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Jaqualls2008
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Beretta PX4 Storm
Jaqualls2008
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So, I am wanting to get a beretta px4 storm .40 for Christmas but have tried looking for reviews on the gun itself but have searched only to he openhanded....can anyone tell me where to go for a review possibly or personal experience/review would be nice as well.....also, I'm in a conflict between which ammo to use....either federal's hydra shok or hornady's critical defense? I've heard that they are equal ammo as for as power and ballistics. I have a box of the hornady for my kimber .45. Just seeing about what other people feel is the better of the 2. Thanks
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Doh!!! Sorry, I have a Cx4 Storm. Anyway, that is the carbine that goes with the pistol if you think about adding one on later. :bang:
I'm sure there are plenty of members here that have or have used the Storm & can give you good info on it.
Winston Churchill
Pros: accurate, very precise, easiest to disassemble of any pistol I've ever owned, good checkering in the polymer grip (which includes interchangeable backstraps), mag holds 14 rounds, super luminova sights do a decent job, mags interchangeable with carbine CX4, as Jerm mentioned, reversible mag release, mine was DA/SA with decocking.
Cons: slide-mounted safety lever - besides being slide mounted, they point out away from the slide (it's ambidextrous), which caused it to poke my sides when carrying, which gets annoying and even painful after a full day; sights aren't easy to replace should you choose to, advertised available lower profile safety lever and slide stop, but they disappeared shortly after I bought mine and I couldn't find them anymore; not many holster companies make one for this piece, so I had to have one custom made (not a huge deal, but when I sold it, it added to my holster graveyard, 'cuz I carry lefty), DA/SA.
Overall, it was a good sidearm that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone who would like to get a combo for SD/HD, as long as A) the safety doesn't bother you, and
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
Welcome aboard.
Two problems I have with this gun, especially when you mentioned Kimber.
1. The slide-mounted safety. I HATE them, especially they way they are on the Beretta. It swings the opposite of the 1911 (down is safe, up is fire). This may backfire on you in an adrenaline filled situation and/or groggy from sleep and/or low light if you start mixing up the safety positions.
2. It's a Beretta. I HATE their customer service. Went through hell with them with a cracked frame Tomcat. I had dealt with NAA and S&W as a 2nd owner without any problems, but Beretta made me prove that I bought the gun in the last year to honor the broken frame. Essentially, you're if your gun is not under the official warranty period unlike other manufacturers. It took them forever to replace the gun in the end (which I sold immediately) and they refused to reimburse me for the shipping cost of shipping the under warranty broken gun. I have stayed away from Beretta ever since and will raise this experience each time. I won't trust Beretta "quality" either even though I know they don't have cracked frame issues with other guns. I did buy a Cx4 a few years later for my parents because they live in MD and that's the only rifle that they can purchase without jumping through all kinds of hoops.
Al