Reliability of Beretta 21 a bobcat?

[tkdguy]

Anyone have experience with this puppy? Thanks.

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[billdeserthills]

I sold a used one once, while I had an ffl--the new buyer said it jammed every shot, told me it was a no-good pos & that he was a long-time experienced gun owner & he knew what he was doing--I mailed it to Beretta with his complaints & their finding was that the gun had not been lubricated at all & that it functioned perfectly when it was oiled.

He read the letter from Beretta, took his gun & left--far as I know it's still working great when lubed, to this day

 

[aflineman]

I have one of the newer threaded ones. Works well with both CCI standard and Stingers. My old one (which I foolishly traded off) prefered Stingers.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I would be interested to find out how it runs suppressed I did see a few youtubes and they complained about blowback of debris.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The grip panel screws come unscrewed easily. Like 50 shots easily. The grip panels hold the trigger/hammer transfer bars in place so it's important. Probably locktite the screws.

 

[tkdguy]

Prone to jams or ftf or eject?

 

[aflineman]

I would be interested to find out how it runs suppressed I did see a few youtubes and they complained about blowback of debris.

If you run suppressed on most any semiauto, blowback is a given.

 

[po18guy]

While there are exceptions (we'll hear about them), 22LR semis tend to hate some ammo, like some and love some. Find what it likes for practice and what it loves for anything potentially serious.

 

[ORhutner]

I have the threaded version, new production and have only ran it suppressed. I refer to it as the funnest POS. Oddly enough I have not had any malfunctions with about 500 rounds of Federal and CCI subsonics through it. It is not a refined gun and the sights are useless suppressed. The trigger is horrible. Magazines are awful to load. Yet for some reason I love the thing and it never ceases to put a smile on my face. Always a hit at the range.

As someone else mentioned, I have had my grips come loose. I find the blowback to be very minimal when run suppressed. Surprisingly accurate for what it is. I doubt I would care for it if I couldn't run it suppressed.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I have the threaded version, new production and have only ran it suppressed. I refer to it as the funnest POS. Oddly enough I have not had any malfunctions with about 500 rounds of Federal and CCI subsonics through it. It is not a refined gun and the sights are useless suppressed. The trigger is horrible. Magazines are awful to load. Yet for some reason I love the thing and it never ceases to put a smile on my face. Always a hit at the range.

As someone else mentioned, I have had my grips come loose. I find the blowback to be very minimal when run suppressed. Surprisingly accurate for what it is. I doubt I would care for it if I couldn't run it suppressed.

They are fun to shoot. They're pretty small save for the grip.. it's quite wide and hand filling.

 

[po18guy]

Suppressor? That thing needs a LOUDENER.

 

[Stomper]

….it's quite wide and hand filling.

 

[Kyrsen]

I have one that is great for ammo reliability but had an issue with an out of spec trigger bar. The trigger wouldn't reset after a double action pull or after releasing the hammer without firing. After having it for nine months (4x+ as long as I had it) they've promised to get it back to me in two weeks. Just hope you don't get a lemon because their customer service isn't great….

 

[SavageGerbil]

They're a 22 pistol without an extractor. Yes, the right ammunition, paired with meticulous cleaning and lubrication will reduce the failures....but there will still be failures. I love the things, they're fun, they're VERY cool. With that said, if you're going to stick one on your person as a defense gun, it's safest to assume you're going to have one shot. Is it possible you'll get through a whole mag without problems? Absolutely, but never count on it.

They're good-toy reliable, completely worth picking up for fun and games

 

[albin25]

I really like tip barrel Berettas;
I've had my Bobcat (stainless) for about 10 years and don't remember the last time it's given me any trouble. Always keep the chamber and rails clean and lightly oiled. Mine seems to like CCI blazer for the first 5 mags then CCI Mini-mags thereafter.

If you're looking for centerfire reliability maybe find one in 25acp or a post 2015 Tomcat 3032 (I hear the earlier models may have a frame crack prob. I've never personally seen one cracked, but "the internet").

or, better yet... a 380 Cheetah 86 (if ya can find one and have deep pockets) it's bigger but ... wow... they are gorgeous! I bought mine a long time ago (when they were reasonable). I've recently been offered $1100 for mine while at the range, but I haven't ever found a gun that fits me better. I guess I could get an 85 but as I said, I like the tip barrel (and it's lack of any plastic).

 

[Ducati_Meister]

These tip up barrel Beretta guns are fun to shoot but really have useless sights lol. Mine is a .25 ACP, but are quirky guns nonetheless regardless of caliber. Never shot one suppressed.

 

[matts]

Clean and lube and good quality ammo CCI Mini Mag or stingers. Ive had a couple of these in the past, very accurate for the size

 

[coyote223]

Yes, the sights suck. I run mine suppressed, I have to download the mags a couple rounds then mine runs good. Full mags it jams the first couple rounds.

 

[tkdguy]

These do not seem to be reliable?

 

[Kruel J]

I had one for a while. It was "fairly" reliable for me. But nothing I would trust my life to.