Beretta 92SB Compact Type M
I ordinarily am not too moved by Beretta, but I liked this one. It’s small, pretty, and Italian. It’s a single-stack, 7-shot 92 series, made sometime around 1985 I’d guess. The full-sized 92SB was the iteration prior to the 92F that eventually won the US Army Trials to replace the M1911. The major cosmetic difference between the 92SB and the 92F, I think, is the trigger guard. It’s rounded in the SB.
The 92SB Compact is a smaller-framed version of the full-sized 92SB with a double-stack magazine. Mine is a Compact Type M, the single-stack version, which results in a slimmer grip profile. It’s still not a tremendously small or concealable gun despite this.
I got this gun used also, because I just liked the proportions on it a bit better. Plus, as an example of a 1980s-era combat auto, it’s nice to have. It’s made all out of metal, and the curves machined into the slide are beautiful. The gun has some ugly scratches on it, but the gun itself locks up very tight.
I find it a bit difficult to shoot accurately, but then again, this is the gun I shoot the least. I still like it, though.
July 7th, 2005 at 3:48 pm
I am looking to buy that exact model. I have been looking for two years after passing up a new in the box for 425 bucks. Huge mistake
Since then I have been outbid on the only one I could find (because I left the house with top bid and two hours left on the auction). Would you be interested in selling?