The Beretta M9A3 pistols are a tactical or duty variant of the iconic 92 product line designed for personal defense, law enforcement and military applications. Although not an official entrant, the Beretta M9A3 pistols were considered by some to be a contender for the [Read More…]
A couple of months ago, I finally decided to take the plunge and order an all black Beretta M9A3. Earlier this year I shot and tested out the FDE version. That version was designed to update the Beretta M9 series that served as the standard issue sidearm for the [Read More…]
With summer approaching that brings us warmer weather and new options to carry firearms! We might be rockin’ cargo shorts versus parkas, and we may be looking for smaller guns to be rockin’ as well. So as we begin May we have made it into our 7th edition of [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with Beretta reps to talk about the new additions to Beretta’s tactical/practical competition shooting guns. This clip looks at Beretta’s new gas-operated semi-auto shotgun built specifically for competition, the Beretta 1301 [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with Beretta reps to talk about the new additions to Beretta’s tactical/practical competition shooting guns. This episode looks at the Beretta 92X competition, which was built from the ground up to be a competition/tactical pistol. It [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with Beretta to look at the new-for-NRAAM Beretta APX Carry. This tiny pistol packs 6 rounds of 9mm in a smaller version of the familiar and reliable Beretta APX pistol. This gun is geared towards CCW/EDC/concealed carry, and will be [Read More…]
Beretta has just announced a new variation of their APX line, coming out with the APX Carry. Beretta began teasing the unveiling a week ago on social media and today, Beretta released a video titled “worst 30-seconds” on social media, showing a small [Read More…]
During the days of IWA 2019, the French manufacturer Chapuis Armes revealed on their Facebook page that Beretta Holding Group had just become their majority shareholder. Below is the full press release. Beretta Holding SA take a majority stake in the French company [Read More…]
Just announced is the Beretta 92X Performance – a steel-framed pistol with upgrades that are geared towards the competition shooter. Besides the new Vertec steel frame, the Beretta 92X features an oversized, ambidextrous, frame-mounted safety versus the [Read More…]
Today’s Picture is from Beretta Defense Technologies. I think the pistol is a Beretta APX, but I have been wrong many times before. Anyway, the real point here is the dry fire training and the coin exercise. Have you ever tried this exercise? To be honest, I have [Read More…]
Stoeger is a Turkish manufacturer mostly known for its shotguns, which are frequently based on designs of the parent company Benelli. Being part of the Beretta Holding, however, Stoeger has also been manufacturing semiautomatic pistols for some years. Specifically, they [Read More…]
In 2017 Beretta acquired the Victrix Armaments brand from the Italian firm Rottigni. Together with the better known American company Barrett, the two companies will be sharing an order of about 6 000 sniper rifles “along with Telescopic Sights and [Read More…]
Beretta shotguns have been around for a while through the 1301 Tactical line, currently available in a number of finishes and configurations. But most recently Beretta partnered up with Aridus Industries out of Pennsylvania in order to bring to industry an upgraded version of the 1301 Tactical but [Read More…]
At the 2019 SHOT Show Beretta debuted a few new color combos for their M9A3 pistols as well as a new 92G Elite model. They also released new camo patterns for their shotguns and an all new premium line of shotguns. New Shotgun Camo patterns Beretta released new camo [Read More…]
Happy New Year’s to all of our readers! We are officially in 2019 and that means we are inching closer to SHOT Show everyday. While it is awesome to hear about all of the new firearms coming out every winter, it can be equally fun to posture what are the best ones [Read More…]
Tennessee is home to a lot of large players in the firearms industry. Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, our beloved purveyors of .50 Cals, has a facility in Christiana, Tennessee. Beretta recently opened a large new facility in Gallatin, Tennessee. Signal 9 Defense, [Read More…]
We recently received Beretta’s newest additions to the APX line, the “Centurion” and the “Compact”. While they share characteristics of the original full-sized model, the Centurion and the Compact are both smaller additions to the series. [Read More…]
Argentina’s state owned defence manufacturer Fabricaciones Militares has delivered the first batch of modernised FAL rifles. Nearly 300 of the refurbished FALs have been handed over to the Argentine Army with new railed forends, stocks and top covers. The FAL has [Read More…]
The Polish Prison Service has signed a contract to procure 350 semi automatic Beretta ARX160A3 carbines. These have been procured through a Polish company UMO. The Beretta reportedly beat out a number of other competitors to win the contract. The Polish prison service, [Read More…]
Normally, when thinking about a deluxe custom shotgun you are probably depicting a gun covered by complicated engravings such as precious metal inlaid relief hunting scenes or photorealistic Bulino engraving. What Beretta shared on their social media pages are images [Read More…]
Beretta reintroduced the 1301 Tactical line of shotguns at NRA 2018. Additional colors (FDE, OD Green, and Marine) have been added to the already popular line of home defense and law enforcement shotguns, but that’s not where the reintroduction ends. Check out [Read More…]
Beretta expanded the APX line with the addition of the APX Centurion at NRA 2018. Built to be a comfortable medium between the full and compact versions in the APX family, the Centurion is more concealable than the larger version, but with the functionality of the [Read More…]
Ernest Langdon, best known for his mastery of Beretta handguns as well as his custom trigger jobs, has spent the past 5 years working with the Italian-born firearms manufacturer to create the “Ultimate 92”. Enter, the Beretta 92 Elite LTT. The Frame The M9A1 [Read More…]
Beretta is announcing two new additions to the APX line of pistols. The APX Compact is a small, ‘concealed carry friendly’ size and the APX Centurion is a mid sized gun with a 15+1 or 13+1 capacity depending on the caliber. Both the APC Compact and the APX [Read More…]
At Big 3 East we met the people of Stern Defense. There they unveiled their AR-15 mag adapters to turn your AR lower into a pistol caliber carbine. They have adapters for Glock and M&P 9mm/.40. They also have adapters for M&P45 and Beretta 92. I was impressed [Read More…]
James Krupp had posted this image below of his Beretta M9A3 sporting a SureFire X300 Ultra, Benchmade Infidel and SureFire A2 Aviator. This was posted in a SureFireholics group. So I decided to one up his photo with my Hellfighter, Strider (which is a Surefire [Read More…]
A recent image posted on Egypt Defense Review has shown perhaps one of the more detailed images publicly available of Beretta GLX160 40x46mm Low-Velocity UBGL/Stand Alone configuration grenade launchers in use by Egyptian special operations forces (also in use are CZ [Read More…]
Y-man again with another one of my adventures at SHOT 2018 Guys, bear with me: SHOT 2018 was a MAGNIFICENT event in recent times for my life! I have a lifetime of stories from SHOT 2018 and imagine how it goes when I make it to SHOT 2019! As you would know – I have [Read More…]
Qatar has used the opening ceremony of 2018’s Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) to announce the signing of a number of major defence agreement, including a manufacturing license with Italian small arms manufacturer Beretta. [Read More…]
At the Beretta booth in IWA, most of the items on display were similar to what I saw at SHOT Show. Save for these handguns under glass. This first one caught my eye because of the fancy case and carbon fiber accents. I’m somewhat of a car guy and carbon fiber [Read More…]