Just got one, and it is likely going to replace my trusty Taurus 92.
Ayoob likes it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX9OuWsdUv8
(...and likes the 92 in general - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN--QZp8S0U...)
My goal is/was to find a 92-like design without the slide-mounted safety (I prefer the 1911-style). That's why I went with the Taurus, and it has functioned flawlessly for 30 years or so as my primary carry gun.
However my ageing eyes don't do well with 'stock' handgun sights, so I have put 'ghost ring' sights on my Ruger revolvers where possible, and a Glock, and a couple 22 LR target/hunting pistols. I tried a red-dot on a Ruger RXM, but cannot get fast acquisition of the dot, no matter how much I practice 'presentation' - PLUS I have to think that in a crisis, the 'presentation' may be left-handed with a bloody eye and from on the ground, and have to be FAST. I can see the red-dot as fun for range competitions but just not for a real-world CCW gun.
So now the latest experiment was to put a Marble's Bullseye on a 1911 I have in 9mm, just because I still do like 1911's, and 9mm, and that particular gun had a rear sight dovetail close to the Marble's Bullseye dimensions.
The sight picture on my Marble's-1911 versus Red-dot-Ruger for comparison...(note the front was not fully drifted to center yet as I was still testing sight height).
viewtopic.php?p=1014043#p1014043
The red-dot in the Marble's setup is not only visible BEFORE it is lined up within the rear opening (unlike the red-dot), there is also much less obstruction of view with the setup than most red dots (even without cowitnessed sights), and WAY less obstruction than regular 'open iron' sights. With regular irons, you cannot really see anything below or closer to the point of aim, unlike with the Marble's Bullseye.
Here's a markup on a Marble's Bullseye view to show how much is blocked (the lower half of the potential sight picture) with a 'regular' iron sight:
I really LOVE that setup - WAY faster for me than the red-dot, and no batteries to die, far less bulky, more durable, and inexpensive (other than I may need to hire a gunsmith to fit it if I chicken out).
Anyway, the Centurion from Beretta, unlike the Taurus, allows replacement of the front and rear sights, and it appears a 'suppressor height' front will fit with tne Marble's rear, so I'm psyched and fIngers crossed.
