Beretta PX4 Storm - Underrated is an Understatement!

[HeavyDuty]

Don't know if anyone is looking at these sights for their compact PX-4. They are in-stock now.

https://langdontactical.com/ameriglo...t-px4-compact/

These won’t work on a .45 ACP full sized PX4, correct?

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

These won’t work on a .45 ACP full sized PX4, correct?

Correct. While the other PX4 Storms can share different sights, the Compact uses dovetails that are unique and sights from a Compact can only be used on a Compact.

[Bucky]

Correct. While the other PX4 Storms can share different sights, the Compact uses dovetails that are unique and sights from a Compact can only be used on a Compact.

Effing Beretta. WHY?!

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

Effing Beretta. WHY?!

My guess would be that the slide of the PX4 Compact is so much wider and the barrel more bulky that it had to have a different dovetail. I have seen people attempt to put regular sights on a Compact and it failed to fill it across, side to side.

I agree that it would have been smart to have all PX4 Storms use the same dovetails. The Compact has quite a few oddities that are individual to it.

The Compact is a tough and durable, reliable and accurate pistol though. My wife has 41,100 rounds on hers without any issues.

[Skywalker]

My guess would be that the slide of the PX4 Compact is so much wider and the barrel more bulky that it had to have a different dovetail. I have seen people attempt to put regular sights on a Compact and it failed to fill it across, side to side.

I agree that it would have been smart to have all PX4 Storms use the same dovetails. The Compact has quite a few oddities that are individual to it.

The Compact is a tough and durable, reliable and accurate pistol though. My wife has 41,100 rounds on hers without any issues.

Wait, I thought the subcompact without the rotating barrel was the odd one out, and they're all listed at 36mm width.

Is the Compact actually that much chunkier than the full?

[Bucky]

My guess would be that the slide of the PX4 Compact is so much wider and the barrel more bulky that it had to have a different dovetail. I have seen people attempt to put regular sights on a Compact and it failed to fill it across, side to side.

I agree that it would have been smart to have all PX4 Storms use the same dovetails. The Compact has quite a few oddities that are individual to it.

The Compact is a tough and durable, reliable and accurate pistol though. My wife has 41,100 rounds on hers without any issues.

Glock uses the same dovetail cut between all the non slim lines, even though a 17 has a narrower slide than a 21. Even though there are different heights between them. Sights may be the #1 aftermarket component for a pistol, and Beretta is doing itself no favors by having 15 different dovetails.

Also, a sight doesn’t have to fill the dovetail. It’s actually better if it doesn’t, in case an adjustment is needed.

To be clear, my frustration is toward Beretta and not you. I’m a big fan of their pistols and this has caused frustrations over the year. There was a point we were having custom made sights done for our competition Beretta.

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

Wait, I thought the subcompact without the rotating barrel was the odd one out, and they're all listed at 36mm width.

Is the Compact actually that much chunkier than the full?

Though the SubCompact is chunkier, in this picture you can see that the topstrap, where the sights are inserted is wider on the Compact than the SubCompact.

The Compact is on the left and the SubCompact on the right.

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

Glock uses the same dovetail cut between all the non slim lines, even though a 17 has a narrower slide than a 21. Even though there are different heights between them. Sights may be the #1 aftermarket component for a pistol, and Beretta is doing itself no favors by having 15 different dovetails.

Also, a sight doesn’t have to fill the dovetail. It’s actually better if it doesn’t, in case an adjustment is needed.

To be clear, my frustration is toward Beretta and not you. I’m a big fan of their pistols and this has caused frustrations over the year. There was a point we were having custom made sights done for our competition Beretta.

I agree that it would have been much better for all PX4 Storms to take the same sights. In the case of the Compact when two narrow of a sight post is put in it exposes openings in the dovetail cavity of the slide.

[Bucky]

I agree that it would have been much better for all PX4 Storms, 92s, APXs, and Cougars to take the same sights.

FIFY.

[beenalongtime]

Correct. While the other PX4 Storms can share different sights, the Compact uses dovetails that are unique and sights from a Compact can only be used on a Compact.

I agree that it would have been much better for all PX4 Storms to take the same sights. In the case of the Compact when two narrow of a sight post is put in it exposes openings in the dovetail cavity of the slide.

Are the angles of the dovetail and the width of the dovetail the same, just different length? I ask because I thought you could modify (shorten) a compact front to fit in a full size of subcompact front (since I don't see the full size anymore).

That doesn't cover however if they are the same height across the 9/40/45 for point of aim conversation.

Thanks!