Beretta Px4 Storm

beretta px4 storm

The Beretta Px4 Storm is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta of Italy and intended for personal defense and law enforcement use. The Beretta Px4 storm uses the same short-recoil, rotating barrel lock as the Beretta 8000 Models and uses the same operating system as the M9/92/96 series, while being completely different in design from either. Light-weight polymer construction with steel inserts, a modular trigger group, fully enclosing slide, Picatinny rail, and changeable back strap options for the grip are a radical departure from previous Beretta designs.

UNLIKE THE FIRST GENERATION BERETTA 92/96/M9 SERIES, THE BERETTA PX4 STORM  TRIGGER GUARD IS ROUNDED FOR BETTER CONCEALED CARRY. THE TAKEDOWN PIN OF EARLIER MODELS IS REPLACED BY A SPRING-LOADED BAR, ACCESSED VIA FRAME RECESSES AT BOTH ENDS, WHICH MUST BE GRASPED AND PULLED DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RELEASE THE SLIDE. THE SLIDE SPRING IS DOUBLY CAPTIVE, BEING INSERTED APPROXIMATELY AN INCH INTO THE TRANSFER BLOCK AT ONE END AND A RECEIVING HOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE SLIDE AT THE OTHER. IT IS A SELF-CONTAINED ASSEMBLY, COMPLETELY CAPTURED BY THE POLYMER GUIDE. THE MAGAZINE HOLDS THE TOP ROUND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BARREL’S BREECH END SO ONLY A SLIGHT FEED RAMP IS NEEDED. THIS ALLOWS THE BARREL TO FULLY SUPPORT THE CASE. THE 6-R RIFLING OF THE BARREL GENERATES COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TORQUE WHICH IS HARNESSED BY THE LOCKING SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE REQUIRED FROM THE ROTATING BARREL LOCK’S CAM AND PIN SYSTEM TO AFFECT UNLOCKING. THE STEEL TRANSFER BLOCK’S CAM PIN IS 5MM WIDE AND 2MM DEEP. THE ENTIRE HAMMER UNIT MECHANISM CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE PX4, WITHOUT THE USE OF SPECIAL TOOLS, AS A SINGLE GROUP. THIS ALLOWS EASY ACCESS TO THE FIRING MECHANISM FOR CLEANING. THE PX4′S DESIGN MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ASSEMBLE INCORRECTLY FROM A FIELD-STRIPPED TAKEDOWN.

Beretta Px4features an interchangeable, luminescent 3-dot sight system (coated in Super-LumiNova) for use in dark or low-light situations. With short exposure to any kind of light, the night sights’ luminescence lasts up to 30 minutes. The weapon also incorporates a Picatinny rail under the muzzle to allow flashlights, laser sights and other accessories to be attached.

Removable and Interchangeable Parts

To aid the versatility of the Beretta Storm Px4, a number of parts were designed to be removable and interchangeable. These parts include the back strap, the magazine release button, the slide catch and the hammer unit mechanism. The back strap is available in three sizes: slim, standard and oversized. The magazine release button can be mounted on either side of the weapon and replaced by one of three types: standard, large or combat (extended). The standard slide catch can be replaced with a slimmer version to avoid snagging when the weapon is drawn quickly from a holster.

Models

The Beretta Storm Px4 is available in four models:

Type F: Single and double-action. Decocker. Manual safety.

Beretta StormType C: Single-action-only (“Constant Action”). Spurless hammer. No decocker. No safety.

Beretta StormType D: Double-action-only. Spurless hammer. No decocker. No safety.

Type G: Single and double-action. Decocker. No manual safety.

[edit]Px4 Subcompact

The Px4 Storm Subcompact is a compact Px4 chambered in Beretta Storm 9 mm and Beretta Storm .40 S&W. It has a DA/SA trigger. The Px4 Subcompact uses a tilt barrel system. It is intended for personal defense and law enforcement use with a focus on concealed carry.

Beretta is marketing the Beretta Storm PX4 Subcompact as the most advanced subcompact sidearm in existence. It is lightweight and small. The barrel is stainless steel, to help prevent corrosion from perspiration. The magazine release button is both changeable and reversible. Finally, Beretta’s patented SnapGrip Magazine Extender extends the grip size down for a more secure grip.

