This is just painful to look at: Beretta APX

**ramairthree** · 02-22-15, 20:34

http://www.all4shooters.com/en/home/...DEX-Abu-Dhabi/

I predict it will have the same rousing success found with their PX4 series and the "improvement" and update to the 92 series, that they were dumb enough to call the "90-two."

**MadAngler1** · 02-22-15, 20:42

So it took them > 30 years to produce an answer to the Glock 17? This pistol looks like an answer to the HK VP9, Walther PPQ, S&W M&P, Springfield XDM, etc. I'm sure they will get some police and possibly military contracts out of it, if the price point is right.

**buckshot1220** · 02-22-15, 20:47

Hardly groundbreaking and hideous looking IMO. At least they had enough sense to move toward a striker considering its 2015. That being said, I believe the company is capable of producing and bringing to market better designs, I guess I just have to question why we've yet to see any...

**buckshot1220** · 02-22-15, 20:49

Originally Posted by MadAngler1

So it took them > 30 years to produce an answer to the Glock 17? This pistol looks like an answer to the HK VP9, Walther PPQ, S&W M&P, Springfield XDM, etc. I'm sure they will get some police and possibly military contracts out of it, if the price point is right.

To add, I still don't understand why no one has come up with a gun with the same (or very similar) exterior dimensions and capacity of the Glock 19. It seems everyone goes from sub-compact straight to fullsize without realizing one of the best selling handguns worldwide lies in between.

**Kain** · 02-22-15, 20:52

I think I'll stick to the 92 series and their shotguns. This does nothing for me that other platforms don't do already. With 92Gs back out this has even less interest to me.

**Eurodriver** · 02-22-15, 20:57

As someone who owns many G19s, I'd never buy one of these.

But I don't think it looks bad. I actually like it.

Still, it is interesting that they are like 20 years late to the party.

**PGT** · 02-22-15, 20:58

Its not ugly as far as modern service pistol goes but it certainly doesn't have the lines Beretta is known for.

**The Dumb Gun Collector** · 02-22-15, 21:23

I could give two S(*# about how a service handgun looks.

Hey, I hope this is the top-drawer handgun Beretta is capable of. My suspicion is that its ergonomics will be superior to the Glock (not hard) and in line with the PPQ and VP9. I will give it a look.