Beretta 92 Inox, now optics ready

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The Beretta 92 is an icon, some 50 years in the making, first hitting the market around 1975. It has evolved numerous times since then, and in 1990, the first Inox models– short for “Inoxidizable,” Italian for “stainless” hit the market. While the company had offered nickel models previously, the move to stainless was a first for Beretta and at the time was an obvious competitor to the brace of stainless S&W “Wondernines” then in production.

The Inox soon became familiar on screens large and small, appearing in the hands of everyone from Chuck Norris, Christopher Walken, and Sam Rockwell to Jean Reno, Pierce Brosnan, and Chow Yun-Fat. Both Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson used an Inox 92 in at least two different movies!

And for good reason– the guns just look great.

The new Beretta 92X RDO Inox
The new Beretta 92X RDO Inox. (All photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The new Beretta 92X RDO Inox
While Beretta has put Inox guns in and out of production in the past 35 years, they are back and still look sharp. These new guns are made in Gallatin, Tennessee. 
The new Beretta 92X RDO Inox compared to old Inox
Compare the new 92X RDO Inox to a circa 2017 92FS Inox made in Italy. The X-series update is easy to spot on the newer gun as it has a slimmer, straight Vertec-style grip, an accessory rail, front and rear slide serrations, and a round trigger guard. 
The new Beretta 92X RDO Inox
And to be sure, the 92X RDO Inox sports both a stainless-steel slide and barrel on an alloy frame. 

Plus, it is now optics-ready.

Full review in my column at Guns.com. 

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