Picked this up from 2A today - Beretta Cx-4 9mm

This has been on my wish list for awhile, so treated myself today with a late Xmas gift using my tax refund.



Now off to the Gettysburg GS in search of some unmolested mags

Your rifle is nice, although upside down.



We gotta do something about this lame foot rule too.

Nice! I haven't even got my damn W-2's yet.

i had one of these a few years ago and liked it. kinda wish i hadnt sold it. but my CZ Scorpion carbine makes up for it. (also thanks to 2A Sales)

BigT5g said:

i had one of these a few years ago and liked it. kinda wish i hadnt sold it. but my CZ Scorpion carbine makes up for it. (also thanks to 2A Sales)

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Those bast*rds!!! I hate 2A Sales
It was a tough decision, I would have preferred a carbine that used Glock mags, but liked the CX-4 size, simplicity and I have a 92SF, so mags are plentiful. Maybe deep down, it's an embedded memory of the carbine from the original Planet of the Apes movies....

You just need to turn it right side up, and then get this barrel shroud to make it look meaner. Believe it or not the shroud seems to dampen the sound by quite a few dBs.

http://www.moerse.com/beretta-cx-4-storm.html

I bought one a while ago. I currently have the trigger group and oprod-spring assembly out at SierraPapa to be upgraded.
When I get it back I'll maybe use it for my trunk gun.


REF: Sierra Papa upgrades for CX4
https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=120357


REF: SierraPapa:
http://sierrapapacx4.com/


My CX4:

Rack&Roll said:

You just need to turn it right side up, and then get this barrel shroud to make it look meaner. Believe it or not the shroud seems to dampen the sound by quite a few dBs.

http://www.moerse.com/beretta-cx-4-storm.html

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BigSteve57 said:

I bought one a while ago. I currently have the trigger group and oprod-spring assembly out at SierraPapa to be upgraded.
When I get it back I'll maybe use it for my trunk gun.


REF: Sierra Papa upgrades for CX4
https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=120357


REF: SierraPapa:
http://sierrapapacx4.com/


My CX4:

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Just picked up some standard capacity mags today in Gettysburg, so no cash for upgrades now, but thanks for the food for thought guys.

todbiker said:

Those bast*rds!!! I hate 2A Sales
It was a tough decision, I would have preferred a carbine that used Glock mags, but liked the CX-4 size, simplicity and I have a 92SF, so mags are plentiful. Maybe deep down, it's an embedded memory of the carbine from the original Planet of the Apes movies....

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Congrats!

If you look carefully, you'll see a lot of Storms in scifi shows, some modded some stock. The Battlestar Galactica remake and Riddick come to mind off the top of my head. I know I've seen them in others.

I bought one shortly after they came out. It kinda made my Hi-point obsolete as soon as it came through the door

Just a heads up, mine does not like to function dirty.

Art3 said:

Congrats!

I bought one shortly after they came out. It kinda made my Hi-point obsolete as soon as it came through the door

Just a heads up, mine does not like to function dirty.

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Thanks for the info.

The Hi-Points are tempting from a price standpoint, you could have a 9mm and a 45 for the Beretta price. A lot of people like them, what part of the Beretta shines in comparison?

I did notice the beretta manual recommends cleaning after each use.

Is it finicky with ammo, can you run cheap steel cased stuff like Wolf?

todbiker said:

This has been on my wish list for awhile, so treated myself today with a late Xmas gift using my tax refund.

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Now off to the Gettysburg GS in search of some unmolested mags

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When did they start selling feet?

todbiker said:

Thanks for the info.

The Hi-Points are tempting from a price standpoint, you could have a 9mm and a 45 for the Beretta price. A lot of people like them, what part of the Beretta shines in comparison?

I did notice the beretta manual recommends cleaning after each use.

Is it finicky with ammo, can you run cheap steel cased stuff like Wolf?

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Have you seen or handled a Hi-Point? They are economical, functional, and American made...I respect them and do not want to sound like I'm bashing them at all...but comparing them to Beretta is kinda like comparing a Maverick 88 to a Benelli. I paid $150 for the Hi-Point and $800 for the Beretta...there is a seen and felt difference between a $150 rifle and an $800 rifle. Is that vague and respectful enough? Also, the Hi-Point is a single stack mag.

I've never tried Wolf or any steel cased ammo in mine. I had some trouble with Wolf's lacquered cases not fitting into some of my tighter chambered guns, so I got away from it. Also, unless something has changed, it's really dirty ammo. My Storm didn't seem to care about any of the ammo I used (mostly 115gr FMJ, a little 147 LRN reloads). I never tried hollow points or anything really fancy. It's been a while since I've shot it. I really can't remember exactly how it malfunctions when it's dirty. It started acting up at a match one time. I quickly stripped it, knocked off the big chunks, flooded it with CLP, and it was back in action. It was pretty filthy inside. In hindsight, I wish I had tried the CLP flood alone first, just to see if that would have been enough. Maybe next time.

When I bought it, I thought it would complement my Taurus PT92. The mags are ALMOST identical. The only difference I could find (other than cost) is that the mag catch (and therefore notch in the mag) on one is much wider than the other. If I remember correctly, the larger notched mag will fit, hold, and function with the smaller catch (but not vice versa...the catch can't engage the too small notch and the mag falls out). I think this means the Taurus mags work in the Beretta, not the other way. Like I said, it's been a while since I messed with it. To a "kid" who could barely afford the rifle, mag cost was important.

I got my op-rod & trigger group back from SierraPapa Saturday and had a fun shoot with it today at AGC. It functioned flawlessly from magazines of several different sizes with about 150 rounds through it with no issue.

The trigger now breaks cleanly and feels like a trigger should. It used to feel like sand crunching in gears with the trigger actually bending.

I feel a lot better about the op-rod & buffer as in it won't break. I went through the exact same purging of the plastic trash with a new 92FS.

Now that the CX4 is now de-junked I'm very happy with the CX4 but I'm so done with Beretta.


EDIT: better photos of the SierraPapa mods: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/05/joe-grine/gun-review-beretta-cx4-storm/

Oprods compared: toothpick, Beretta OEM , SierraPapa:

BigSteve57 said:

I got my op-rod & trigger group back from SierraPapa Saturday and had a fun shoot with it today at AGC. It functioned flawlessly from magazines of several different sizes with about 150 rounds through it with no issue.

The trigger now breaks cleanly and feels like a trigger should. It used to feel like sand crunching in gears with the trigger actually bending.

I feel a lot better about the op-rod & buffer as in it won't break. I went through the exact same purging of the plastic trash with a new 92FS.

Now that the CX4 is now de-junked I'm very happy with the CX4 but I'm so done with Beretta.


EDIT: better photos of the SierraPapa mods: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/05/joe-grine/gun-review-beretta-cx4-storm/

Oprods compared: toothpick, Beretta OEM , SierraPapa:

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Excellent, thanks for following up on that. I definitely want to improve that stock trigger.

todbiker said:

Excellent, thanks for following up on that. I definitely want to improve that stock trigger.

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My goal here was to show how to make a good rifle absolutely great. Accuracy also improves with the trigger re-do. It is literally a night and day makeover.

I plan to use this rifle as part of our self-defense strategy so reliability was paramount. If ultimate reliability is not a concern then the rifle is fine as-is.

I bought the rifle for its excellent handling and ergonomics. It is the perfect home defense or trunk carbine, IMHO. I in no way meant to condemn it in case there was any doubt.