I bought a PT-92 just out of curiosity about ten years ago. It’s a good pistol, only downside is the mags aren’t compatible with my Berettas, also don’t care for the (unsightly) integrated lock on the backstrap.
Yea...but the kit to turn an FS into a G (decock only) is about $50 last I checked.
Don't have to worry about a "dead" trigger after that.
Mec-Gar makes a quality PT-92 mag. I forget the capacity. 17 or 18.
My problem with classic-framed 92's (Beretta and Taurus) is the grip. It's just big enough to cause grip issues for me.
And the HK LEM trigger in a more compact gun has won me over. If I get a full-size 9mm pistol it's going to be another HK P30 but full-size. If I wanted another full size striker gun it would be a VP9 (9mm) or S&W 2.0. (9mm or 10 mm)
The PT92 needs to be pretty inexpensive to undercut the Beretta's. Especially with the neat A4 version. Railed, optic ready, slim grip panels, smaller Vertec grip frame.
With the inflation nowadays, the PT-92 isn't the deal it once was unless you can find a sale.
I had a PT940 in the past, witch is a PT92 in .40S&W.
Not bad guns, but grip is BIG for my small hands, heavy overall and the trigger is far from great.
Overall, I moved to Glocks and never looked back.
All in all, when somebody asks me about witch handgun to buy, I say... go Glock.
My thought too and I don't have a problem with the slide mounted safety. As for Taurus, I had an early model PT1911, when they were very cheap. It ran quite well, no complaints and I was able to sell it for the same price I bought it for a couple of years later since their value had risen. I was my first 1911 and it made a favorable impression on me for the 1911 design.
Was the QC ever suspect with the 92-series Taurus's?
A used matte-nickel PT92 was the first handgun I bought when I turned 21 @ 1992. I put untold thousands of rounds through it trouble-free before I sold it because it was "just a Taurus". I've looked at getting another for nostalgia's sake, but they're pretty proud of those now.
Pretty hard to mess up the functioning and reliability of the Beretta 92 design. I've had a few 80's vintage Taurus's (92, 66, 689, 85), never an issue with any...as reliable as any other fireamr I've owned and more accurate than most.
A newer designed/produced Taurus? F' that...
I bought a G3 last year and that thing was the absolute steamiest pile o' stuff I've ever owned.
The PT100 is a PT92 in .40S&W. The PT940 was a related design.
The PT 92 seems to have been defect free enough to avoid a recall. This hasn't been the case with many of their other models, though. From US civilian users to US and Brazilian Police. Of course, Taurus is hardly alone when it comes to recalls.
https://gunaccidentjournal.net/2021/...pistol-defect/
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