Beretta 93R

The Beretta 93R is an Italian selective-fire machine pistol, designed and manufactured by Beretta in the late 1970s for police and military use, that is derived from their semi-automatic Beretta 92.

Beretta 93R
Type	Machine pistol
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designed	1977-1979
Manufacturer	Beretta
Produced	1979-1993
Specifications
Mass	1.17 kg (2.6 lb) empty
Length	240 mm (9.4 in)
Barrel length	125 mm (4.9 in) (156 mm (6.1 in) with compensator
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum
Rate of fire	700 round/min (3-round burst)[1]
Muzzle velocity	380 m/s (1,200 ft/s)
Effective firing range	50 m (160 ft)
Feed system	Detachable box magazine; capacities: 10 rounds (restricted) 15 rounds (flush standard)[2] 17 rounds (flush high-capacity)[3] 18 rounds (flush high-capacity)[4] 20 rounds (standard extended)[5] 30 rounds (extended)[6] 32 rounds (extended)[7] 35 rounds (extended)[8] Detachable drum magazine; capacity: 50 rounds[9]
Sights	Iron sights

Designation

The "R" stands for Raffica,^[10] which is Italian for "volley", "flurry", or "burst" (sometimes spoken "R" as "Rapid" in English).

History

The 93R was designed to be used by the Italian counterterrorism forces of the Polizia di Stato Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza and the Carabinieri Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (both formed in the late 1970s during the turbulent Years of Lead) but was also adopted by other police and military forces who required a concealable weapon with rapid fire capabilities.^[11][12]

Unlike other Berettas in the 90 series it is single-action only, does not have a decocker, and very few are around today.^{[13]: 12–13}

Later on, a small number of Beretta 92SB semi-automatic carbines fitted with 93R stocks were made for the Los Angeles Police Department.^[14]

The BATFE removed these short-barrel rifles from the purview of the National Firearms Act.^[15]

Design

Main article: Beretta 92

The Beretta 93R is mechanically similar to the Beretta 92.

It can be selected to fire either a three round burst or single fire. A selector switch enables the operator to alternate between the two firing modes.

The pistol is fitted with a collapsible angled foregrip at the front end of the trigger guard to provide better stability when firing.^[12]

A folding steel buttstock can be attached at the heel of the grip.^[16]

The Beretta 93R is much more controllable compared to other machine pistols because it was designed with only a three-round burst mode as well as a ported barrel.^[1]

Users

•  Algeria^{[17][self-published source?]}
•  Honduras^[18]
•  Italy^[11]

Popular culture

In film

The gun was used as the basis of the RoboCop Auto 9 gun prop.^[19]

In video games

The gun appears in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception , Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy' Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and Resident Evil Code : Veronica (2000)

See also

• HK VP70
• Glock 18
• Machine pistol
• Personal defence weapon