Firearm review

Posted by fivedollargold 11 years, 10 months ago to Technology
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Fivedollargold is not really a gun-nut; he's more of a mace and crossbow guy. However, he knows that many of you are into this topic. Here is a really top-shelf review by the author of Pan-Am 103, Decisions, and The Globe. Enjoy! (BTW, $5Au had no idea what category to place this in, so it landed in "Technology."

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  • Posted by $ stargeezer 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Berretta has the same warranty, lifetime, no questions asked. All gun makers claim this but Ruger, Berretta, Glock and a couple others live it. I've used both Ruger and Beretta and found they deliver.
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  • Posted by $ stargeezer 11 years, 10 months ago
    I own a CX4 and can confirm that it's a fun and relatively inexpensive "rifle" to shoot. Keep in mind that this is in all ways a pistol with a long barrel. It will offer very accurate shooting out to 50 yards and if a 100yd 8-10" group is OK with you, they preform just fine. My personal opinion is that a rifle should give me a 1-2" group at 100yds - the CX4 does not.

    It will accept the high cap mags that are available for the Beretta 92/94/ series of pistols and the same mags as used by our troops in their carry pistols. So unlike most pistol mags, these are reasonably priced.

    Mine has fed any 9mm I've fed it and even the cheap Tula steel cased 9mm works as good as the high priced ammo.

    Take-down for cleaning is no tool easy and to change the bull pup design from left to right handed is a matter of seconds after you do a field strip. This is very important for left handed shooters. Most bull pups rifles are impossible for south paws to enjoy because of the hot brass ejecting into the face or lap.

    Hiraghm said it reminded him of the HighPoint 9mm rifle, but I can assure you that there is a world of difference between the two. I have the 9mm HighPoint in my collection as well and other than a slight similarity in appearance there is no similarity in function or construction. There are many less parts in the Beretta and the receiver is much heavier, action is simpler, and unlike the Highpoint, teardown and reassembly for cleaning is a piece of cake.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Hi-Point does have the advantage of its lifetime, any owner warranty.
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  • Posted by iroseland 11 years, 10 months ago
    8^) Kind of like the Hi-Point carbine except for being better built. Baretta is pretty good a making high quality firearms. These have been around for a while now, and I have found myself thinking that it would be handy to upgrade my wife to a new pistol and a carbine. Same ammo and mags make logistical sense.. Then there is the one ragged hole grouping.. Wow, that is a selling point.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 10 months ago
    Makes me think of the Hi-Point carbine.
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  • Posted by eskslo 11 years, 10 months ago
    Interesting gun. Not sure I would buy one, but I love to see gun articles in the gulch!
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