A lot of people in the industry support and like each other. If I recall correctly, Bill Wilson and Ernest collaborated on the WC Beretta offering. I might be wrong on that, but I thought they collaborated. Everyone loves Ken Hackathorn.
@@TommyRibs they said they collaborated in the video. I just have a hard time believing that Sam Colt and Horace Smith ever went in halves on a full page ad...lol
@@alexsweet8585 yup, I commented before I had watched the entire video. Always risky in the RU-vid world. Ernest really is a great contributor to the community.
Love the Beretta 92 it’s a classic. The Stryker fire guys like to bash the double single trigger. My first love are Wheelguns so a double single trigger is not big deal to use.
My best day in the ChAir Force was my final qualification shoot with the M-9. I managed to put all my strikes into a "fist sized" group. The grizzled E-9, who spent too much time in Vietnam for his own good, next to me stated, "Captain! When they're in the wire, I want you next to me!" --made my career!
I have several 1911's. I recently switched to the 92fs. And I don't regret it. A nice heavy full-sized pistol. Yes the bullet is a little bit smaller but I like the increased magazine capacity. And the reliability of Beretta. 🇺🇸
Great to see Langdon on here, his work has really introduced these guns to a new generation. Now Beretta USA just needs to get back up to speed on producing the LTTs...
I find it rather astounding that pistol manufacturers would not fully and instantly understand shooter's requirements, requests and/or demands. Thanks for convincing them, Mr. Langdon! Hopefully, they will all take these lessons into their future pistol designs.
Ernest is a really great guy, that happens to be a great shooter and super talented knowledgeable gun smith. I feel like Ernest is personally responsible for bringing back the Beretta! He has resolved most of if not all of the guns short comings. Rick
I’ve got both Wilson and LTT upgrades on my 92FS. Wilson batttle sights and left-hand only safety/decocker lever as well as recoil springs. LTT optimized trigger bar and associated firing group springs. Upgraded hammer and firing pin springs. An LTT skeletonized hammer. Stainless steel guide rod. The steel trigger from my wife’s 92X Centurion (put an aluminum competition trigger on hers and figured what the heck). Have yet to go to a tac class and not had at minimum 2 or 3 people come up to me at some point and ask me what I’m running. Vedder holster and Esstac mag holster(s) and I just couldn’t ask for a much better setup outside of buying a complete Wilson or LTT pistol (almost bought a Wilson AR but my wife “talked me out of it.”). Great job as always. And with KH showing you how to shoot it, what more can a guy ask for?
I have a beretta outfitted with both Langdon and Wilson Combat parts. Hands down a game changer. Both Wilson Combat and Langdon revising the beretta is what saved it and brought more people into the fold.
Just for the record, this appears to be an old video.. Ernest mentions that "at the heart of his trigger job in a bag kits, is the Wilson trigger bar"... however, currently you can order them with either the Wilson bar, or LTT's Optimized performance trigger bar. Which I highly recommend as it is amazing 👍
Yes, that's true. Whenever we're able to get the guys together, we film a lot of segments and then release them over time. We have new content coming out every Thursday morning, though, so stay tuned and thanks for watching.
I am 58 and I started shooting about two years ago. The 1st gun I purchased was a Baretta 92SF. For someone that likes tinkering, I found it an easy gun to work on. Changed out a few parts on my own but finally sent the Pistol to Wilson Combat to get a “Trigger Job”. After all the work, my shooting was still inconsistent. An RSO at my range kind of took to me. Every times he see’s me he has a new pistol for me to try. He handed me a 1911 bored out for 9mm. I was blown away ..3 is bullets loaded in. The 1st shot was stray the second two where about a 1/2 inch from each other and very close to being bullseyes. I was shocked at how accurate I could shoot someone else’s pistol. A year and a half with the Beretta and I couldn’t get my shots grouped that good. I put in for a new permit and while I waited, I did a lot of research on various pistols. I settled on a CZ shadow 2. Right now I have approximately 300 rounds cycle through her and find my shooting to be day and night. (So much more accurate with the CZ). Just curious .. Do you feel certain people just don’t take to certain pistols? Originally so many raved about the 92FS. I see plenty of these guys using the pistol for competition, yet I can’t seem to fire it have as good as the new CZ…. Thoughts?
