Category: Buyer Guides

A new way to spec your build — now in beta, and we’d like your help testing it.

Anyone who’s tried to spec out an AR-15 build from scratch knows the loop. You pick a caliber. You pick an upper. You go down the rabbit hole on barrels and realize your gas system length doesn’t match what you wanted. You back up. You change the upper. Now your handguard doesn’t fit. You back up again. Two hours in, you have fourteen browser tabs open and you’re looking at trigger options that don’t actually work with the lower you started with.

We’ve watched customers do this at the counter. We’ve done it ourselves. It’s not that AR builds are complicated — they’re extremely well-documented and the modularity is the whole point of the platform. The problem is that compatibility and use-case fit aren’t always obvious until you’ve already added six things to a cart that don’t belong together.

So we built a tool to fix it. It’s called the Good 4 Guns AR-15 Builder, it’s live on our site as of today, and we’d genuinely like you to be one of the first people to try it. Fair warning up front: it’s a beta. More on what that means in a minute.

What the Builder actually does

The Builder is a guided spec-out tool that takes you from “I want to build an AR” to a complete, FFL-routed cart in about ten minutes. It’s designed for people who know what an AR is and have probably handled a few, but who’d rather not spend an evening cross-checking gas block diameters against barrel profiles.

The flow is three steps, in this order:

Step 1. Tell us about your build. You answer three questions: caliber preference, budget, and primary use. The use options include range, hunting, duty, plinking, and home defense — deliberately chosen because the right parts for a 600-yard precision build are not the right parts for a home defense carbine, and we’d rather ask than guess.

Step 2. Pick your parts. The Builder recommends specific parts in each category based on what you told it in Step 1. Everything is here — upper, lower, barrel, BCG, trigger, handguard, stock, grip, charging handle, optic, sling, magazines, the works. You can swap any individual piece for something else from our inventory.

Step 3. Add to cart. Everything in your build lands in your cart in one click. From there, checkout works the way checkout always works on our site — you pick an FFL off our list for the serialized parts, and we handle the routing on our end.

That’s the whole tool. There’s no signup wall, no save-your-build account requirement, no upsell. You can try it right now without giving us anything.

Try the AR-15 Builder → g4gguns.com/ar15-builder

Why we built it

Honest answer: we built it because the alternative — picking parts a la carte across forty-some product categories — is a worse experience than it needs to be, and because most of the existing build tools out there are owned by larger retailers who want to sell you their house brand of everything. We wanted a tool that recommends genuinely good parts at a given budget without funneling you toward whatever has the highest margin.

The recommendation logic is built around how we’d talk you through a build at the counter. If you tell us you want a 5.56 range gun on a budget, we’re not going to recommend the same barrel we’d put on a duty build. If you say home defense, the optic, sling, and barrel length recommendations all shift accordingly. The tool doesn’t replace the conversation we’d have in person — you can still come in and ask questions, and you should — but it gets you 90% of the way there before you ever walk in.

The other answer is that AR builds are one of the most common counter questions we get from intermediate shooters. People who’ve owned a complete AR, learned what they like and don’t like, and now want to build something specific to them. That’s a customer who already knows what they’re doing — they just need a smarter starting point than a search bar.

About the beta

This is the part where we’re going to be honest with you, because we’d rather you go in with the right expectations than be surprised.

The Builder is live, it works, and we’re proud of it. We’re also calling it a beta on purpose. The tool went through our internal testing, but there’s a real difference between “it works when we use it” and “it works for every possible combination a real customer will try.” The only way to find that second category of bugs is to put it in real hands and see what happens.

So if you build something with it this week and you find:

• A caliber recommendation that doesn’t feel right for the use case you selected
• A part recommendation that conflicts with another part the tool already added
• Something obvious that you wanted to spec but couldn’t find a category for
• Anything broken, weird, slow, confusing, or just off

— we want to know about it. That’s the whole point of a beta. We’re especially interested in whether the caliber recommendations line up with what experienced builders would actually pick. If you go through the tool, get to the end, and think “I would have picked something completely different here,” that’s exactly the feedback that makes the next version better.

How to send feedback If you hit a bug or have a suggestion, the fastest paths are emailing us, or telling us in person next time you’re in. We’re tracking everything that comes in and using it to refine the tool. No feedback is too small — if something felt off, we want to hear about it.

