Shot a Beretta Cx4 Storm this weekend,,,

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aarondhgraham

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To tell you the truth,,,
I wasn't all that impressed.

I do like the looks of the rifle,,,
It appeals to the "Starship Trooper" side of me,,,
The overall feel of the rifle seemed to be too toy-like for me.

It didn't have any heft to it,,,
It simply felt too lightweight to be a gun,,,
When I fired it (9mm) the rifle made a rattling noise.

I had toyed with the idea of maybe getting one,,,
Now I can put that desire to rest forever.

This is definitely one of the benefits of belonging to a rifle & pistol club,,,
Lotsa people who are happy to allow you a few shots from their guns.

Aarond
 
It didn't have any heft to it,,,
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9mm carbines really don't need any heft.

It simply felt too lightweight to be a gun,,,
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It isn't the lightest out there.

When I fired it (9mm) the rifle made a rattling noise.
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Then something wasn't right with it. I have shot several, own one; none rattle.

I have the 9mm version. It is an excellent shooter out to 100 yards even after over 50,000 rounds. It is a decent 200 yard shooter. At 300, I am only slightly better with it than my pistol. :-)

Be glad you don't have facial hair and/or didn't experience the whisker pull it can do on you. It is the one true feature of the CX4 that I think is really bad.

I will say this, I thought mine was expensive at $500 a few years ago. I now see them for $700-750. I have shot the little Hi Point carbine. For the $, it is as accurrate and reliable. It just doesn't have the name and a few of the features. If you want a fun little 9mm carbine plinker, consider it. Be warned, it may be lighter.
 
Then something wasn't right with it. I have shot several, own one; none rattle.

Absolutely agree with that comment. Although I don’t have nearly that many rounds through mine (I am well into the multiple thousand) it’s never rattled.
With hand loads my 9mm will hold 4 inch groups at 100 yards with an Aim point.
Personally if they gave 5 Hipoint carbines for every Storm,,, no 10 hipoints I wouldn’t trade. The aimpoint carbine that I shot functioned well and shot surprisingly well but felt like a jumble of loose parts thrown together in a poor fashion.
I will agree that I am very anti Hi point, shot many don’t like any.
 
Also have one, bought for its high "cool factor". But I don't care much for the trigger, basically a so-so DAO trigger in a rifle (carbine) format, that to me makes it a solution looking for a problem. Trigger+9mm=not a great tool when a rifle is needed, carbine size doesn't work all that well where a pistol otherwise might be deployed.

But, does work OK as a home-defense gun. Will be more accurate than most pistols, or could be a possible option to a shotgun.
 
The trigger does suck. My friend has a Storm in 45acp. Overall I like it though. I can manage the trigger and it does real well out to 50 yards. There's only 3 things wrong with it besides the trigger.

1. Costs a little too much for the amount of plastic that is in it.
2. Needs Hi-Cap mags for it.
3. Needs to be chambered in 45 WinMag.
 
My .40 S&W CX4 definitely has a different feel than other rifles. I like the 14 & 17 shot capacity, magazines that match the handgun, and how it points. With an EOTech, it's good at 50 yards and follow-up shots are very quick.

I like it in the .40 and enjoy shooting it along with the PX4.
 
I like the CX4 in 45, it gives me something besides my pistols to shoot my favorite caliber in. I love the look od the gun but agree it's kind of pricey for a fun/plinker type of gun that I use it for. My 9mm Hi Point offers the same fun and with the aftermarket stock, looks very similar to the CX4, and cost quite a bit less. I agree the trigger isn't the sharpest and mag capacity stinks, but I knew that going in. I've had it maybe five years now and it will probably be the next firearm to be traded/sold. It's not that I don't like it, I just don't have a need for another plinker right now.
 
Aarond wrote:
"It didn't have any heft to it,,,It simply felt too lightweight to be a gun."

Funny, my complaint of the discontinued Ruger PCs was *too much* heft for the rounds they fired.
 
St. Louis MO PD

Had occassion to speak w/ some St Louis patrol officers who told me that their issued shoulder arm was a CX4, I think in .40, but possibly 9mm. Seem to recall they stated they carry the companion Beretta handgun. The group I talked with universally despised them as not being enough gun when a shoulder arm was needed.

Seems like in the same conversation they told me that shotguns were nixed due to concern of launching multiple projectiles (buck shot) with a single trigger pull and slugs were overly penetrative. I may have that story mixed up w/ another agency.

As a novelty and plinker, the Cx4 has a certain appeal. I did a double take on one in a display case just the other day. My brother in law has one in ..40 and its a hoot. And I don't doubt that many folks will shoot the CX4 bettter than a handgun. It just seems to me to be a heck of an expensive plinker and comes up short as a fighting carbine.
 
CX4

I have only owned my CX4 for a day...and 100 rounds later.
I love it.
A .45 ACP over a....what?.....12 ga.......223......in a city?
Does anyone disagree with the fact that a 1911 in .45 ACP is a manstopper?
At 50-75 yards, does anyone disagree that a .45 ACP is a manstopper?
At what point do you pull out the .458 Winchester magnums to single shot stop the bad guy at 75 yards? Hand gun at 75 yards or carbine at 75 yards?
More velocity, more control, more power. Not OVER power. 9mm...ummm no thank you....45 ACP, yes thank you.
Against machine guns in the open desert?.....I will take a M1A or AR10 please.
In hookie pookie new nowhere....I think this would do just fine.
You don't need an slegde hammer to kill an ant......just enough gun. ;)
again...JMHO
 
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