APX Carry (L), and APX full size (Jeremy S. Overall the double-stack APX brethren are more comfortable in the hand and more ergonomic than their single-stack baby brother, but that’s to be expected.Īlso worth noting: there are no interchangeable backstraps on the APX Carry. Perhaps a slightly more pronounced hump at the heel, but the grip angle and shape have some clear similarity. Though skinnier, obviously, the shape of the grip borrows from the rest of the APX line as well. Meanwhile, the pebbled side texture won’t tear up your love handles. They poke right into your flesh and won’t allow the grip to rotate in your hands. In keeping with its bigger siblings the APX Carry’s grip texture is pebbled on the sides and more aggressive on the front- and back-strap. Forget wet or muddy or gun-lubed, just a modicum of moist sweat and you’ll find the slide slippery. The edges aren’t particularly sharp, either, and the end result is serrations that look extremely aggressive, but provide less traction than most slide serrations. Only the top half of the “lands” are raised enough to provide any real purchase, and obviously the “grooves” are slick. The look has grown on me a lot, but it’s the function that I’m not completely sold on.

I must say, though, I’m not the biggest fan of the signature APX slide treatment. What would an APX be without those large slide serrations? Certainly not anything immediately recognizable as a member of the APX tribe. Those distinctive APX aesthetics were obviously high on the list when Beretta designed the APX Carry. Needless to say, a carried sub-compact beats a left-at-home full-size version every time. And if it’s comfortable it’s far more likely to get carried. Heck, these little guys will often fit in a pocket. And for good reason, too slim fits inside the waistband better. gun-buying market just can’t get enough of these little carry guns. In 2019, a full-line pistol almost has to include a model under about an inch thick. It’s about to get stronger, too, now that the APX Carry adds a single-stack sub-compact to the family. Though I don’t hear the APX come up in gun shopper conversation often, all other indications are that it’s a strong seller for Beretta. But not by Jon Wayne Taylor, who liked the RDO, Centurion, and Compact to the tune of a strong 4 stars or by Dan Zimmerman, who gave the Full Size a full-on 5 stars and often carries it while out-and-about. Beretta’s APX striker-fired 9mm is a top-tier duty gun one that I can’t help but feel is oft-overlooked.

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