I'd been waiting 30 years to shoot this gun. And there it was, the Beretta M9. Four of them, actually, representing all its variations and evolutions, splayed before me in an underground shooting ...

Key Points - The Beretta M9 served as the US military's standard sidearm for decades, seeing action from Desert Storm through the Global War on Terror, eliciting both strong support and criticism.

Key Points: The Beretta M9 served the U.S. military for decades but garnered mixed reviews. Critics decried its 9mm round’s limited stopping power compared to the .45 caliber M1911 it replaced ...

The M9 is a lightweight, semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta and designed to replace the M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers. The Beretta M9 has redundant automatic ...

A U.S. soldier armed with a Beretta M9 service pistol. The M9 is similar in size to the M1911A1 which it replaced, but slightly lighter thanks to its use of an aluminum frame. It also has double ...

Here's what he wrote, according to the paper: "Regarding the Aug. 9 Business article “Beretta’s fight to arm the military,” about the company losing a U.S. military contract for M9 pistols ...

The Beretta M9 Was Cheaper to Produce This move was controversial because the military went from the Colt’s .45 ACP round to the Beretta’s 9 X 19 mm caliber bullet.