rockstar.esq
Member
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2004
- Messages
- 1,475
I got a chance to shoot my new Beretta 87 Target today
Here's the url to get there, I don't know how to make a link and I wanted to post asap.
http://www.berettausa.com/product/product_pistols_main.htm
I bought it to replace my aged Buckmark which will find a new home with my buddy. I tried quite a few varieties of Aguila, CCI, and Federal ammo. All of the shots shot to point of aim. I was a little surprised at this because the pistol comes with two front sight blades and I swapped out the narrow one for the thicker one as soon as I got home. The only ammo that wouldn't feed reliably was the Aguila Sniper Subsonics which seems to be a function of the longer bullet getting bound up on it's way into the chamber. Although I had very little "formal" targeting, my best groups at 25yds were under 1.5" all shots were fired from a weaver stance offhand.
The 87 Target is a single action blowback pistol chambered in .22LR. It came with two magazines, a case, a lock and a cleaning brush. It's most distinctive feature is the muzzle weight which fits under the muzzle creating a very square muzzle. Another distinctive element is the picatinny rail running along the top of the boreline. One thing I think is interesting is the slide serrations which are located above and forward of the trigger. At first I thought it was awkward however after I considered that having a scope mounted would block access to the slide from the top, it became obvious that the best way to operate it is to grasp the slide serrations from below the bore. It works great and I'm really happy with the pistol.
So I decided to list out my take on it in terms of pros and cons
Pros:
6" barrel
The rear sight is very precisely made, the interchangable front sights are a nice touch
The grip feels like a "full sized" pistol
The exposed hammer is very cool
Very accurate
The muzzle weight makes rapid sight acquisition easy
The magazines are all metal
Feeding was flawless (excepting the SSS's)
The boreline feels low and centered
The magazines have large rubber bumpers allowing fast, sure reloads.
The trigger pull is very consistent
The trigger pull is very smooth and creep free
The slide is light which seems to make cycling faster than my old Buckmark
The slide serrations are above and forward of the trigger which works well even when theres a scope on it.
It will feed a fired case from the magazine (usefull for dry firing practice)
The bullets never contact the magazine which keeps them from getting battered.
Cons:
The magazines don't have a knob on them allowing the shooter to hold down
the follower to speed reloads
There is no overtravel adjustment (it needs one)
The brush that comes with it isn't long enough for the bore
(how dumb is that?):banghead:
The lock that comes with it doesn't fit through the mag well or the breech opening and the case won't close with a trigger lock on the gun.
There don't seem to be any holsters made for it.
The magazine lips are sharp which made those last 450 rounds tough to load!
It was pricey but I figure the amount of trigger time spent with .22LR's would make the investment more worthwhile than if I'd bought something I wouldn't shoot as much.
Here's the url to get there, I don't know how to make a link and I wanted to post asap.
http://www.berettausa.com/product/product_pistols_main.htm
I bought it to replace my aged Buckmark which will find a new home with my buddy. I tried quite a few varieties of Aguila, CCI, and Federal ammo. All of the shots shot to point of aim. I was a little surprised at this because the pistol comes with two front sight blades and I swapped out the narrow one for the thicker one as soon as I got home. The only ammo that wouldn't feed reliably was the Aguila Sniper Subsonics which seems to be a function of the longer bullet getting bound up on it's way into the chamber. Although I had very little "formal" targeting, my best groups at 25yds were under 1.5" all shots were fired from a weaver stance offhand.
The 87 Target is a single action blowback pistol chambered in .22LR. It came with two magazines, a case, a lock and a cleaning brush. It's most distinctive feature is the muzzle weight which fits under the muzzle creating a very square muzzle. Another distinctive element is the picatinny rail running along the top of the boreline. One thing I think is interesting is the slide serrations which are located above and forward of the trigger. At first I thought it was awkward however after I considered that having a scope mounted would block access to the slide from the top, it became obvious that the best way to operate it is to grasp the slide serrations from below the bore. It works great and I'm really happy with the pistol.
So I decided to list out my take on it in terms of pros and cons
Pros:
6" barrel
The rear sight is very precisely made, the interchangable front sights are a nice touch
The grip feels like a "full sized" pistol
The exposed hammer is very cool
Very accurate
The muzzle weight makes rapid sight acquisition easy
The magazines are all metal
Feeding was flawless (excepting the SSS's)
The boreline feels low and centered
The magazines have large rubber bumpers allowing fast, sure reloads.
The trigger pull is very consistent
The trigger pull is very smooth and creep free
The slide is light which seems to make cycling faster than my old Buckmark
The slide serrations are above and forward of the trigger which works well even when theres a scope on it.
It will feed a fired case from the magazine (usefull for dry firing practice)
The bullets never contact the magazine which keeps them from getting battered.
Cons:
The magazines don't have a knob on them allowing the shooter to hold down
the follower to speed reloads
There is no overtravel adjustment (it needs one)
The brush that comes with it isn't long enough for the bore
(how dumb is that?):banghead:
The lock that comes with it doesn't fit through the mag well or the breech opening and the case won't close with a trigger lock on the gun.
There don't seem to be any holsters made for it.
The magazine lips are sharp which made those last 450 rounds tough to load!
It was pricey but I figure the amount of trigger time spent with .22LR's would make the investment more worthwhile than if I'd bought something I wouldn't shoot as much.