{"id":92939,"date":"2025-04-11T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=92939"},"modified":"2024-12-13T13:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:47:05","slug":"beretta-93r-the-best-machine-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/beretta-93r-the-best-machine-pistol\/","title":{"rendered":"Beretta 93R: The Best Machine Pistol?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPf5quy8_nM?si=Tlx1k6ek3tSlyEVo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 13 Dec 2024<\/p>\n<p>The Beretta 93R (&#8220;Raffica&#8221;) was developed in the 1970s by Beretta engineer Paolo Parola at the request of Italian military special forces. It took the basic Beretta 92 pistol design and added a well-thought-out burst mechanism under the right-side grip panel. It does not have a plain full-auto setting, but only semiauto and 3-round burst. To help keep the gun controllable, it has a heavier slide to reduce cyclic rate, a detachable shoulder stock, and a folding front grip to help control the muzzle. It uses extended 20-round magazines and is actually remarkably controllable (or so I am told; I have not had a chance to shoot one myself).<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For a look at a 93R on the range, I suggest this video from James Reeves on TFBTV:<br \/>\n   \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4M_1r3rHiFk\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Beretta 93R &#8216;Raffica&#8217; Video &#8230;<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the Royal Armouries for allowing me to film and disassemble this very famous machine pistol! The NFC collection there &mdash; perhaps the best military small arms collection in Western Europe &mdash; is available by appointment to researchers:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbi1BekNjWThfNjNMYjFXQWZjbEJ5R2wzWWhrQXxBQ3Jtc0ttNkNyTDg0MDd0aTNydHB4REktczhIUVdBcTJnUkt0TE5NdnZ0d1hVd01xRFJLcU1QaE5lZVl6bUdkVWxzcnMyWnRGRnRfTklqbWktdVpNWjl4a0k0dDRYLThxcU5WOHZ3andlZW5yOTBEb2ktcjBCTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Froyalarmouries.org%2Fresearch%2Fnational-firearms-centre%2F&#038;v=BPf5quy8_nM\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/research\/n&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can browse the various Armouries collections online here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/collection\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/collection\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices:<br \/>\nweaponsandwar.tv<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnZuQnAyTHRUOU12OEF3cENnSTVrT3VVUDRmd3xBQ3Jtc0ttQlNORFRRbTJCWVU4WVNKY3VLYWpYNTdYd2ZDdlpxczJNaHZKQ01mVzlWWnl5M0JNZ0J6WERnM2t0X01BNW5MeU5jeEpaMVp2ZG9peExwQVVSTnNxSW9HVXlLa25CVjZIbzl2eUR4ay1EQzNUTm1zcw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=BPf5quy8_nM\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 13 Dec 2024 The Beretta 93R (&#8220;Raffica&#8221;) was developed in the 1970s by Beretta engineer Paolo Parola at the request of Italian military special forces. It took the basic Beretta 92 pistol design and added a well-thought-out burst mechanism under the right-side grip panel. 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