They were confused. There has not been a Beretta delivery at some dealers in a year or more apparently. (word of mouth - don't shoot the messenger I am only passing along what I was told).
I did manage to find the M9A in stock and have bought it. Can't wait to get my hands on it... dyin' to see the finish on it which is supposed to be something else. I am personally a fan of stainless steel but I gather that this finish is more desirable?
Anyway.... looks like Beretta is concentrating on their government contracts and the consumer suffers for it, which is not an unusual occurance in industry - I have seen it before and it is not necessarily a bad thing. In the communications business it provided a whole new generation of improvements in radio communications (i.e. cellular technology, GPS technology, etc.) several times. The only issue was that the consumer had to take a back seat while the developments were being made and the government/military contracts fulfilled. Rockwell Collins regretably did not survive the competition in communications, but made some major advancements in communications technology in their time (passband tuning, crystal passband filtering, mechanical passband filtering, etc.).
I am looking forward to getting my Beretta M9. Anyone interested in one please PM me for details. I may have a spare. The only other one in the country it would appear.
Murray