![]() Not to be outdone in the grip texture department, the Beretta APX Centurion can stand with the best of them. Check out how the other specs line up below: Still, both guns provide comfort in the hand and share the same capacity. Walther decided to cover the entirety of the grip with the texture, and that makes the PDP a true winner in my book. The Performance Duty Texture is perhaps the best grip texture I’ve ever come across and welds extremely well to the hand. When it comes to grip texture, however, the PDP still reigns supreme. The checkering on the front of the grip and the backstrap resembles a high-end 1911. If you’ve read some of my other reviews, you know I like aggressive grip texture. The APX also benefits from having nicely placed and aggressive grip texture. The gun fits the hand very well, offering plenty of purchase space and enough room left over for good support-hand placement. To my surprise, the APX actually exceeded my expectations for comfort. I wondered if the Beretta even stood a chance here. Picking a pistol that is comfortable to both shoot and carry is certainly a huge part of choosing a gun, and Walther has knocked it out of the park in both regards. I’ve raved about how well the guns handle in my past reviews of the PPQ and the PDP. The first few times were awkward, but now we could probably do it sh*thouse drunk in a snowstorm.Walther has long been known for its ergonomics and excellent stock triggers (more on that in a minute). We’re sure that Beretta HQ has specialized tools and jigs for completely stripping the slide, but we got by with a small flathead screwdriver and a skinny punch. At the time of this writing, there isn’t a non-LEO APX Armorer’s Course, and Beretta doesn’t consider any of the slide internals to be user-serviceable. While field stripping and chassis removal is covered in the APX manuals, the same cannot be said of the slide. Once again, we’re seeing some of those Italian genetics. You simply release the striker, push in the takedown lever from the left, and rotate it down on the right. However, if you’re familiar with the M9/92 you’ll be right at home. Really, just ensure it’s clear and pull the trigger in a safe direction.Īnother nuance of taking down the APX that may seem unconventional to those accustomed to other plastic fantastics is that you don’t lock the slide back to engage the takedown lever. Actually using this feature is cumbersome it requires you to hold the slide back slightly out of battery, while using a tool to depress the plunger. Undoubtedly, this is in reaction to some law enforcement agency concerns about the Glock requiring the trigger to be pulled for a basic takedown. The APX has a striker release so the pistol can be taken down without pulling the trigger. ![]() ![]() They put something else in the envelope as a bonus: a reduced-power striker spring assembly. Something we particularly like is that each spacer has a flare at the bottom to hold the hand in place. There’s no active retention on the OEM magazine spacers therefore, just slide out of the way if they aren’t already at the bottom of the magazine body. The same can be said if you want to run a 15-rounder in the Compact. And if you want to run a 17-round magazine in a Centurion? No gaps. ![]() To sweeten the pot, they also included their new magazine spacers. Hit the nail on the head.ĭespite us breaking the mag release from going Mongo on it, Beretta was quick to send out a replacement. Beretta rep Eric Stern reminded of us this parable when we talked about what we broke. ![]() The story goes that you could put a Marine in a locked room with three ball bearings, 10 minutes later one of the ball bearings would be broken, one of them would be pregnant, and one of them would be missing. This time around, the uncomfortable pause and the exclamation of “really?!” made us believe it. Normally, if a company is called and we’re told we’re the first to break something, we think it’s a lie. While switching the mag release around for the statistically insignificant left-handed population, we totally broke the mechanism. ![]()
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