I was able to get my hands on this and the silver limited edition one. Love em. Now i want the limited edition GTS. Beretta is the gun you always want, need and can rely on.
I guess signore Bartolomeo Beretta (Maestro di canne / Master barrel gunsmith, 1.526), never thought he was giving birth a FIVE Century tradition bearing his highly respected Beretta name around the planet. Pietro Beretta was officially established as brand name in 1.832. Nowadays the Beretta family still owns their original headquarters in Gardone, Val Trompia / Italy. Beretta Holdings now owns Beretta USA, Chapuis, SAKO.Tikka, Benelli USA, Uberti, Burris Optics. And yes: I still cherish my Beretta shotguns & handguns in my collection among several others. Not for sale, thank you... 😉
I love my 92XI. They get even better with an LTT trigger bar. I've been thinking about fitting a red dot, but I like the fiber sight. I slapped on a set of Lok grips for a better grip and give it some color. Great pistol.
Thank-You, Sir. Your reviews are always educational, exceedingly interesting, and the most accurate. Few can approach your professionalism. All the Best to you and yours…
I found my "forever" 92 in a Wilson Combat 92G Brigadier Tactical. Got the WC benchworked trigger, lanyard loop swapped to WC mag guide, WC single side slim decocking lever, SilencerCo 6" threaded barrel, 18rd mags w/MecGar +2 bases, Rugged Obsidian suppressor and SIG LIMA 1 laser on the rail. It's a favorite of everyone who shoots it. Less sound and recoil then a paintball gun.😂
@@spacebear49 Yes, I would like to eventually get a Langdon also. E Langdon was brought into WC to train the guys who bench worked the WC Brig Tacs. IIRC, it was a $200 option at time of purchase, total bargain. 😋
@@jamescampbell4334 I think they're both upwards of $1500 now for a loaded model. I took my stock 92 and mixed parts from both. Love it, but I'd like a primo factory model.
Beretta originally made the 92 as an SAO. I found one in a local pawn shop years ago and still kick myself for not buying it. I carried both a 92FS and a 96FS as an LEO. I really like Berettas, but at 63, would never consider one as my EDC today (I love my PPQ). However, I would love one of these as a 'house gun'.
@argoshikan He might mean he saw a M1951? It was basically a single stack single action 92. It was also the last Beretta pistol designed by Tullio Marengoni, Beretta's John Browning equivalent, so it really is arguably Beretta's 1911.
Just an update to my earlier post: Beretta came through with replacing the slide on my 92XI. Absolutely smooth to rack. Shot a few hundred rounds through it right away with zero malfunctions. An absolute pleasure to shoot. I enjoy the similar features that mimic a 1911. I also have a GTS so having the double action and the same feel for controls as the SAO it's the best of both worlds. Having the same sight picture and controls make it effortless switching to shoot both. No big adjustment looking down range. It makes rewatching this review even more enjoyable as I can relate so well to what you're talking about. Love your outtakes at the end. Very enjoyable and informative review.
I qualified expert in the Army with the M9 without ever having touched one before. I never bought one for myself because I thought it was too large for me to conceal carry. But I think I' may get one for all the same reasons you gave as attributes of the 92.
As the successor to the earlier generation of US military sidearms, the Beretta attempts to emulate its predecessor, which speaks a lot about the design of 1911.
Great review, as always. I have a 92XI or I should say Beretta has it. I noticed some machining marks on the inside of the slide when I was cleaning it. Talked to Beretta, they said they would replace the slide, but they neglected to say when. I sent it to them in early Jan., it's now the end of Mar. and I'm still waiting. (the website mentioned a 2-3 week turn around) There are probably a million reasons for this wait, weather, holidays, lack of skilled personnel, supply issues on and on. I didn't get to use it much before I sent it in for repair, so I don't remember that well on how it shoots......I do enjoy your reviews a lot.
One of the reasons why I like your channel so much is that you ALWAYS check the gun to make sure that it’s safe!! Thank you for the very detailed review of the 92XI SAO.