So true. My first issued pistol as a mortar man was the 1911A1. Got no training, and the rear sights kept falling off. A few years after I got out of the Army I became a copper and learned to shoot pistols…became an instructor. Then I joined the NG and trained lots of folks to shoot the M9/ M11 for deployments. Still love the 1911, M9 and now love the M17
I started watching the Lethal Weapon series of movies along with Mel Gibson in the Die Hard movies and had to have one. Now, thousands and thousands of rounds later it has proven to be one of my best pistols. Great guns.
this was my first exposure also. Mel Gibson was soooooo cool, and his precision instrument was the Beretta. Like a Stradivarius violin in the hands of a virtuoso!
Bought my first Beretta when Ernest Langdon won USPSA Production Division with a Beretta. Before that most of us didn't appreciate how fast a Beretta could go. Langdon and Wilson have made the Beretta better and better. His trigger bar does so much for the pistol. This was a great episode. Thank you Bill Wilson.
I was on an armory detail in 1985. We were cleaning, checking for function, and packing away the 1911s for storage. All of us on the detail, were amazed with those pistols. In an entire month, 9 hours a day, I found one that needed help. Many of these pistols were WW11 or older. They still functioned great and looked great too. We all wanted to buy some of them, but were not permitted to do so.
Mr Langdon clearly has an eye for great engineering, quality, and craftsmanship. Wearing a German quality Sinn tool watch👌. Looking forward to owning LTT RDO very soon.
I was a Force Nodernization Officer during the transition and I already owned a Berretta in 9mm short that was my personal gun. Scores went up noticeably. Turniong in Gen. Black Jack Pershings .45ACP brought a tear to my eye though.
I love my 92 and it is accurate, but its not hard to improve scores when you're comparing old and worn out guns to a new one. My grandfather talked about even during Vietnam and Korea the unit armorers would try to tighten the slides back up because they had gotten so loose already. 25 years of use later, at the end of their service, it wasn't going to improve the guns' performance.
@@wesleyhargis5115 Thats how I saw it too.Of course Regiment wanted to make all about the Barretta. Vise Gripping the slides was frowned upon but worked.
@@MarkPillow I once watched a law enforcement agency change its pistol at the same time as forcibly adopting a newer, and easier, qualification course only to claim the new gun raised the scores. Thats why I am always skeptical when I hear some single change improved qualification results. I am naturally cautious about such claims you might say
My Dad was a street cop in the 70's and he carried a S&W Model 10 revolver on duty and a snubby chief's special off duty. Then transitioned to the early S&W semi autos and then a little later on the 40 caliber Glock. My favorite gun of his to shoot was his personal sidearm in the 90's, a Ruger P89 9mm. Kinda kool he went through the entire revolver to semi auto transition in law enforcement.
Picked up my first 92FS because of you guys. Not just because of your reputations but because of the amazing upgrades available thru Wilson Combat. Looking forward to fun for years to come. Thanx!
Great video, as always. I knew several Marines who served in the mid-2000's and deployed to Iraq multiple times. During that period, the Corps did not issue handguns to all those who needed them, even the ones who had MOS's that called for them.
Own a Wilson couple Wilsons to include a Centurion- Fine, fine pistol. Own one of each of the LTT pistols, some with dots some not. Great kit and the LTT trigger bar, BEST out there. Thanks to both Bill and Ernest for producing quality Craftsmanship. Can’t wait for the PX4CC RDO slide to arrive. See if it runs as well as the RDO LTT Compact. I bet it’s better. Thanks Ken!
Awesome interview with Earnest Langdon👍 My favorite EDC ❤️ is a Langdon Tactical Technology (LTT) Beretta 92X Compact, with NP3 Finish, complete upgrades Trigger Job, Lok Veloce Custom Grips in Gray/Black, XS DXT2 Big Dot NS. My Home Defense weapon is a Sig P320 FS, with the Wilson Combat Carry Grip Module👍 Sig Sauer Pro Cut Slide Assembly, Legion Precision Compensator, on an EFK Fire Dragon Threaded Barrel in Black Nitrate 💥 (from Mesa, Arizona). These gentlemen are the real experts in the firearms industry. CPO (SW/SS) USN 🇺🇸
Both of y'all companies need to buy up surplus M9 Berettas as the US Military is switching to the SiG M18/17 sidearms, so that both WC and LT could refurbish and fine tune those newly purchased sidearms to them be sold to the public at an affordable price, makes sense when you think about it as many Veterans want to purchase a tricked out M9 from either WC or LT
I was in the military for both the 1911 and the Beretta. The old 1911’s I recall were worn out. My only issue with the M9 was it was too large for many service members hands.
My biggest complaint about the M9/92 is its P-38 style safety/decocker. I find the Taurus version to be more ergonomically designed and it doesn't deactivate the firearm when the decocker is engaged.
