Anyone have a Beretta 87 Cheetah in 22 LR?
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I have one - it's a great complement to my 84FS. I took it to the range yesterday and scored sub-2-inch groups at 15 yards, both strong and weak handed. As for ammo, I've used CCI, Fiocchi, Federal, Remington and Winchester. The only ammo it ever had a problem with was the Remington. I normally use CCI Mini-mags, though.
The 87 Cheetah is a great little .22 pistol, and elegant to boot!
The 87 Cheetah is a great little .22 pistol, and elegant to boot!
pro:
- The Cheetah proves that .22 pistol can be just as reliable as centerfire pistols.
- My '87' works fine with any ammo I've tried so far (altough, for the first few hundred rounds it didn't always lock open after the last round of cheap ammo).
- It has better precision then you would expect from such a small pistol (but it's not a 'target' pistol).
- All steel construction.
- Field strips like a centerfire pistol.
- Double action.
con:
- May feel too small for people with big hands (but it's superb for people with small/medium sized hands)
- 8-round capacity (I heard that the 10-round magazines from the '87 Target' can be used ???)
- Price (personally, I believe it's worth every cent)
- That silly grin on my face when I use it
- The Cheetah proves that .22 pistol can be just as reliable as centerfire pistols.
- My '87' works fine with any ammo I've tried so far (altough, for the first few hundred rounds it didn't always lock open after the last round of cheap ammo).
- It has better precision then you would expect from such a small pistol (but it's not a 'target' pistol).
- All steel construction.
- Field strips like a centerfire pistol.
- Double action.
con:
- May feel too small for people with big hands (but it's superb for people with small/medium sized hands)
- 8-round capacity (I heard that the 10-round magazines from the '87 Target' can be used ???)
- Price (personally, I believe it's worth every cent)
- That silly grin on my face when I use it
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