Page 5 of 6 - Beretta M9A3 Reviews

Good weight.

After shooting a bit, I noticed that the paint had been scraped off of the top of the barrel by the screw that holds in the front sight. Now that I have remedied that by filing down the screw, it shoots nearly to the point of aim, but still just a bit low. More quality control would be expected with a pistol that costs over $100. So I am revising the value for the money to two stars.

Don't get this if you don't like to tinker to get good results.

Similar to the real thing, but not exactly the same.

The sights are not adjustable, and it shoots so low, at about 6" at 10', that it is not useable. I will have to install a laser, and the rail is not standard. I don't think the sights are removable.

The extra mag I got, which is really for another Beretta, is black. It will not feed the first BB unless I rack the slide back, then insert the mag.

The firing precision, replica details including field-strip, magazine bb-loading and picatinny rail.

Picatinny rail with normal depth (3mm), it has 2.5mm and I couldn't install the UTG LS200 laser (too loose).

Although the precision is very good, I had to install a laser because the accuracy was a little off. I used the UTG LS268 because the LS200 ended up too loose because of the picatinny's depth. The result of a 83 single shots, bag resting at 25 feet, using Black Diamond bbs, semi-rapid firing gave me 83% inside a 1.5" bullseye (center-aim) and 100% inside the 3" circle. For 23 feet distance and same bbs, 30 single shots free hand gave me 28 shots inside a 2" bullseye. A way more precise than the M92A1. That precision goes up to 60 rounds per CO2.

Realistic looks and operation. The magazine is easy to load and had no issues. Feels good in the hand and could pass for the real deal.

I would replace the sights with ones that can be adjusted for windage and elevation. My gun shoots 3" low at 20'

I had a few issues with this gun. At first I could not pull the slide back no matter how much pressure I applied. I found that the hammer was extremely stiff and hard to pull back. If I cocked the hammer first then I could pull the slide back. After a few magazines it got better and I can now rack the slide without puller the hammer back first.
The CO2 chamber plug threads were so rough that I could not get it screwed back in. I had to clean up the threads on the cap and magazine and now all is good.
My biggest complaint is the fact that this gun shoots 3" low at 20', same as my MP40. The MP40 front sight has enough height to allow filing down to raise POI which is what I did but the M9 sight is shorter and the white dot is just below the top of the sight so it's not a good candidate for filing down.

The pistol shoots flawlessly, and the fully automatic function is a blast, no pun intended. Has an equipment rail to put light and laser, and takes a suppressor.

I would like them to have put on suppressor sights, as apposed to the regular sights. Also wish it would fit the rubber grips from Beretta.

Still cannot figure out if its positive or negative screw for the suppressor, but the type is 14 mm.

There is a lot to like about this bad boy,I will start with the new grip angle. If you already liked berettas and if you like 1911 classic grip angle then you will be beyond pleased with the ergonomics. It is well balanced and if anything just a tiny bit top heavy but nothing huge. It is a handsome weapon to be sure and if you are like me and use airguns as a practice medium then again you will be pleased. The blowback feature is as good as any i have tested. That being said no blowback will ever match the recoil of a real firearm so what becomes important is how long the blowback can delay re-acquiring a sight picture. In this case that period of time is nearly identical to the real version of this gun which I own,making it an invaluable training tool. While I did not purchase this gun for the happy switch i must admit it is a lot of fun!

I would use a metal frame as it would.put it over the top as a training tool.

I have put about 2000 rounds throughout already with zero malfunctions. I strongly suggest the use of hornady black diamond BBs. The idea that all 177 caliber BBs are the same size is incorrect and only the offering from hornady runs great in all my guns and is downright necessary with the crosman dpms sbr.

Modern built ,threaded barrel , good looking

Metal Frame

Gun looks like the real M9A3 (I have one), seems to be well made and feels good in the hand. Good sight picture with the 3 white dots. Full auto firing is fun.

Add adjustable sights. Make the safety be a safety/decocker like the real M9A3, including the angle.

Accuracy is terrible and the sights are non-adjustable. This is probably the least accurate out-of-the-box pistol I've ever bought. Using Umarex CO2 and BBs, the gun shoots 2 to 3 inches low from a distance of 15 feet and, of course, even lower from 30 feet - same with Crosman CO2 and BBs. Slide cannot be racked unless the safety is off. This replica does not have the safety/decocker feature of the real M9A3 - it has only fire or safe positions. Also, the safety does not have the slight upward angle of the real M9A3. Can shoot about 50 to 60 BBs per CO2 cartridge.

There is much I like about this M9A3 beginning with it being another variant of the classic M92. Except for the grips and other minor parts, this M9A3 is all metal. The bicolor finish is excellent and very attractive. The grip back strap is straight which make the pistol a little more comfortable in my hand. The safety is ambidextrous. The M9A3 has the same semi-auto / full auto selector as found on the M92A1. The M9A3 and M92A1 magazines are interchangeable. The blowback is strong, and the slide locks back when the magazine is empty. The M9A3 can be field stripped. Despite the low point of impact using the open sights, the M9A3 shots group well. Shooting Black Diamond BBs from a bench rest at 18 feet to target produced a 1.25" 10 shot group. Total shot counts using either Umarex or Crosman CO2 are about 60 whether shooting slow semi-auto or rapid full auto.

Front and rear sights are fixed and non-adjustable. The rear sight is a separate piece mounted in a dovetail with the mounting screw apparently inside the slide. Although the front sight appears to be mounted in the slide using a hex screw, there is no indication that it is adjustable for windage. The owner's manual does not say anything about either sight being adjustable. The consequence of the fixed sight is that shooting from 18 feet using a 6 o'clock aim on the center spot yields shot groups centered about 2.5 to 3 inches below center and about 1 inch left of center.

To compensate for the low and left point of impact, I attached a LaserMax Spartan Green laser to the M9A3 front rail. Once the laser was sighted in, I was able to use a center aim and hit the point of aim. Shooting from a bench rest at 18 feet to target in single action produced the following shot groups. Umarex Steel: 10 shots: 1.75"; 8 shots: 1.13". Black Diamond: 10 shots: 1.25"; 9 shots: 0.97". Copperhead: 10 shots: 3.06"; 8 shots: 1.44". Daisy Premium: 10 shots: 1.50"; 7 shots: 1.06". Avanti: 10 shots: 1.50"; 8 shots: 1.00". Excite Smart Shot copper plated lead BBs were not a good choice for my M9A3 pistol which produced a 10 shot group of 4.81". Shooting off hand standing using a center aim with the LaserMax laser yielded slightly larger groups that were still well centered on point of aim.

The dark earth gives you the feel for the real thing good quality.

Not a thing

Buy extra mags have fun .