Discussing the Beretta Px4 Storm
2/14/2011
While best known for shotguns and for supplying the primary sidearm of the U.S. military, Beretta also produces a polymer-frame pistol called the Px4 Storm. Available in three sizes—full, compact and subcompact—and three calibers, the Px4 Storm features a rotary barrel lockup in the full-size and compact and a tilting barrel lockup in the subcompact.
The first thing that jumps out at me is the covered barrel since it is so different from the open-barrel M9 (92FS) that is well known to the shooting public. However, there other features that make this gun nice to handle, such as the ergonomic grip and three changeable backstraps, which allow the gun to be adjusted to fit almost any hand. It should be noted that Beretta has kept the controls similar to the 92FS, which should make transitioning to the Px4 Storm quite easy for anyone familiar with the military’s standard issue pistol or its civilian counterpart.
Mark Keefe, American Rifleman magazine Editor in Chief, recently talked with Beretta’s Ben Cook about the Px4 Storm. See what he learned, and check back for AmericanRifleman.org’s upcoming review of the Px4 Storm subcompact in 9 mm.
