beretta 92 fs review

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By lewi103 on 20th May 2006

lewi103's Ratings

Value for money	9/10
Overall value	9/10
lewi103's recommendation

Good Points

-Weight
-Looks
-Accuracy
-Decent enough power
-Ambidextrous
-Unbelievably fun!

Bad Points

-Price
-Not quite as powerful as the competition ie PT80, CPSport, C225
-Big grip
-Bluing comes off after a lot of use (easily redoable though)

General Comments

I bought a 92fs a few months ago now, and as soon as I opened the hard Beretta case it came in, all I wanted to do was pick it up and shoot it. This feeling never gets old with a gun that looks this good! I wasn't disappointed either, it was a heavy (heavier than the 92 firearm itself), all metal construction that felt great. The only problem I came across was that it has a wide grip making it hard for some hands to cock the gun or release the safety with one hand (and my hands aren't that small).
Loading the CO2 is fairly straight forward, pressing the release button removes the right hand grip where you insert the capsule and lock it in place as usual. The magazine operates as an 8 shot rotary clip which is placed in the opening in the slide once you press the release button, and then this becomes a semi-automatic weapon capable of single-action (cocking the hammer before each shot), and double action (the gun self-loads after each shot). The difference between the two in terms of power is that SA preserves the pressure of the co2, maintaining the power of each shot consistently and more effectively. DA causes the co2 to cool, decreasing the pressure and therefore the power and number of shots available from that capsule decreases (but the fun increases!)
Never the less if you take it easy you will get 60-70 full power shots depending on outside temp., and how trigger happy your finger is! which is around 390-410 fps. I also own an Umarex CP Sport which I feel is a little more powerful but nothing to be disappointed about, especially in terms of what these guns are made to do. It consistently fires accurately and this is helped by the nice trigger pull, not too heavy and long in DA, and very nicely sharp in SA. Now even 3 or 4 months on I have had no problems like jams or broken seals yet, and it still fires like when I first bought it.
(It is also ambidextrous making it good news for left handers)

This gun is an excellent example of what a co2 gun, and replica, should be, the power is good, it looks great and feels like the real thing (with most of the parts being original to the beretta 92). Also available is a wide range of accessories like flashlights, lazer sights, red dots, muzzles, compensators etc. (see reviews on beretta xx-treme, comes with accessories and a hefty pricetag) which add even more to the feel and excitement you get from this gun.

I would strongly recommend this gun to anyone wanting hours of fun, or equally, because of its "realisticness" (excuse the English) can provide quality practice on technique and skills. All this and the quality construction of the gun makes the price more bearable)
Go to the local gunshop and just pick one up, I guarantee you will walk away with one soon after!

Total Respect: +1