Two years ago, the first murmuring about a new pistol from Beretta began. In February 2015, Beretta unveiled its new pistol at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi. The polymer-framed, striker-fired APX is a departure from Beretta's long and venerable line of metal-framed, hammer-fired pistols, which culminated with the 92F that the U.S. military adopted in 1985 as the M9.