Beretta USA has also increased the magazine capacity from 15 to 17 rounds. The M9A3 has a lot of new features, but it's still an M9, according to pistol experts.

ACCOKEEK, Md. — Military.com's Brendan McGarry and I got a chance to shoot Beretta's newest version of the M9 9mm pistol Monday during our visit to Beretta USA.

Originally designed to compete in the U.S. Army's Modular Handgun System trails as an upgrade from the original M9, the Beretta M9A3 was passed over by the military and became commercially ...

Beretta is now selling its upgraded Army handgun to civilians. The company started shipping its M9A3 pistol to retailers last week. The sand-colored 9mm semiautomatic was designed for U.S ...

They may as well call it the M9A3 Monkey Wrench. Beretta USA has submitted an engineering change proposal for the M9 pistol contract in a move that could short circuit the Army's attempts to ...

Today American Rifleman's Mark Keefe is at Beretta USA in Accokeek, Md., doing something that no sitting governor of the state of Maryland has done: visit the plant that has manufactured the M9 ...

The Beretta M9A3 was meant to be the next-generation pistol for the U.S. Army, but it was shafted in favor of a wider rival to replace the older and somewhat maligned M9.

Although Beretta had a newly redesigned M9A3 waiting in the wings the Army declined to evaluate it, citing a history of reliability and design problems with the original M9.

The Army may have spurned efforts by Beretta to get its M9A3 pistol into the hands of soldiers, but those interested in laying a hand on the handgun now can do so at their local firearms dealer.

The competition to build the U.S. Army's next service pistol is heating up -- and the Beretta M9 is back in the fight. Beretta's entry into the Modular Handgun System competition: The M9A3. Photo ...

Beretta’s update is called the M9A3, and features improved sights, an accessory rail, a tan finish, a slimmed down grip, and a new 17-round magazine, among other improvements.

Beretta is entering the Army's competition with a new design -- the M9A3, a desert-toned handgun with a 17-round magazine.