Beretta 92A1 – A Fantastic Pistol
July 6th, 2012
This is the primary sidearm for the United States Military, the Beretta 92 series pistol. This particular pistol is the 92A1, the designation it has for the civilian market. The only thing I’ve done to it is add Hogue Grips. It is really fun to shoot and, once you get a handle on the trigger pull, really accurate. I was putting all 17 rounds into a nine inch diameter paper plate from 25 yards, recently.
Thanks for indulging my gun hobby. Being the history nut I am, it intrigues me that the Beretta corporation has been continually operating, under the same family managing the company since the 1500s. It is the world’s oldest business, founded in 1526, managed by the Beretta family to this day! Seriously, I’m not kidding.
The Beretta 92A1
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41 years ago all we had was the Cal. .45 M1911A1, sometimes referred to as “the hand mortar”. If you couldn’t hit someone with a round, maybe you could scare ‘em to death! While I liked my M1911, I know the Beretta 92A1 is a far superior weapon. I would have liked to have purchased the .45 I had in Viet Nam as it was made in September 1944 the month I was born. I was glad I had it when I needed it, AND that it functioned as intended.
John L. Hodson, USMC, Combat Engineer, RVN 1971
Wow, you were carrying a 1911 made in 1944? That’s pretty amazing. Talk about an old war horse. Sir, thank you for service, and sacrifices, for our country!
Rev. McCain,
What does this pistol cost?
Never mind .. I just looked it up. Thanks though.
Thanks for the post. I would love a 92A1, but the price tag over $600 deters me. Sigh.
I appreciate a Pastor being able to appreciate a fine firearm… Or more than one! Perhaps you would be interested in “Pistol Packin’ Preachers” by Barbara Barton, that has a chapter on Johann Kilian…
Also, you might be interested to know that for our Scholarship fund (to benefit Concordia University, Seminary, and day-school students) we raffled a Remington 700 last year and a Palmetto State Armory AR-15 this year, along with handmade quilts. Now working on what we’ll raffle next year!