The pistol has a low bore-axis slide, just like the Glock, so holstering and un-holstering should be a breeze. The APX was designed for EDC and for Military/LEO use. Field Stripping is just like any other pistol, remove the recoil spring and then the barrel. I have found that you have to take your thumb of your right hand and press the “button” and turn the take-down lever down. The easiest way I found to take down the pistol is make sure the pistol is clear. Then you notice that there is a “button” on the right side of the frame. Well, when you go to turn it down, it doesn’t move. First and foremost, the take-down lever is located on the left side of the pistol, like most pistols. I have seen a lot of reviews talking about this, and I myself found it difficult to take down. The striker block is located on the slide just before the rear sight.īeretta APX Field Stripped and magazine removedĭisassembly of the APX is actually quite cumbersome. Also, the APX pistols have a striker blocking device that prevents forward movement of the striker unless the trigger is completely pulled. This button is located on the right side of the pistol, towards the rear. Along with the trigger safety, Beretta has added a feature that allows the user to deactivate the internal striker mechanism, prior to disassembly, called the Striker Deactivation Button. Also, Beretta has made this pistol extra safe. The APX comes with ambidextrous slide release and the magazine release can be switched over for the left handed shooter. One thing that I do have to say that Beretta did get right, is making the APX ambidextrous. Three Interchangeable Backstraps included Interchangeable grip frame housing and serialized chassis frame The APX does include a 1913-picatinny style rail to attach your laser or flashlight of your choice. I really like the higher beaver-tail, because I like to hold my pistols high, and I actually have a good grip when holding this pistol. The lower frame incorporates three finger grooves and have slight stippling, but not much. Lower grip frames are coming in at $50 from Beretta directly. Also, being modular, you can change out the lower frame to different colors and sizes to include: FDE, Gray, and OD Green. This pistol will come with three interchangeable backstraps: Small, Medium, and Large. Since the APX was part of the XM17 trials, it is designed to be a modular pistol. With its overall length coming at 7.55″, overall width of 1.3″, and overall height coming in at 5.63″ it’s right in line with the “compact” polymer pistols like Glock, Sig, and CZ – so for an EDC or for a duty weapon, I can see it working well. Picking up the APX, it felt pretty good in the hand and it has good weight, coming in at 1.76lbs. With a market flooded with suppressors, most consumers want a pistol that can accept their suppressors and this pistol could deter them from purchasing it. If the barrel was going to be sticking out anyways, why not just put a threaded barrel on it. Then I noticed that the barrel is slightly sticking out due to the slide having an upward sweep. These serrations are different because they are spaced out, but seem to function perfectly for press checks and racking the slide back. The one thing that caught my eye first was the deep/wide front and rear serrations. I honestly thought to myself, what the heck is that pistol? It was the APX. When I first saw it in the showcase, it caught my eye. Although, I wasn’t jumping for joy when I saw it, I was almost a little skeptical about it. But, I was curious to see their new striker-fired pistol. As far as polymer guns go from Beretta, the PX4 Storm has been doing quite well on the market and it is a smooth shooting pistol. When this pistol arrived at my local gun shop, Clayton Guns, I stopped in to see what it was all about. The Beretta APX made its debut to the gun market earlier this year, and has been met with pretty good success.
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