Beretta Px4 Storm Compact
Beretta USA has introduced a compact version of the Px4 Storm pistol. The Compact model (3.2" barrel / 15 round 9mm magazine) fits in between the Full-size (4" / 17 round mag) and sub-compact (2.99" / 13 round mag) models. This new pistol is nothing revolutionary, but more choice is always better for the consumer.
Beretta Px4 Storm Compact
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 9mmx19 / .40 S&W |
| Capacity | 15 (9mm) / 12 (.40) |
| Barrel | 3.2" |
| Total Length | 6.8" |
| Weight | 27 oz. |
| MSRP (Price) | Not yet announced. |
I shot ALL KIND of pistols, calibers, models, etc…
This Beretta is awesome. Good grip, and the most SOFT recoil in 9mm. Sometimes i’m feel that a Walther PPK 380 have more strong and spannpy recoil.
The job did with the recoil in this Beretta surprise me. Whats mean?
More faster and easy double tap or multiple shots.
Whats about the accurate?
AMAZING.
I have a HK USP 9mm full size, a Sig Sauer Sp2022, a Watlher P99, a CZ 75B and i need admit: the Beretta is pinpoint.
Easy i can break toothpicks or matches at 7 yards.
At 7 yards i make groups of half inch in the perfect center of the target easy.
At 15 yards i do groups of a inch an a half easy.
The only 9mm with this level of accuracy is the CZ 75B steel frame, but is more heavy and have more recoil.
I strong recomend this pistol but i know is cheaper options in the market: Springfields XDs, Glocks(i love glocks), Taurus, etc…
My CCL pistol is a Glock 20, 10mm(awesome caliber) but if i need carry a 9mm will a PX4 storm full size.
I bought the px4 compact yesterday, shot it today. Total of 140 rounds at 115 gr. Not one jam, or even a stray shot. I’ve taken handgun classes and rented different guns but this is my first to own. I love it. Jamming can be caused by the tight spring. Mine came with a lock that requires the slide to be open. This helps loosen the spring I believe. I am glad I chose this as my first handgun, shot better than any other gun I’ve used including beretta 92f and p2000. Would recommend for conceal carry as well.
Zak I am happy to hear you P4 was running smooth and failure free.
Sometimes a gun has to be ‘fielded’ and have enough people shooting it with this and that ammo to discover and correct flaws.
I am down to 177lbs now, I don’t need to be quite as “properly pumped” at 62, but it makes carrying my 92F a ‘bit much’ on me now.
The Polish PPK copy ( P64) in 9 X18 Makarov or my CZ 83 in Makarov is my alternative. But the P4 seems like something worth getting. I feel best with an external hammer, da/sa auto, I have prejudice a bit against striker fired autos. But they seem to work for everybody I just see a real safety issue with the striker fired design.
But the 1911 ‘cocked and locked’ is an accident waitng to happen’ too. I still have my 1911, ‘liberated’ in 1971 from the US Army by the ‘People’s Army of Revolutionary Justice’ of which i was the Commander and only solider (:
Funny the 1911 seems more concealable and ‘light’ since I been toting a 92F.
Despite the semi contraversy I have gut feeling a p4 would work for me now. What was the recoil and reovery like zak?
I am bit taken back over the many problems reported here with the px4.
I have not fired or even held one as yet,but at my school we go through reasonable amount of ammo each month and I see almost every handgun there is.
My 92 F has never failed me. Only a person firing it with a ‘ limp wrist’ hold made it fail,but once the hold was corrected they fired it flawlessly.
Are these FTE problems limited to the ‘compact’ model of the orginal. Is the full sized model most reliable?
Incidentaly, maybe I am just an old timer but I feel almost any striker fired pistol is an ‘accident waiting to happen’.Ok for SWAT entry teams but not for the average cop or citizen.
Also tight groups are fun but mean nothing when it comes to an actual crisis using a pistol in self-defense. If someone is trying to kill you, it is virtually impossible for your brain to allow you to look at anything but that person about to kill you, so once the ‘ball is rolling’ in real crisis you can’t use the sights of the gun anyway. You won’t even know it has sights.
No matter what people think when they come here, the adrenal stress driven scenarios prove this to them and every time. I think people should realize this if they are owning a handgun for the defense of themselves and their family. You must learn to ‘pount shoot’ , most incidentrs occur at night and sights are not even visble really.
I just bought a px4 subcompact in .40. The first 6 shots were nicely grouped but low about 1 inch and about 2 inches to the left. i tried to compensate a few more times then it began to spread rounds all over the target. I let it cool down and all in all shot 100 rounds through the gun. I have heard that it takes 200 rounds or so to break in to bring the groups up. Has anybody had this sort of results with theirs.
My px4 subcompact 40 has ran perfectly until tonight I shot Tulammo in it. I was really worried because I had many failures to properly close on the round. The ammo also didnt have the same consistent power each shot. It was kind of scary. I thought it was the gun but my federal ammo was smooth and after reading about Tulammo I will never use it again. I would have been dead in a gun fight using that crap. Im giving the rest of it away. My gun was SO dirty after 30 rounds the black soot was like grease.
