Beretta cx4 carbine

"stopping power" is irrelevent and mostly a myth. the only things out there i would consider having any real stopping power would be somethng like a 155mm howitzer or hellfire missile. pretty much gaurantted one shot stops.

anyway... its easier to find 9mm magazines and ammo than 40cal.

my preference in 9mm vs 40cal is 9mm. more rounds less recoil quicker follow ups.

good luck finding a cx4 of either caliber ive never seen one in a store.

 

+1 I have the .40, and I wish at this point I had gone with 9mm. Better availability. Also, pay attention to what magazine setup you're buying. The CX4 comes with mag wells for 92 series, PX4 series, and one other one, I think. Mags are not interchangeable, but you can swap out mag well parts to take a different series mag. Very easy to do.

 

Which store are you at? I work at store 190

 

I was at a local gun show last week and there was a JR Carbine priced at $1600. It was the only carbine I saw. If you can get the Beretta at that price, grab it in 9mm. It should handle the NATO rounds nicely. Dont expect more than a 150-200 fps boost in velocity.

 

I tend to be skeptical about "stopping power" as it relates to pistol cartridges. Near as I can tell, what passes for stopping power is pretty much a wash between 9 mm and .40 S&W when using proper defense ammo.
As for the CX4, I have one in .45 acp. It is one of several HD options I keep handy.
Below is a review I posted to another forum on 22 Oct 2011. Maybe you will find it helpful, or maybe not.

I have since added the Burris Fastfire 2 and a flashlight.

 

disemssen - the CX4 comes with one magwell insert for a specific magazine series. The parts to change it are not that much money, actually. If you go to the Beretta forum, they have a very good classified section, and you can buy, sell, or trade for whatever you may need. I have had good luck with that.
In general, I like the gun. I bought it because I can run the same mags in it that I use in the 96A1. Breaks down easy to clean, no tools. Same basic controls in more or less the same spot as the pistols.

Cons, IMHO;

Sights are ****. Plan on doing something else.
It falls under 922R rules, you have to be careful when you start changing things.
I think the part that attaches the bottom of the pistol grip to the end of the stock looks stupid. Sawing it off apparently causes a problem with the 922R rules.
Recoil (.40). It hurts my shoulder. I know this sounds stupid, and I do not know why it does. A couple of mags, and I feel it the next day. I'm 5'9", and pretty boney. Having said that, my wife shot it, she's a novice shooter, and she didn't complain. She ran 1 mag thru it.
Some of the internals can use improving. One part in particular will render the gun unable to fire if it breaks. This apparently is not common, but it could happen. There is a company called Sierra Pappa that makes very high quality upgrades, all metal. NOT cheap, though. Again, look this up on the Beretta Forum.

 

Yes, it does. It comes with ONE, not all of them. It's part of the gun, and it won't work without it. You just have to figure out which one it has.

BTW, there has been roumors that Beretta has discontinued them, and even in normal times, these things are scarce. I bought mine maybe 2 years ago, and I had to hunt for it. a Special Order is going to be your best bet, I'd guess.

 

Not a big fan of .40. You're not getting that much more power than a 9mm and you're increasing recoil, ammo price, and losing some capacity. Out of a carbine I see even less point. Not knocking .40 owners but in a handgun I can somewhat understand.

Out of a carbine you should have somewhat or much easier shot placement. If you're going to go pistol caliber 9mm is sufficient.

Just my opinion though.

 

At this point, I'm not sure I would disagree. 2 years ago I would have. My suspicion is, either one could make a very bad day for someone.

 

That is correct. That is more or less what I said. We are going around in circles. The gun comes with a mag well insert installed. If I am not mistaken, you can get them with the 92 mag well insert installed.

 

Nope, no Glock option. There are pistol caliber carbines that do take Glock mags, though. Kel Tec S2000 comes to mind. I personally passed on that one. Yup, Beretta would make a lot of money on Hi-Cap mags in general, but they refuse to build them. The only one they have is the 30 round 92 mag. It CAN be converted to a 20 round 96 mag. I have done it. Actually, IMHO, that's one of Beretta's major issues right now. They don't really seem to be doing their R&D (Nano), or supporting the guns they bring out (CX4) too well. Like I said, it you need CX4 parts, join the Beretta forum, and peruse the classifieds, and check out SierraPappa.com.