The 92XI SAO Tactical comes with 18-round magazines, with witness holes on the spine to check load capacity. (Photo provided by author.)
July 18, 2025
By Patrick Sweeney
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Once a year, the earth completes a circuit of the sun. Once a century or so, the US Army selects a new sidearm. Back in the 1980s, the sidearm selected was the Beretta Model 92, to be known after as the M9. It was the very model of a modern major transition. From single-action to double-action, from seven rounds to fifteen, and from .45 to 9mm. Ever since then, Beretta has been upgrading, improving and adapting the 92, until we arrive here today with the 92XI SAO...
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