Beretta 84. Worth it?

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.38Catt

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Speaking strictly of the gun, not the caliber ( please no caliber wars), is it worth the $750.00 price tag?

It's beautiful, it fits my hand well and I am a fan of the .380.

I've never fired this pistol. As far as accuracy, trigger pull, reliability are concerned, is it worth it? I know that worth is whatever anyone wants to pay, but I'm looking for some general impressions and options as to overall value.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hard to say. There are lesser pistols priced for higher bucks. I have two Model 85's in about 95% condition which I have less than $750.00 combined invested in.

They are wonderful pistols.
 
I too have always found this pistol to be intriguing but could give or take the 380 round itself. Anyway my brother in law bought one the other day and brought it over for me to break in. It feels great in my hand, I like the size, but trigger was much stiffer than I expected for a spendy gun although I'm sure it would smooth up in time. accuracy was OK but then again my eyes aren't what they used too be, we had a assortment of cheaper hardball ammo. I would like to try this again with some Winchester silvertips, I have always found this to be very accurate. I would still like to have one, but not at the price they are going for. I'm pretty picky though, I like my carry guns to be accurate enough for occasional small game use. I live out in the sticks so carry gun means trail gun to me.
 
The 84 is high on my list of guns to buy, but I wasn't planning on buying it new, and definitely not for $750. I was going to get a used one from Gunbroker for a max $300 (search for CDI Sales), then refinish it for another $200-$300.
 
Finest .380 made, in my opinion. It excels in all of the categories you mentioned. Reliability is typical Beretta -- flawless. Super-accurate as well.

My older 84BB:

 
They are great guns. The 84BB is the prettiest along with its Browning cousin. I had both until fairly recently.
 
Great guns. There are usually a fair number for sale in the used market where you can find a better deal, but if you want new they are pricey because they stopped importing them to the U.S.

The only other really nice .380 with a double stack mag that even comes close is the Sphinx AT-380, and they cost about the same.

The 84 is a high quality, reliable gun you can shoot a lot and pass on to your kids. Military grade barrel, rugged and accurate, they are worth having IMHO.

Those early blued BBs are indeed beautiful. :cool: Of the current Bruniton or nickel finish, I'd want the nickel.
 
I'm considering getting the nickel with wood grips for my birthday present to myself this year. It's easily one of the most attractive guns ever made, in my opinion.
 
if you want new they are pricey because they stopped importing them to the U.S.
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They've resumed importation, fortunately. :)

But they are still pricey...

I'm considering getting the nickel with wood grips for my birthday present to myself this year.
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I think you definitely deserve one, LB. :D
 
Are you collecting and/or interested for another purpose? There are a lot of guns out there that are superior "pound for pound" or "inch for inch", but there are always more considerations that power/lb or power/sq-inch.
 
The Beretta 84 and its cousin the Browning BDA 380 (made by Beretta) are exceptionally comfortable in the hand, superbly reliable, and excellently manufactured in metals (steel w. Al frames). They are very attractive and functional high capacity 380's.
 
I don't know about being $750 good, but I have a friend who has one and it is a nice shooting pistol. Not the easiest to conceal due to its shape, but it always goes bang on a loaded cartridge, ejects cleanly and never had a bobble.

On his particular pistol, we found that a near max load of W231 over 100 grain JHPs brought out the best accuracy.

Easy pistol to call your shots with at 15 yards.
 
While I think $750 is a bit hi, I do love mine. It is a great pistol, easy to carry, easy to shoot & easily carries plenty of ammo on tap if needed. I would not want to be with out mine.
 
It's probably more than I can spend, but it is a desirable pistol.

There's definitely a market out there for a DA/SA pistol, especially in 9mm, that weighs about 20 ounces. My CZ 2075 is close, but still on the heavy side. Many people, especially casual shooters, won't accept a safe action pistol with a 5 lbs trigger and no safety.

For those that dislike the .380 it hangs on for two reasons: pocket guns that can replace the .32 ACP models, and the lack of light weight DA/SA designs are the reason why they're still around. As far as I know, there may not be any 9mm analogs to designs like the Beretta 84/85 and Bersa/Bersa Plus.
 
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