![]() ![]() Likewise, the introductory version of the 92X Compact, as shown in this review, was offered both with and without a 3-slot Picatinny accessory rail on the dustcover in front of the trigger guard. This has since morphed into an RDO (Red Dot Optic) 92X standard, which includes an optics-ready slide. The 92X line, on introduction in 2019, included a full-sized model with a 4.7-inch barrel, a Centurion with a 4.3-inch barrel, and a Compact with both a 4.3-inch barrel and a shorter grip frame. While originally a full-sized pistol with low recoil, the 92 is also produced in shorter Centurion and Compact variants. While they’re certainly one of the most recognizable handguns anywhere, they’re not the lightest, easiest to operate, nor do they offer the most firepower, but the 92 is a true classic that delivers on performance and looks.Īdopted by dozens of militaries worldwide, including the Pentagon who has used it for the past four decades, this “Back to Back Gulf War Champ” is a great pistol and still very relevant today in its third generation, the Vertec 92X series. Beretta introduced the new “X” series of the Model 92 a few years ago and has since upgraded them to an optics-ready standard. I went way deep on the 92 if you’re interested. There is a reason for that: it just plain out works, and as I detailed in our historical look at the Beretta 9mm pistols, the 92 really was a watershed moment in handgun design. One of the most venerable double-stack 9mm pistols on the market, the steel-framed Beretta 92 has been around for almost 50 years. Double-action/single-action hammer-fired layout with a decocker seems dated in a world of micro-compact polymer-framed handguns.Compact models only have a 13+1 round magazine capacity.Tough to determine country of manufacture. ![]()
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