Beretta 93R
Type	Machine pistol
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Used by	SeeUsers
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 boxmagazine; 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] Detachabledrum magazine; capacity: 50 rounds[9]
Sights	Iron sights

TheBeretta 93R is an Italianselective-firemachine pistol, designed and manufactured byBeretta in the late 1970s for police and military use, that is derived from their semi-automaticBeretta 92. The "R" stands forRaffica, which isItalian for "volley", "flurry", or "burst" (sometimes spoken "R" as"Rapid" in English).

The Beretta 93R was designed to be used by the Italian counter-terrorism forces of the national policeNucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza and CarabineriGruppo di Intervento Speciale (both formed in the late 1970s in response to terrorism) but was also adopted by other police and military forces who required a concealable weapon with rapid fire capabilities.^[10][11] The pistol is a development of theBeretta 92 design.

The Beretta 93R is mechanically similar to theBeretta 92. It can be selected to fire either athree round burst or single fire. A selector switch enables the operator to alternate between the two firing modes. The pistol is fitted with a collapsibleangled foregrip at the front end of the trigger guard to provide better stability when firing.^[11] A folding steelbuttstock can be attached at the heel of the grip.^[12] 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 aported barrel.^[1]

•  Algeria^{[13][self-published source?]}
•  Honduras^[14]
•  Italy^[10]

The gun was used as the basis of theRobocop Auto 9 gun prop.^[15]

• HK VP70

• Thompson, Leroy (2012).The Beretta M9 Pistol. Weapon 11.Osprey Publishing.ISBN 978-1-84908-837-4.

• Modern Firearms
• Beretta 93R: The Best Machine Pistol? onYouTube onForgotten Weapons

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