Taurus PT 92 discontinued? Opinions?

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I heard today that the Taurus PT 92 was discontinued. I was wondering if this is true. Main reason I ask is that I may have a chance to get a used PT 92 AF at a really good price soon. I'm looking at the Taurus over the Beretta because I like the frame mounted safety over the Beretta slide mounted one. It's more natural to me because I'm more familiar with the 1911s.

Any opinions on the Taurus? What would be a good price for a used, but well maintained, PT 92?
 
The Taurus PT-92 is ok but the Beretta 92 is a whole lot better. Dont try and save money it is not worth it just buy the Beretta and there will be no regrets.
 
Many years ago during the military contract trials, I felt the Beretta was the better also. But I knew from the jump that its slide mounted decocker just wouldn' t work for me. I went with the Taurus 99 (nickel plated) and have not been sorry since. Aside from 2 cracked falling blocks :eek: , it has hummed along quite well. Be sure that Wolff still makes recoil guide springs for this model. Drop in a 16 lb minimum. And you' re good to go. I noted that both blocks failed before the Wolff springs were installed. Many thousands of rounds later, no mechanical failures of any type.

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That's a shame. I had one years ago and it was a great gun. Never jammed. Ever.
 
i agree the berretta is better than the taurus, a LOT better trigger pull, the taurus is ok though, i have an old one with the butt mounted mag release thats been a good pistol, fairly accurate, pretty reliable with most ammo, an atrocious trigger pull though.

i have always thought the 92's (both taurus and berretta) were big, thick, kinda clunky pistols for a 9MM even if they hold 15 rds, a glock 19 is 2X as good for edc and holds 15 rounds for example.

not that they are bad guns i just think other stuff is lots bettor edc, unless ya are a uniform LEO of course.
 
This is going to be a fun gun. I won't be carrying this one. I'll put the Wolff springs in it as recommended.

Will the locking blocks from the current Berettas work with the Taurus or would I need to track down Taurus locking blocks?
 
ashtxsniper said:
The Taurus PT-92 is ok but the Beretta 92 is a whole lot better. Dont try and save money it is not worth it just buy the Beretta and there will be no regrets.
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Disagree, Taurus out shot my beretta sold my beretta. Tighter groups at 10,15,20 and 25 yrds. Taurus pt92 is fine pistol do not let beretta snobs tell you different. I fired over 2000 +p rounds in mine and it has not let me down. I use to have two, trade one for a smith 686. reason I love the 686 and the other buyer wanted a pt92. He has no problems either, I meet once and while at the range and shoot together. The one I still have used to belong to my Dad. he fired 300 rounds every every month, he had it since 93, until he handed it to me. I had to change the locking block, but you should do the same to beretta. Taurus bought the tooling from beretta and refined the 92 to what it is today. The safties are place on the frame were they belong, not on the slide. I heard few problems of the model 92 compare to taurus's other models ie plastic models and pt22/25. The 1911 is another pick for me, I'm saving my money for that one. I heard nothing but good reviews from the pistol.
 
Bayoublaster said:
This is going to be a fun gun. I won't be carrying this one. I'll put the Wolff springs in it as recommended.

Will the locking blocks from the current Berettas work with the Taurus or would I need to track down Taurus locking blocks?
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Shooting +p loads put in buffer spring to reduce the slide impact.
 
I've never had a problem w\ my pt99(adj.site).

runs like a top.100%.

I,also found out it was just as accurate as all my buddies berettas'.

picked it because of the safety,also.

frame mounted and condition 1.is what i'm used to.

$250 is a fair price for a used one.I paid around $300 for mine,new.

but that was over 20 years ago.

just my opinion.

clown
 
The PD I used to work for issued them. Malfunctions were caused more by lack of maintenance more than anything else. I'd carried a Beretta M9 in the service and never felt comfortable with it. Too blocky of a grip on the M9, but interestingly enough the Taurus grip felt slimmer.

As for the location of the safety, while I prefer the frame mounted safety, using a proper two-handed grip allows the thumb of the support hand to engage and disengage the safety. Support thumb also operates slide release.

Also Taurus' customer service is excellent. The indoor range I used to shoot at had one as a rental. The adjustable rear site had been shot off (the roll pin being a weak point in the design). The owner called Taurus and explained the problem, seeking just a replacement site and pin. Taurus sent him a new complete upper "to make up for the lost revenue."

Overall I have a healthy opinion of them.
 
I have put a lot of rounds through my 99. Never a problem. Scored 100% on the last CHL. There is some problem with an aftermarket magazine in that it won't feed hollow point type rounds. But the oem clip does just fine.
 