@Denner37
Thanks for the comment! I checked it out and found that Beretta has the service campaign online now as well to correct the guns with the problem. http://www.berettasupport.com/applications/php_storm/index.htm
My repair kit is on its way! I’m glad Beretta is taking steps to resolve the problem. I’ve loved the gun as well and have just been shooting hotter ammunition. Feels great in my hands and shoots well.
Something to add on the Px4 Compact. First off, what a shooter. The handgun I own doesn’t just group, but tears out the center of targets. That being said, I was having FTE on the last two rounds in the magazine with WWB for the first 100 rounds. Shot the next 100 rounds and the gun performed 100%. Shot PMC Bronze(i.e. shitty underpowdered ammo) and had the same FTE and worse than the first 100 of WWB. Contacted Beretta and was sent a new replacement recoil spring and guiderod for free. No problems, the new spring is much lighter than the original. However, my old spring will shoot anything not less powered than WWB at present.
Ive got a full size 40 cal px4 i love the gun put over 1000 rounds through the gun and not one problem maybe i got a good one. Its actually my favorite thing to shoot. Would fully recommend.
I’ve have a similar problem. This isn’t isolated at all as this is my second PX4 compact with the same problem. I believe it has a stiff recoil spring and requires hotter ammo. This is a disappointment as I’d like to see everything run through it. I’m still experimenting to find the best ammunition for the gun. I don’t know if I’d recommend it to anyone at this point, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend it for beginners or as a first gun.
Here’s a review that notes the feeding problem well:
http://www.handgunsmag.com/featured_handguns/HG_newpx4_122710/index2.html
My girlfriend bought one yesterday in 9mm from Academy. We went to shoot it on our land and I was amazed at how much it sucked. $500 dollar paperweight. I’m not a tournament shooter, but I was in the military for 5 years. I also shoot at work on a regular basis. I know it’s not me. Shooting groups was impossible and hitting anywhere near you were aiming required “Kentucky Windage”. I even tried from 7 yards from a resting position. Nothing. My stepdad tried also. He called it a $500 lesson learned and walked away. To make sure I wasn’t crazy, I picked up my .40 M&P and ate the middle out of the target. The trigger on the PX4 is all mush until you feel it start to break. The sights looked aligned at a glance, but you never know. Weird things can happen at “the factory”. I guess I’ll buy some different sights for it and see if a trigger kit is made for it. Anybody have any experience like this?
I purchased the PX4 Subcompact and having the same issue at 7 yards with regards to grouping. I can use my Ruger SR40c and pretty much cut out the center of the target but the Berretta is all over the place.
i bought a PX4 compact 9mm for my girlfriend and have been having nothing but problems with it. it seems the PX4 is very picky and only likes certain shooters and certain shooting styles. myself and the rangemaster can empty mags with no problem, however when she picks it up, she cant make it past one round. i suspect the rotating barrel is the culprit because no matter how stiff and stable her grip and stance is, it always fails to feed. she has fired my other handguns without a single problem. she is a very accurate shooter as well. has anyone else had a similar problem? i would advise renting a PX4 before buying to see if you have problems with it.
Looking for my first pistol and am focusing on CCW candidates. Myself, I am 6’2″ 260. left handed w/large hands. I am anxious to see the new Beretta PX4 Storm compact and am also interested in the Sig P239. Some say Springfield’s XDM Compact and/or or Glock 39 are good candidates but I sure would like some objective input with rationale for your nomination. Many thanks in advance, Randy
I used to have a Mini Cougar in 9mm and loved it. Any comparison? Is the PX4 superior? I’m guessing it is since Beretta no longer makes the Mini Cougar.
I have the px4 in 9mm fullsize and it’s a fantastic handgun. It’s light, feels very comfortable in my hand, little muzzle rise and well balanced. I’d like to get my hands on the compact and try it out
It is available in .40. I believe all of the PX4s are as well as the CX4 carbine which shares magazines.
Chamber it in .40 or .45 and you would have a real nice gun.
So, does this Compact use the rotating barrel lock like its big brother, or have they put in the more traditional tilting barrel like with the Sub-Compact?
LJK, I think it uses a rotating barrel.
The Storm Sub Compact 9mm is a fairly unique combination of capacity and firing system (SA/DA w/ decocker) in that size but the width makes it a real chunk. The CZ RAMI would’ve probably won out if I didn’t end up going with striker-fired. This new Compact size makes more sense in a gun of the Storm’s width, I think.
I’m a fan of the PX4. Easy to work the slide, good controls, and totally drives tacks.
I wonder though who will be the first to figure out that there’s a market for concealable pistols with full-length barrels.
Tiliting Browning-style barrel or rotating Cougar-style ? Thats the main difference between the full sized and the sub compact.