Beretta goes Dark on the 92X Performance
Built on the proven Beretta 92X Performance Carry Optic platform and dressed in a sleek, all-black finish with a choice of colorways, the new Performance Dark line has arrived.
Beretta introduced the 92X Performance Carry Optic in 2022 as an out-of-the-box race gun that was compliant with IPSC and USPSA Production and Optic division regulations. In addition to improved functional and ergonomic features, they shipped with Toni System optic plates – compatible with four optic mounting patterns, a wraparound grip, a low-profile USPA-compliant frame-mounted safety lever, a competition mag release, and a skeletonized hammer.
New for 2025 are a series of five 92X Performance Dark series guns that build on that standard, but, instead of the bright steel-framed Nistan-coated look, these all carry a Graphite Gray Tinitec finish with options for black, red (Scorched Earth), blue (Midnight Squall), or yellow (Solar Flare) accents in the aluminum grip panels and trigger.
All sport a steel Vertec frame, which gives the guns a 47.7 ounce unloaded weight (oof), as well as a match disassembly latch for faster maintenance, a beveled mag well for quicker reloads, and 18-round magazines.
The MSRP is $1,699, which is almost twice the price of a standard model 92, but is actually $100 less than the base 92X Performance Optic model when it was first introduced.
Plus, Beretta has been running rebates in recent months, so…