Even though it was chilly and somewhat windy yesterday,,,
I did do my annual "Take a lot of guns and make some noise" range trip.
I shot eleven of my rimfire pistols/revolvers,,,
And nine centerfire pistols/revolvers,,,
Ranging from .25 ACP to .44 Mag.
I have a new favorite this year,,,
My Beretta Model 81 Cheetah in .32 ACP.
A few years back Classic Firearms offered a bunch of these pistols,,,
For the ridiculously low price of $199.99 each,,,
With extra mags at $34.99 each.
I bought one pistol and 4 extra mags,,,
I should have ordered 4-5 of the dang pistols.
The reason I didn't was because I already owned a Model 87 and Model 84,,,
So the Model 81 was really just an impulse buy due to the low price.
I could have turned them around very quickly,,,
Made some people happy and recovered the cost of the one I kept for myself.
They would have also made awesome gifts for a few select friends.
Two weeks after I received mine I did try and order a few more,,,
But by that time people had already bought their entire stock of those beauties.
I shoot the 87 quite a bit,,,
The 85 not so much as .380 ACP is pricey,,,
I would shoot 5 mags of .22 and one mag of .380.
When I first received the 81 I bought a box of 50 rounds,,,
And shot it all up in one quick range trip,,,
Just to ensure it would function.
A while back I stumbled upon a forum post (a different forum),,,
Where a gentleman was selling his stock of .32 ACP,,,
I bought 1,000 rounds of FMJ for 15-cents a round.
Anyways, since then I've shot about half of the ammo,,,
And every time I shoot the gun I am more happy than the last time.
The 81 is a solid pistol so the recoil is almost nonexistent,,,
It holds 12+1 rounds so there is plenty of "firepower",,,
And like all of the "Cheetah" pistols,,,
It fits my hand perfectly.
I have decided that the Model 81 is now my Go-To pistol for EDC,,,
I came home, cleaned it up, and placed it in my leather briefcase holster.
It replaced my Ruger ec9s as my carry gun,,,
My older hands appreciate the much lighter recoil,,,
And my brain likes the 13 total round capacity of the Beretta.
Nothing earth-shaking in this post,,,
Just something I did for fun.
Aarond
.
I did do my annual "Take a lot of guns and make some noise" range trip.
I shot eleven of my rimfire pistols/revolvers,,,
And nine centerfire pistols/revolvers,,,
Ranging from .25 ACP to .44 Mag.
I have a new favorite this year,,,
My Beretta Model 81 Cheetah in .32 ACP.
A few years back Classic Firearms offered a bunch of these pistols,,,
For the ridiculously low price of $199.99 each,,,
With extra mags at $34.99 each.
I bought one pistol and 4 extra mags,,,
I should have ordered 4-5 of the dang pistols.
The reason I didn't was because I already owned a Model 87 and Model 84,,,
So the Model 81 was really just an impulse buy due to the low price.
I could have turned them around very quickly,,,
Made some people happy and recovered the cost of the one I kept for myself.
They would have also made awesome gifts for a few select friends.
Two weeks after I received mine I did try and order a few more,,,
But by that time people had already bought their entire stock of those beauties.
I shoot the 87 quite a bit,,,
The 85 not so much as .380 ACP is pricey,,,
I would shoot 5 mags of .22 and one mag of .380.
When I first received the 81 I bought a box of 50 rounds,,,
And shot it all up in one quick range trip,,,
Just to ensure it would function.
A while back I stumbled upon a forum post (a different forum),,,
Where a gentleman was selling his stock of .32 ACP,,,
I bought 1,000 rounds of FMJ for 15-cents a round.
Anyways, since then I've shot about half of the ammo,,,
And every time I shoot the gun I am more happy than the last time.
The 81 is a solid pistol so the recoil is almost nonexistent,,,
It holds 12+1 rounds so there is plenty of "firepower",,,
And like all of the "Cheetah" pistols,,,
It fits my hand perfectly.
I have decided that the Model 81 is now my Go-To pistol for EDC,,,
I came home, cleaned it up, and placed it in my leather briefcase holster.
It replaced my Ruger ec9s as my carry gun,,,
My older hands appreciate the much lighter recoil,,,
And my brain likes the 13 total round capacity of the Beretta.
Nothing earth-shaking in this post,,,
Just something I did for fun.
Aarond
.
