My local Dunhams SG just began selling handguns. So I went in to see what they had. A decent smattering of all the big players. Rotary barrels decrease flip. My Beretta Cougar has not perceivable flip and it always surprises me somewhat when I shoot only the cougar for some time and then try a. The. 40 SW 1022mm Smith Wesson in unofficial metric notation is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by major American firearms manufacturers Smith. The Beretta 8000 Cougar series pistols are manufactured by Beretta of Italy. They first appeared on the market in 1994 as a more compact alternative to the full. The Stoeger Cougar is a continuation of the nowdefunct Beretta 8000 a. Cougar. Ironically, Beretta discontinued the 8000 during the same year that Desperate. All parts listed in this category are specific to the Beretta 92 Pistol unless otherwise noted. Click on any part number highlighted in RED to view specific details. Stoeger Cougar 8000 9Mm Magazine For Sale' title='Stoeger Cougar 8000 9Mm Magazine For Sale' />Gun Review Beretta PX4 Storm Inox 9mm. By E. W. E. Hughes, Jr. Im a Beretta guy. I love their shotguns, pistols, the Beretta name, history, and legacy. The name Beretta seems to roll off the tongue like Maserati, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. It exudes a sense of quality and that sensuous Italian mystique that German, Austrian, Czech, and American firearms can never hope to achieve. Dont get me wrong I love all of my firearms, but my favorites are my Berettas. To be fair, I shoot extremely well with my GLOCK 2. But the GLOCK design is minimalism to an extreme. Theyre one of the best examples of form following function in a modern pistol. But as reliable and competent as GLOCKs are, they leave me cold. I own a Beretta 9. A1 my favorite pistol, a Nano, and recently bought the full size, PX4 Storm Inox 9mm. I have been pining for a PX4 Inox ever since I traded my PX4 Compact 4. I really loved the PX4 Compact, but it was just a little too small for my fat, ogre like mitts. Best Calendar Reminder Program. It actually gave me hammer bite to the point of drawing blood a few times, something that Ive never heard or read about regarding criticisms of the PX4 design. I dont fault Beretta for this. Ive gotten slide bite on more than one occasion from my GLOCK 2. G2. 2 for good measure. This time, I wanted to do it right and got the full size Storm. And I wasnt going to settle for a standard, Bruniton finished model. I craved the pricier, stainless steel Inox two tone version. As most of you probably know, theres nothing like the feeling of unboxing a new pistol purchase. Theres a giddiness and excitement that reminds me of buying a new pair of Buster Browns or Keds when I was a little kid. However, as Ive previously experienced, the infamous blue Beretta case that emerged from the gray cardboard box is about as cheap and cheesy as a bottle of Thunderbird from the local crack corner convenience store. Youd expect it to hold a Taurus or Kel Tec from the looks of the thing. Fortunately, the anemic, ugly blue case is where the disappointment ends. The PX4 Storm Inox design is, in a word, unique. Its the antithesis of GLOCK. While some aficionados may think its ugly, to me its a beautiful work of firearm art a masterful and calculated synergy of engineering, ergonomics, and aesthetics. Then again, Im sure that even Catrinel Menghia has her detractors. Inox means stainless steel, and the brushed looking inox slide is impeccable. Its bead blasted finish gives the slide a satiny silvery green appearance thats understated, unlike the gaudy bling of nickel or chrome. And unlike a blocky GLOCK, the contours in the slide make the PX4 Storm look sexy and sleek just what one would expect from an Italian made gun. There are slide cuts both fore and aft that are neither too sharp nor too slippery, and the slide is virtually snag free for an easy draw. The only feature that seems to conjure up much of vitriol is the slide mounted safetydecocker, but more on that later. The grip frame is made out of ubiquitous thermoplastic, fiberglass reinforced technopolymer. Like many other polymer frame offerings. Picatinny ML STD 1. I installed the large one to accommodate my Neanderthal like hands. Changing the grip insert, though, is a royal PITA. First, remove the magazine and then, using a flat head screw driver, pull out a U shaped retaining springclip. Thats the easy part. The insert fit so tightly that it took me quite some time before I could work it free of the frame. Once it was off, snapping the large insert onto the frame was relatively easy. But, re inserting the U shaped retaining springclip was very difficult, especially clearing the last couple of inches. Perhaps the tight tolerance is a good thing Id hate to have easy to remove and install insert grips if they were lose during operation. There are aggressive serrations cut into the plastic on the back and front of the grip handle, but the sides are smooth and flat with the exception of the Beretta trademark and the PX4 Storm logos. My preference is the fine grip stippling found on HK 3. Walther PPQ M2, or even the SIG Sauer SP2. The Storms grip angle facilitates a natural point of aim for me, more so than the grip angle of a GLOCK, which tends toward the high side. The upper rear of the grip has a curved recess that creates a beaver tail of sorts to give a snug fit and prevent hammer bite. Overall, the grip is very comfortable, but since the grip sides are flat, they dont fill the recesses in my palms as well as my CZs do. The magazine release can easily be switched for left handed shooters, and there are different magazine release sizes high, medium, and low. According to the Beretta USA website, the slide stop can also be replaced by a lower profile version. The website also states that the trigger mechanism is removable and interchangeable without the need for specialized tools, but after perusing the internals, its not as simple or straightforward as the modular SIG P2. I wont be tinkering with it in the foreseeable future without a good reason. Aesthetics aside, the main reason Im fascinated with the PX4 Storm is the uncommon rotating barrel locking system. Unlike most self loading pistols that use the Colt Browning tilt barrel design, the PX4 cam operation employs lugs on the barrel and a peg on the locking block that fits into a channeled groove fitted on the barrel. When fired, the barrel moves backwards and engages the locking block peg which rotates the barrel approximately 4. The barrel is halted when the rear of the locking block engages the rear of the barrel lug, while the slide continues to travel rearward. The extractor strips the spent casing from the barrel and the ejector launches the empty casing clear of the action. The recoil spring pulls the slide forward and strips another live round from the magazine and the process repeats itself. According to Beretta, the benefits of this system are as follows The model Px. Storm pistol uses the rotating barrel locking system that provides robustness and long life, even when using powerful calibers. Further enhanced, the system boasts extremely robust locking lugs, located at 1. The reduced friction areas between the barrel and the slide, as well as the central block, guarantee a remarkable fluency of operation and great reliability, even under poor climate conditions. In addition, the barrel features an enlarged external muzzle diameter that ensures a precise and constant barrel to slide coupling, shot after shot, considerably enhancing the accuracy of the pistol. Furthermore, the reduction of the external barrel diameter for its remaining length guarantees an improved rear and forward travel of the slide during the operating cycle. Additional benefits include a lower bore axis and the channeling of recoil energy into the rotation of the barrel, which are supposed to decrease muzzle flip and perceived recoil, allowing for faster and more accurate follow up shots. One thing is for sure the PX4 Storm Inox is tighter than Shylock. Im not sure if its because of the rotating barrel and locking block design, but this pistol has no rattle, and almost no side to side play between the slide and polymer grip frame rails. Field stripping the PX4 Storm is almost as easy as breaking down a GLOCK, which has become the field strip benchmark. Unlike a GLOCK, though, you dont have to pull the trigger to release the slide. Remove the magazine and cycle the gun to make sure its unloaded.