It is, of course, the military's pistol (well, the M9 variant is anyway). And there are a million love/hate opinions on this pistol line from the military's perspective. But from a civilian perspective, as a range/home defense gun, it looks like a nice tool. I'm a fan of a firearm with "classic" lines. "Classic lines" is obviously a subjective term, but I enjoy my CZ 75 BD, and the Beretta 92 has a similar look to it. Nice beefy grip with a long and slightly tapered shape to the muzzle end. The open slide design and the external trigger bar intrigue me. It's said of the 92 that it's got match-grade accuracy from its 5" barrel and they're dang near indestructible.
I don't like the slide-mounted fire controls. That said, given that this would be a range piece and not a carry piece, and that I can still leave it in DA fire mode with the safety off, I'm comfortable enough with the manual of arms. I like the ones sans rail, and I like that you can get surplus magazines for it for cheap. Not true of the Taurus variant, unfortunately. If the Taurus used Beretta mags and came without a rail, I'd probably prefer it instead.
I have an itch to buy one...a Beretta. Thoughts on this classy Italian piece?
I don't like the slide-mounted fire controls. That said, given that this would be a range piece and not a carry piece, and that I can still leave it in DA fire mode with the safety off, I'm comfortable enough with the manual of arms. I like the ones sans rail, and I like that you can get surplus magazines for it for cheap. Not true of the Taurus variant, unfortunately. If the Taurus used Beretta mags and came without a rail, I'd probably prefer it instead.
I have an itch to buy one...a Beretta. Thoughts on this classy Italian piece?