{"id":59657,"date":"2016-06-30T10:08:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T14:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=59657"},"modified":"2016-06-30T10:08:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T21:13:49","slug":"gun-review-beretta-40-px4-storm-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-review-beretta-40-px4-storm-pistol\/","title":{"rendered":"Beretta .40 PX4 Storm Pistol – A Closer Look – Range Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With an assist by Italian design firm Giugiaro, the PX4 Storm looks pretty nifty.<\/p><\/div>\n

For more information, visit https:\/\/www.beretta.com\/en-us\/px4-storm-full\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To buy a PX4 Storm on GunsAmerica.com, click this link: https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=Beretta%20PX4<\/a><\/p>\n

By necessity, most gun reviews offer a quick look at features and cursory reports on a couple of hundred rounds of shooting over one or two range trips. That\u2019s the nature of the beast when a gun is new on the market, and people want to know about it \u2013 quickly. While it\u2019s a necessary thing, you have to admit that\u2019s a little bit like turning the Daytona 500 into the Daytona 3\u00bd to figure out who won a little quicker.<\/p>\n

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Beretta PX4 Storm, full-size, .40 S&W, right side.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Beretta PX4 Storm<\/a> is not a new pistol \u2013 it\u2019s been on the market for several years. That and its unusual design features are exactly the reason we\u2019re taking a close look at it now. We\u2019ll talk about the variants in the PX4 Storm family later, but the sample gun shown here is the full-size model, chambered in .40 S&W. As a high-pressure round compared to 9mm and .45 ACP, .40 S&W heaps more abuse on a pistol, especially over time. That\u2019s one of the reasons we thought it would be interesting to review and old “new” gun.<\/p>\n

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Left side of the PX4 Storm, showing its magazine and slide-release controls.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tour of the Storm<\/h2>\n

Like the Beretta\u00a092<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0M9<\/a>\u00a0standard models, the PX4 Storm is a classic double-action, single-action (DA\/SA) pistol. That means for the first shot, the trigger press both cocks the hammer and releases it (two actions), thereby firing the shot. The recoil sequence from the initial shot cocks the hammer while reloading a new fresh cartridge from the magazine, so subsequent shots are single-action. Using my Timney triggers scale, I measured the initial double-action trigger press at 8 \u00bd pounds on average. The single-action press weight measures 4 \u00bd pounds.<\/p>\n

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On this “F” model the frame-mounted lever serves as a safety and decocker.<\/p><\/div>\n

SPECS<\/strong><\/h2>\n