Hi There,
Although I cannot help with the years
you are seeking.
My opinion is that I would certainly go with the older M695 rather than the T3 for the reason that Berretta had nothing to do with it. I still recall the farse with the slides on the 92's and Berretta dismal handling of it seen again recently with the bad barrel steels. For the oldest Gun manufactuer in the world they sure made some real cock-ups.
It seems to me that the T3's have been designed with major imput from the accounts again and the result is not a real improvement over the old model. It probably makes more profit sure but it's not a better rifle.
