College police officers choose Beretta’s Cx4 Storm carbine/patrol rifle for carry
ACCOKEEK, MD– Since 2000, over seventy college students, staff, and teachers have been murdered on college campuses in the United States and Canada. Overall crime statistics for assault, burglary, rape and other crimes have escalated along with the casualty rates*. But it was the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 that brought the need for greater campus security to the forefront for campus authorities and police. As the crime statistics increase, campus police are assessing their current training and equipment programs. The College of William and Mary is one such campus that embarked on an extensive evaluation process that resulted in the selection of the Beretta Cx4 Storm for use as a patrol Carbine/Rifle for college police officers.
“The College of William and Mary is a prestigious institution, not only for their status as the second oldest college in the United States, but also for their leadership in student safety and campus security,” said Elio J. Oliva, Vice President, Beretta Law Enforcement and Defense Division. “The William and Mary Police recognizes that the Cx4 carbine is a cost-effective, accurate and reliable tool that allows the patrol officer to quickly respond to threats that are beyond pistol range”, added Mr. Oliva.
“Beretta’s commitment to quality and innovation is what made us choose the Cx4 Storm patrol rifle,” said Deputy Chief Ed Davis of the College of William and Mary. “Not only is the Cx4 state-of-the-art but its ease-of-use and adaptability for both right and left hand users make it an ideal rifle for any department, large or small. We recently sent a couple of our officers to a patrol rifle instructor’s course where we shot over 2500 rounds through the Storms. We were pleased to be the only weapon platform present that did not have a single malfunction.”
“In today’s environment, speed of response and the ability for individual officers to quickly engage and defeat threats is of vital importance. Beretta designed the Cx4 Storm Carbine for this purpose and made extensive use of new materials and manufacturing techniques to develop a small, lightweight and balanced platform that allows even marginal shooters to effectively engage targets with precision shots at distances beyond pistol range.” Matteo Recanatini, Marketing Manager for Beretta’s Law Enforcement and Defense division, added.
Beretta’s Cx4 Storm Carbine/Patrol rifle features a fixed barrel design with a long sight radius of 12.9 inches for inherent accuracy. The Cx4’s weight of just 5.75 lbs. and overall length of 29.7 inches make it not only lightweight, but compact. The versatile Cx4 is left to right adaptable just by changing out the cross-bolt safety, magazine release button, and the bolt handle; all without the use of tools or additional components. Side and bottom accessory rails allow for easy mounting of tactical lights, lasers, and other accessories. The Cx4 Storm Carbine is available in 9mm, .40S&W, and .45 ACP. The Cx4 Storm Carbine / Patrol rifle accepts Px4 pistol magazines allowing for interchangeability between pistol and carbine shooters.
November 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
What is the effective range of the rifle using 9mm
November 17th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Skelly607, that would be great if it were a PX4, but it is not, that is a pistol. It looks as if they are discussing the CX4 which is a pistol cal carbine two different animals. Pay attention if you are going to be cocky, better yet, do your research before you speak.
October 20th, 2008 at 10:37 am
I own a cx4 in .40 cal and get to the range about twice a month and i can’t tell you enough how lightweight and comfortable it is to shoot.when it come to accuracy and reliability,my groupings are .50 inches and have yet to have a malfunction.I agree that hits count, not the magazine capacity.
October 14th, 2008 at 11:10 am
James,,you really should research before you speak.
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/55217-36.html
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I teach firearms/CCW classes and I usually hand around a Thompson 1927-A1, (Tommy-Gun), with a 55 round drum magazine and then pull out a CX4 Storm in 45 ACP to compare old to new technology. The FIRST QUESTION EVERY TIME is “Can you get a high capacity magazine for this Beretta too?”
The answer I’m forced to give them is embarassing!
August 1st, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I own a CX4 Storm and with iron sights I can hit a 10 round string in an 8″ circle at 100 yards and I rarely get to go out to the range, someone with more training would be able to do better. Everyone always uses the Hollywood Bank Robbery Shoot out as an example. How difficult it is to make a head shot at 25 yards, the swat team that took one of the Robbers out used a 9mm MP5. MP5’s have around a 10″ barrel, overall length of around 27″. CX4 has a 16″ barrel with overall length of around 29″ so it’s almost the same size with more barrel. The choice makes a lot of sense. Even more sense if they have beretta pistols which use the same ammo and magazine. As far as capacity is concerned, if you can’t do it in 8, you’re probably doing more harm then good.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
The 9mm Cx4 can fit up to 20+1 rounds. William & Mary went with .40cal Cx4 also with higher round count
July 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I find it hard to believe that a law enforcement agency or a citizen who needs a rifle or carbine for personal defense would choose a weapon that has a magazine capacity of only 8 rounds as does the Cx4 in 45acp. Beretta’s failure to provide high capacity magazines for the Cx4 shows its lack of commitment to law enforcement and law abiding citizens who want a long arm for self defense.