Beretta APX A1 Carry 9mm
Model: JAXN9208A1
Beretta APX A1 Carry 9mm
Model: JAXN9208A1
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Beretta APX A1 Carry is a striker-fired 9mm built for concealed carry. Beretta still lists it, and it is built around a stainless steel chassis with the grip frame as a housing that lifts off around it, so the serial number stays with the chassis and the part that wears is replaceable.
Beretta sells that housing in flat dark earth, OD green and wolf grey, so the frame color can be changed later. The slide is red-dot ready through plates, and Beretta lists kits for the Burris, C-More, Shield and Holosun K footprints, each bought separately. The A1 revision shortened and lightened the trigger over the original APX Carry and gives it a quick reset. It weighs 20.0 oz with a 3.1-inch barrel, there is no manual safety behind the striker block and trigger safety, and there is no rail for a light.
If you're cross-shopping, the Sig Sauer P365 uses the same 3.1-inch barrel, holds 10 rounds and is 2.2 oz lighter, with a far wider holster and magazine aftermarket behind it. The Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus has an MSRP of $499, lands within 0.2 oz of this pistol and also holds 10 rounds, and the Beretta adds the swappable grip housing and the plate system.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The grip housing comes in three colors as a separate part, so the gun can be rebuilt to taste without paperwork.
- Eight rounds in the magazine of a 20.0 oz pistol.
- A stainless chassis inside a technopolymer grip means the rails that wear are steel.
- A plate is a separate purchase for every footprint, and it sits the dot higher than a direct cut would.
- Serrations at the front of the slide and not the rear leave little purchase for a full-hand rack.
- No manual safety is offered on this model and no rail is fitted, so a light or a laser has to clamp to the trigger guard.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can the frame color be changed?
Yes. The serialized component is the stainless chassis, and Beretta sells the grip frame housing around it in flat dark earth, OD green and wolf grey.
Which red dots fit it?
The ones Beretta makes plates for, which are the Burris, C-More, Shield and Holosun K Series footprints. Each kit is ordered on its own.
What changed in the A1 version?
Beretta describes a shorter, lighter trigger pull than the previous APX Carry, a red-dot ready slide, aggressive front slide serrations, and the modular chassis that lets the grip frame housing be switched.
