Beretta APX Blowback Air Pistol

Weight and feel. Easy loading and operation.

The slide rattles noticeably when handling the gun. Tolerances between the two are not very tight.

This is a full size gun and seems to be a faithful replica of the actual firearm. However, the trigger pull is rather heavy and the distance between the trigger and the backstrap is rather long. I have average size hands and it is difficult to fire this airgun repeatedly. If the trigger were a fraction of an inch further to the rear it would be perfect. Not having fired the actual APX, I do not know if this is a function of it being an airgun or a replica.

I like just about everything about the gun, except for the weak spring. It is ergonomic, has a good shot count (3 1/2- 4mags), and a nice blowback action, simulating the powder burner. This gun can be a perfect trainer for someone with this powder burn or if you just like the Beretta name, style and the way it looks and works.

Weak spring, butplate on mag comes off and must be reglued, may have gotten a faulty mag. make the clip a full mag with self-contained CO2 compartment, and a better piercing system. Make it pellet with the full velocity allowed by law. also make this gun ''field stripable'...and you will have a 10 star gun.

Good gun. You will be happy you got it. The weak spring can be fixed, after the warranty period, or if you're Really Brave; you can take the two top frame pins out that hold the slide, and stretch the spring -which will stop the rattle and give it a solid blow-back feel. This has been my favorite gun, I've had Glock and other pistols, this one remains a favorite so far. Get one, but be careful it looks exactly like Police service revolver, except for the open hole in bottom of mag., ( powder burner has a rubber grommet in the clip buttplate hole), thats the only obvious difference at close range. Warning markings are under trigger guard and must look close to see. Great gun!

It was a decent pistol to use for target practice. Great accuracy.

The slide is like die cast metal. Very cheap. But they did that to increase blowback realism. Also, the co2 chamber needs to be completely re designed. The thumb screw is a bad sign if you purchase a pistol with one. It can break easily as well as not hold a strong seal with the cartridge. They should have made the magazine with a hex key to tighten better. The whole pistol should be redesigned. Then it would be awesome.

The pistol lasted for about 1800 rounds. Then it had co2 leaking issues as well as a small piece of metal breaking off in the slide area due to the cheap metal. This explains the reduction in sale price. When I bought it, it was $100.