A few honest expectations

Because we said we’d be honest about what this is, here are the things worth knowing before you start:

Inventory drives recommendations. The Builder recommends from what we actually have. If a part you’d normally pick isn’t in stock with us right now, you won’t see it. That’s a feature, not a bug — we’d rather show you things you can actually buy today than tease you with things on backorder.

Defaults are good, but they’re defaults. If you know exactly what you want in a category, swap the recommendation. The tool is a starting point, not a verdict. The whole point of the AR platform is that you get to choose.

Serialized parts go through an FFL. Stripped lowers and any other serialized components in your build will route to whatever FFL you select at checkout. Same process as any other firearm purchase. If you’re using Good 4 Guns as your FFL, you can ship all the parts for your build to pick up here for free.

It’s going to keep getting better. We’re going to keep refining the tool based on what we learn from this beta. Caliber tuning, part coverage, the question flow at the start — all of it is on the table. The version live today is the floor, not the ceiling.

Who this is for (and who it isn’t)

The Builder is best suited for shooters who:

• Know what an AR-15 is and have probably shot one
• Want to spec a build for a specific use rather than buy a complete off the shelf
• Have a clear budget and want recommendations within it
• Don’t want to spend three weeks researching gas block diameters and buffer weights

It’s probably not the right tool for:

• Brand-new shooters buying their first rifle (we’d steer you to a complete firearm first — see our AR-15 buyer’s guide for the reasoning)
• Custom precision builders working on something exotic where you already know every part you want — the regular product catalog is faster for you

If you’re somewhere in the middle and not sure, just try it. The tool doesn’t commit you to anything until you check out, and walking through it is informative even if you don’t buy anything at the end.

Go try it

The Builder is live now at g4gguns.com/ar15-builder. It takes about ten minutes to get from the first question to a complete cart. If you build something you like, great — check out and we’ll get it routed to your FFL. If you build something that surfaces a bug or a weird recommendation, even better — tell us, and you’ll have helped shape the version everyone else uses later.

We’re excited about this one. Genuine thanks in advance to anyone who takes it for a spin in the next few weeks. Beta testing isn’t glamorous work, but it’s how anything actually good gets made.

See you in the Builder.

Found a bug? Have feedback? Email us, or stop in. We’re tracking everything.

Good 4 Guns · Van Alstyne, TX · g4gguns.com

We’re going to have an honest conversation about something most gun shops won’t talk about directly: we don’t price match. We never have, and we never will. And if you’ve ever asked us about it and gotten a quick “sorry, we don’t do that,” this is the longer answer we wish we had time to give you over email.

Because the truth is, this isn’t a policy designed to squeeze more money out of you. It’s a policy designed to make sure the shop you walked into is still here next year, and the year after that, with the same staff, the same prices, and the same kind of help you came in expecting.

Here’s the whole conversation.

First, the honest version of what price matching actually is

Price matching, in retail, is when a store agrees to lower their price on a specific item to match a lower price you found somewhere else. On its face, it sounds great for the customer — you get the better price and the local store.

But here’s what’s actually happening behind the scenes:

When you ask a gun shop to match an online price you found at a giant warehouse retailer or a third-party listing site, you’re asking them to operate on the same margins as a business with no storefront, no staff to pay, no transfer service, no support, no community presence, and no actual relationship with you- or worst case scenario, one actively going under.

The shop has two choices when you ask. They can say yes and lose money on the sale — which means they have to make it up somewhere else, either by cutting staff hours, reducing inventory, or quietly raising prices on the items you’re not checking. Or they can say no and risk losing the sale entirely.

Some shops, faced with that choice, say yes anyway and figure it out. That’s how a lot of small gun shops slowly die. They eat the margin to keep the customer, the margin disappears, and eventually so does the shop.

We made a different choice — and we want to be transparent about it.

What we chose instead

We chose to set our prices honestly, transparently, and competitively from day one — and then hold them.

That means:

• Our shelf price is our real price. We don’t inflate sticker prices so we can pretend to negotiate. The number on the tag is the number we sell at. Some of that is because we hate to dicker (like.. really hate it), and some if it is because we don’t think anyone deserves to pay more just because they don’t ask.
• We price competitively against other brick-and-mortar shops in our region, not against warehouse-scale online sellers. Those are two different markets and pretending they’re the same hurts everybody.
• We don’t run “limited time” or “only today” pressure pricing. What we charge today on an item is what we’ll charge tomorrow. You don’t have to worry about missing a deal. We mark items on sale if we paid less for that item. If we have to pay more the next time we get the same item, the new price reflects that.
• We don’t quietly raise prices on the items people don’t comparison-shop to make up for the ones they do. That’s a common retail trick and we don’t play it.

