

The M9-22 is an exact replica of the M9 in. The Beretta M9 has been the standard sidearm of the US Military for 30 years and the Beretta M9-22 builds on that tradition. For more information, visit oriented shooters look for a firearm with proven Durability, Reliability and Accuracy. Same classic 92 lines with the heart of a racehorse. So, in the end if you have a spot in your heart for the classic 92 but want to enjoy the newest design enhancements, the 92X is your gun. It’s easy to clean and looks very nice to boot. It has an appealing and refined dual tone look, obtained by using a Nistan finish to treat the frame surface and slide with the contrast provided by the black burnished barrel. Of course, looks matter and the 92X Performance is a sexy blaster. This is a major improvement, as the M9 that I shot a billion rounds out of sat with a trigger pull around 13 pounds then a follow up of five pounds. The trigger press on the double-action hover around six pounds with the single-action around three pounds.

It has a frame safety as well as a drop safety. Like the old school 92s the gun is a double-action, single-action with a single-action version coming down the pipe. In a nutshell, they keep it out of the way. The slide lock is a low-profile design and is described by Beretta as a “stealth lever” type. The lever has quickly gained the nickname of “gas pedal,” but I doubt that will end up in the standard Beretta nomenclature. It has been redesigned to ensure a precise reference point for the support hand. This is a fantastic redesign of a common everyday gun part that turns out to be brilliant.

Something that really caught my eye was the “Match” take down lever.
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You are even able to regulate the pre-travel and extra travel via two screws located inside the frame, next to the upper section of the magazine well.įIRST LOOK: The Beretta 92X Gives 92 Series a Much-Needed Upgrade Built for Speed Beretta included its new Extreme-S trigger mechanism, which is the best trigger I have experienced in a Beretta pistol. The trigger is something that really stood out to me. The safety on the frame is ambidextrous and is available in three different size profiles, making it adaptable to various hand types and different IPSC divisions. The magazine release is oversized and reversible, and an adjustable version is available on the aftermarket. Once again, everything about the design is built around allowing the shooter to run this gun very fast. The 92X Performance has a raised frame profile near the magazine release that enables the shooter’s hand to sit as high as possible on the hilt, which itself is also oversized to enable a deeper hold. I found it to be a great balance and the gun felt solid in my hands. This design feature improves the pistol’s handling as well as its grip. Other nice features include an extended beavertail and complete rear checkering, which can also be found on the front of the frame. This is serious business and allows the gun to group drastically better than the stock 92 guns. Hidden inside the slide is a high-performance chrome-lined, target crowned barrel. Gone are the default fixed iron sights with a white dot up front. Another nice upgrade is a fiber-optic front sight and a rear sight that is fully adjustable for windage and elevation. It comes with forward cocking serrations, which caters to those that like to manipulate the gun forward of the ejection port. The Vertec steel frame and the Brigadier slide take the weight of the 92X Performance to 2.9 pounds, which increases the pistol’s stability and reduces muzzle rise when shooting. This gives the gun a slimmer line and makes concealing it an easier job. This frame is a slimmer version of the normal 92 frame and features a different grip angle. Design-wise the gun has a thicker and wider Brigadier slide than what most are accustomed to with the M9. It is far from being an exclusive to that field as pretty much any serious shooter will probably want one as well. The 92X Performance is a heavier, all-steel handgun built to serve those in the competition realm. The changes are serious and in totality make an incredible upgrade. The differences though are all focused on upgrade for the purpose of speed and hyper-accuracy. In comparison, the 92X Performance and the original 92 are heavily based on the same design with many parts being interchangeable.

Say hello to the Beretta 92X Performance, which I tested at the recent Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous. In fact, the design is so enduring that the engineers and gun gurus at Beretta have taken this blaster and converted it into one of the nicest go-fast competition pistols on the market. Fast forward almost 35 years and the Beretta 92 still remains strong.
