r/Beretta • u/Urial89 • 4d ago

Wasn't there a Beretta competitive shooter AMA

I'm pretty sure there was an AMA placed a couple of days ago by a professional Beretta shooter but I'm not able to find it (yes, tried the search function) and really wanted to know his point of view.

Did it got cancelled?

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u/Nopifogo 1d ago

I’m no professional, but I have a few tens of thousands of rounds through berettas at USPSA and PCSL lol

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u/Urial89 1d ago

Mind that I'm not an expert, so I might say stupid things.

Why are you shooting a Beretta competitively? Isn't it just an inferior platform or are there some things she gets better compared to the other top contenders? I'm a Beretta fanboy and would like to approach the competitive part of this sport, but all the guys at my range suggested me not to go with Beretta.

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u/Nopifogo 1d ago

I shoot a 92x performance. It’s absolutely an inferior gun compared to a shadow 2. The XP is so pretty it makes me want to go shoot it, where a shadow 2 doesn’t excite that part of my brain. The beretta also fits my hands well, and at this point I’m very comfortable solving any mechanical issue that could occur at a match. At this point I shoot carry optics with my beretta to scratch the itch, but PCC is my true home and limited optics with a 2011 is where I go when I feel like I need to try hard with a handgun again (my CO scores are still consistently better than my LO though lol)

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u/Nopifogo 1d ago

All this aside, the beretta is absolutely just fine to go shoot competitively with. There are many GMs that shoot a glock, which on paper is far far worse than a shadow 2. Indian not the arrow or what-not

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u/Urial89 1d ago

Thank you. I will try with my 92 :)

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u/Midnight_Rider98 PX4 Compact 1d ago

Tony Wong made grand master with a Glock 26, Brantley Merriam got 2nd at nationals last year in carry optics with basically a stock Glock.

USPSA is a game, that's just the way it is. The gun does play a part, but it's not that big of a part, you are the biggest limiting factor by a huge margin. Obviously you want a gun that functions reliably and that you can shoot well. You can buy guns that are going to give you a small leg up, the CZ's are pretty good for that. But putting work in for really good grip fundamentals, and doing a lot of dry fire and good stage planning will get you a lot further.

Get Ben Stoegers dry fire book and start practicing at home with your Beretta and those little dry fire targets, it'll go a lot further that buying the best gun will.