Like all Beretta guns, the 93R sports typical clean lines along the receiver. The firer's trigger hand is braced by a spur along the top rear of the grip. The curved trigger sits within an oblong trigger guard with plenty of space for fingers (the thumb of the left support hand is braced against the front part of the trigger ring, just ahead of the trigger finger when the operator is manning the foregrip - this reportedly a better two-handed grip of the weapon when in burst fire mode). All gun controls are set to the left side of the body including the firing selector (denoted by a single dot for single shot or three-dot cluster for burst fire for quick visual recognition). The the hammer is clearly visible to the rear of the slide as is the rear notch and forward post sights. Spent cartridges are ejected through the top of the slide upon recoil.
Overall length is 9.45 inches. The barrel is 6.14 inches long and sports 6 grooves with a right-hand twist. The barrel protrudes a distance away from the forward face of the slide and fields three exhaust notches to either side of the muzzle, this making up the muzzle brake. Muzzle velocity is rated at an impressive 1,230 feet per second. Weight is a manageable 2lbs, 7.5oz.
Additional accessories allow the 93R to become more of a lethal weapon system in close quarters combat. Such items include an optional extendible steel shoulder stock (attached to the rear of the receiver) and a 20-round detachable box magazine - playing up the qualities of a submachine gun quite well. The shoulder stock works in unison with the forward grip to delivering more deliberate and accurized fire against a target or target area.
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