Beretta M9A3

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Summary: The description, specs, photo, pricing and user ratings for the Beretta M9A3 pistol.

Manufacturer’s Description

The Beretta M9A3 is a semiauto pistol built on an aluminum alloy frame and chambered in 9mm. It’s a descendant of Beretta’s 92FS pistol, called the M9 by the U.S. military.
Like those pistols, the M9A3 operates on a short recoil, delayed blowback system. These double-action/single-action pistols come with high-capacity steel magazines designed to drop-free when the magazine button is depressed, even when empty. Beretta says the M9A3 mags are sand resistant due to a PVD coating designed to reduce friction and a tube designed to reduce the possibility of sand accumulation within the round column.

Other new features include:

• A Vertek-style verticle grip with front- and back-strap checkering;
• thin, flat grip panels, plus a removable wraparound grip that replicates the original M9’s grip feel;
• a three-slot picatinny rail;
• an oversized magazine release button;
• a beveled magazine well;
• dovetailed, tritium night sights; and
• a flat dark earth finish.

And like other 92-series pistols, the M9A3 features:

• An open slide design;
• a disassembly latch;
• a visible automatic firing pin block;
• an external hammer;
• a combat trigger guard;
• a reversible magazine release;
• an ambidextrous safety.

The standard M9A3 model features a safety/decocker lever on the slide, but the M9A3-G model offers a decocker-only. Beretta also offers standard and threaded barrels.
The Specs

Caliber	Capacity	BBL	OAL	Height	Width	Weight
9mm	10+1, 17+1	5.2″	8.5″	5.4″	1.5″	35.2 oz.

MSRP: $1,100
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