Any input?

Saw some for sale and was thinking about picking one up.

Thanks.

I had one. Reliable and a good shooter. I put the green competition striker spring in it and it turned into a really good striker fire trigger. It was better than most striker fires even before that swap out.

My son just picked up a really nice used APX-A1 for a song. I prefer it over the old APX. It is a really nice pistol. Smooth working and accurate.

The way they are priced on the used market you are not out anything.

I have the original APX Centurion.
Feels better in the hand than my Glock 19.
Shoots great and has been reliable.
I went with the replacement striker spring (green) and it is very respectable.

Underrated

I've got a couple of the original ones...the "Tactical" model (otic cut, threaded barrel, and came with extended magazines) and a Centurion. They're fine. They never really caught on and the APX A1 doesn't seem to be doing any better. There are a lot of quality striker options and I can't fault anybody for not deviating from the tried and true.

Thanks.

Think I'll take a look at the APX A1 Tactical. They seem to have the price set at $449.

I’ve had one of the full size original models for several years. So far it’s been 100% reliable and overall a nice shooting pistol and the price was excellent.

These are available for super cheap. Especially the Compact and Carry models. I've been seeing those for $250 and under, in some cases.

Right about the best option for a low budget handgun currently.

I had one a little while back, the full size original model and it was a nice gun for the money at the time,sub $300 at Bass Pro. My only complaint is that it was a little top heavy. I sold it to a family member who liked it more than I did, so it went to a good home.

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Originally posted by ulsterman:
Thanks.

Think I'll take a look at the APX A1 Tactical. They seem to have the price set at $449.

I bought an A1 Tactical recently, when they had an $100 rebate, and to be honest, I prefer my Gen 1 APX in a number of areas. I didn’t like that they went to blacked out sights on the A1 tactical instead of the 3 dot on the other ones. Beretta does make tall 3 dot sights for the A1, but Beretta chose not to use them on the Tactical. Also, the single flat recoil spring seems a lot stiffer on the newer gun than the dual spring setup on the older gun. I ended up getting one of the older recoil springs. Between new sights and recoil spring, I ended up spending more than my $100 rebate. Also, prefer the flush 17 round mags over the 21s, which are just 17 round bodies with a chunky +4 polymer baseplate. Also, they supposedly use the same 17 round mag spring, and some have reported last round feeding problems. The trigger is just OK in my opinion, and a slight improvement over the original. Much prefer my PDP and flat P320 triggers. To be fair, it’s tough to beat the price and what you get for the money, but it just doesn’t do much for me.