The Beretta was and is a great pistol.
It’s only weakness imo is the grip is rather bulky.
Maybe they will sell them to civilians. Well it could happen as long as Obama or Clinton is not in the White House.
The Taurus version is a better gun at much reduced cost. Beretta putting the safety on the slide was a mistake Taurus corrected. ... You can accidentally place the Beretta on safe when grabbing the back of the slide to jack a round.
“The Beretta was and is a great pistol.”
Not for combat it isn’t. Marines I know dumped their Berettas and got themselves a 1911 whenever possible. Marine armorers couldn’t keep up with demand by rebuilding their old stock 1911s for their Marines and requests from other branches SOQ troops. The Marines finally bought 15,000+ brand new 1911s built to their specs from Colts MFG.
I still shoot clays and have watched as other shooters had issue after issue with their Beretta O/Us. My old Browning Superposed just keeps chugging along... I shoot in the mid-low 90s @ late 60’s