Beretta 87 Cheetah

[Classic12]

I saw this neat little Beretta 87 Cheetah at the LGS for $400 a few months ago, so I took it home. 22 long rifle collection is growing.

 

[mk70ss]

Those are one of the best .22 pistols ever made. They just work. They shoot any ammo, are quite accurate, and feel great in the hand.

 

[cnj]

$400.00, you say? They didn't know what they had. Great score!

 

[PSP]

That was a great find. Congrats. Beautiful pistols. Never seen one in the flesh. They can go for around $700 many times.

 

[aarondhgraham]

I own one and it's a favorite range toy,,,
It fits my hand so danged well,,,
I hit very nicely with it.

But why-oh-why did the designers feel,,,
That a 7-round magazine was appropriate?

I've heard (read somewhere?) that the 10-round mags for the 87 Target will work,,,
Not that it matters since those mags are incredibly rare.

BTW,,,
$400.00 was an absolute steal of a deal!

Aarond

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[bill460]

This is mine that I bought about 4 years ago. Beautifully crafted .22 pistol. You don't see a lot of them.

 

[Beachcomber]

Great score! I don't need one, but I would have scooped it right up for that price to use along with my two Model 84's.

 

[Wag]

Awesome find.

--Wag--

 

[hemiram]

I've seen a couple listed online for a ton of bucks, but in the many years I've looked for one, I saw one, and only one, in person years ago in a gun store in Alabama. It was like new and they wanted $600 for it, plus shipping to my LGS. I passed. I should have bought it. Another one of those, "Why didn't I jump on it when I had it in front of me?" deals. I have an 85, an 84, an 81, and a Browning BDA 380. The only remaining Cheeta I want is an 87.

 

[Metric]

That's beautiful. I would love to get one, and if Beretta makes another big shipment to the USA, I hope to pick one up.

But yeah, the main thing that always held me back was the 7-round mag. Especially since its little brother, the 71, holds 8 with fantastic reliability. Even the tiny 21A holds 7, and loading it full-up with 7+1 is much more convenient.

Still, the Beretta 81-series has got to be somewhere on the list of most beautiful and handy mass-produced pistols of all time.