One of my biggest regrets is when in 2001 my agency transitioned from the Beretta 96 to the Glock family, I failed to purchase my weapon or a brand new one in the box.
I was miltary police in Germany in the early to mid 1970s. Most of the 1911s were loose fitted. I gave an armorer 2 bottles of scotch and he made a 1911 fit well for me. This is over 40 years ago so i am sure the statute of limitations has expired. but this was contrary to rules. He also kept :my: 1911 untilI tookit out.
I can remember sitting in a foxhole one night, on LZ Lane in 66. I had my 1911 cocked and locked and wished I had a double action pistol so I did not have to release a safety and make a noise before I had to shoot. It made sense to me, I now own a M9...
As good as my trigger is with Langdon springs and the LTT trigger bar, the Springfield Armory/Langdon XD-E has the best trigger I’ve ever shot. Doesn’t get better than Wilson Combat and LTT.
Only thing that kept me from buying a Beretta was the grip size, to fat for my hands. I went to the CZ 75 series, and specifically the PCR. Great gun/EDC
It’s a shame Beretta still refuses to produce a conceal carry gun for shooters with small to medium size hands, especially women. Let’s face it, women are the largest growing segment of the conceal carry market, and Beretta is ignoring them! If you have large hands, Beretta is fantastic!
I think the M9 has the strongest hammer spring, what 20#? That’s the first thing to get swapped out, for a 12# WC silicon carbide. 2 minute upgrade. M9 has wider grip front to back than the 92FS, for big man hands. I wish Wilson Combat was still doing fancy Berettas, but Langdon does, mostly outa stock. What’s done with the LTT trigger job?
Great video! Please let me know where I can purchase replacement grips for my 92G Wilson Compact Centurion Tactical pistol. The gun is a work of art, but the G10 Gray/Black grips that come with the gun have a sharp texture and are very uncomfortable. A friend suggested sanding the grips with fine sandpaper to soften them, but I am reluctant to do so without a professional recommendation. Do you know of any replacement grips that will fit my Wilson Combat? Or is sanding the best fix?
When USPSA disqualified Langdon's Beretta trigger from Production (change of gun's appearance) it caused me to sell a Beretta Elite 2 which I regret to this day
No…. Kinda… The numbers change for each caliber… LoL A 92 is 9mm & a 96 is .40cal … So if they make it in .45 then it will be a new number. 🤔a model 69! 😳🍻
I love that both of them not only have Great Pistols, but they are both wearing really cool watches. Ken has on a Rolex GMT II BatMan, Ernest has on a SINN U1. Pistols, Watches and Knives all go well together.
I'd love to tune up my Beretta with the help of one of these legends but am worried about the legality of such modifications. In the unfortunate event I should have to use it, would that modified firearm work against me in court?
I think the only way it's going to work against you is if you make it full auto or three round burst. Changing the color or any of the internals will not or should not rather have any effect. The only way to find out for sure though is to do some thorough research for whatever state that you live in. I can tell you that here in New Hampshire... None of that matters. But then again we do set the gold standard for civilian firearm ownership. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@NortheastSurvival911. I have been a lawyer for forty years in a rural county. There has never been a self defense shooting in my county in that time where mods mattered or were even raised. Not saying it can’t happen. Now, in civil cases, yes, where the plaintiff is trying to get to your insurance by claiming negligence.
Transition from a 1911 to a M9 was not a big thing when I was in the USMC. Armory cage rat hands SSgt (Me at the time) and tells me clean it, my reply, how do you field strip? First time out for qualification my back sight fell off. Not a great transition. But then again there was a reason the 1911s didn't jam, they were rattle traps and would not hit the side of a barn unless the pistol was thrown at the barn. I grow to like the M9, shooting scores did go up. Wilson Beretta 92s are very, very nice. Semper Fi.
Lol. I’ve always wondered how a Taurus 1911 or pt92 would shoot if it’s decked out with Wilson goodies. Although, you’d probably spend more on parts then the gun itself at that point
@Total Newb 123 I would buy a Langdon Taurus PT92, but that would be the only PT92 I would buy. I've owned several, and unfortunately I just don't trust Taurus to even consistently manufacture and assemble their "flagship" gun (at least, it used to be). It wasn't always like this, but it seems the reality now. If somehow Beretta bought back the rights to the original design that Taurus has, and was able to make guns with Taurus style frame safeties and decockers (a "Beretta-Taurus" BT 92??? lol) that would be outstanding. That would be a dream come true.
