u/Hassoonti

I’ve been itching to get a Beretta 92 and slap some raccoon Police Department grips on it, but I already have two pistols now and a real Beretta 92 is a bit more pricey than I can justify spending right now.

I just found a used Taurus PT92, in good condition, at the used gun counter at my local gun shop for $200.

Is the quality of a Taurus PT 92 sufficiently inferior to a Beretta 92 that I shouldn’t even bother? At that price point? I know it's not comparable to the 92FS, but it has a decocker, and the slide racks like butter.

So I have this girsan hi-power, and I’m planning to send it back in to adjust or replace the sights because it always shoots than aimed, and I have the lifetime warranty, but….

i’m planning to take out the magazine disconnect. Would that void the warranty?

its from EAA

Planning to purchase my first gun today, and I am just beginning to learn the different makes and their aesthetic. I’m looking for something for home defense that I find beautiful or relevant to me, and I’m having trouble deciding between them, and choosing a specific model.

Every semi automatic pistol out there today looks like a Glock for some reason. That boxy plastic “tactical” shape is everywhere. I just don’t like it.

I love the Makarov and Walther PPK design, and I’m surprised it isn’t more prevalent. Is there anything else, readily available and reasonably priced, that looks like these? that has the same profile? That’s what I imagine a gun should look like.

Alternatively, I grew up playing resident evil, so the Beretta 92F feels relevant to me. I went to a pawnshop recently and found the cheetah, though smaller and not technically the same, is actually more beautiful.

My question is, for home Defense, and for my wife and I to learn having no prior experience, are a Makarov or PPK or their clones actually good options, or is the Beretta simply better, and which model is preferred?