The Girsan Regard pistol, made in Turkey, is a clone of the Beretta 92fs. This pistol is getting some good reviews over the last few years.
It has been imported by a couple of different companies, currently by EAA if what I read is correct.
The Girsan Regard pistol, made in Turkey, is a clone of the Beretta 92fs. This pistol is getting some good reviews over the last few years.
It has been imported by a couple of different companies, currently by EAA if what I read is correct.
I can't speak to it directly but I will say Turkey is capable of producing good quality firearms. At first glance, it seems to be a fairly faithful copy of a Beretta 92, although the cuts in the slide that mate with the locking block are angled on the Girsan; so a Beretta barrel will not swap.
I have to say with the number of Beretta's on the market, both new and used; I don't see a huge attraction to acquire a Beretta clone.
+1. Real Beretta 92s seem to go for cheap now since they are not the cool-gun-of-the-month, and are not a sig or a glock.
You know you will always be able to get parts for a Beretta, and the resale of a Beretta would be higher than
a relatively unknown turk gun.
Buds or cdnn or other online places typically have new Beretta 92 cheap, and I know I've seen places like
SOG and Classic have police trade in 92 for cheap.
Personally I would look into the police trade is as they are most likely carried a lot and shot very little.
The guns were maintained by professional armorers.
Sometimes you get a like new police gun that was never issued or issued to a desk jockey
No rust but you might have to clean the lint out of it
Sometimes you can get a hand pick of the police guns for only a few bucks more.
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
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