Beretta Storm Px4 Compact

The Px4 Storm Compact is sized between the Full Size and the Subcompact models. It adopts the rotating barrel design of the full size pistols, but with a shorter and proportioned slide and grip. This model also introduces an ambidextrous slide stop lever. A high magazine capacity is maintained, with 15 rounds in 9 mm and 12 rounds in .40 S&W. The Beretta Storm Px4 Storm Compact models accept the full size magazines as well, increasing capacity to 17 or 20 rounds in 9 mm and 14 or 17 rounds in .40 S&W.

Joint Combat Pistol

Main article: Joint Combat Pistol

The Beretta Storm Px4is available in Beretta Storm .45 ACP designated as the Px4 StormSD (Special Duty). Notable differences between the standard Beretta Storm .45acp and the Special Duty are the desert tan frame color, PVD coated magazines and internal firing control assembly, double recoil spring, specially roll marked slide and a longer barrel to facilitate the use of a suppressor. The PVD coated magazines (one 9 and two 10 round magazines come with the package) are not scheduled to be imported and there will only be one production run of the PX4SD. Supplies are limited. Initial photos show the barrel with a silver proprietary coating but the production models have a black finished barrel. Also, pistol tags indicate that superluminova sight paint is standard but Beretta USA discontinued use of the paint in 2009 so the PX4SD will have standard white 3-dot sights. The special Pelican case contains oil, cleaning kit, 3 mags, pistol, all 3 back straps, all 3 mag buttons, manual, warranty card and 2 foam dividers.

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History Beretta Firearms

 Beretta Firearms - History

Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta is an Italian firearms manufacturer. Their firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. It is also known for manufacturing shooting clothes and accessories. Beretta is the oldest active firearms

Beretta has been owned by the same family for some five hundred years. The Beretta company was established in 1526, when gunsmith Maestro Bartolomeo Beretta of Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia, Lombardy, Italy) was paid 296 ducats for 185 arquebus barrels by theArsenal of Venice. The bills of sale for the order of those firearms are in the firm’s archives.

In 1918, the Beretta Model 1918 was the second submachine gun the Italian army fielded. Beretta  Beretta Firearms and Beretta pistols for the Italian military until the 1943 Armistice between Italy and the Allied forces during World War II. With the Wehrmacht’s control of northern Italy, the Germans seized Beretta and continued producing arms until the 1945 German surrender in Italy. In that time, the exterior finish of the weapons was much inferior to both the pre-war and mid-war weapons, but their operation remained excellent. The last shipment of Type I rifles left Venice for Japan in a U-boat in 1942.

After World War II, Beretta was actively involved in repairing the American M1 Garands given to Italy by the U.S. Beretta modified the M1 into the Beretta BM-59 rifle, which is similar to the M14 battle rifle; armourers consider the BM-59 rifle to be superior, in some ways, to the M14 rifle, because it is more accurate under certain conditions.

AFTER THE WAR,  BERETTA FIREARMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP FIREARMS FOR ITALIAN ARMY AND POLICE AND FOR CIVILIAN MARKET.

In the eighties, Beretta enjoyed a renewal of popularity in North America after its Beretta 92 pistol was selected as service handgun for the United States Army under the designation “Beretta M9 pistol”.

Beretta acquired several domestic competitors (notably Benelli and Franchi) and some foreign companies (notably in Finland) in the late eighties.

Overview

Today, the company is owned and is run by Ugo Gussalli Beretta (a direct descendant of Bartolomeo) and his sons, Franco and Pietro. (The traditional father-to-son Beretta dynasty was interrupted when Ugo Gussalli Beretta assumed the firm’s control; uncles Carlo and Giuseppe Beretta were childless; Carlo adopted Ugo, son of sister Giuseppina Gussalli, and named him a Beretta.)

