![]() ![]() When pushing the pistol as fast as I could pull the trigger, it wasn’t unusual for me to drop a round. You have three things at work here: a small pistol that manages recoil reasonably well, with a front sight that’s easy to follow, and a trigger that makes a quick, smooth, follow-up shot more difficult than it should be. I was impressed with the APX Carry’s performance on the walk back drill, and I think the little Beretta is capable of accuracy well beyond its intended use. I was able to make it back to 35 yards before I missed, and I missed low, due to a trajectory that made a 22lr look like a laser beam. I started the walk back drill at 15 yards, holding center mass, shooting 2 rounds every 5 yards at a steel C-Zone target. Walk Back DrillĪlthough the Beretta APX Carry is an itty-bitty concealed carry pistol, designed as a last-ditch weapon in a close-up engagement, I wanted to see how accurate It was at distance. This is a small price to pay for a gun that handled so well, and I would continue endure it happily. I didn’t notice it at first, but after 50 rounds or so, my palm was a bit sore. I’m sure there were a lot of factors at play, but I do believe that a significant amount of the controllability of the pistol from shot-to-shot was due to the unusually aggressive texturing on the back strap. It didn’t want to jump out of my hands like quite a few other sub compact pistols have in the past, and even performed better than some smaller sized double stack pistols I’ve owned. To my surprise, the APX Carry controlled the recoil quite well. I filled the two included APX Carry magazines, one 6 rounder and one 8 rounder, and, with a slow and controlled cadence, shot the 14 loaded rounds. This was extremely difficult for me to get used to, and it took quite a bit of dry fire practice to feel moderately comfortable with the trigger. You almost have to release the trigger to extension in order to get it to reset. The pull weight isn’t terrible, and neither is the break, but the reset is pretty dang bad. The trigger is my one big complaint about this pistol, and it is a big one. Small pistols are typically hard to shoot, and they are even harder to shoot when you’re trying to align three nearly identical dots in a particular order during recoil, especially when you’re shooting fast.įor those who would prefer a 3-dot tritium option, Beretta offers a sight upgrade for $129, but if it were me, I’d keep the stock sights. They aren’t night sights, but I still think they are superior to a 3-dot option even with tritium. I think Beretta did a fine job with the sights on the APX Carry it comes standard with a blacked out rear sight and white(ish) dot on the front sight. As of now, the APX Carry is only offered in 9mm, which I think makes a lot of sense. The APX Carry comes with four different frame color options: black, flat dark earth, OD green, and wolf grey. Beretta, along with the majority of pistol makers now making striker-fired pistols, and many with a single stack, sub-compact option in 9mm:īelow are the specs for the Beretta APX Carry as stated by Beretta. I had many arguments with my childhood friends on a subject none of us knew anything about (combat handguns), with the exception of our dad’s position on the matter, which to us, was as good as the word of God.īeretta has come a long way since the 92, although it is still a very popular handgun. To me, there was no better gun in the world than the one my dad carried. I was fascinated with it, and always wanted to look at it, hold it and wanted to know everything about it. The gun was a Beretta 92, and it was just about the coolest thing I had ever seen. My dad was just hired as a deputy with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, and I remember seeing his issued pistol in his duty holster one day after he came home from work. My very first memory of seeing a pistol in person was when I was 4 years old. Beretta’s contribution to the ever-growing lineup of small – but shootable – conceal carry pistols is the Beretta APX Carry. ![]()
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