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I'm looking at buying a beretta 92 full-size for one of my sons as a Christmas present. Anyone know of any dealers selling any used ones, trade-ins, etc?

Personally I'm a glock person (actually I'm a 1911 person who's given in to the glock), but he's enamored with the beretta so that's what I'm wanting to stay with in this particular case. In 9mm only (no 40-caliber 96's); doesn't matter if it's the F or FS series, or whether they're blue, matte or stainless.

Thanks
 
Keep your eye on this website, they usually have some. Also out here I have seen a few stores that get in Border Patrol trade ins lately. I will say this about the Border Patrol trade ins, they are BEAT. Their tag is usually around 420 and should be about 299-330. They are not worth the 180 bucks or so you save, new ones go on sale out here for 599. That being said if I ever find an LAPD stamped Beretta I will buy it, the more beat up the better on that one.

http://summitgunbroker.com/92FS.html
 
I bought from Summit a short time ago and can say they are good people to deal with.

I think they currently have Beretta 96FS (.40) in stock.

Dave
I agree, I have made several transactions with Summitgunbroker and all went well.

If you order from him he usually has tons of used mags for cheap. Just ask him about them, he doesn't always list them on his website.
 
I would also consider looking on Gunbroker, I might try placing a wanted ad on the classifieds here and CDNN has new ones for 519.
 
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Thanks guys. As far as 'which one I want', it really doesn't matter as long as it's:

- 92 series (not a cougar, or the new "90-two", etc)
- Full size (not compact), and
- 9mm

Other than that, I'm open to the F version, the FS, not concerned with finish type, etc.
 
Might check with CDNN and see if they have any.
Word about used Beretta's, there are some things you want to check out when buying a used one. Now my 92FS has been flawless but my experience with military M9s has been less than stellar.
First, check out the locking block. This has been the most commonly replaced part on this pistol to the extent that it's become a joke in the armorer community like refering to somebody or something "as worthless as a locking block" is one that I use a lot. LOL When you look at the bottom of the locking block, it looks like a little stubby armed cross. Well, right in the armpit of that cross you want to look closely for any small hairline cracks. If you see anything that looks like a crack or even a scratch, replace it before firing. Cracked locking blocks are easy to replace. When they break off in the weapon during firing, then it gets to be a bit tricky to get them out. Sometimes they come out if you hold the weapon just right and jiggle it. Sometimes you need to get out the screwdriver and pry it out. In one case, we had t cut the slide to get it out...only to find that the reciever was cracked too so we cut up a serviceable slide to get out a broken locking block out of a deadlined reciever! Dohh!!
Speaking of slides, while it's not as common, they do still break. Many have said that this problem has been solved but believe me, it still happens. It's called a "slide seperation failure" and as recent as last year when I was at Hurlburt Field, we had a couple that were cracked so yes, it still does happen. To check for this, hold the slide by the decocking levers and tap the side of the slide with a metal guiderod (or barrel if your guiderod is one of the new plastic ones) and listen for a ringiing sound. If you hear a resonate ringing sound, your slide is probably in one piece. If however you hear a dull clunk sound, odds are pretty good that your slide is cracked. Now take a look at the slide from the top or bottom. Again, notice the same stubby armed cross where the locking block engages? This is where they crack, in particular on the left side of the slide right where the "PB" stamp is. Every M9 slide I seen crack has without fail always been on this side first. Don't know why but that's the first place I'd look if you hear the clunk sound.
The next place you want to look for cracks or damage is on the reciever. Remember the one I mentioned cutting the slide to find the reciever was broken too? In that case, it was a chunk of the rail on the right side forward of the magazine well that broke off. Another place to look for cracks is on the dust cover forward of the slide rails. Again, this is not a real common problem in most of them I inspect but the batch we got in back in 2007 were really bad about that. I did the initial inspection on them that spring, PCSed to another base, came back 2 years later and out of 120 I would say that we were down to about 80. My the time I left last year, we were down to less than 60 that weren't went back to depot. Again, may have just been that particular batch but it's something to make sure you are checking out on any used pistol.
Also, in this same batch, we were experiencing a large number of top lobes on the hammer tripping levers breaking. It got to the point that even our instructors that weren't familiar with the part by correct nomenclature without looking it up in the T.O. knew the name, hammer tripping lever! LOL
One part that doesn't usually break but can be knocked out of place and lost is the trigger bar spring. Under the right grip panel is a spring that hooks into the receiver and provides an upward pressure on the trigger bar. Without this spring, it's almost like the pistol is decocked in that you pull the trigger and nothing happens. Again, not that it's really a part that breaks but shooters that scrub out the inside of the magazine well with a toothbrush sometimes knock this spring out and then manage to loose it. Just something to keep in mind when cleaning one.
Finally, there is the recoil spring. This is a wearable item but believe it or not, we've replaced more locking blocks that recoil springs! Over time, this spring will begin to loose it's tension and need to be replaced. This is normal. The way to check this spring and see if it needs to be replaced is hold it next to the barrel. If it's longer than the length of the barrel, it's fine. However, if it's as long or shorter than the barrel, it's time to replace it before it beats the gun to death.
That's about it as areas to check on any used Beretta you buy. It can be a good pistol even if it's a 9mm but there are areas you need to be aware of like the ones I mentioned to keep an eye on. Hope this helps. :)
 
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