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I carried{and still do} Carry a 92FS Berreta. I found the gun to be reliable, sturdy and very manly.

A gun is a tool, it depends on who is using it.

While I've never been able to afford to buy a Berreta, I do have a Taurus PT-99 that I bought new in 1989. It is similar to the old style Berettas, pre-decocking lever.

Mind has only had 2 failures: The first was due to my mistakenly running some rounds I had loaded that were far in excess of standard 9mm proof loads: I had loaded some 9mm 165gr FMJBT bullets to +P+ submachinegun standards. The failure was that one of the locking lugs had broken off, locking the action completely. The other was a failure in the roll pin, holding the rear sight in place! I was in the middle of a USPSA match, and I noticed midway through my course of fire that "something" was different, but I finished the course. Afterwards, I realized that the blade of the read sight was missing!

Mark

I had some of that Ammo once. I shot a clip of it and didn't have a problem. Only later did I find out it wasn't for Pistols.
9MM has been getting a bad rap.But if you look at what the Pistol was designed for, it was a great choice. A pistol is given to Officers, drivers, Pilots and other personnel who didn't have a need or space for a Rifle. The 45 is a manstopper{really a horse stopper, that was what the caliber was made for, killing horses}. I think it all depends on how it is loaded, who is shooting and shot placement. To each thier own...