my experience with beretta's came from the pistols my dad bought, which are the 2 cheetas, the u22 and the 96 vertec.
being 19 i cant legally buy my own pistol yet....no i dont want a used one through private sale. ill wait and buy a new one legally.
i love all our beretta's. They're beautiful looking pistols, they both feel, and function wonderfully, operate smoothly throughout firing, and are all very accurate.
So no, my preference of guns is not simply what's LESS common, but its a factor. for example, Berettas are not exactly "rare" but i see a lot more USP 45's, and smith & wesson 1911's which are both pretty common guns, yet i love them both. In fact, that's my top 3 list right there, all ranked pretty evenly. Beretta, USP, and S&W 1911