PX4 Pistol

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I want to first start out by saying that this thread has probably been posted here before, but for the life of me I cannot find it on THR so here it goes.

I am seriously considering getting a PX4 Handgun and was wondering just how reliable these pistols are. have not heard a great deal about them to be honest. have there been any of the so called "torture tests" run on these guns? Reliability is my top priority here, so any help is appreciated.

my only experience with this firearm was holding it, and boy was it ergonomic.
 
This should probably be in the handgun forum, but i have had a PX4 in 9mm for about 3 years now and it has been 100% flawless through several thousand rounds. It also has very mild recoil due to the rotating barrel system. I would highly recommend it.
 
I own 2 Px4s, a full-size in .40 S&W and a very new sub-compact in 9mm. The .40 has approximately 5k rounds through it without a single failure with a mix of ammunition from WWB, Blazer Brass and Speer GD.

The sub-compact has many fewer rounds through it, as it is almost brand new.

I'm a left-handed shooter most of the time (ambidextrous) and I shoot the sub-compact MUCH better than the full-size, despite the SCs shorter sight radius. Besides size, the only significant difference between the 2 pistols is that the full-size uses the rotating barrel action and the SC uses a more traditional tilt barrel.
 
I got mine in 9mm a couple months ago, and while I don't have "thousands of flawless rounds" through mine, I have had no problems with the 500 or so that I have put through it. As others have said, it is a soft shooter, gets back on target quick, and generally makes me a better shooter (accuracy) than I probably am. Like Malix said, disassembly is a breeze, and it is impossible to put back together wrong. I have the F version, and my only complaint is the hammer is awkward for me to cock with my thumb if I'm holding it one handed, and requires a slight grip shift if I'm holding it two handed. I haven't tried swapping backstraps yet to see if that helps. Overall, great gun.
 
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I don't know IF I'd call it Glock's successor but Beretta's Px4's in 9mm, 40 and 45, are getting great compliments from the many owners and LEA's that are using them..

I know that my Px4 40 that I've had for over 2yrs with some 8000 flawless rounds, so far, is very accurate, soft shooting and back on target with its rotating barrel and needs very little maintenance if one uses gun grease or a combo of grease and gun oil..

Very easy, if not the easiest, to disassemble, inspect, clean, and reassemble, out there, bar none..

Grip is well shaped, and one can choose from 3 back straps to really find the sweet spot..

I found that using the small grip with a *Hogue full finger rubber slip-on sleeve is the perfect combo and no worries about hand sweat or rain/moisture with *one on the grip..

Shoots anything I put in it, but I mainly stay with Federal, PMC, or WWB.

Price, NIB, is mid range, aprox 500 bucks, and they really only need some 3-dot or 2-dot night sights and possibly a Bedair stainless steel guide rod and Hogue slip-on sleeve, and you're pretty much set..

Again, not sure IF I'd call them the_successor to Glocks, but they are far more forgiving of limp wristing or weak, or strong, one hand shots, as mine has never coughed once, shooting it one handed in all areas mentioned, and that included warm or cold weather..

This would be for those that like hammered guns vs strikers, and they come in DA/SA F (decocker-safety in one) G-decocker-only (which is what I have) D- Double action only, and C- constant action..

OMMV,


Ls
 
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I have the F version, and my only complaint is the hammer is awkward for me to cock with my thumb if I'm holding it one handed, and requires a slight grip shift if I'm holding it two handed. I haven't tried swapping backstraps yet to see if that helps. Overall, great gun.
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M77,

Have you tried setting the hammer at the catch-point, pulling the hammer back slightly until you hear the click..? Some call this the "half-cock position" but it's far from being half-cocked, but:

It makes for much faster, easier, thumb-cocking, along with, makes the first DA pull shorter and much easier/smoother, for better DA shots.

It has be argued, over in the Beretta Forum, some say it is fine, some say that this is not safe as, if you you were to drop your gun with it in this position and it was the perfect drop, having the hammer be the first to hit the ground, it could defeat the safety catch point a/o damage the sear or, possibly, allow the gun to fire.

But, in my 2yrs plus, of owning my 40cal, I have yet to drop it, or any of my other guns.. Especially while in holster, or drawing out or holstering..

Just a thought for ya,


Ls
 
Love my 9mm PX4. Don't get to shoot it nearly as much as I'd like but it is a great gun.
 
M77,

Have you tried setting the hammer at the catch-point, pulling the hammer back slightly until you hear the click..? Some call this the "half-cock position" but it's far from being half-cocked, but:

It makes for much faster, easier, thumb-cocking, along with, makes the first DA pull shorter and much easier/smoother, for better DA shots.
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I've practiced going from safety on to hammer cocked, and from safety off/half cocked to hammer cocked, and it is a little awkward both ways. I also practice firing DA from safety on to fire and from half cocked to fire and having it half cocked definately makes for a better/cleaner pull. I also practice going from safety on to half cocked using the trigger to set at half cocked, and "stacking" the trigger when shooting DA.

I wouldn't feel the weapon was not safe carrying in the half cocked position, knowing that the trigger has to come back a ways to lift the firing pin block. Actually, I was always taught the half cocked position was safer then with the hammer at rest anyway (at least on the rifle I used to hunt with) since the hammer would have been resting on the firing pin. Of course different firearms and teaching may vary...
 
I had a Px4 and it was a fantastic pistol, I don't know why I sold it but I regretted doing so not long after.:banghead:

I've been meaning to buy another one, especially since I bought a Cx4 not too long ago. I'm thinking the Px4 will be my next handgun purchase.
 
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First, hey Ric, she's a one-of-a-kind beauty and I have her pics in my photo slide show.. :)

I had a Px4 and it was a fantastic pistol, I don't know why I sold it but I regretted doing so not long after.

I've been meaning to buy another one, especially since I bought a Cx4 not too long ago. I'm thinking the Px4 will be my next handgun purchase
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There are lightly used 9mm, 40cal, and 45cal, Px4's for sale over in the Beretta Forums Classified Add section and most are LNIB between 350 - 450 or best offers. Some with additional Trijicon night sights and Bedair stainless steel guide rods, etc.

http://www.berettaforum.net/vb/

FYI,


Ls
 
No joy IIRC

Not to Hijack, but can the PX4 be converted from 9mm to .40 & vice versa by switching barrels and magazines?
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IIRC, no.. As the slides barrel *slots/openings, and *barrels themselves, are different sizes, in that, *9mm is too small (thinner) for 40 slide and *40 barrel is too big (thicker) for 9mm slide and, IIRC, they both have different extractors (size) as well.

Nothing free or easy from Beretta with any of their Px4's.. ;)


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