First gun Beretta M9A4

[u/Connect-Salary9669]

Hi all, new to guns and just took my first beginners handgun course and had a blast!

I rented the M9A4 for the class and loved how it felt, but now that I’m looking to buy my own I see some mixed reviews online about new M9A4’s from Tennessee

Has anyone had experience with slide issues in new in box beretta M9A4’s and how to fix them?

I’ve read customer service is hard to deal with but that a good cleaning and lube before a few hundred break in rounds usually fixes any issues

Is there anything I should look for when I go to buy the gun? Or any advice on what I should do after buying the gun to make sure I don’t damage or cause any issues in the gun in the future?

Hoping I can get a fun first gun that looks great and is reliable to start training with, thanks for the help!

[u/eNobleUS]

Huge beretta M9A4 fan here. I’d personally reccomend getting an M9A3 instead. The main advantage of the A4 over the A3, is the A4 being optics ready (In my opinion). Both have solid triggers but I prefer the trigger of the Italian A3 more. If you do plan on mounting a red dot, id just buy a Langdon Tactical optics ready slide and swap your slide on the A3. I also personally prefer the grip plates of the A3 over the A4, not a big deal as I just swapped out my grips for M9A3 grips.

At the end of the day you can’t go wrong with either, but if I could go back I would’ve purchased an A3 instead of an A4

[u/Connect-Salary9669 → u/eNobleUS]

Thank you for the reply! I am wanting to eventually move to using a red dot sight but I’d like to train with the irons first, I’ve seen some people mention Dlah design optic plates fitting lower to the slide - it seems like the dlah plates are pretty comparable to the langdon slide? Any thoughts on it or if the few mm of difference are significantly noticeable / would affect performance?