Reeder Custom Guns - The Beretta 96

WB
The Beretta 96
Friday, November 27, 2020, 08:40

I have one and really like it. It's almost new and low round count. I know the military rags out old M92's and had some crack slides and such. No telling what abuse they endured before doing that. However the .40 S&W is lots rougher on a gun than a 9mm Luger. The M96 is not much more than a M92 with a different barrel and mag. It shoots fantastic but you can tell it's hotter. It flings the brass a long ways into the woods!

I see Beretta has restyled the platform and particularly in .40 S&W reinforced the sides of the frame at the precise point they have reported cracked slides! I'm thinking this is a good time to bail out on this one for top trade dollar value and parley onto something else. Maybe towards a fun lever gun.

The slide reinforcement sort of validates the high stress point. Any thoughts?

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The Beretta 96 - WB, 2020-11-27, 08:40
- WB, how about a Browning #53 in - Sal, 2020-11-27, 10:30
  - That’s a pistol grip style M92 w/half mag. ? (nm) - WB, 2020-11-27, 10:50
- I'd follow your instincts, sell it now for top dollar and - JPL, 2020-11-27, 10:29
  - Well I do have more than one... - WB, 2020-11-27, 14:05
    - Do you have a Savage 99 in your arsenal? (nm) - JPL, 2020-11-27, 17:53
      - I had a fantastic one. .30/30 TD carbine - WB, 2020-11-27, 18:58
        I grew up with a TD 22 High Power, many woodchucks - JPL, 2020-11-27, 20:37
- I've seen several that were cracked. - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-27, 10:09
- My 96FS is a standard one, not reinforced as in the photo. (nm) - WB, 2020-11-27, 08:41
  - Beretta 92s are like mini14s. I buy them and sell them - Drdougrx, 2020-11-27, 09:48