed? -GM

Why separate INOX?

I was just wondering if there were any technical differences between the 92FS and the INOX, other than the slide being stainless.

Good question. Only because there are so many movies featuring the 92F Inox that if we didn't separate it from the regular 92F, we'd have to put notes about "Inox finish" in parentheses near each. Whereas most of the other Berettas with Inox finishes don't appear in nearly as many movies. -MT2008

I hate this pistol

I wish this gun wasn't used in Die Hard, just because it is unworthy of all the popularity it has gained because of it. This gun is like a supermodel- it's just skating by on its looks but is horrible in reality-S&Wshooter 20:57, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

But alot of supermodels are hot!-Oliveira 21:32, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

They're also fucktarded-S&Wshooter 21:55, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Jesus Christ Smith. You hate everything. Tell me, what YOU don't hate?-Oliveira 21:57, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

S&W, Browning, FN, Walther, Mauser and all the shit on my page-S&Wshooter 22:09, 26 June 2009

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I hoped you would say Vests but i'm left dissapointed. But well, at least you like FN FALs.-Oliveira 22:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Vests?-S&Wshooter 22:22, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

You never played Left 4 Dead didn't you?-Oliveira 22:22, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

My computer sucks and all my $ is going towards an L1A1-S&Wshooter 22:32, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, in Left 4 Dead, there is an character called Francis who is a Biker. And he hates everything. Then another guy comes up to him and asks something like, "Francis, what don't you hate?" and Francis goes, "Well, i don't hate vests.". That's you Smith. You are Francis. Because you hate everything.-Oliveira 22:40, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Bitchin'. I like jackets better though-S&Wshooter 22:41, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Jackets are always better than vests.-Oliveira 22:43, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

The sleeves prevent zombies from biting chunks out of your arms-S&Wshooter 22:45, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Let's not derail this discussion, shall we? Let's keep talking about why or why not the M92 doesn't suck ass from an straw. Ok?-Oliveira 22:53, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Because it's finicky and breaks easily-S&Wshooter 22:56, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Um, I'm not sure why you hate the 92F so much, especially since you claim to like Beretta's other pistols. I have quite a bit of experience with the 92F and the Taurus PT92 (which I used to own) and I think it's an excellent pistol. Also, the 92F's appearance in movies isn't just due to its looks - as we've discussed in the forum, armorers like the 92F because it's one of the easiest pistols to convert to blank-fire. -MT2008

Because it an ammo picky, fragile sonuvabitch is why-S&Wshooter 22:36, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Movie pistol

Personally, I've never fired this gun in my life, so I can't comment on it's performance (although I'm guessing its at the very least a decent gun: why else would the military use it?). But it seems like 90% of all movies today (at least movies with directors that don't know much about guns) always features a Beretta 92FS, especially used by cops (excluding movies featuring the LAPD because that's what they really use). The point I'm trying to make is that ever since it became famous from Lethal Weapon and Die Hard, the Beretta has become the default Hollywood movie pistol. If ever a Hollywood movie needs some random gun, and they don't know anything about guns, they seem to always use a Beretta, whether its used by some extra or by the main character. Just thought I'd express my thoughts. -Gunman69 02:59, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

It's recognizable. That's it. The Beretta 92FS is to movies today what Colt Single Action Army pistols and the like were to the westerns of the 50's and 60's, and the Thompson was and is to pretty much every gangster-oriented movie ever made. --Clutch 03:47, 14 July 2009 (UTC)