Beretta question

[snowwalker]

I have a Beretta 92FS and no manual. I bought this at the 1500 several years ago and just getting a feel for it. So far I'm impressed. I have wrap-around Crimson Trace grips on it and just bought 17 rounds magazines that work like a champ in it. It has an ambidextrous safety. Question: With the safety on the hammer sits flush, with the safety off it appears to sit on the firing pin, I can pull the hammer back one click and it sits on nothing. Would this be a correct way to carry it with the safety off? Thanking you in advance.

 

[Armed-N-Ready]

Check the beretta web site.

When I carry my 92FS with a round chambered it is with the hammer down and safety engaged. That is the way it is intended to be carried. The firing pin is covered so not AD or ND is likely. Flip the safety off and you are good to go.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Yeah, the 92 is SA/DA, not single only, so hammer down is cool. Download yourself a manual and print it. You should be able to find one on the Beretta site. Pretty much anything you have has a manual online these days.

 

[Rob377]

IIRC, the Beretta 92s have a firing pin block that prevents the firing pin from going forward unless the trigger is pulled. So, if you chose to carry hammer fully down, safety off, you should be fine. no need to pull it back a click.

I could be misremembering on that though.

 

[G_Stines]

Here is a copy of your manual online PDF:http://stevespages.com/pdf/beretta_92fs.pdf

 

[indykid]

You have found that the 92 Series has a "half cocked" position. There are two distinct stops if you pull the trigger back slowly.

It is safe to carry the FS in the half cocked position, but remember that the trigger pull will be slightly less than the off position, but not as light as the single action, full aft position. Did I really just type this?

Personally I would not carry with it in the half position, but that is just me.

 

[Shoots4Fun]

Here's the manual. It does describe the hammer and firing pin positions so it should help. This website has been posted frequently on INGO and I find it useful.

Good luck...

http://stevespages.com/pdf/beretta_92fs.pdf

 

[Shoots4Fun]

Here is a copy of your manual online PDF:http://stevespages.com/pdf/beretta_92fs.pdf

You beat me to it...

 

[9mmfan]

I have owned and carried a 92 FS since 1989. It is a great handgun. Carry it with a round chambered, safety on. There is a 'half cock', but it not what other guns half-cocked positions are. The decocker/safety,when engaged, will set the hammer fully down. After some practice, it if very easy to disengage the decocker/safety as you are pulling the gun from a holster.

 

[gunbunnies]

I have always carried my 92FS's with a round chambered, hammer down with the use of the safety/decocker lever, and then disengage the safety... It won't go off unless you pull the trigger if the firearm is in good working order. I have a 92FS that has seen some really bad days and no AD's to it's record. It has been dropped off a tower on the cement, carried all over hill and hot water, 4 wheeling, horseback riding, hiking for miles... in the sand, in the lake it went, in the mud, been hit with paint balls, heck it was even frozen and warmed back up by a fireplace... in that loaded condition... It's the way it's suppose to be carried. Now not that you should mis treat your 92FS like that but mine has kept shooting for a long time in those conditions and carried like that...

 

[Chefcook]

Mine is a 92G it doesn't have a safety only a de-cocker my guess is that it is safe to carry without using the safety or half cock...

 

[Goober135]

Beretta 92FS are terrible! You should probably trade me it for my 9mm Hi-Point. And since you seem like a nice guy, i'll only make you add $100 or so in the trade! Deal?

In all seriousness though, it's meant to be carried decocked with the safety on.

 

[dice dealer]

Carry mine Everyday at work , Hammer down, Safety off .

 

[snowwalker]

Hey, thanks to all, I really appreciate it. The 17 round magazines I got off Sportsman Guide, 3/pack less than $70.00. That's 52 rounds with the two spare magazines, you know....for the zombies.

 

[bigred_dean@yahoo.com]

I just bought the 92 fs 6 mouths ago when I carry it, it has one in the pipe hammer down safe on. It is a great gun love it.

 

[snowwalker]

The reason for the question is that my EDC is a Kahr 45 or a Glock 36 with no external safeties, just want to keep it simple. My aging years may have a factor in this.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

When I carry my 92FS with a round chambered it is with the hammer down and safety engaged. That is the way it is intended to be carried. The firing pin is covered so not AD or ND is likely. Flip the safety off and you are good to go.

You carry with the hammer down and safety on? Not being a smart ass, just wondering why you choose to. In the service we carried hammer down safety off.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

I carry any DA/SA pistol just liked I carried my 92 in the service, hammer down and safety off.

 

[ryknoll3]

Beretta 92FS are terrible! You should probably trade me it for my 9mm Hi-Point. And since you seem like a nice guy, i'll only make you add $100 or so in the trade! Deal?

In all seriousness though, it's meant to be carried decocked with the safety on.

No offense, but says who? The gun is perfectly safe without the safety on. If it's not, why do they make a G model that is identical except for no safety position? I believe the addition of the safety was a military requirement, but adds nothing to the safety of the gun.

Also, the position of the safety isn't really convenient for really quick engagement (unlike a 1911), especially depending on the size of the shooter's hand.

The firing pin block will prevent discharge unless the trigger is fully depressed.

I believe the half-cock position is to stop the hammer if you drop it while attempting to manually cock the hammer. My HK USP has the same half-cock position.

 

[rvb]

with the safety off it appears to sit on the firing pin, I can pull the hammer back one click and it sits on nothing. Would this be a correct way to carry it with the safety off?

NO. The half-cock position you are describing is a safety feature intended to keep the hammer from hitting the firing pin if you are thumb cocking the hammer and slip or if the sear is released unexpectedly (eg due to being dropped on concrete or something). It is NOT intended to be carried that way. Hammer should be fully down with either the safety on or off depending on your preference.

-rvb