I just picked up a Beretta 81 and I love the size and the very controllable recoil of the 32 ACP round, I guess there is no wonder why this caliber was popular in Europe. I watched one of your videos on the Star BM and I enjoyed even though you were speaking entirely in Spanish.
Really neat seeing a size comparison of the 81s components next to a 92. Really want to pick up one of those 81s a double stack 32 might be a good step up from a 22 to train new shooters.
surplus 81s lately.thought about getting one for carry.& Fun.should I hurry up or will more come around in the future?thanksBest video get on dimensions.all the surpluss
I have medium fingers. Slide safety is actually very good for thumbs. Frame mounted simply allows you to use the knuckle of your thumb instead of the pad of your thumb The best part about the beretta ergo is that it has the best slide stop of all pistols. Excellent one handed design
She can't reach the slide safety easily. Frame mounted safety no problem. I don't have a problem with either but this is a 92G so it's a decocker and not a safety.
@@gunfzx I'm a subscriber and own 75% of your content personally. From Arcus to Taurus(or Astra-Zastava). Thank you for responding and providing informative entertainment Sir !
I found some Beretta 81 magazines for $33 but that hammer "trick" with the Mec Gar ones seem like a better alternative. You get 3 extra rounds and there doesn't seem to be any real downsides. Edit: Nevermind just checked the website they don't have any 15rd mags and the others are priced at $33 as well as sold out lol
I recently picked up two 81 mags for $25 each at a gun show since they’re normally unavailable and they don’t seem to make them new. I’d do more testing on them before I used the modified 84 mags in a self-defense pistol but they’ve worked well so far.
John Browning invented the .32 ACP cartridge. Georg Luger invented the 9mm, hence one of its many names, "9mm Luger." Otherwise great video, big Beretta fan myself!
I wanted to get one of the new 81FS models when they were available about a year or so ago but they were all priced about $300 over what they should have been. If they could have got the price under $500 then they could have probably sold a lot more of them.
Rudy Schwab had beretta cut some corners on quality & materials the price could have been 2-14% lower & if They had gone with fewer variants of the 81 & the R&D,retooling ect related with each variation,there’s another 17-36% .then there’s marketing & logistics ,Customer service ..estimated savings of another 5-14% .these statistics are roughly based on a projected number of X amount of total 81s sold so these statistics aren’t much help.actually these particular numbers are total nonsense because I made them up with 0% knowledge or research.statistics of any kind on any subject can be completely misleading depending on who & why /about what the stats are being compiled & the agenda of the statistician .so back to the 81FS .base on the number manufactured & sold - the pistols that didn’t pass QC at a $500 price point,Beretta would profit was approximately- $71.63 per 81FS.”I” suppose.?. if anyone has any of those in new old stock at $500 (out the door)per ,Please put me down for 2k worth & let me know where to send payment & FFL INFO.thanks. good day ,Over&Out.
Um a thicker grip circumference DOES make a difference as it relates to hand size. Just measuring trigger to back of grip is meaningless. Your wife might be more impressed with the Model 81, if you timed a rapid fire, aimed 10 shot test. I GUARENTEE her follow up shots are faster with the Model 81.
Seriously? I took several measurements and you only mentioned trigger reach? That being said I agree that she could PROBABLY follow up faster but I’ve seen a lot of counterintuitive phenomena. The mass of the pistol and the length of the barrel/torque of the weight of the longer 92 barrel might compensate for any perceived advantage of the lighter recoil of the 81. Maybe we’ll have to test your hypothesis.
@@gunfzx @Gun Fzx Yes, and none of them measured the circumference from trigger to back of grip. And by that, I mean take a string, run from trigger, around grip to back of grip, measue length of string, compare. Then repeat, but go around grip to front of grip on non thumb side. Again measure lengths. THIS represents how much the pistol fills the hand. It is why, even with thin grips on my 92, and thick ones on my 82, the 82 fits much better, and I can only just use the tip of the finger on the 92. Why take this so personal. Cool your jets.
Justme Here - and I quote “JUST measuring trigger to back of grip is MEANINGLESS.” 2 things - I didn’t “just measure...” and it’s clearly NOT meaningless. How bout next time you just recommend a measurement that I didn’t take and acknowledge the ones I did. Wife feels no difference switching from one to the other. Your measurement is a good idea but nobody really does it - many pistols are smaller circumference up near the trigger and fatter for the rest of the grip so the measurement is difficult to take and be less meaningful without a series of numbers.
@@gunfzx Why so defensive. Really don't get it. Me, I'd say, good observation and move on. I bring all of this up, because I feel a large difference between my 93 and my 81. IN FACT, as mentioned, I have to use the thinnest grips I could find on the 92 to comfortably pull the trigger in dbl action WITHOUT twisting the pistol in my grip. Nowhere near that with the Model 81 with the thickest grips around.
