This is the BLOW F92, available in this nice fume colour, which vaguely replicates "gun metal". The finish has a sleek feel to it, as opposed to the "powdery" texture of the RETAY MOD 92 (MATTE CHROME) and AKSA F90 (FUME). In terms of sheen, we would describe it as semi-gloss, as it only partially refracts light, in a dull, but lustrous gray hue.
These BLOW F92 guns have loose tolerances and operate easy w/out any resistance. The slide racks easy, the hammer decocks w/out exertion on the trigger and does pack a bit of weight, which alot of Berreta 92FS owners claim weigh in a bit more than the firearm itself. We ourselves can likewise confirm this.
While this pistol isn't as refined as the Beretta 92FS firearm, this pistol, for its price, certainly has merit. As a deterrent and a scare tool, this pistol will fit the bill nicely.
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The BLOW F92 is a 1:1 BERETTA 92 / VEKTOR Z88 pistol replica in terms of appearance and functions almost exactly the way its firearm counterpart does;
You have the all-metal vintage build of the gun w/out any under barrel Picatinny rail or otherwise any obvious mounting space for optics - the top of the slide is cropped, leaving the rounded upper half of the barrel exposed. Likewise, your ejection port here opens thoroughly so the cartridges has a wide angle of ejection possible. The sights are similar to those of the BERETTA, however, the rear sight does not have a white dot, but it has the shape. The cocking serrations are the forwardly slanted series w/ ample grooving - there are 16 of them, so there is a lengthy grid of them to latch one's pinching grasp on to. Failing that, there is the ambidextrous safety w/ the forwardly pointing lever ends that can be used as traction mediums to rack the slide. Speaking of which - the rear uppermost section of the grip stocks are nipped out a little to better reach - and toggle, the lever safety; it swivels from the 9 o' clock position, down to the 7 o' clock position (when facing the left face of the gun) and has clear "F" and "S" indicators on both sides. The lever arm itself is tripple stepped both along its upper (going down) and its lower (in ascending order) to allow for better traction as you would toggle the switch in whichever direction. The hammer as well, is horizontally serrated w/ an indentation just over the apex of its form, which the thumb end can nestle into when pulling the hammer back. The hammer here also has a hole drilled right-through like you'd have on the BERETTA.
The slide catch' rampart is likewise stepped and easily reachable w/ one's thumb alone. On the other side, you'll also have the eexternal trigger arm that attaches to the sear, that slips in under the right grip stock. As for the field strip lever - this toggles 90° clockwise to 6 o' clock and is then pushed out from the other side and/or pulled out from the left face. However, we found that if you rack the slide a little, pinch the blowback rod and pull it forward (with your hand), you should be able to shake the lever out, which should drop freely to the left. Thereafter, the slide comes off at the rear and slides forwardly off the barrel.
The gripstocks are broad for a BERETTA 92 replica, and they are diamond checkered, although, the checkering isn't prononced like you'd have on the MOD 92. On either side, the grip stocks are secured by a pair of flush-fitting button head phillips drive screws, w/ vague vertical serrations on the backstrap as well as the front side of the handle.
This pistol does not feature a locking block like on a BERETTA as there is no need for it on a blank firing pistol and likely to save on cost, the manufacturers decided to manufacture the pistol this way.
The magazine capacity is 16+1 9x22mm P.A.K, double stack, whose retention can be toggled by the magazine release button (also w/in thumb reach whilst holding the pistol gripped. It furthermore has concentric serrating on it for added traction.
Behind the magazinbe buttplate, you'll also have the lanyard loophole, which is all-metal and can be put to practical use.
Overall, a very sizeable and weighty masculine gun which alot of people do like, though not perfectly suited in our opinion, for IWB carry.
The muzzle end of the barrel does feature female threading, so you should be able to install a flare tip adapter, should you so wish.
Technical Specifications:
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Replica of
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BERETTA 92, VEKTOR Z88 (no licensing marks)
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Calibre
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9x22mm P.A.K
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| Venting |
Front |
| Pepper cartridge compatible? |
Yes |
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Dimensions (mm)
Length;
Height;
Width
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216
142
38
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Trigger Action
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Single Action, Semi Auto. |
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Firing method
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Hammer fired
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Magazine capacity
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16+1
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Composition
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All Metal, plastic grip stocks
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Safety
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Yes, ambidextrous thumb switch on rear of slide
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Ease of Field Strip
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7/10 – Very intuitive, though the blowback rod must be pulled forward for the takedown lever to reinsert. Since the blowback spring isn't too stiff, you can hold that rod out the slide-fore w/ one hand, ensure the blowback rod indexer / seat slides forward, clearing the hole, then reinsert the field strip lever, if it had been removed. If unsure on how to do it, please see; https://youtu.be/EI0zK0jOQW4
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Lanyard loophole
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Yes, behind magazine floorplate
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Removable gripstocks
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Yes w/ Phillips drive, diamond checkered polymer set
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Magazine Release
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Traditional
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Underbarrel Picatinny Rail
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No
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