Beretta is known for its broad range of fire arms: side-by-side Beretta shotguns, over-and-under shotguns, hunting rifles, express rifles, assault rifles, Beretta submachine guns, lever and bolt-action rifles, single and double action Beretta revolvers and semi-automatic Beretta pistols. The parent company; Beretta Holding, also owns Beretta USA, Benelli, Franchi, SAKO, Stoeger, Tikka, Uberti, and the Burris Optics company. The modelBeretta 92FS is the primary side arm of the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, designated the Beretta M9 pistol. In 1985, Beretta was chosen after a controversial competition to produce the M9, winning a contract for 500,000 pistols. A condition of the original agreement was domestic fabrication of the M9. The Beretta USA factory, in Accokeek, Maryland, manufactures military, police, and civilian pistols.

Product lines

Beretta Semi-automatic pistols

Beretta M1915

Beretta Big Daddy Dennis

Beretta M 1934 / Beretta M 1935

Beretta M 1951

Beretta M-100

Beretta 70 series (Jaguar)

Beretta Cheetah

Beretta 8000 Cougar

Beretta 90

Beretta 9000

Beretta 92

Beretta 90two

Beretta M9 pistol

Beretta 93R

Beretta 96A1

Beretta Px4 Storm

Beretta U22 Neos

Beretta 418

Beretta 21 Bobcat

Beretta 3032 Tomcat

Beretta 950 Jetfire

Beretta Nano

Revolvers

Beretta Stampede

Beretta Laramie

Shotguns

Beretta 1201FP

Beretta DT-10

Beretta Silver Pigeon

Beretta AL391 Urika and Teknys

Beretta SO4, Beretta SO5 and Beretta SO6

Beretta Xtrema

Beretta Xtrema 2

Beretta Model Aseries

Beretta UGB25 Xcel

Beretta Urika

Beretta Urika 2

Beretta RS 202-M2

Beretta LTLX7000

Beretta Extrema2

Beretta Tx4

Beretta A400

Beretta A300

Rifles and carbines

Beretta BM-59

Beretta Cx4 Storm

Beretta Rx4 Storm

Beretta 501 (sporting rifle)

Assault rifles

Beretta AR70/90

Beretta AS70/90

Beretta ARX 160

Submachine guns

Beretta Model 1918

Beretta Model 38

Beretta Model 3 – a postwar modification of the 38/42

Beretta M12 series

 Beretta 92fs INOX

Beretta 96A

Beretta Handguns Return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a military-based, first-person shooter video game in which the player controls five different characters over the course of seven days.  Naturally, many real-life weapons and guns were included in the game.  This time around two such beretta handguns  made an appearance.

THE BERETTA 92SB RETURNS FROM CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE, BUT INCORRECTLY APPEARS AS THE MILITARY ISSUE M9. BERETTA HANDGUNS SUCH AS THESE ARE THE PRIMARY SIDEARM OF ALL U.S. TROOPS IN SINGLE PLAYER MODE, AND IS ALSO USED BY THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY, TASK FORCE 141, U.S. NAVY SEALS.  BERETTA PISTOLS LIKE THIS ARE ALSO USED, ALTHOUGH INFREQUENTLY, BY THE MIDDLE EASTERN OPFOR.

In the game, the Beretta 92SB looks great in first-person view.  However, the real model of the 92SB actually has a black finish rather than matte-black finish that appears in the game.

The second of beretta handguns that appears in the game is the Beretta 93R, which is classified under the Machine Pistol slot.  It is attached with a skeletal stock and what looks like an attachment rail for a flashlight/LAM. The in-game model has extended magazine but still only holds 15 rounds, though in multipayer it has 20 rounds.  The “M93 Raffica” is unlocked at level 38 in multiplayer, and benefits from low recoil, high damage, fast reload times, and instantaneous ADS. The in-game 93R has a slide mounted safety, characterizing it as a converted beretta 92fs made to resemble and function like a Beretta 93R (real 93Rs have a frame mounted safety, elongated trigger guard and a more angular slide). It seems likely that the developers took the base 92SB model and added 93R parts to it and made it shoot three-round bursts.

So next time you play, watch out for, then use these powerful beretta handguns.  Their popularity will for sure secure their spot in future Call of Duty games.

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Beretta Stampede, beretta handguns

beretta handguns - Beretta Stampede

Like beretta handguns? Do you like old-fashioned looking, yet brand new beretta pistols? Well if you do, the Beretta Stampede is right up your ally!

