Gillis wrote
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am thinking of adding a new pistol to my collection. The Beretta 92 fs pellet by Umarex. Any toughts on this pistol?
I’ve had the Beretta 92FS in nickel with black plastic grips since 2007. So far, 1,700 shots without any problems. This is one of the Umarex iconic trio: the Colt 1911A1, the Beretta 92FS and the Walther CP88 Compact of very high quality CO2 pistols. As DocGadget mentioned it is a revolver disguised as a semi-auto pistol. It is a powerful pistol shooting close to 440fps for the first few shots with 7.9gr pellets at 85F. The pistol is very accurate despite that, as Doc mentioned, the trigger pull is heavy. It breaks at 9lbs. However, the trigger pull weight is not the only criterion to classify the trigger as good or bad. For me, the Beretta 92FS trigger action is very smooth.
However, in 2010 or 2011 (I am not exactly sure) the Umarex slightly changed the design of the Beretta 92FS. In the “old” models the fake slide release lever is a separate metal piece which is permanently inserted into the frame. It is black in a nickel plated pistol and this is exactly what it is in a real firearm counterpart (the Beretta 92FS INOX). In the revised new model this fake slide release lever is CAST into the frame as an integral part and in a nickel plated pistols it has the same “nickel” color as the frame. Personally, I don’t like it. Of course, for a black painted pistol this is not so much recognizable but still looks less authentic than the older models. Fellow airgunners who are sensitive to details like that should make sure that they like it before committing themselves to a purchase.