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Based on my actual real world experience working with Beretta and the French on this, their production numbers are pretty low; the initial run of guns sold out really quick, and making enough guns to do another run takes a bit of time (or so I was told) due to the significant amount of hand fitting that goes into each of these guns.
We're working to slowly ramp up the volumes out of France (without impacting the quality) and have been steadily importing these every month or two, but the volumes that's currently achievable on this line (with all the hand fitting) means it'll take a bit. This one is just one of those slow and steady things right now.
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Beretta USA
If someone's super keen on one, I have a 5.25" MR73 I picked up last year. Has maybe 250 rounds through it, and would come with a Rusty Sherrick leather holster for it. I haven't even sent in the registration paperwork to Beretta for the warranty... I like my 3" MR73 a lot more.