![]() While we’re in that area, I should mention that the Compact model has a lanyard ring at the rear of the magazine well just like the full size 92 and M9 pistols. The double-stack magazines narrow to single-cartridge width at the top go in effortlessly – it’s hard to miss even when you’re going for speed in a magazine change. The magazine well has a nice bevel to it for easy magazine insertion. That’s fine with me I don’t really care for the “support finger on the trigger guard” style anyway. The trigger guard is the same shape, with a slightly squared-off front edge, but there is no texture there. The front of the grip has the same checkering pattern as compared to the vertical cuts. You’ll notice that the backstrap of the grip has a checkered pattern for improved grip as opposed to the vertical-only cuts on the classic 92 models. Most obvious is the addition of the single-slot rail for attaching nifty accessories like lights, lasers, or even a bayonet if you want to deck it out like a video game piece. The frame on the 92 Compact borrow from the A1 family and offers some cosmetic and functional differences from the original shape. From the factory, the magazine release button comes on the left side, but it’s easily reversible. There’s no need to pull the trigger just to field strip the pistol. As long as the magazine is removed, it doesn’t matter what the decocker and hammer status it, everything just slides right off. Just press the button on the right side to rotate the lever on the left and the slide, barrel, and recoil spring slide right off the frame. The takedown lever works exactly the same. This is one of the very few things about the standard 92 design that drives me a bit nuts, although the new M9 A3 models remedy that gripe.Ĭontrols are identical to the big brother 92 models. Partly owing to the open slide cut and limited metal up front, the front sight is machined as part of the slide – there’s no dovetail cut that allows you to replace the standard front sights with night sights or something different. When most of the slide is open, there’s no need to worry about fitting an ejected cartridge case through a relatively small ejection port, so malfunctions like stovepipes are exceedingly rare. Beretta does this for both weight savings and reliability. The slide is an open-top design, so most of the barrel is clearly visible. The hallmark Beretta 92 family features are all there. So, technically, it doesn’t “lock things up” like a traditional frame-mounted safety, but it effectively accomplishes a similar purpose. However, it also disconnects the trigger when activated, so the trigger moves back and forth freely. The frame-mounted lever, accessible on both sides, safely decocks the hammer with a downward stroke. Like most other Beretta pistols, this one features a combination safety and decocker lever. Recoil from the first shot cocks the external hammer for the next, so the second trigger press is much lighter and requires much less travel distance. From an uncocked status, the first trigger press cocks the hammer and releases it, hence the “double-action” description. The Beretta 92 Compact is a classic double-action / single-action pistol.
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