Picked up a Chiappa M9 Compact (Turkish Beretta 92FS Centurion). It is exactly the same inside as an Italian Beretta 92, meaning roll pin instead of "dog bone" pin holding the hammer spring
Changed out the hammer spring to a "D" version and installed an Elite II hammer. Did a little polishing on the trigger, sear, and hammer engagement surfaces. Ordered a set of Hogue grips and will stop any more modifications until I've run a few 100 rounds through it.
Once it was cleaned and oiled (they ship DRY) the out of the box trigger was smoother than a US made Beretta M9 and slightly lighter. The finger grooves make the grip feel slightly smaller, it might be the grip panels are thinner too. The screws were all treated with a thread lock compound much like blue loc-tite. The chamber looks to be chrome lined but the bore doesn't seem to be. The safety/de-cocker is a little tighter than a US made M9, The magazines drop free, and interchange with any M9/92FS magazine, they're made by MecGar and marked made for Girsan. The finish is very nice, smooth and even, but a dull rather than the semi-gloss finish on my US made M9, more like the finish on my Italian Centurion.
After the mods I dropped 21 ounces off the DA and 8 off the SA trigger pull, got a little smoother. 3 pounds 10 ounces SA and 6 pounds 9 ounces DA.
First 100 rounds fired at 5 and 10 yards.
