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Cat Ayoob fondly reminisces with the Beretta 92FC she used to win her class at the National Tactical Invitational at the age of 19.

Over the years, I’ve tested a lot of Berettas for various gun magazines including American Handgunner, Guns, Combat Handguns and others. Seventeen years as head of the firearms committee for the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers put me in touch with senior weapons instructors of many police departments that had adopted Berettas. In the late 1980s, I experienced the humbling honor of being asked to teach for the U.S. Army’s Marksmanship Training Unit. Networking at various pistol championships has given me a chance to talk shop with the leading armorers of the Army and the Marine Corps, and over the years, I’ve also made the acquaintance of a number of Beretta’s staff. This put me in a splendid position in terms of resources to put this book together. The source material is everything.

In the pages that follow, you’ll meet many pistol champions who swear by the Beretta and use it by choice. You’ll see for yourself the pros and the cons of the three primary fire control mechanisms Beretta offers on its modern fighting pistols: the F series with manual safety, the D series with decocker only, and the slick-slide, double-action-only D series that “shoots like a revolver.”