Rockrivr1
NES Member
For the longest time now I've had a Beretta 92FS on my bucket list but there was always something else that I wanted more on that list. So it was an itch that never got scratch. Until yesterday that is. While walking through the Standish Sportsman's outdoor show yesterday I stopped at the Stoney Acres display and he had 4 Beretta 92FS in his case. So I stopped to take a look. He had both US and Italian made models including an INOX. After handling all 4 I had the distinct feeling that the Italian made model just looked, and felt, better to me. The blueing just seemed smoother, the grips differed slightly and overall I got a better "vibe" on that model.
Interesting enough the Italian model was actually used and lower in price. I guess that always helps with the "vibe". I'll also throw a plug out to John at Stoney Acres as he was very pleasant to deal with and after some brief haggling we settled on what I considered a good price. His wife did the paperwork and she was very nice as well. I visited both Foxboro and the Standish shows this weekend and I seen this same gun running in the $600 range and a couple vendors selling them for $700, which made no sense at all seeing places like SA are selling them for far below that price.
Now it's time to start looking for some preban 15rnd mags for her.
So what are you thought on the whole US vs. Italian made Beretta discussion?
Here's a pic of the new addition
Interesting enough the Italian model was actually used and lower in price. I guess that always helps with the "vibe". I'll also throw a plug out to John at Stoney Acres as he was very pleasant to deal with and after some brief haggling we settled on what I considered a good price. His wife did the paperwork and she was very nice as well. I visited both Foxboro and the Standish shows this weekend and I seen this same gun running in the $600 range and a couple vendors selling them for $700, which made no sense at all seeing places like SA are selling them for far below that price.
Now it's time to start looking for some preban 15rnd mags for her.
So what are you thought on the whole US vs. Italian made Beretta discussion?
Here's a pic of the new addition