Cliffnotes: Buy one. You won't regret it.
In my opinion it's the best factory 92 variant Beretta has ever made. I know that will surely offend the die hard 92G-SD fans, but there it is. I enjoy my Brigadier slide guns, but they can be a bit..."bouncier" when shooting at speed compared to the standard width/weight slide. The factory Trijicon night sights are excellent; front sight isn't too wide and has a white ring around the tritium vial to draw your eye to the front sight. The rear sights are tritium vials with no white outline. The threaded barrel is a bonus, as is the D spring, extended magazine release, steel trigger, (3) 17rd. sand resistant magazines and the 3-slot Pic rail. I have M-L hands, so I prefer the rubber overmold grip that is included with the A3. But for people with smaller hands, the Vertec frame is what they have been missing.
I own several Berettas (Elite II, WC Brig Tac, WC Compact Carry, 92 Centurion) and the A3 is my nightstand and go-to HD pistol. Will be buying a 9mm suppressor for it soon. The only thing I've done to the A3 so far is order a Wilson fluted guide rod and install a Shok-Buff (both unnecessary but I wanted them). I do have an Elite II hammer and a WC 13# hammer spring en-route...my WC Berettas with the Action Tune have spoiled me. Other than that my M9A3 will stay stock. I'll most likely pick up another A3 in the coming months. I'm going to do the same minimal modifications to it as my current A3, and I'll probably install a Wilson Battlesight rear, red fiber optic front and a 11.5# recoil spring. I'll use that A3 primarily in training classes and for a few USPSA and other pistol matches in my area.
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