P89DC

[Heliman]

I just bought a P89DC from the estate of a retired law enforcement officer. It looks and functions well. The serial number puts it as manufactured in 1993. I have owned a P95 and liked it. Unfortunately it was stolen in a burglary 10 years ago, so I picked up this pistol to replace the P95. It will be a drawer gun primarily. What do I need to look for with this platform as compared to the P95?

 

[roylt]

You don't say if your 95 was a DC or not but the two guns are basically the same. The barrel to guide pin engagement is different but it is still basically the same. Guns use the same mags even.

Enjoy. From one P-nut to another.

Keep the P-Guns alive!!!

 

[Heliman]

Sorry, the 95 was a DC. Due to Washington states ridiculous laws, I won't receive it for 10 Business Days........

 

[blume357]

the difference is the pistol is bigger that is about it... except I think you have one of the first models and they need a different magazine from later models of both the 89 & 95.... but don't panic on that... there are two choices in this if you choose. One is to just make sure you have the right mags... I have two I'd be willing to let go off or to do a slight modification of the pistol so that it takes either the old ones or the new ones. I have an older p89 that I did this to. It is filing off a very small amount of the top of the mag release inside the grip. In looking at the two below it seems the P95 came with an ambidextrous decock the p89 didn't.

 

[KIR]

My KP345 tops them all...

 

[roylt]

Most 89s had the ambi decock. The very old ones did not. Safe models too had it on both sides typically.

345 is a 45ACP. End of the P-guns.

Keep the P-guns alive!

 

[Mobuck]

IIRC, if the designation is 'DC', it's a decock only and the lever returns to fire position. A 'safety/decock' lever remains in the safe position until manually moved to 'fire'.
I prefer the DC as I don't want to discover I've left the lever in the 'safe' position at an inopportune moment.

 

[blume357]

Why Browning or who ever it was thought it was a good idea to put that little lever on the double action / single action semi-automatic pistols that you have to flip down to expose the red dot before the trigger can be pulled, I'll never understand. I do own several , four I think, if you count what I really consider short barreled rifles with braces a pistol....

One is an FHN that I actually like and is way too accurate.... but I really like it because it was made here in S.C.