![]() You now have a slide that can be removed without the need for pulling the trigger – on an unloaded APX, of course. With the APX, we can use almost any pointed object to press a dimpled button located ahead of the grip's beavertail below the slide after pulling the slide to the rear about three-quarters of an inch. Sure, as with the Smith & Wesson M&P for example, we can simply pull the trigger (on an empty gun) and remove the slide or we can grab a tool to deactivate the striker. Like many companies, Beretta has developed a way to distance itself from Glock by offering a method to remove the APX's slide without pulling the trigger. Second, you can pull the trigger – or not. First, the takedown lever won't rotate down 90 degrees until you push on its crossbolt from the other side of the frame. However, if you're trying to look smart at the gun counter, you need to know two things. Follow Beretta's instruction manual, and it won't be a complicated affair for most. ![]() To access the chassis or switch grip modules, one has to first fieldstrip the APX. These will be found at dealers and on Beretta's website. At launch, the APX will be dressed in black, but we can find grip modules in other three colors: Flat Dark Earth (FDE), Wolf Grey and OD Green. This means that Beretta could introduce other options such as different calibers, frame sizes and, oh yes, colors. You'll find that there is a rectangular cutout on the left side of the grip module that reveals the pistol's serial number that's been laser engraved to the chassis. So, the traditional plastic frame is not the serialized gun. Army's quest for its Modular Handgun System (MHS) began, striker-fired chassis pistols have become the rage. Inside the APX is a striker-fired stainless steel chassis. The project started five years ago when it became obvious that Uncle Sam was hell bent on retiring Beretta's legendary M9. Though initially sold in black, Beretta will offer other-colored grip modules for around $50 each. Additionally, the side panels have been given a molded grit texture that is less aggressive than the aforementioned checkering. And, unlike many of the new pistols featuring removable backstraps, the APX is more like the Ruger American and Smith & Wesson M&P, which also feature interchangeable saddle-like backstraps and side panels. Don't like finger grooves telling you where your digits should lay? I'm reluctant to call too much attention to them because they are very subtle. ![]() What is also tactile is the molded 14 lines-per-inch (lpi) pyramid-style checkering between the grip's finger grooves and on the backstrap. Though each serration presents an aggressive touch point, the spacing of each rib keeps them from working together as if they were part of a cheese grater to shred fingers, clothes and holsters. It is going to do what you want it to do. Even if the act of clearing a malfunction is fumbled, grab any point on the slide, and it can be easily grasped. When the slide is manipulated, one can't help but notice that those serrations are positively grippy. Aesthetics aside, I think the nickname is kind of appropriate given that the APX handles and shoots pretty sweet. Friends on the web have been referring to the slide as "Tactical Toblerone," which is likely intended as a dig comparing its serrations to the appearance of the cuts on the Swiss-made chocolate bar. Like slide serrations? Then Beretta APX deserves your attention.
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