The trade-off is that yes, you can sometimes find a lower sticker price somewhere else — usually online, usually from a warehouse-scale retailer, sometimes from someone who is already going out of business. Sometimes just from a store that bought 10x more of that thing than we did and got a better price. It happens.

What you’re trading for that lower sticker price is everything else that comes with buying from a local shop.

What you actually get when you buy from us

This is the part of the conversation most price match policies skip over. Because if all you’re comparing is a number on a sticker, sure — the warehouse sometimes wins on the number. But that’s not all you’re buying.

Here’s what’s actually included with every purchase at Good 4 Guns:

Real, no-pressure help from people who shoot. Every member of our team can answer your questions, recommend the right gun for your hand and use case, and tell you honestly when something isn’t right for you — even when that means a smaller sale. We’ll remember your names, hand your kids free coloring books, and Oliver will likely even let you (demand that you) scratch his fuzzy little noggin.

Hands-on time with the actual firearm before you buy it. You can hold it, dry-fire it (safely), feel the trigger, check the weight, see how it sits in your hand. The number one cause of buyer’s remorse on a gun purchase is buying something based on specs alone and discovering it doesn’t fit you. We solve that for free, every time. We’ll ask you questions that steer you in the right direction and not just leave you to figure it out for yourself.

A transfer service that actually wants your business. If you ever do buy something elsewhere and have it shipped to us for transfer, we handle the paperwork, the background check, the inspection, and the conversation about whether what you bought is actually the right thing. We do this even though it’s not where our margin comes from — because it’s part of being a good steward of this business to our community. We want you here, please send us your transfers- we don’t mind.

Post-sale support. If your gun has an issue, we help you navigate the manufacturer’s warranty process. You’re never alone with a problem (caveat here- there are real restrictions on what SHAPE that help can take, but we do our best with the restrictions at hand.)

Community and continuity. When you buy from us, you become part of a network of customers who’ve been shopping with us for years — many for over a decade. Layaway, special orders, accessory recommendations, training referrals, the “hey, your gun’s ready to pick up” text — those things only exist because we’re a shop that worked hard to build real relationships. We support your kid’s sports teams, donate to community needs that matter to us all, show up to the clay shoots with fun new toys, and are there to cheer on the other businesses that make Van Alstyne a place we all love.

A team that’s still here next year. Our staff isn’t gig workers cycling through. They’re people who know our customers by name. That continuity only exists because the shop is financially healthy enough to keep them. Price-matching every online warehouse erodes that until the shop collapses, the staff scatters, and the next time you need help, the place that knew you doesn’t exist anymore.

The race-to-the-bottom problem

Here’s the bigger picture, in case you want it.

The firearms industry, like a lot of retail, is in a race to the bottom on sticker price. Warehouse-scale sellers and aggregator websites operate on margins that brick-and-mortar shops simply cannot match — and they don’t try to. They sell strictly on volume; we sell relationships, expertise, and trust. Those are different businesses.

When customers expect every shop to match warehouse-scale pricing, what actually happens isn’t that customers get cheaper guns. What happens is that local shops disappear one by one, until the only options left are big-box warehouse retailers and online aggregators — and the prices at those places, once the competition is gone, do not stay low. They go up. And there’s nobody left to walk into.

We’re not trying to be dramatic about this. We’re just telling you what the math is. A community without local gun shops is a community where new buyers have nowhere to learn safely and where buyer’s remorse becomes the norm because nobody handled the gun before they bought it.

We’d rather charge a fair, honest price and still be here in ten years.

What we’ll always do for you

While we don’t price match, here’s what we will do, every single time:

• Tell you the truth about price. If we know you can find a specific item cheaper somewhere else and the experience there will be fine, we’ll tell you. We’d rather you trust us than feel cornered.
• Tell you when our price is actually a great deal compared to the market. Most of the time we beat online retailers on specific items because of our buying relationships. We’ll let you know when that’s true.
• Honor all of our online sales in-store. We also offer cash discounts and have an extensive curation of heavily discounted items for our First Responders online. Check it out.
• Help you find what’s right for your budget. If something on our shelf is outside your budget, we’ll walk you through alternatives — different models, different timing (sezzle, layaway). We have a layaway program specifically because we believe people should be able to make these purchases without financial stress.
• Make sure you leave happy with what you bought. None of our employees work on commission. They don’t benefit from selling you something that costs more, they are motivated to make sure you have what works for you- not what works for us.

