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Beretta 92 Combat competition pistol
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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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So many gun photos always show the gun in fire mode with the safety off, is that on purpose?
This particular gun is in a safe condition, with the hammer down on an empty chamber. It appears to have been converted to single action.
Probably a convenience thing.
The beretta 92 combat, unlike the og 92, has a frame mounted safety that, when safed, physically blocks the slide from moving--same as a 1911.
If I had to get a pistol ready for an actual white-box photoshoot, I'm gonna clean the shit out of it, which means full disassembly and scrubbing all the little fiddly bits. Can't take it apart with the safety on, 'cause the slide would be blocked. Probably wouldn't flip the safety on after I got it all dry and back together because, yay it's photo time.
Alternative possibility, same reasoning: I store pistols with chamber flags in, so I can be sure there's not a round in the chamber. This necessitates slightly open slides, and safeties that interfere with the slide can't be kept on in that state.
Not sure, I haven't really noticed this. I guess it makes it look more action-y or something?
I feel like a lot of the rifle pictures I see tend to have the safety on though, especially AKs (where the safety is very visible). I don't pay as much attention to pistols.