When I sold my last beretta M9, I started missing it soon after.
To pacify those "lonely feelings", I set out to purchase another M9,
but this time I wanted the M9A1 version. I called around to various
stores, but nobody had one. I left a $50 deposit at a gun shop that is
know to have some clout in obtaining what I wanted. After 5 months,
they couldn't get their hands on any, as they claimed all these type hg's
were being shipped to the military. I got my deposit back and figured
I'd have to wait until things settled down with the demand. Then a couple more
months went by when a friend gave me a call and told me that Bass Pro Shops
is advertising the M9A1's for sale. When monday, Aug 16th, rolled around I thought
I'd give them a call to see what they had. They said they had two left, and had a
$50 instant rebate as well. Along with that, if I opened a CC with them I would get
another 10% off ($60 more dollars). Price $650 -50 -60 + tax = $571.34 OTD .
I told them to hold one for me and that I would be right in to pick it up. Wahlah !
The small negative was that it had a barrel parkarizing flaw and I had to get a new barrel.
Now that I have a new barrel installed, here is the
"New Toy in the House"
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Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate them.
This gun is not the easiest to be accurate with for me,
but just the same, it is a interesting piece of history.
Plus the fact that it is a steel framed gun is sort of unique.
One aspect of the Beretta I like alot, especially since I don't
intend to carry it for SD, is the "decocker/safety" mechanism.
To me, it is a great piece of work.
I also put 100 rds thru it this past saturday, and she purrs like a kitten!
Thanks again, haka
This gun is not the easiest to be accurate with for me,
but just the same, it is a interesting piece of history.
Plus the fact that it is a steel framed gun is sort of unique.
One aspect of the Beretta I like alot, especially since I don't
intend to carry it for SD, is the "decocker/safety" mechanism.
To me, it is a great piece of work.
I also put 100 rds thru it this past saturday, and she purrs like a kitten!
Thanks again, haka
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Nice!
I carry one at work, and between maintaining my qualifications and spending a week at the NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor school, I have put many, MANY rounds through one.
Wouldn't be my first choice for SD/CCW due, as you say, to the design of the decocker/safety and the weight, but a fine weapon in all other respects. All of the off-the-shelf bone stock military issue weapons I've fired have been plenty accurate and I've only seen one failure. That was a decocking lever that one side fell off after Lord only knows how many rounds and years of being abused as a range gun.
I carry one at work, and between maintaining my qualifications and spending a week at the NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor school, I have put many, MANY rounds through one.
Wouldn't be my first choice for SD/CCW due, as you say, to the design of the decocker/safety and the weight, but a fine weapon in all other respects. All of the off-the-shelf bone stock military issue weapons I've fired have been plenty accurate and I've only seen one failure. That was a decocking lever that one side fell off after Lord only knows how many rounds and years of being abused as a range gun.
An empty weapon is just a very expensive hammer.