And if you do find it cheaper somewhere else?

We will be the first to tell you: it’s okay to buy it there. Genuinely.

If a specific item is dramatically cheaper somewhere else, and you’ve evaluated the seller, you trust the source, and you’re confident the product is what they say it is — go ahead. We’re not going to be hurt that you went somewhere else for one purchase. We’d rather you make the choice that works for your wallet than feel pressured to pay more because you walked in our door first. We’re always happy to do your transfers for one of the lowest rates in the metroplex.

And when you need help — when the gun arrives and you’re not sure if it’s the right one, when you want to talk through your next purchase — we’ll still be here. We’ll still help you. That’s the relationship.

We don’t believe in earning customers by trapping them. We believe in earning customers by being worth coming back to.

The bottom line

We don’t price match because price-matching is the policy of a shop that’s competing on price alone — and we’re not. We’re competing on experience, expertise, integrity, relationships, and the kind of long-term trust that only exists when a shop holds its values steady year after year.

Our prices are fair. Our staff is real. Our help is genuine. Our shop will still be here when you walk in next month, next year, and five years from now.

That’s the trade. We think it’s a good one. And we hope, after reading this, you do too.

One last thing.

Now that we’ve spent fifteen minutes explaining why we don’t price match — we should probably mention that most of the time, we’re already the best price you’re going to find. We just are. We work hard at it. We’re approaching this article knowing we’re the shop most of the big-box guys get asked to price match against.

They won’t either, by the way.

And honestly? We get it. If we were on your side of the counter and we’d just learned that the same Glock 43X is $80 cheaper at the friendly local shop than at the big-box place we’ve got points at, we’d be doing the math too. The whole reason this article exists is that the math behind that price difference is real — different overhead, different scale, different cost to the store. It’s rarely a matter of “what do we think we can charge for this?”

We keep our costs low where we can so our prices stay low too. If you’ve ever been in the shop, you’ve probably noticed we’re not exactly funding a lavish CEO lifestyle around here. Our cars are old. We fix things ourselves. We pay ourselves modestly — enough to care about the job, not enough to forget who pays the bills. We’re here to be here — a real part of the community, not a numbers game on the way to somebody’s yacht.

Transparency is part of that. So is keeping prices honest. The two go together.

Come see us

If you’ve never been to the shop, come by. Bring your questions. Bring your comparison printouts if you’ve been doing your homework. We’ll talk you through whatever you’re looking at — honestly, without pressure, and without trying to convince you of anything that isn’t true.

Buying a firearm should be one of the most informed, calm, well-supported purchases you ever make. We’re here to make sure it is.

If you’ve narrowed your handgun search down to Beretta — first of all, good taste. Beretta has been making firearms for five hundred years, and the company’s craftsmanship and engineering are some of the best in the industry. But once you’re shopping Beretta, you almost immediately run into a fork in the road: the 92X vs APX A1.

Both are full-size 9mm handguns. Both are made by the same company. Both have devoted fans. And they could not be more different from each other.

This is the conversation we have at the counter when someone comes in asking which one to buy. Here’s the honest version, written down.

The short version

If you want the quickest possible answer:

• The 92X is for shooters who want a refined, hammer-fired, all-metal-frame 9mm with deep heritage, exceptional accuracy, and a shooting experience that feels like a piece of fine machinery. It’s the modern evolution of the gun that served as the U.S. military’s M9 for thirty-plus years. Heavier, more expensive, more romantic.
• The APX A1 is for shooters who want a modern, striker-fired, polymer-frame 9mm at a fighting price, with everything today’s market expects — optics-ready, modular grip, ambidextrous controls, light rail. Lighter, cheaper, more practical.

You’re not really comparing two of the same kind of thing. You’re comparing two answers to the question “what should a modern Beretta 9mm be?” — one that honors the past and one that engages with the present.

Now, the long version.

