Beretta ARX160 Update

**Vitor** · 01-30-12, 10:14

This gun was made to marry the .300 BLK. If Beretta launches a 7.62 barrel, it will be a hit for sure.

**PaoloAR15** · 01-30-12, 10:36

Originally Posted by Vitor

This gun was made to marry the .300 BLK. If Beretta launches a 7.62 barrel, it will be a hit for sure.

Beretta, in 2009 (when the rifle was adopted by Italian Army...) announced that the ARX160 would be produced only in the following calibers:

- 5.56 NATO (done)
- 7,62 Soviet (done)
- 6,8 SPC (not yet presented)

That's it.

The assumption I made is that the carbine has been designed ONLY to use intermediate rifle ammos.

If a ARX will be issued in a full power caliber ammo, like 7,62 x 51, the model name will be NOT anymore ARX160 but ARX <something else> ....

**Vitor** · 01-30-12, 18:39

Originally Posted by PaoloAR15

Beretta, in 2009 (when the rifle was adopted by Italian Army...) announced that the ARX160 would be produced only in the following calibers:

- 5.56 NATO (done)
- 7,62 Soviet (done)
- 6,8 SPC (not yet presented)

That's it.

The assumption I made is that the carbine has been designed ONLY to use intermediate rifle ammos.

If a ARX will be issued in a full power caliber ammo, like 7,62 x 51, the model name will be NOT anymore ARX160 but ARX <something else> ....

Well, I was talking about the .30 BLK...any 5.56 gun is suitable for it, it's a matter of changing the barrel and since the ARX has the easiest barrel change ever, it would take like 10 seconds to change from 5.56 to .30 BLK

**rojocorsa** · 01-31-12, 19:19

Wow, something from this year's SHOT show that was worth looking at.

Everything else just seemed like stupid zombie crap...

All I can really say is that it looks like the guys at Beretta really put the time into this gun and thought about stuff. I remember watching a video about it here in this sub-forum last year and being really impressed at what this rifle is supposed to be.

I appreciate the input (As I'm sure everyone else does) from our fellow member in Rome. Nothing like a first hand account of things.

**glocktogo** · 01-31-12, 21:46

Originally Posted by rojocorsa

Wow, something from this year's SHOT show that was worth looking at.

Everything else just seemed like stupid zombie crap...

All I can really say is that it looks like the guys at Beretta really put the time into this gun and thought about stuff. I remember watching a video about it here in this sub-forum last year and being really impressed at what this rifle is supposed to be.

I appreciate the input (As I'm sure everyone else does) from our fellow member in Rome. Nothing like a first hand account of things.

Designed in 2009, floating around SHOT 2011, and yet it still doesn't actually exist in 2012. Yep, it's a Beretta!

**Sensei** · 02-01-12, 02:59

Originally Posted by glocktogo

Designed in 2009, floating around SHOT 2011, and yet it still doesn't actually exist in 2012. Yep, it's a Beretta!

While it may not exist for civilian purchase in the US, the Italians are actually deploying with these weapons as we speak. However, I get your larger point about Beretta's lack of product follow through.

**MFWIC2** · 04-30-12, 17:00

Let's flip a coin.
Out of this rifle and the Tavor.
Which would you choose?

I'm taking sides with the Tavor.

**shred4Him** · 04-30-12, 19:11

Now Baretta needs to make sure they don't blow it by making a "civilian" version and basically turn it into garbage. Make no changes besides full auto and barrel length, please. We don't need Bushmaster ACR 2.0.

**MarineSniper8541** · 04-30-12, 23:02

Originally Posted by MFWIC2

Let's flip a coin.
Out of this rifle and the Tavor.
Which would you choose?

I'm taking sides with the Tavor.

I would vote against the tavor simply because I have gained a great dislike over the years for any type of bullpup rifle. And there are some things that the ARX offers that the tavor simply does not.