It was lack of general maintenance and abuse and laziness. Special forces units had complained openly about the locking block failure and cracking slides, and it was discovered that the services were using ammo not recommended by Beretta. Beretta won a defamation lawsuit against the U.S. government. Anything has its limits when abused and it pays to read the owner's manual and do basic routine maintenance.
red dot on a 92, something just seems wrong about that, Im still getting over a light rail on A1, should be carried in small of back ,whipped out lethal weapon style, a classic.
I've owned the standard 92 for years and loved it, so when this gun came out, I got one. But the frame-mounted safety didn't fit my hand at all. I put 100rds through it and traded it.
Sootch you do such a through review. Dang! everytime you put out a video it makes me want to go buy the firearm. I just might end up with one of those Barettas.
I purchased my first Beretta, 92X RDO Compact, i missed out on the Centurion. If Beretta comes out with the "XI" in a Centurion I will have one! Thanks for the video! Good stuff!
That Trijicon looks ridiculous on it. I get that it’s a quasi competition pistol. It feels like Beretta told their engineers to make a red dot fit a 92 but they did it reluctantly.
Once again, another great review ! The info you provide about these products are excellent and can really get you interested or help make up your mind if you are considering the product, Keep ‘em coming
You know that this is not the first 9mm SAO high-capacity pistol. CZ had a single action only version of the CZ75 for a while. They discontinued it in 2018. You can still get a single action CZ75 in the form of their TS2 competition guns.
She's a shooter. Feels lighter than my others but thats me. You know Beretta makes like 3 million varieties of the 92. They are one of the finer machined pistols you could ever buy.
You have the same comment on every Beretta 92 video, come up with something a little different and original. Lol, and always ending with the great presentation.
Beretta is solid for sure... I wish that had the vision to bring the new egos, ie Vertec grip to the newly updated 96 (.40) offering. Huge miss imo. 92XI should be considered if you like the SAO tools.
Its a shame they couldnt redesign the 92 lower to accommodate their px4 polymer technology, split the difference in styling vs utility, and redesign their internal action so the pin safty wasnt a barrier to having a low red dot mount like a 2011 can. The 92s main flaw has been its chonky grip frame. I like em ok, but my wife can't do it, and my px4 can just hold more in that grip with a smaller circumference, while still having a phenomenal lockwork system. But the px4 never had the elegance or open slide design of the 92.
We have many Berettas... but I'm not buying any more even though they just keep getting better. 2026 will be Berettas 500 th year.... I'm counting on some fantastic releases.....
@@Kal2A95 well, my 19x is pretty awesome. I ran a few hundred rounds of steel ammo through the Rost Martin, zero issues. The 19x also was perfect. That’s kinda a toss up. Best news is, the Rost can keep up with the high end guns.
You mentioned that it comes with "paperwork". But does that include a manual? My 80X did not come with a manual. When I sent for one they sent me a 8 1/2 by 11 inch copied off stapled "manual" that does not fit in the box? Manual with this one?
One of your better videos as of late sootch. However the old school in me says not for me. I'll stick with my curvy M-9 and cheetah. Don't particularly care for the two tone look or the vertec grip frame. I held one in my hand a few years ago and the grips literally ripped my skin off my hand like 400 grit sandpaper!! To me this gun is like a unproportioned woman who's top heavy with no hips 🤣🤷 lol !! Come on Beretta your supposed to be Italian!!
All the pawn shops ive visited the orice for used guns is as much or more than brand new? Very odd. They generaly are beat up by my exacting standards. I keep my guns imaculatly maintained.
strange how I’m hearing different stories about this gun and people saying that it’s kind of junkie and disappointing in terms of quality so I don’t know what to believe
@@markl762 I was not sure where this exact model was made. The 92X Performance and 80X Cheetah are Italian made. I would personally prefer an Italian 92FS Inox over this particular model.
The Polymer wonders have done all kinds of good out in the world. But they can NOT claim to have saved countless lives at the Nakatomi Plaza or defeat the corrupt founder of Shadow Compnay now, can they?
No more Berettas for me. I have my original 92 and it serves me well. That being said, Beretta has priced themselves out of the market. That’s why they lost the U.S. Government contract. Berettas are certainly good firearms but they are way too expensive and out of reach for most pistol shooters! Lastly, the Beretta polymer pistols are really very cheap and unreliable.