The 92X: The modern descendant of an icon

The 92-series is one of the most recognizable handgun platforms in the world. If you’ve watched a Hollywood action movie in the last forty years, you’ve seen one. The U.S. military adopted the 92FS as the M9 service pistol in 1985 and used it as their sidearm until 2017. It’s the gun that defined what a “service pistol” looked like for a generation.

The 92X is the current production refresh of that platform. Same fundamental design — short-recoil-operated, hammer-fired, single-action/double-action with an exposed barrel — but with modern updates: better ergonomics, improved trigger, beveled magazine well, updated controls, and a Vertec-style straight backstrap that fits a wider range of hands than the original 92FS curve.

What you’re getting:

• A full-size, full-metal 9mm with a steel slide and aluminum alloy frame (it’s heavy — about 33 ounces unloaded)
• DA/SA action: first trigger pull is long and heavy (double-action), subsequent shots are short and light (single-action) once the hammer is cocked
• Exposed barrel design — distinctive Beretta look, easy to inspect and maintain
• 17-round magazine capacity in standard configuration
• A long shooting history, deep aftermarket support, and parts available everywhere

What it feels like to shoot: Soft. The all-metal weight soaks up recoil in a way that polymer guns simply can’t, and the bore axis (where the barrel sits relative to your hand) keeps muzzle flip low. Most shooters describe the 92X as “easy to shoot well” — meaning your groups tighten up quickly because the gun isn’t fighting you.

The trade-off: it’s heavy. If you’re thinking concealed carry, the 92X is not your friend. This is a duty gun, a range gun, a home defense gun. Carrying 33 ounces of steel and aluminum on your hip all day is a commitment most people don’t make.

The APX A1: Beretta’s modern striker-fired entry

The original APX launched in 2017 as Beretta’s serious bid for the modern striker-fired market — going after the Glock, Sig P320, and Smith & Wesson M&P customers. The APX A1 is the refresh: same platform, but updated with optics-ready slide, improved trigger, redesigned grip texture, and lighter overall weight.

This is Beretta competing in the modern market on the modern market’s terms. Striker-fired. Polymer frame. Ambidextrous controls. Optics-ready. Light rail. Everything the contemporary 9mm shopper expects in 2026.

What you’re getting:

• A full-size, polymer-frame 9mm with a steel slide
• Striker-fired action: every trigger pull is consistent — no DA/SA transition to learn
• About 27 ounces unloaded — meaningfully lighter than the 92X
• 17-round magazine capacity in standard configuration
• Factory optics-ready with a multi-footprint plate system (fits most popular red dots without an adapter)
• Aggressive slide serrations front and rear, full-length accessory rail, ambidextrous slide stop and magazine release
• A significantly lower price point than the 92X — usually $200-300 cheaper

What it feels like to shoot: Modern, predictable, and practical. The trigger is consistent shot to shot, which makes the APX easier to learn than a DA/SA gun. The grip texture is aggressive in a good way — it stays put under recoil even with wet hands. It’s not as soft to shoot as the all-metal 92X, but it’s far from snappy. It’s a gun that gets out of the way and lets you focus on your shooting.

The APX A1 was designed for shooters who care less about heritage and more about how a gun performs when they’re actually using it — at the range, on duty, or in a defensive context.

Side-by-side at a glance

	Beretta 92X	Beretta APX A1
Action	Hammer-fired, DA/SA	Striker-fired
Frame	Aluminum alloy	Polymer
Weight (unloaded)	~33 oz	~27 oz
Capacity	17+1	17+1
Optics-ready	Specific variants only	Yes, factory standard
Light rail	Yes (Picatinny)	Yes (Picatinny)
Trigger	Long first pull, short follow-ups	Consistent every pull
Best use	Range, home defense, duty	Range, home defense, duty, some concealed carry
Price range	$700-900	$400-550
Heritage	Direct descendant of the M9 service pistol	Modern from the ground up

The four big questions to ask yourself

This is what we walk through with people at the counter.

1. Do you want to learn a DA/SA trigger?

This is the single biggest functional difference between the two guns. The 92X has a long, heavy first trigger pull (double-action) — and then every shot after that is short and light (single-action) because the hammer is cocked from the cycling slide. The APX A1 has a consistent trigger every single shot.

A DA/SA trigger is not difficult, but it does require practice and an understanding that your first and second shots feel very different. Some shooters love this — the long first pull is a built-in safety feature, and the short follow-ups are buttery. Other shooters find it frustrating and prefer the predictability of striker-fired.

