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Over 4,000 rounds through mine without a single malfunction of any kind. Great pistols.

Oh, crap.....you're suppost to help me with my addiction, not feed it. Now, with that being said, I'd like to see them.

I think I might need an intervention for my Beretta addiction. I just picked up a Beretta Cougar 8040 D model (.40 S&W). The trigger's double action & these are hard to find. The trigger pull is a little long, but it's the absolute smoothest trigger I've ever felt. It feels like polished glass. The trigger has the same weight through the entire length of travel with zero stacking...just a very crisp break at the end. This is the perfect addition to go along with my 8045 G Cougar. I can't wait to take it to the range.

For the most part, I agree with you. I have a friend that has been put on the TN sex offenders list because he dated a girl that was under 18. The girls mom pressed charges and he was found guilty of stat. rape. He didn't rob a bank, but he did knowingly break the law by making "whoopie" with a high school girl, which admittingly wasn't a smart move on his part. Now, to make things more difficult, his family owns the pawn shop where he works. He's not allowed to work behind the gun counter, to touch, sell, or own a gun, or even visit our city, national, or state park until the court removes him from the list. He's also not even allowed on school property to drop off or pick his son up from kindergarden. It seems like a lot of punishment for what he did, but I bet he learned a hard lesson he won't repeat.

My wife and I took our HCP class together last year & it was great. There were close to 100 people in the class & the cost was only $28 per person, but was very thorough. A member of the TN Highway Patrol sat in & monitored the 4 hour class and we covered a lot of material. Day two, the range was available all day and the instructor had several certified people on hand to help keep things running smooth and organized. It took about 2 hours for us if you include review, wait time, range time, and paperwork. I was impressed with the whole experience.

Since there are too many houses around to make it safe to shoot on my family's land, we usually make the drive to the TWRA range at Royal Blue in Carryville. It's a 45 minute drive each way, but my other option is a public range run by the park service (poorly at that) in Pine Knot, KY. It's only about 10 minutes away, but is also a hangout for drunks with AR's. We went up there a few months ago and there were shot up box turtles and birds laying all over the range from where some A-holes wanted some moving targets. Alcohol and guns doesn't mix well.

Agreed. That's why I used my 8045 Cougar to qualify. A few asked why I would waste expensive ammo to qualify. I told them that I wasn't going to carry a .22 for self defense & wanted to use my carry sidearm. There was one woman that took 4 hours to qualify while most were on and off the range in 5-10 minutes. She started out with her boyfriends .357 snub nose and couldn't even hit the paper at 3 yards. They switched her over to a .38 and finally a .22 target pistol to get her to qualify. She was a stripp..umm...I mean "dancer" and wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed to begin with. It kind of suprised some of us that they let her pass. The instructor had to loan her a t-shirt to wear at the range to protect her from hot brass because she thought it would be a good idea to show up to the range in daisy dukes & a sports bra. (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

I don't understand where you would have got that idea...

Here's my 8045 Beretta Cougar. Of all my pistols, it's still my favorite to shoot. My 8045 Beretta Cougar with a new set of Farrar grips added next to an 8000 Stoeger Cougar Here's what she looks like today with customized grips

A few guys have reported that installing Beretta Vertec grips on their 92's gave them a thinner grip. As far as sights go, it's probably best to find a slide with a dovetailed front sight or to ship it off and have it professionally drilled out and get a sight installed. A dovetailed sight will let you experiment yourself a little more without damaging a slide. Regular Beretta slides must be shipped off to have the sights swapped out. There are also some companies that make really good quality sight paint. I put Ghost Inc. paint on mine over a year ago and it's still bright & works very well. I'll never put out money for Trijicons again. I would love to get a conical bushing for my 8045 Cougar, but as far as I know they can't install them in a Cougar. You must have a barrel that's longer than the slide and the long L.A.P.D. Cougar barrels are too hard to locate and too expensive when you do find them. On a good day, I can overlap bullet holes at 15 feet free standing. The target below was at 20 feet with my Cougar. I had a few flyers from trying to practice a quick mag change & anticipated it early, but I don't think it was too bad. After adding on some custom grips, I can do a little better now. The bottom pic is what the Cougar looks like now with the custom grips added.

I think they did. Beretta made a lot of competition, target, and other model pistols and kits that are very rare and most guys haven't even heard of. You should be able to use a standard 4.9" barrel with a threaded bushing adapter or if you can find a Beretta 5.9" target barrel and cut to fit. Check out the Beretta forum and look up member "WAL". He does a huge amount of mods for people and machine work that others wouldn't attempt. I'm saving up to have a conical bushing installed on one of my pistols to make it more accurate. I've seen guys shoot 1/4" groups or better at 50 yards with this mod.

You can use standard 9mm ammunition with a 9x21 comp. I think standard 9mm parabellum has a 9.01 diameter and 9x21 has a 9.03 diameter so the caliber difference isn't a problem. All you need is to have a standard Beretta 92 barrel threaded to accept the comp and you're good to go. I don't know if the model you have is suppost to have an insert or not. The model I have on mine does. They make some like the SGS style above without a steel bushing inside, but some have said they wear out much faster. Right now there's a member on the Beretta forum who goes by "WAL" that's reproducing copies of the one you had, but using steel. He does some mean mods and good work too. Here's a link... see pages 6 & 7 for his pics of it... http://berettaforum....pensator&page=6

OMG! That's a high dollar item you gave away! The barrel and comp's go for several hundred dollars used. I've been looking for one of those Beretta comps for a while, but haven't been able to locate one in my price range. The last set I found in good condition was around $450 used. The 9x21 barrels are used in Italy because citizens are banned from using 9mm Parabellum because it's considered as a police and military round only. The short reach trigger is identical to a standard trigger, but the pivot holes are drilled in a slightly different spot which sets the trigger angle about 1/8" further back. It may not sound like a lot, but once installed you can clearly feel the difference. You have to see the two triggers sitting side by side to see the difference. Trigger reset is quicker because your finger doesn't have to move as far forward between each shot too. When the trigger breaks, it's nearly touching the frame and has zero over travel. Beretta Vertecs have SR triggers factory installed.