REVOLVERS ARE THE MOST ICONIC OF BERETTA HANDGUNS AND THERE’S NO GUN MORE QUINTESSENTIALLY AMERICAN THAN THE SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER.  BERETTA MAKES SEVERAL REVOLVERS, WHICH ARE ALL PART OF ITS STAMPEDE LINE OF BERETTA PISTOLS.  THESE REVOLVERS INCLUDE STAMPEDE BLUE, STAMPEDE NICKEL, STAMPEDE OLD WEST AND STAMPEDE MARSHAL OLD WEST.  BOTH OF THE STAMPEDE OLD WEST REVOLVERS HAVE WALNUT GRIPS WITH A SILVER FINISH ON THE REST OF THE GUN.  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE MARSHAL HAS A SHORTER BARREL.  THE STAMPEDE NICKEL IS SIMILAR TO THE OLD WEST, HOWEVER IT HAS A VERY SHINY, BEAUTIFUL NICKEL FINISH TO ACCOMPANY THE WOODEN GRIP. THE STAMPEDE BLUE HAS A BLACK AND SILVER FINISH WITH A BLACK GRIP.  THIS GIVES THE GUN A MODERN TWIST ON THE CLASSIC REVOLVER.

The Beretta Stampede combines the feel and handling qualities of the original “hogleg” with a transfer-bar safety system that makes it safe to carry with all six chambers loaded.  The beauty is in the accurate details and the fixed front sight is true to the original. With the frame dimensions closely matched to the 19th-century originals, the Stampede feels slender and very responsive in the hand.  Although these guns look “old”, they shoot like new, with incredible accuracy.  These beretta pistols are quite the investment, ranging between $500 and $700 retail, but are definitely worth the cash.

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Beretta 92fs and the U.S. Military

Originally designed for the Italian army and police, the Model 92 beretta pistols, most currently the beretta 92fs, have earned most of their fame as the standard sidearm of the US military. It was developed between 1970 and 1975 as a possible replacement for the ageing Beretta M951 pistol.  The beretta 92fs entered production in Italy in 1976.  First adopted by the Brazilian army in 1977, these beretta pistols were later adopted in Italy in its Model 92S, “SB”, and finally “F” modifications. The US military adopted the Model 92SB-F in 1985, as a result of the highly controversial XM9 trials.  With this, Beretta enjoyed a renewal of popularity in North America after its Beretta 92 pistol was selected as service handgun for the United States Army under the designation “M9 pistol”.

 IN THE LATE 1980S AND 1990S, THESE PISTOLS WERE ALSO ADOPTED IN FRANCE. BY THIS TIME THE COMPANY WAS KNOWN FOR ITS BROAD RANGE OF BERETTA FIREARMS: SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUNS, OVER-AND-UNDER SHOTGUNS, HUNTING RIFLES, EXPRESS RIFLES, ASSAULT RIFLES, SUBMACHINE GUNS, LEVER AND BOLT-ACTION RIFLES, SINGLE AND DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC BERETTA PISTOLS.  TODAY, THE MODEL BERETTA 92FS IS THE PRIMARY SIDE ARM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, MARINE CORPS, AND AIR FORCE.

With the introduction of the beretta 92fs in the late 1980s, another unusual safety feature was fitted in the form of an enlarged head to the hammer pin. The purpose of this safety is to prevent the rear of the slide from flying back into the firer’s face in the case of the slide failure. This happened several times during the earlier years of Model 92F service in US military, apparently because of metallurgical problems, combined with the “built-in” weak points in the slide where the locking block cuts are made. Recognizing these weak points, the US INS requested Beretta to make their model 96, a .40 S&W caliber version of Model 92, with reinforced slides. This resulted in appearance of the Model 96 Brigadier pistols, and, later on, the same modification was applied to 9mm beretta pistols, available as Model 92 Brigadier. Beretta also produced a number of compact versions of their basic, full-size Model 92 variations. These compact versions had shortened grips, slides and barrels. Compact Type M versions also featured single-stack magazines with appropriately thinned grips. At the present time, Beretta no longer makes Compact versions of the Model 92. In new product lines of beretta handguns these were replaced by the entirely different Model 8000 Cougar pistols.

