Beretta 92xi SAO

[Capbyrd]

The only gun from SHOT show that really has me interested.  Can’t wait to check one out.  
 

https://www.beretta.com/en-us/92xi-sao-launch-edition/

[gary_boom]

The Beretta and the Rock Island are the only ones that interested me. I doubt I would buy either.

[DocHawk]

I have a pair of consecutive serial number 92 Extreme's from the initial run. I was so happy to see my first service pistol turned into something more modern, with a frame mounted selector. It handles and shoots very well... more of a range toy though, as it is just about as heavy as a carbine. 

[Sleep profit]

I really like SAO for range days  I like 2-3 pounds of trigger  I would not do EDC tho   Watching this gun for review 

[JustEd]

Pretty, now for my _itch. Manufactures just seem to throw on any old red dot. That Burris has to tall of a body, imo   I stick with the shorter profile RDs so they are closer to bore axis. The tall ones make my presentation feel unnatural

Someone buy them a Holosun Kx2 series. Heck, even a shield

Edited January 23, 2023 by JustEd

[Capbyrd]

52 minutes ago, JustEd said:

Pretty, now for my _itch. Manufactures just seem to throw on any old red dot. That Burris has to tall of a body, imo   I stick with the shorter profile RDs so they are closer to bore axis. The tall ones make my presentation feel unnatural

Someone buy them a Holosun Kx2 series. Heck, even a shield

Or….just don’t put a dot on it.   But if you, why wouldn’t you want the bigger window?   If you are noticing the size of the window, aren’t you paying attention to the wrong thing?

[JustEd]

Because the sight used in the pic sits too high. In my experience sitting so high makes it point unnaturally. 

[JustEd]

Just to add.  My _itch isn't so much with Beretta but pretty much all "optics ready" guns,

There are a few, like my Hellcat and the P365 which mount a red dot directly and thusly quite low,

Properly redesigning the slide with a red dot as the primary sight would be a major change.  Hopefully someone does it on a full sized target oriented handgun,

 

Sorry to have pulled the discussion off topic and to my pet peeve,  You may now return to your regularly scheduled broadcast,

[ken_mays]

I’ve been waiting for them to figure out if they dropped the SAO action into something that wasn’t a 4lb steel behemoth, people might buy it.