I want one of these; any first-hand experience?

[Ratt]

http://www.berettausa.com/products/px4-storm-compact/

Beretta PX4 Storm Compact. It's a 9mm, but will supposedly be offered in .40 cal. in the fall or shortly thereafter. Also torn on which caliber to buy.

[94mstng94]

At that price, buy a Kahr PM9 or PM40... They are awesome conceal carry guns.

[ELVIS]

my wife has the full size in 9mm. and i believe geor has one as well. his might be the subcompact. maybe he will chime in. great guns, the wife loves hers, but me being the glock nutswinger i am i am trying to convert her.

god bless.

[Denny]

my wife has the full size in 9mm. and i believe geor has one as well. his might be the subcompact. maybe he will chime in. great guns, the wife loves hers, but me being the glock nutswinger i am i am trying to convert her.

god bless.

Come on, bro... get the girl on the right path.

[slow06]

http://www.berettausa.com/products/px4-storm-compact/



Beretta PX4 Storm Compact. It's a 9mm, but will supposedly be offered in .40 cal. in the fall or shortly thereafter. Also torn on which caliber to buy.

I've got the full size in 9mm, I love it. I am guessing since you picked out the compact that you are going to try to carry this?

I would get the 9mm, but I don't have anything bad to say about the .40. I believe 9mm is a little cheaper, so if you plan on shooting at the range a lot that is a consideration. Also, if you already have another gun chambered in 9mm or .40 I like to try to stick to a caliber for simplicity's sake.

Check the classifieds here, you might find a good deal http://www.berettaforum.net/, also lots of good info over there.

[Ratt]

I've got the full size in 9mm, I love it. I am guessing since you picked out the compact that you are going to try to carry this?

I would get the 9mm, but I don't have anything bad to say about the .40. I believe 9mm is a little cheaper, so if you plan on shooting at the range a lot that is a consideration. Also, if you already have another gun chambered in 9mm or .40 I like to try to stick to a caliber for simplicity's sake.

Check the classifieds here, you might find a good deal http://www.berettaforum.net/, also lots of good info over there.

Thanks for the advice. It will eventually be a CCW. The reason I'm gravitating towards the compact is that it has an ambidextrous slide release (I'm a lefty), it has all of the features of the full-frame in a lighter package, and it supposedly actually has less recoil than the full frame due to some newer technology in it.

[ELVIS]

it has a rotating barell for less felt recoil.

god bless.

[motoman]

it has a rotating barell for less felt recoil.

god bless.

I shot a full size one over at Great Southwest a couple months back and it definitely feels different than anything I've ever shot. I only put 20 rounds through it so I'd need more time to tell you if I really like it or not.

[slow06]

Thanks for the advice. It will eventually be a CCW. The reason I'm gravitating towards the compact is that it has an ambidextrous slide release (I'm a lefty), it has all of the features of the full-frame in a lighter package, and it supposedly actually has less recoil than the full frame due to some newer technology in it.

I noticed the ambidextrous slide release. I guess it's a good idea and i'm sure it is great for lefty's, but on a carry gun I would rather have a slide release only on the side I use it. On my PX4 the slide release isn't exactly a thin lever, last thing I want is unnecessary bulk.

Well good luck on your purchase. Not sure how many guns you have purchased, but go to a gun show or buy one from an individual if you can. Academy always has these and they are way overpriced.

[Ratt]

I noticed the ambidextrous slide release. I guess it's a good idea and i'm sure it is great for lefty's, but on a carry gun I would rather have a slide release only on the side I use it. On my PX4 the slide release isn't exactly a thin lever, last thing I want is unnecessary bulk.

Well good luck on your purchase. Not sure how many guns you have purchased, but go to a gun show or buy one from an individual if you can. Academy always has these and they are way overpriced.

This will be my first handgun, and I will be looking for an individual or gun show opportunity, there's no way I'm paying 600 dollars for it.

[motoman]

There's a bunch of them between $450 - $550 on gunbroker right now.

[Marss]

Rent one at a range and have your own first hand experience.

[Venix]

I agree, I would rent/borrow one before I settled on buying it for a first ccw. Pistols are so different for everyone that holds them.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I shot one when they first came out. I did not love it.

Sporting arms has them for 465 all day.

[Ratt]

I've shot a full-framed .40 and loved it. It fit my hand with one of the changeable backstraps it come with and I was accurate with it. I really want a 1911 but I've been told several times by several people they do not make good first guns. Plus, as a smaller guy, it would be difficult for me to carry a 1911 regularly.