Personally, I have seen far too many instances of people having to use Taurus' warranty to put much money into one. I am not an anti Taurus snob; qc problems are the same reason that I used to recommend that people not buy Colt 1911s and King Cobras when I sold guns for a living. We had the highest rate of returns / warranty problems on Taurus automatics, Colt 1911a1 variants and King Cobras and Walther stainless PPK/s. Your mileage my vary.

I had VERY good luck with some late '80s / early '90s vintage guns, but have been disappointed in the QC on the last three that I bought and returned them to the stores after several attempts to get them fixed. I would not buy one of the current production guns. I have seen literally thousands of Glocks, Berettas and Sigs that worked flawlessly out of the box, and see no reason to buy a gun that may have to be sent off to be repaired to make it work right.

If it is a pre-decocker, frame mounted safety gun, then I would buy it as long at it was under $300-325. You say that you are a 1911 guy; do you plan to carry it cocked and locked? The Taurus decocker safety is not a perfect design for this, because on the guns that I have shot, it is very easy to hit it and go from safe straight to decock. If you don't have giant thumbs, this may not be a problem to you, but it bugged me to no end.
 
Too bad if it is being discontinued. A pt 92 was my first pistol, and I've never had a bit of trouble with it. Doesn't have the round count some folks put through them but definitely a couple thousand.
Mine doesn't shoot to point of aim all that well, a little low with most ammo. I wish I had gotten a 99 with the adjustable sights. After a little warming up I can adjust for it pretty well, but haven't had the chance to shoot it enough to complain. Its definitely accurate enough for a novice pistol shooter.

I've held it and shot it side by side with the berreta's and while they have a little nicer feel to them, I dont think it really falls that short. You could put nicer grips on it easily enough, and while its a little bit heavier I like the stout construction of it.
I got mine for $315 new if I remember correctly. That included 3-10 round mags, and a 1yr membership to the NRA (either new membership, or a 1 yr renewal). A berreta would have been more like $500 at the time, they had police trade ins that were still over 4. So for it to stand up to a berreta at all shows its a very good value.
A sales flyer I got today has stainless pt92s listed at $379 new. Still a good value. I hopeit doesn't go, there aren't many guns like it left in that price point. Its hard to even get polymer framed guns for under $400, and a decent 1911 is going to run $600 plus.
 
Thanks for the help. I'll buy it if the price isn't too high. I checked the locking block and it looks fine. Looks to me like the previous owner knew how to care for his guns.

I would like to get a spare locking block. Would the New style Beretta locking blocks work?
 
One more vote for the 92F.

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Good shooting,
desmobob
 
Bayoublaster said:
Thanks for the help. I'll buy it if the price isn't too high. I checked the locking block and it looks fine. Looks to me like the previous owner knew how to care for his guns.

I would like to get a spare locking block. Would the New style Beretta locking blocks work?
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I' m not a professional gunsmith. But many years back I was curious to know if certain parts of the PT 92/ 99 series and the Beretta 92 would interchange. NOTE: I DO NOT RECOMMEND TRYING THIS. NOR ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE GUNS INTO SERVICE AFTERWARDS. The falling blacks do NOT fit. You would probably void any warranty even if successfully fitting them. Nor are the magazines interchangeable. Grip panels are a no- go as well.

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Nakano 2 said:
I' m not a professional gunsmith. But many years back I was curious to know if certain parts of the PT 92/ 99 series and the Beretta 92 would interchange. NOTE: I DO NOT RECOMMEND TRYING THIS. NOR ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE GUNS INTO SERVICE AFTERWARDS. The falling blacks do NOT fit. You would probably void any warranty even if successfully fitting them. Nor are the magazines interchangeable. Grip panels are a no- go as well.

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Also the new mag do not work either. Beretta slits are narrower, alittle mod it will work but cost of a new mag too cheap.
 
I was recently doing some reloading and IADs and switched my P226 with a friends 92...I hate it. It just feels terrible to me. But if they're going out of production it might not be all that bad of an idea to get one.
 
superduty truck said:
Also the new mag do not work either. Beretta slits are narrower, alittle mod it will work but cost of a new mag too cheap.
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I "acquired" a few Italian Beretta mags when I was in the service. Dad had a PT-99. A few minutes with a file to the mag catch slot and the Beretta mags worked fine.
 
Yeap it is the only differance is the mag slot is narrower than Taurus, otherwise they are the same. Another differance is grip screws are larger on the pt92.
 
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