Langdon Tactical PX4 Compact Carry Review - Can an unloved Beretta disrupt the Compact Carry Space?

Written by Michael “Double Mike” Moreno

Ernest Langdon got his hands on another Beretta and created another masterpiece. But this ain’t your Daddy’s M9 or another variant of the 92 series. This is the Langdon Tactical PX4 Storm Compact Carry. The PX4 Storm has been around since 2004, but never really found a place as a go-to option for the law enforcement or the average concealed carry connoisseur. That’s likely because while not unheard of, the polymer framed, hammer-fired pistol is a bit of a unicorn in a world dominated by striker-fired pistols in the same weight class. Unique as it is, the LTT Beretta PX4 Storm Compact Carry has a set of interesting features that allow it to punch above its weight when it comes to performance in a compact carry pistol.

You hear the phrase “shoots like a bigger gun” often in reviews of compact guns. Rarely does that phrase actually resonate with shooters once they finally get their hands on a particular gun. Sporting a 3.2” barrel length, the PX4 Compact Carry comes in a size I would expect to be snappy at first glance. But the unique rotating barrel lockup system of the PX4 Storm really does lend itself to being flatter shooting and lighter recoiling than a Browning tilting action firearm of the same barrel length. Paired with the ease of moving/carrying a 28oz polymer-framed pistol, the spurless hammer, a sleek low-profile decocker, modular backstraps, co-witness iron sights on the optic plate, and the famous LTT trigger job, you end up with a firearm that is hard to beat for performance-minded concealed carry.

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