The trend of adding ports, comps, and speed holes to guns continues! The latest to do so is Beretta with their duty-inspired APX series. The APX A1 offers many of the features found in other duty-style pistols at a very competitive price point. And it’s Beretta, a name that carries serious weight in the firearms community. Let’s dive into the Beretta APX A1 Ported.
SPECS
The APX A1 Ported is a new model engineered to deliver enhanced control, faster follow-up shots, and more confident manipulation.
The standard specs are as follows:
- Model(s): APX A1 Ported
- Action: Striker-Fired
- Color: OD Green, FDE
- Caliber: 9×19
- Capacity: 21 rds.
- Optic Cut: Yes, Optic Plate Required
- Magazines: 3
- Barrel Length: 4.25”
- Overall Length: 7.5”
- Overall Width: 1.4”
- Height: 5.6”
- Weight: 28.5 oz.
- MSRP: $629.00
FEATURES
Beretta is expanding the APX A1 family with the new APX A1 Ported, adding factory porting, oversized controls, and optics-ready capability to the proven platform. Its precision porting system pairs a single angled barrel port with seven slide ports to redirect gas upward, helping reduce muzzle rise and felt recoil for faster follow-up shots.
Oversized magazine and ambidextrous slide releases enable quicker manipulation, and both controls are configurable for right- or left-handed shooters. The pistol is chambered in 9mm and ships with three magazines.
For shooters looking to add a red dot, the factory optics-ready slide accepts many popular pistol optics, though a compatible mounting plate is required and not included. Deep, aggressive slide serrations provide a secure grip for racking and press checks, and the Aquatech Shield coating resists corrosion and chemicals. Available in FDE and OD Green, the APX A1 Ported has an MSRP of $629.
ZOOMING OUT
The new Beretta APX A1 Ported has everything a modern duty or competition pistol needs. I know the ports are the showstopper, but I really like that Beretta added oversized controls to the model. That makes it better for people with varying hand sizes. If you are in the market for a new pistol, whether for work, the range, competition, or home defense, check this one out.
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