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The side of the conversion unit’s slide is distinctly marked.

This is Beretta’s own .22 conversion unit for full-length Model 92 and 96 traditional double-action pistols. It includes a magazine.

Earlier, a friend and fellow firearms instructor in Michigan, Jeff Brooks, had bought a Model 87 Target for his young son. He was not any happier with the backlash than I was, or with the heavy (for a bull’s-eye pistol) trigger pull weight that left Fortier dissatisfied. Jeff told me of his specimen, “Trigger overtravel is absolutely horrible and very excessive.” He asked me to recommend a pistolsmith.

I told him to try Ernest Langdon, who specializes in Berettas, and that if Langdon didn’t handle that model, to try Teddy Jacobson at Actions by T in Sugarland, Texas. It turned out that Langdon preferred to do major work only on Model 92 and 96 pistols, and light action hones on Cougars, and didn’t work on 80-Series Berettas at all. Jacobson, on the other hand, took on the job. Jeff reported after he got the gun back from the masterful Texas pistolsmith, “We love the 87 Target. Teddy Jacobson did an outstanding job on trigger pull weight, smoothness, and travel.” He sent me some pictures of young Jonathan and some of his targets, and it’s clear, both shooter and pistol are doing fine.