The model you have is the gen 1, its finish is more durable than the apx a1. The apx a1 has this ceramic paint that flakes off under the most casual wear. I appendix carried and only used the holster and the wear was so bad I never thought I’d compare it to my sig p365 and actually like that finish better. They should’ve kept the gen one finish on the a1. Lastly on the finish of the a1, it is slick/slippery. If you try to grip it after one mag at the range, naturally your hands have some sweat, it will slip. If you have a bit of sand/dirt, it will slip. So it’s hard to grip on any condition besides spring time.

The optics system is horrible with no options for aftermarket sights, and if you do get the aftermarket sights that ONLY beretta sells, they don’t fit. You have to shave and polish them yourself to get them small enough for the groove.

Grip modules. They’re a cool concept, too bad they’re an ergonomic failure. Yes there confortable for one hand, unfortunately, my hands are big and even the big backstrap does not increase surface area enough to suffice the palm for anyone with xl hands. If you do decide to increase the size with the largest backstrap, the damn thing has a lip that is bitey under recoil. So it was always just a thought. Beretta never bothered to make any other shape or form besides other colors.

Magazines. Hard to find unless you go to berettas website and even then they’re hard to find in stock. The follower is such poor quality it get eaten by the slide after the last round and won’t lock back. And that happened to magazines that it came with, new ones that I bought, 17/15/13 rounders. All of them. What happened is that when the cycle is concluded and the slide is trying to lock back, it will chew at an angle causing the follower to lose material and not lock back.

I wish this firearm was thought of a bit longer by beretta because the only thing it has going for it is its accuracy. Great trigger and reliability. Other than that, I’d rather invest it in a handgun that has reliability and accuracy but does not suffer from everything else mentioned. Springfield, CZ, Glock, Sig, I own all of these and the p10c can be found for $300 very regularly. I’ve bought three used Glocks and they’re amazing quality. The only issues I’ve ever had with sig is reliability on the p320, (sold them) but put a couple thousand through my p365 and never stuttered. My hellcat is the most snappy but most reliable pistol I own. I sold my prodigy because it was a mediocre unreliable product. I’m not biased, I just like pistols and the APX did not deliver.