Beretta 70-71: Cool?

Model12 I do not remember them specifying which model was carried. Its really not important. They all shoot the same ammo. And they aquired their guns from an underground source. They were trained on the model 70 and then bought them on the black market once in the field.

Buy the book I linked to. It is a very good read and a hell of a lot better than the movie "Munich" that was based on the book. Thats why I am on my second copy. And its not just the hunt but when one of the Israeli operators decided he had had enough of the spy game and wanted out and how he was screwed out of the money he earned by the Mossad. Get the book. Then get the gun.:D
 
Hey Metric this thread did cause me to check GB for model 70s and there are two listed. One with the suppressor and one with the suppresor removed and the barrel threaded. Both in the mid to upper $300 range. But I can wait. I like the Bersa I linked to just as well.
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If you searched for the 70 in particular, there will not be too many, but I count eleven 71's on GB at the moment, with two of them (currently) under $300.
 
School me

I have followed this thread with interest. But, I fail to see a real difference between a Model 21 and this 70 series. I don't see a lot of difference other than the tip up barrel. What make the 70 series so special? Or for that matter the comparable Taurus .22. I qualified S.C. CC firing the 50 round course with no trouble. Thanks.
 
PolarFBear said:
...I fail to see a real difference between a Model 21 and this 70 series. I don't see a lot of difference other than the tip up barrel. What make the 70 series so special?
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Short answer: The 70 series is a small holster gun made for precision shooting, whereas the 21 is a "mouse gun" designed primarily for deep concealment.

Longer answer: The 70 series is a substantially larger pistol—about Walther PP size. Its barrel is positively locked in place for superior accuracy. It has a claw extractor for extraction reliability and easier clearance of misfires. It uses a coil recoil spring for greater durability. It's SAO and has significantly larger sights, even in the early fixed-sight versions. Lastly, .32 and .380 versions were made.

The 21 is best characterized as a DA/SA update of the SAO 950 Jetfire. I own a Jetfire and enjoy shooting it, but the 70 series is really a different class of gun. It kinda splits the difference between the 950 Jetfire and the more full-featured but even larger 81 series.
 
Carguychris

Thanks. What you have described is not evident by looking at the pictures. I can now appreciate the internal and size differences.
 
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