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Beretta firearms, a History

Posted on June 13, 2012

Beretta firearms, a History

Beretta has been owned by the same family for over five hundred years. The Beretta company was established in 1526, when gunsmith Maestro Bartolomeo Beretta of Gardone Val Trompia was paid 296 ducats for 185 arquebus barrels by the Arsenal of Venice.  Thus began the Beretta company and the beginning ofberetta firearms.  In fact, the bills of sale for the order of those beretta firearms are in the firm’s archives.  As the Beretta name became synonymous with uncompromising quality, design, materials, construction and performance, word spread beyond the Italian borders, establishing a tradition that has carried over, uninterrupted, through fifteen generations of Berettas.

IN THE EARLY 1900S PIETRO TOOK THE COMPANY REINS, INTRODUCING MODERNIZED MANUFACTURING METHODS, MANY PATENTS FOR MECHANISMS AND SIMPLIFIED CONSTRUCTION, CONSEQUENTLY ESTABLISHING BERETTA, THE FIRST ITALIAN FIREARMS MAKER, AS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN FIREARMS PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN THE WORLD.  THIS IS WHEN BERETTA FIREARMS FIRST STARTED TO BECOME DESIRABLE.

In 1918, the Beretta Model 1918 was the second submachine gun the Italian army fielded. They manufactured beretta rifles and beretta pistols for the Italian military until the 1943 Armistice between Italy and the Allied forces during World War II.

After World War II, Beretta was actively involved in repairing the American M1 Garands given to Italy by the U.S. Beretta modified the M1 into the Beretta BM-59 rifle, which is similar to the M14 battle rifle; armourers consider the BM-59 rifle to be superior, in some ways, to the M14 rifle, because it is more accurate under certain conditions.

After the war, Beretta continued to develop firearms for Italian army and police and for civilian market.

The modernization process and accelerated production of beretta handguns was continued by the sons Giuseppe, and Carlo. They secured the Company’s multinational character with commercial and production activity in numerous European countries and the United States. These efforts created successful ventures in the military, law enforcement and private sectors.

Today, the company is owned and is run by Ugo Gussalli Beretta (a direct descendant of Bartolomeo) and his sons, Franco and Pietro.

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Beretta Nano

The Beretta Nano is subcompact 9mm beretta  pistol.  The Nano is the smallest of beretta pistols and  is the ultimate evolution of the micro compact carry pistol. Utilizing a removable, serialized sub-chassis the Nano pistol can be easily modified with replaceable grip frames and is simple to disassemble and maintain.

EASE OF USE AND CONCEALMENT WERE KEY DRIVERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE  BERETTA NANO.
THE NANO’S EXTREMELY LOW PROFILE, SNAG FREE DESIGN MAKES IT EASY TO CARRY AND DRAW FROM CONCEALMENT.  THE NANO PRIMARY MISSION IS CONCEALED CARRY. IT’S SMOOTH, SNAG FREE PROFILE MAKES IT EASY TO HOLSTER, EASY TO CARRY AND EASY TO DRAW. NO AWKWARD LEVERS OR SWITCHES TO GET CAUGHT OR HUNG UP ON.  MODULAR STRUCTURE, ERGONOMICS AND EASE OF USE ALSO MAKE THE BERETTA NANO THE IDEAL FIREARM FOR CONCEALED CARRY.

To accommodate right or left-handed use, the Nano’s magazine release button can be easily reversed.  The light, durable, frame employs modern thermoplastic technology through the use of fiberglass reinforced technopolymer.

The Nano’s sights are user adjustable with a 1.3mm hexwrench and your fingers. This allows anyone to adjust their sights without the assistance of a gunsmith.

The Nano’s various finishes and coatings are designed to ensure your new carry piece not only wears well, but is always ready to perform. The slide and barrel are finished with black nitride, while the internal chassis is stainless steel and major springs are zinc plated.

The stainless steel chassis of the Nano is the part that carries the serial number, designating it as one of the beretta handguns. The technopolymer grip frame can be easily removed for cleaning or to be replaced by a different grip frame rnal chassis is stainless steel and major springs are zinc plated.

Beretta Nano