Beretta Model 87 .22 Prices! Wow!!

I'd want a 1915 from WW1 before a model 87

Browning BDAs in nice shape are going for over $1k on gunbroker. I paid $950 for one this year

A good quality 22 will usually cost at least as much, if not more than it's centerfire cousin. You see it all the time in the revolver world. It costs the same to make a Model 18 (22 LR) as it does to make a Model 15 (38 Special) for example. The only difference is the chambering. And there are usually a lot more of the centerfire version which acts to lower the price also.

Redcoat3340 said:

Until I looked at prices on the big auction site. $900 for a .22. Not likely, mate.

I'm still a little surprised by the $500ish price tags on the 85 and 81s, but close to a grand for the .22. Wow. I can do a model 96 Brigadier for that kind of money.

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You want a Cheap Beretta .22lr pistol? Get a Neos. As @CajunBass stated, a high quality, steel frame / steel slide .22lr pistol can easily cost as much or more than a centerfire pistol.

Yup, prices are crazy. For a minute I thought they were coming down a little. And on a few models I think they are.
The problem with 22s though is that AFAIK, nobody makes an all metal 22 auto outside of the Ruger MKs, Browning Buckmark, or S&W Victory. If you want something more unique you are going to pay through the nose. Heck, I know where there is a stock MKiv new in box with a tag on it for $640.00!

The 89 gold standard is everything the 87 wished it could be. I think I owned my 87 all of 15 minutes before we parted. Terrible trigger, ftf, fte, you name it. I would gladly pay twice what I gave for my 89.

Was happy to have owned and eventually sell this Beretta 948 with both serial numbered barrels, three factory magazines, and a holster made for it. Beretta does make a fine little 22.

Jeff olson said:

The 89 gold standard is everything the 87 wished it could be. I think I owned my 87 all of 15 minutes before we parted. Terrible trigger, ftf, fte, you name it. I would gladly pay twice what I gave for my 89.View attachment 1082499

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Agree! my 87 Target has a terrible trigger!

Very cool! I have a Beretta in 32acp that looks kinda like that 22.

Haven't seen many other Berettas just like it. Wondered if the configuration had something to do with "import points".

It's accurate and fun, but I wouldn't pay $1,000 for it.

The prices being asked for the 87 isn’t a recent development. I can remember that 10 years ago new they were around $800. Same with the SW 41. They have always been in the upper $800’s that I can remember and now in the $1000 range .

Frulk said:

The prices being asked for the 87 isn’t a recent development. I can remember that 10 years ago new they were around $800. Same with the SW 41. They have always been in the upper $800’s that I can remember and now in the $1000 range .

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3 years ago, I paid $720 ~ give or take New. I only bought it becuse it was Cool looking. Had a holster made for it, added a old school Ultra Dot. Was going to shoot Steel Challenge with it. But Life caught up.

The Model 70S is still the "Gold Standard" (at least to me that is), as far as Beretta .22s go!

Redcoat3340 said:

I'll assume they've become "collectors'" pieces or the world has just gone nuts. Guess that's gonna remain an empty spot in the safe where it could have gone.

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I'm one of those collectors, but one on a budget. I've been trying to snag a Cougar in any caliber and they've been going for $800+ which is way too much IMO, so still waiting and watching. I've got all the other "Beretta cats" so I just need the Cougar to round that out, but I can wait if I have to.......

I paid >$1200 a S&W 41 - 22. The first time I pulled the trigger I knew it was money well spent, worth every penny

I paid $900 for my 41.
I really like it. But this one is the one all others are judged by.

Jeff olson said:

.... But this one is the one all others are judged by.....

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Naaaaaahhhhh .... it's the COLTS all the others are judged by:
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Brownings no slouches either, esp. the Belgian ones:
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I have always thought the 80-series Beretta's were the p[erfect fit for my hand,,,
So when I found a Model 85 with extra mags at a pawn shop,,,
The deal of $399.00 (with a buy-back guarantee),,,
Was too good to pass up.

Then I read about the 87 and since I collect rimfire/centerfire pairs,,,
I started looking for one.

This was in 2011 and Beretta was still marketing new 87's,,,
I couldn't find a used one so I asked The Evil Pawn Shop Guy if he could order one for me.

When he did the math and quoted me a price of $666.66 I near fainted,,,
With Oklahoma sales tax that brought the total cost up to an even $725.00.

Now why in the world would any man pay that price for that pistol,,,
It's only a 7+1 capacity and is after all,,,
Just a .22 rimfire pistol.

The answer was,,,
I had the cash and wanted it.

It did sting a bit to hand over the old MasterCard,,,
But at the time I was very flush for cash,,,
And a bit of a spendthrift with it.

All in all though I've never regretted it,,,
The pistol performs flawlessly with bulk HV ammo,,,
And it fits my hand so well that I shoot it as well as my target style pistols.

Here are the pair,,,
I've since added a Model 81 (.32 ACP),,,
Just because the deal of $209.95 from Classic Firearms was too dang good to pass up.



When people tell me I was crazy to pay that much for a new .22 pistol,,,
I just agree with them and continue to happily burn ammo through it.

It's "just a .22" after all,,,
But I happen to love shooting it.

Aarond

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bannockburn said:

The Model 70S is still the "Gold Standard" (at least to me that is), as far as Beretta .22s go!
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I really wish that Beretta would bring back the M70 / M71 but add an ambidextrous safety. It would be the perfect compact .22 autoloader.

Dave Markowitz said:

I really wish that Beretta would bring back the M70 / M71 but add an ambidextrous safety. It would be the perfect compact .22 autoloader.

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ehhh....Beretta made way better .22s than that, eg the 76:
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The 70 barrel is just too dang short to be a really good .22 pistol, IMO, though I suppose it depends on your use: the M70 would be better for concealed carry, though why anybody would want to use a .22 for that purpose is beyond me, sorry.

The M70 / M71 are excellent kit guns, and if for some reason one couldn't handle more than .22 recoil, are excellent choices for concealed carry.

The M76 is a fine piece for the range or perhaps holstered carry for hunting.

I paid ~$800 for my model 87 in 2015. Not only is it accurate and reliable, it is a beautiful work of art. Money well spent, in my book. It is one of the very few pistols that I can say I will absolutely own until I pass.
Now...if I could only get my model 86 back...