Reply #48: Okay, found some info on the Storm [View All]

[krispos42]

I remember reading about it in I believe Guns & Ammo a year or so ago when it came out. As G&A takes advertising dollars, they wrote it up pretty well. It was designed to use existing magazines from Beretta's pistol line. The 15-round Model 92 magazine, and, with the attachemnt of some sort of plastic clip or spacer, the magazine from another 9mm pistol, I think the Couger. Since it was designed use the pistol magazine of the Model 92 (which is a very popular pistol worldwide) then it makes sense it would ship with a limited-capacity 10-round magazine of the sort they would ship to California or New York.

Gun Tests magazine (no advertising) ran a side-by-side of the .40-caliber Storm in the May 2006 issue. It was not reviewed favorably due to poor ergonomics. Those racy-looking lines don't work so well on the range, apparently.

To quote: More and more we got the impression that the designers of the Storm had no idea what's needed in combat situations. The shooter could not get the magazine out properly, had to release his firing grip to operate the safety and slide stop, could not see through the rear sight easily, couldn't get his face down on top of the stock with ease or comfort, and on and on.

They gave it a "Don't Buy" rating.