Lightening the Beretta 92FS Trigger

[XavierBreath]

I have always found the Beretta 92 trigger to be heavy, to the point that I am inaccurate with the pistol. I almost gave up on my B92 because of this. It was my first pistol after i left the navy though, and i did not want to get rid of it.

I installed the Wolff light trigger spring unit in an attempt to get a little better trigger, but no cigar. The reliability was probably enhanced, but the trigger pull was still heavy in double action.

I finally tried a trick off the Beretta forums, and installed an 18 pound 1911 mainspring. All I can say is WOW! The trigger was significantly lighter, to the point that I was worried about light strikes. It became practically like a Kahr trigger.

I took the pistol to the range and ran 500 rounds through it without the first light strike. I had no malfunctions at all. I was grouping five shots under two inches at 25 feet. Prior, I was lucky to group within six inches at that distance. I was and am a happy camper with the modification. One caveat, of course is to not do this to your defensive pistol, or be aware of the implications if you do.

I'm liking my old Beretta 92 again! Thus far, I have over 1000 rounds on this modification without a lightstrike.

[NButler]

could you post a link of a good site to get that mainspring? i'm very curious now ;D also, is this a hard thing to replace?

[XavierBreath]

Brownells or Wolff. Just order an 18 pound mainspring for a 1911.

[Fobos]

Thanks for the tip, Xavier.

I tried this tonight on my Beretta 96 and must say that the trigger pull is significantly lighter now.

Now I've gotta order a new mainspring so I can put my Colt back together...