If you’re newer to handguns or just want one less variable to manage, striker-fired (APX A1) is the simpler learning curve.

If you’ve shot DA/SA guns before, or you’re interested in the safety advantages of a heavy first pull, the 92X rewards practice in a way the APX doesn’t.

2. How much weight are you willing to carry, hold, or store?

Weight changes everything about a handgun.

The 92X’s 33-ounce all-metal frame is gorgeous at the range — it soaks up recoil, balances well in the hand, and feels substantial. But it’s a lot of gun to hold up for a long shooting session, and it’s a serious commitment if you’re considering it for any kind of concealed carry. Most people who carry concealed don’t reach for a 92X.

The APX A1 at 27 ounces is still a full-size handgun — not pocket-pistol territory — but it’s noticeably easier to hold, handle, and (with the right setup) carry.

If your gun is going to live in a nightstand or a range bag, weight doesn’t matter much. The 92X wins on shooting feel.

If you might want to carry it occasionally or shoot it for long range sessions without fatigue, the APX A1 is easier to live with.

3. Do you want optics-ready out of the box?

Red dot sights are becoming standard on serious-use handguns, and an optics-ready slide is increasingly important for anyone thinking about adding one.

The APX A1 is optics-ready from the factory with a multi-footprint plate system that fits most popular red dot sights without needing an adapter. This is genuinely future-proof — whatever red dot you eventually want, the APX A1 is ready for it.

The 92X is optics-ready in specific variants only — there’s a 92X RDO model that comes optics-cut, but the standard 92X does not. If you want a red dot on a 92X, you’re either buying the RDO version or sending the slide off to be milled.

If a red dot is in your near future, the APX A1 is the more straightforward path.

4. What’s your budget?

Honest pricing reality at the counter:

• A 92X runs roughly $800 + depending on configuration.
• An APX A1 runs roughly $400-550 (The micro variant can hit below $300)

That’s a $200-300 gap, and what you’re paying for with the 92X is materials and heritage. The aluminum frame, the steel slide, the refined Italian manufacturing, the lineage of the M9 platform — those are real things, but they show up in the price tag.

The APX A1 is the better value gun by most objective measures. The 92X is the better experience gun for people who want to feel the difference.

Who buys which one

After thirteen years of selling Beretta handguns, here are the patterns we see.

People who buy the 92X:

• Shooters who served with an M9 in the military and want the modern civilian equivalent
• Beretta loyalists who appreciate the heritage and the all-metal feel
• Shooters who already own polymer striker-fired guns and want something different — a “shooter’s pistol”
• Home defense buyers who want the heft and want the long first pull as a layered safety feature
• Competition and target shooters who appreciate the accuracy potential and softer recoil

People who buy the APX A1:

• First-time handgun buyers who want a modern, practical, optics-ready gun at a reasonable price
• Shooters who came in looking at Glocks or Sigs and discovered the APX outperforms them in several categories at a lower price
• Buyers who want one full-size do-everything gun for range, home defense, and occasional carry
• Shooters who want to mount a red dot from day one without paying for slide milling
• Practical-minded buyers who don’t care about brand romance and just want the gun that works best for their use case

Our honest recommendation

If you want us to just tell you what to buy, here’s the honest version:

Get the APX A1 if this is your only handgun or your everyday-use handgun. It’s more versatile, more affordable, optics-ready out of the box, and easier to learn. For most shooters in 2026, it’s the practical right answer.

Get the 92X if you already have a practical handgun and you want something more. Something that connects you to a hundred years of firearm history. Something that feels like fine machinery when you pick it up. Something that rewards practice and patience. The 92X is the gun you want when you already know what you’re doing — or when you’re ready to grow into something with depth.

Both are excellent. Beretta doesn’t make a bad handgun. The question is what kind of relationship you want with the firearm you’re about to own.

Come handle them both

This is the part where we say what we always say: come into the shop and handle them. A blog post can tell you the specs, the action types, and the price difference. But the moment you pick up a 92X — feel the weight, the balance, the way it settles into your hand — and then pick up an APX A1 right after, you’ll know within thirty seconds which one is calling to you.

We’ve got both. Stop in. We’ll let you handle them, dry-fire them safely, talk through whichever questions come up, and help you figure out which Beretta is the right Beretta for you.

We promise: there are no wrong answers in this comparison. Just different ones.