slipnfall wrote:I had considered the 92FS as a first hand-gun. 'Read a lot of decent reviews back then, but I wanted a shorter barrel. That said, it looks like a single-stack mag (?) so I bet it's fairly slim (and easy to tuck).
This thing is massive and it is double stack. I have 1 10 round and 1 15 round mag for mine. When fully loaded with the 15 round, it would make one hell of a truncheon as well. Believe me, it would have a powerful follow through should I ever decide/need to pistol whip someone with it.
However, for me, it has a very slow draw from stand still and it seems as its kinda front heavy, so it's initial pointability is rather low. However, I am a man of small stature standing in at a mere 5'4" 135lbs.
But, it's weight is excellent for successive shots. There is little to no recoil at all and it's super easy to shoot and clean. All the functions are right where they need to be and all work like a charm. It comes with the heavy springs from the factory and can accept all the heavy 9mm loads you want, up to and including the 149gr +P+ rounds. The only feeding issues i have are with the really light loads as they don't generate enough force to properly cycle. I target shoot with 129gr rounds and they're pretty weaksauce in this thing.
Fit and finish is very very good. It's tight all around but not so tight that it's a pain to tear down for cleaning. There are no rattles or squeaks or any sort of cosmetic issues at all, granted it's had an easy life despite me being the 3rd owner.
I love my 92 and I'm glad it's my first (and currently) only handgun. Plus the aftermarket for them is pretty mighty. Oh...if you get squirrely, you can find a 96 slide and put that on top. Blamo, .40 S&W.