No problem. You were at least polite about it. The compensator finish is a near perfect match for the slide, but the camera flash makes it stand out like a sore thumb in the photos. It looks better in person.

The compensator makes a drastic reduction in felt recoil. It makes it feel like you're shooting a .22 instead of a 9mm! It's the exact same compensator used on the fully auto 92's in all the "Underworld" movies & they're really rare. I would never have believed the difference the comp. makes until I tried it. If you buy one, make sure you buy one that has the steel busing insert. Otherwise your compensator may not last too long. There are some great as well as some not so great replicas floating around out there.

Here's my Beretta 92FS with an Inox (stainless) slide and barrel, proper Inox guide rod, SGS compensator, hardwood grips with stainless hex screws, Elite hammer, Beretta D hammer spring, short reach trigger, & trijicon night sights. More to come soon...

Good input, but keep in mind this is a SD pistol, not a hunting pistol so it's not going to have the same performance as a .44, .454, etc... I used to have a Super Redhawk .44 Mag. w/9.5" barrel, but traded it because it was fun, but not practical for me. The USP 45 is. It has a 4.4" barrel and holds 12 rounds, which is pretty good for a .45 IMO. I can carry it daily if wanted and it has the ability to shoot the 45 Super for when I'm in black bear country. The Buffalo Bore 45 Super is available in JHP, flat nose FMJ, & hard cast. Since the only bears around are black bears & not grizzly's the flat nose FMJ will probably be efficient enough to get good penetration although I'd rather avoid a bear attack to begin with. Buffalo Bore has a 185 gr round that has a velocity of around 1,300 fps and 700ft lbs of force which isn't bad especially when you consider the pistol can hold 12 rounds of it. They also have 200 & 230 gr round with 1,200 & 1,100 fps and 620-640 ft lbs... That brings me to another question. Would it be ideal to go with a 185 gr with higher velocity rated at more ft lbs of force or a slower moving 230 gr round? Here's what Buffalo Bore has available in the 45 Super... http://www.buffalobore.com/ammo/.45-super-15-1.html Thanks guys.

Absolutely! When you hear people talk about H&K's being heavy duty, they're not exagerating. The HK USP 45, HK45, & the Springfield you mentioned were designed to handle 45 Super right out of the box. Other pistols can be modified to shoot it, but can't do it right out of the box. Unlike other manufacturers, H&K states there's no limit to the amount of +P the USP 45 can shoot & it can handle 45 Super without the need for extra porting. H&K almost overbuilds their pistols right from the factory, but that's part of why thy're so expensive. The USP has a dual recoil spring system that was designed specifically to shoot hot +P ammo. 45 Super will increase wear on parts, but it can take thousands of rounds before springs need replacing. Shooting 45acp through the USP 45 feels like a strong 9mm thanks to the recoil design.

Someone needs to get his address so we can send him a crate of condoms for Christmas so he doesn't reproduce & make any copies of himself. I can just imagine a bunch of little redneck kids running around in cammo T-shirts twirling their Glocks around at the family reunion yelling "that's how I roll, daddy".

SpicyMchaggis, that's what I'll probably end up doing if I don't find it in a store soon. I don't reload and don't plan on shooting 1,000 rounds of it. I just wanted to pick up a few boxes to get a good feel for it & to keep some on hand. I've been looking at Buffalo Bore's 185 & 200 gr in 45 Super. Speer Gold Dot used to make it, but I think it's been discontinued. Buffalo Bore seems to be the ony brand making it right now.

Here's a pistol that's truely built like a tank & shoots like a Cadillac. I picked up this clean USP 45 a while back on trade with a TGO member and finally decided to post a few pics. This one is a 100% German made model with a KF (1995) date code which was the first year these were imported into the U.S. It has a large grip with a hefty feel, but thanks to the dual recoil system it feels like I'm shooting a strong 9mm & the polygonal barrel keeps me punching holes exactly where I want them. The USP 45 just craves hot ammunition. I can't wait to pick up some 45 Supers and give it a good work out.

I quit taking this guy seriously & turned it off :50 seconds into the video when he started showing off his loaded pistol with his finger on the trigger.

45 Super falls right between those. It's actually a 45acp +P+, but has a much thicker case and higher pressure. You cannot use a standard 45acp case. They won't come close to handling the pressure without deforming or worse. I would never shoot 45 Super from a 1911 because the case isn't fully supported have been known to blow them apart. Like Dolomite said, a 1911 & most pistols for that matter won't handle it without modifications. I'm using a HK USP 45, which was designed to shoot 45 Super from the factory so no worrys there. I'm just having a hard time locating them in a store. Here's a link that tells more about the round... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Super

I'm looking for some 45 Super ammunition for when I'm in bear country and haven't found any local shops that sell it. Does anyone know of any stores in the Knoxville/ Campbell Co./ Fentress Co. area that sells it? I know I can order it online & I don't mind that, but I wanted to check on buying from a GS first. My LGS is too unreliable to even check on it. I asked my LGS about ordering some & they told me there was no such thing as 45 Super...WTF?!? Give me a shout if anyone has spotted any for sale in a GS. Thanks.

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