Beretta PX4 .45 Magazine. 9 or 10 rounds?

[Old School]

I just bought a Beretta PX4 in .45 acp. All of the literature says the magazine has the capacity of 9>10. All of the other calibers give a specific capacity but the .45 says 9>10. And, they do not elaborate on the details of that ambiguous statement either.

I loaded the mags and found that, as I have read elsewhere, they are exceptionally stiff springed. When I got to the 9th round, I had purple thumbs. You can physically get a 10th round in there but man o' man it is that absolute end of the line and it really does not feel right.

Maybe the manual should say 9 rounds for most people and 10 rounds for those who can pull it off.....................
Anybody have the inside scoop on these magazines?

 

[Thernlund]

Maybe they meant 9+1?


-T.

 

[blkbrd666]

I have the 9mm and it's easy to load up to 15 rounds. Number 16 is hard and number 17 is nearly impossible, especially on the third or fourth mag full. There is a loader included with my 9mm that fits around the mag to push the stack down...I wondered why that was included in the box, until I started loading it. There's also some sort of cup included in the box with the Beretta logo in the bottom of it...any idea what that is? I've been assuming the Italians mix alcohol and guns as this thing looks like a big shot glass made out of plastic.

 

[Old School]

Thernlund,
I considered that possibility. But, if that is the case, I would think they would list the 9mm and .40 that way too. But, they don't. Only the .45 is listed that way.

 

[Old School]

BlackBird,
I was told that cup was an after thought to give the case support in the middle to protect the guns in shipping.

 

[Old School]

update:
I am gonna say that the factory mags that I have are 9 rounds. Now, this will be more of an opinion than a definitive statement.
Here is why I say that:
Yes, I physically managed to get 10 rounds into the mag. However, with 10 rounds in the magazine, it will not fully insert into the pistol unless the slide is open. This, combined with the fact that the magazine appears to be completely coil stacked when the 10 round is forced in, means that I will not be using these mags as 10 rounds. It just does not feel right mechanically to me.

Perhaps the idea of saying it holds 10 round was just so appealing to the marketing department that they "stretched" on this claim. All I can do is speculate.

Now I just need to go shoot this thing and see if I like it as much as the other reviews I have read. We shall see how it compares to my p345.

 

[Old School]

Case solved

I found a Beretta forum. And the answer is................................... both. There is actually a 9 round and a 10 round magazine that can come with these guns. However, mine came with 9 rounders. I have attached a picture found on the Beretta forum depicting a 9 round mag in the gun and a slightly extended 10 round mag next to the gun.

I have also heard stories of the gun coming with 3 mags. And some say they have even received a mag loading tool. Strange that there are so many variations in accessories shipped.

Anyway, that mystery is solved. Now where is my prize for fitting 10 rounds into a 9 round mag? LOL