Working The Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92 has gone through several different design changes since it was first rolled out in 1975. The gun was designed by Carlo Beretta, Giuseppe Mazzetti and Vittorio Valle. The 92 became the 92S, then the 92SB and the 92F when it was submitted for trials by the US government in the 1980s. The following changes were made: All the parts were to be 100% interchangeable to simplify maintenance for large organizations. The front trigger guard was modified so that the finger could be use for aiming.

The barrel bore was hard chromed to help protect it from corrosion and reduce wear. The forward base of the grip was curved forward too, also an aid with aiming. Anew surface coating on the slide called Bruniton was used, which is suppose to provide better corrosion resistance than a blue finish. After testing, the hammer pin was enlarge so that the slide would not come off the back if the slide cracked. This was due to reported defective slides during testing.

Field Stripping Use safety glasses when disassembling this or any gun. Remove the magazine and check the chamber to make sure it is unloaded. The disassembly button is located on the right side opposite of the disassembly lever. Push in on the button and rotate the lever clockwise, to release the slide. Pull the slide off the frame toward the front. Pull the recoil spring and guide off the underlug of the barrel.

Keep this under control has there is a lot of tension on the spring and it can fly out if not controlled. To remove the barrel, push in the locking block plunger to release the locking block. Push the barrel slightly forward and lift up out of the slide. This completes field stripping. Detailed Disassembly Starting with the barrel, drift out the pin holding the locking block plunger to either side. The locking block will slide out sideways once the plunger is removed. Next, the slide.

With the safety in the fire position, drive out the two split pins holding the right safety lever. Do this from the inside of the slide. With the slide upside down, drive out the pin holding the extractor. Remove the extractor and the extractor spring. Drive out the pin holding the firing pin block. Remove the firing pin block and spring out the bottom of the slide. Rotate the safety lever clockwise until it stops, push in on the firing pin plunger and rotate and push out.

The safety lever plunger and spring, along with the trigger bar plunger and spring with pop out, if not controlled has the safety lever comes out the first 1/8". Continue pulling the safety lever and the firing pin and spring will be released. Drift the rear sight off to the right. Next, we’ll tackle the frame. Pushing in the disassembly button all the way and rotate the disassembly lever counter clockwise to release. Pull these parts out of the frame. Remove the grips from the

frame. If the grips are tight, use a finger to push out from inside the frame. With the hammer uncocked, push the lanyard loop down on the bench. The pin holding the lanyard cap can be easily pushed out with a punch. Slowly lift up and the cap and hammer strut spring will fall out. The spring holding the trigger bar can be unhooked and lifted up out of the frame. Pull the trigger bar out to the right. Pull the slide stop out and let it unwind the slide lock spring and remove both pieces.

The pin holding the trigger can now be pushed out the left side, releasing the trigger and trigger spring. Pull the pin holding the hammer out the left side. The hammer and hammer strut can now be removed. The hammer release lever pin has to be pushed out the left side, due to the head on it. This will release the hammer release lever. Push the split pin holding the ejector out either side. Remove the ejector. The sear pin is slowly pushed out to the right side.

Once the sear spring is clear, the pin will drop out the right side. To remove the magazine catch, push the oppo- Slave pin installed and ready to be inserted. site side into the frame and back. The magazine catch can be further disassembled by pushing the smaller plunger until it clears the frame of the catch. Reassembly Tips Put the sear into place and insert the sear pin from the right. Install the sear spring with the short end up and the coil to the front.

Push down with a punch through the magazine catch opening in the frame to capture the spring with the pin. I made a slave pin to put the trigger and spring back in, making this a three second job. However, you can trap the trigger using the pin and push down on the spring while pushing in the pin. The legs of the spring are the same and the coil is to the top. It is easier to put in the trigger bar spring from inside the frame. Catch the lower end in the hole and slot and push down to catch the top into the bar.

The slide stop release spring can be tricky to get back into place. Hook the straight leg in the slot on the slide stop, keeping a finger on it, slip the other end of the spring into the hole. Rotate the slide stop into place as you line up the stud to the hole. AG

1 Barrel 2 Locking Block 3 Locking Block Plunger 4 Locking Block Plunger Pin 5 Slide 6 Extractor 7 Extractor Pin 8 Extractor Spring 9 Rear Sight 10 Trigger Bar Plunger 11 Trigger Bar Plunger Spring 12 Firing Pin 13 Firing Pin Spring 14 Left Safety 15 Firing Pin Plunger 18 Recoil Spring 19 Recoil Spring Guide 20 Frame 21 Disassembly Latch 22 Slide Catch Spring 23 Slide Catch 24 Trigger 25 Trigger Pin 26 Trigger Spring 27 Trigger Bar 28 Trigger Bar Spring 29 Disassembly Latch Release Button 30 Disassembly Latch Release Button Spring 31 Hammer Release Lever 32 Ejector 33 Hammer Release Lever Pin 34 Ejector Pin 35 Hammer 36 Hammer Pin 37 Hammer Strut 38 Hammer Spring 39 Lanyard loop 40 Sear 41 Sear Pin 42 Magazine Release Button 46 Magazine Release Button Spring 47 Lanyard Cap Pin 48 Grips 50 Grip Screws 51 Grip Bushing Beretta 92FS (Speci ications subject to change without notice) 52 Magazine Box 53 Magazine Follower 54 Magazine Bottom 55 Magazine Spring 56 Magazine Lock Plate 57 Firing Pin Catch Spring 58 Firing Pin Catch 59 Firing Pin Catch Retaining Pin 60 Safety Plunger Spring 61 Safety Plunger 62 Right Safety Lever 63 Right Safety Lever Pin 64 Firing Pin Catch Lever 65 Magazine Catch Spring Bushing Short 66 Magazine Catch Spring Bushing Long 69 Spring Washer