Beretta's M9A3, spurned by Army, for sale to public

[Walky Talky]

The Army may have spurned efforts by Beretta to get its M9A3 pistol into the hands of soldiers, but those interested in laying a hand on the handgun now can do so at their local firearms dealer.

The M9A3 began shipping to retailers last week, Beretta announced in a Nov. 2 news release. And while the Army rejected the manufacturer's December 2014 proposal to fill upcoming M9 orders with the M9A3, the handgun is "being offered to military customers worldwide," according to a follow-up release Nov. 5.

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http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/11/14/berettas-m9a3-spurned-army-sale-public/75664308/

Is this of interest to anyone?

[sprig]

I'd buy one....

[LeadFarmer74]

Looks cool. To bad we can't have a threaded barrel.

[f308gt4]

Very interested. But I assume it's off roster, and therefore, if available here, will be wildly overpriced.

Sad.

[BoJackUSMC]

$1k each... wow little steep...
Probably been through thousands and thousands of rounds as well..

[Quiet]

Very interested. But I assume it's off roster, and therefore, if available here, will be wildly overpriced.

Sad.

Off-Roster and considered an assault weapon.

If available here via PTT, it will be overpriced and modified to be CA legal.

[Monkeywrench]

Same as a Vertec except the color, the barrel, and the 3 slot rail. The Vertec has a 4.7" barrel and 1 slot rail. The Vertec is also currently "on roster" for those interested. I've got a hold of a 96 Brigadier top end that's going on mine sooner than later.

[BarrettM99]

M9A3 is a fine weapon but honestly it doesn't bring anything more to the table. It's the same basic M9 we all know and hate. Lol. I'm going to be more interested in the outcome of the military trials and how those pistols fare.

[pablo7]

Looks like a turd, same color too.

It's probably a fine shooter though.




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[f308gt4]

M9A3 is a fine weapon but honestly it doesn't bring anything more to the table. It's the same basic M9 we all know and hate. Lol. I'm going to be more interested in the outcome of the military trials and how those pistols fare.

My understanding is that it can be easily converted to "G" configuration (decocker only) like the PX4. That's a big + over the other 92series pistols that require a gunsmith to do the conversion.

[Mossy Man]

good thing CA bans threaded barrels on pistols for those NFA suppressors that are also illegal

[mabilis_matulis]

Want one...

[23 Blast]

Looks like a turd, same color too.

It's probably a fine shooter though.




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Your turds are FDE? Mine are more OD, ever since I started eating more veggies.

[Intimid8tor]

I was interested until I saw the price tag. For that money I am a little apprehensive. I like the threaded barrel as I have an osprey looking for a host. I have a threaded barrel for a standard 92, but it is barely long enough.

I already have a vertec so that's taken care of. I'm more likely to buy a 92g-sd to go with my 96g-sd.

At the end of the day, the actual selling price will be a considerable part of the decision.

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[tuna quesadilla]

I heard during all the pre-release rumblings that Beretta may be selling the A3 slide assemblies to retrofit onto your standard 92/M9A1/etc. Anybody heard anything about that? If they sell it with a non-threaded barrel, that would be a huge upgrade being able to drop-in a slide with dovetail front sights and the G decocker.