Rate this gun. Police Surplus Beretta ~ Model 85 BB Cheetah ~ .380 ACP

[Dobbinsky]

There are a grunch of these available right now, most go for about $360.00. Various Cabela outlets are selling them on GI right now. I might NEED one of these, but I know little about them. I do know about .380 ballistics, but not about the reliability and function of this pistol.
I'd appreciate sharing your knowledge or first hand experience with them.

 

[Annihilator]

There are a grunch of these available right now, most go for about $360.00. Various Cabela outlets are selling them on GI right now. I might NEED one of these, but I know little about them. I do know about .380 ballistics, but not about the reliability and function of this pistol.
I'd appreciate sharing your knowledge or first hand experience with them.View attachment 104323

My wife used to have a Beretta Cheetah tip up barrel pistol also in .380, very reliable gun, basically the same as the one your showing

 

[mikep]

Don’t know much about them, but it sure does look nice.

 

[trader]

heard they are reliable. Would be a great choice for a jogging/running carry.

 

[Pitdogg2]

They were very popular in the 80's.

 

[Picaso uno]

My brother owns one of those older cheetahs. Its as reliable as any gun gets. I purchased the new style 80X cheetah in anodized green over a year ago. Put a few hundred rounds threw it and it is dead accurate at 30 yards.

 

[Oldmountaiman]

There are a grunch of these available right now, most go for about $360.00. Various Cabela outlets are selling them on GI right now. I might NEED one of these, but I know little about them. I do know about .380 ballistics, but not about the reliability and function of this pistol.
I'd appreciate sharing your knowledge or first hand experience with them.View attachment 104323

Been dealing with Cabela's for a lot of years and before the merger

There are a grunch of these available right now, most go for about $360.00. Various Cabela outlets are selling them on GI right now. I might NEED one of these, but I know little about them. I do know about .380 ballistics, but not about the reliability and function of this pistol.
I'd appreciate sharing your knowledge or first hand experience with them.View attachment 104323

I have delt with Cabela's for a long time and got some terrific deals but when Bass pro took them over in 2017 they jumped prices on a lot of things by more than 25 percent. I don't buy from them anymore because like many acquisitions good thing take a downward turn. My friend down in AZ had one of those models that he bought for his wife and he said it was nothing but trouble. That's the only input I can give but I would look around as the price seems to be high. I had a Bersa that was the older one that held 11 rounds and was a great little 380. I gifted it to one of my close friends for his wife as she was being stalked by a X boyfriend. She took some classes and gave her husband a run for his money as she she became very proficient with it. I would not mind having another one for placement in the house.