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Langdon Tactical Red Dot Beretta 92

In the world of defensive handguns, Beretta is a name to conjure with. And in the world of its popular […]

Over the past 30-plus years, I’ve written two books on Beretta pistols, so my fondness for the brand should be […]

The Beretta 950 is absolutely Lilliputian. It is lost in a typical adult human hand. It is also fascinating. There […]

Beretta 92X Performance

[…] sort of came together. His gun was a handsome little Beretta Model 70, chambered for the .32 ACP cartridge. It’s […]

The new Beretta APX A1 Tactical pistol comes packed with premium features such as blacked-out suppressor height sights and a […]

Better Shooting: Beretta’s Classic Pocket .22s

Beretta Tactical Defense Training Gear

[…] .22s can be either revolvers or semi-autos. The first handgun I ever owned is a Beretta, weighing just 15 ounces with its alloy frame. It probably wasn’t a great choice as a first handgun — the S&W K22 I bought a couple of years later taught me a lot more about shooting a handgun. But the Beretta is my favorite handgun and has been for over 40 years. It’s long since discontinued, but fortunately there are currently made, reasonably priced alternatives. Two I like are the Ruger SR22 and the Walther P22. Both weigh right around a pound. Both have polymer frames, adjustable sights, DA/SA operation, manual safeties and 10-shot magazines. Both have proven to be well made and accurate. Not target-pistol accurate of course, but both shoot into 2″ for five shots at 25 yards, similar to what I get from my Beretta. This is about as good as I can shoot with a light gun/short sight radius. I once killed a weasel at a measured 23 yards with the Beretta. I’ll admit some luck was involved since only its head and neck were showing. Forced to choose between the two I’d likely take the SR22, mainly because I appreciate Ruger supplying two magazines. It saves me the fuss and expense of acquiring a spare. The Walther is marginally smaller and lighter, and the two are certainly equal in terms of overall quality and performance. If you don’t mind spending a little more money — okay, a lot more — the current Beretta 87 ranks as one of the finest .22s ever made. I don’t have one but do have the similar Model 85 in .380. Great pistols, but dang, they aren’t cheap. My Beretta cost $80 in 1969. Current MSRP on the 87 is more than ten times as much! By Dave Anderson >> Click Here AHMA13col Handgunner March/April 2013