BERETTA APX CENTURION REVIEW FULL SIZE
BERETTA APX CENTURION REVIEW MANUAL

BERETTA APX CENTURION REVIEW FULL SIZE

I am pleased with my decision to get the Centurion as it has a little longer grip than the Compact with a couple more rounds capacity but is smaller overall than the full size model. I debated on which model APX to buy: the full size, midsize Centurion, or the Compact. I had never owned or even shot a Beretta before this one. The trigger was good and I didn't have any complaints with its function, shape, or size. It also helped keep the recoil unnoticeable. The APX didn't feel heavy, but had enough heft that it didn't move off target when firing and was easy to replicate shot after shot on the targets. Part of this may be due to not doing much regular pistol shooting from distances at beyond 15 yards out at our range. I went out to 20 yards and didn't do as well, but the rounds were at least on the paper. I was in the smaller rings and some good groupings at the 15 yard mark. I had close groupings at the 5, 7, and 10 yard markers. I stated working my way back in my distances after getting a sense of how the gun would feel and shoot up close. The front sight was easy to pick up and the accuracy was really good. I don't have any problems with a two finger grip and dangling pinky on a gun, but this setup felt good also. The grip size and shape allows me to get a high hold on the gun with my pinky finger settling on the bottom front of the grip and magazine rather than dangling under the mag as with smaller 9mm like the Kahr and Springfield XD Subcompact when it has a 13 round mag in it.

It helps me get a good solid grip on the gun, but doesn't make it uncomfortable like the texturing on a smaller Kahr CM9 I owned did.

The first thing I noticed was that the texturing on the back on the grip, which feels pretty aggressive when just running a finger over it when it is in a pistol stand, doesn't feel rough at all when being held in my hand or shooting. I set up 5, 7, 10, and 15 yard markers on the pistol range and started loading up the magazines.

BERETTA APX CENTURION REVIEW MANUAL

I lubed the gun according to the manual instructions, put it back together, and was eager to take it out and see how it would perform at the range. Gun came with hard plastic box, 3 different size backstraps, mag loader, brush and lock, and all the paperwork. When I picked my Beretta APX Centurion up from my FFL he commented on what a nice gun it seemed to be for a 'black plastic gun.' He was giving me a bit of a hard time because I asked him what he thought about a previous polymer gun I ordered in to him and he kidded me saying the black plastic guns he sees are all the same.

Beretta apx centurion review