Beretta M9-22...any experience?

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Wondering if anyone has shot this gun before? The few reviews on YouTube are pretty positive, and the price is reasonable...$400 but I saw that Cabela's will have a $50 off sale next week.

I'm looking to get a .22 mainly for fun and target practice/trigger time. I'm not interested (now) in a target gun like a Buckmark or Mark-2/3/4 because I'd prefer something "realistic" so to speak.

I've found several of the other .22 semi-autos to be too small for my hands, but this one is identical to a full-size M9/92 model. I like the 92 platform anyway so I thought this would be a cheap way to still play with one :)
 
Italian made Beretta Cheetah .22. Far better fit, finish, grips, accuracy. Blued, not parkerized. Definitely more expensive, but definitely a better gun.

Kind of like a S&W Victory vs their Model 41
 
Beretta 87 Cheetah's and S&W 41's are nice guns, there is no doubt. But they are also about twice the price of the gun he is actually asking about. Not everyone can afford to shell out $800-1000 for a .22

I'm curious about the Beretta 92 in .22 --- I probably won't buy one since I bought a CZ Kadet kit years ago when they were cheap and it fills the same purpose. A Ruger 22/45 or MK III or IV might be worth looking at if you didn't have a .22 plinker already. I really love shooting .22's --- ammo is starting to get a little easier to find, but not like it once was...
 
I have a Beretta 87, .22LR. It is a very nice pistol, made the old world way. It is a really fun plinker. For more accuracy, I do prefer my CZ Kadet, and Ruger MK II Target, but that is not really a fair comparison.
 
Beretta 87 Cheetah's and S&W 41's are nice guns, there is no doubt. But they are also about twice the price of the gun he is actually asking about. Not everyone can afford to shell out $800-1000 for a .22

I'm curious about the Beretta 92 in .22 --- I probably won't buy one since I bought a CZ Kadet kit years ago when they were cheap and it fills the same purpose. A Ruger 22/45 or MK III or IV might be worth looking at if you didn't have a .22 plinker already. I really love shooting .22's --- ammo is starting to get a little easier to find, but not like it once was...
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Yeah, $700 is a bit much to drop right now :) The M9-22 is actually made by Umarex, but I held it in a store side-by-side with an actual M9 and you'd swear they were the same product (I think the 22 has a bit more plastic in the body--hard to tell). Compatible with all the same accessories, grip panels, etc. My two actual desires are (a) to have a DA/SA gun that I can practice with, since I'm mainly used to strikers and want to expand, and (b) to have a Beretta 92, because I've shot them before and think they're kinda awesome! I sort of figured "Hey, as long as I'm going to get a full-sized gun that I'll never carry or probably ever use other than to shoot around at a range, I may as well not spend too much on it, or the ammo" and that's what's making me look hard at the .22

I'm fairly new to shooting--everyone says 22 ammo is hard to come by--but I see plenty of it on shelves at Cabelas and other stores, and my range never has any shortage. Seems I can find that CCI high velocity stuff for around $9/100 rounds, so less than half the 9mm (even the cheap aluminum stuff I get at Walmart).

Was there a huge run on .22 ammo a few years ago?
 
Does Beretta offer a warranty on the M9 22lr? If so, what is it? I would be more inclined to buy this one if the factory covered warranty work.
 
Does Beretta offer a warranty on the M9 22lr? If so, what is it? I would be more inclined to buy this one if the factory covered warranty work.
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Ya know, that's a darn good question. I better look into that.
 
Why not buy a 92FS and then buy the 22lr kit that Beretta makes and sells?
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If I already had the 92FS, I probably would do this. However, the kit costs as much as the new 22 model gun. I still need to factor in the money to get the 92FS :)
 
Mine cycles Aquila extra standard velocity and Remington "Golden" bulk pack with zero issues to date. It shoots about as well as I do, and is close visually and similar in tactile response. Hell no it isn't a Smith 41. But close enough for an M9.
 
The M9-22 is actually made by Umarex,
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Why in the world would you folks think that Beretta would warranty a firearm made by a different manufacturer. Does GM warranty Fords products? They are both cars:rolleyes: They produce a 22lr top end kit for the 92 series
 
Don P said:
Why in the world would you folks think that Beretta would warranty a firearm made by a different manufacturer.
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Cuz it says "Beretta" on it and is marketed as such? :p
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Does GM warranty Fords products?
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Bad analogy; there are literally dozens of examples of carmakers marketing a vehicle made by a different manufacturer, with the same warranty as their own products (and I'm not just talking about obligatory internal GM/FoMoCo/Mopar rebadging).

Honda Passport / Isuzu Rodeo
Isuzu Oasis / Honda Odyssey
Chevy Nova (1980s) / Toyota Corolla
Nissan Versa (hatchback) / Renault Megane
Chevy Aveo / Daewoo Kalos
Ford Festiva - Ford Aspire / Kia Pride (itself a license-built Mazda 121 clone!)

Latest example is the Fiat 124 Spider, which is basically a Mazda Miata with a Fiat engine and different exterior styling, assembled on the same Japanese production line as the Miata. Fiat even kept almost the entire Mazda interior!

I could keep going but I made my point. :)
 
Does Beretta offer a warranty on the M9 22lr? If so, what is it? I would be more inclined to buy this one if the factory covered warranty work
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Ya know, that's a darn good question. I better look into that.
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I stand corrected, a few minutes of research shows this pistol on the Beretta web site page. So my questions to the to the 2 folks who made the above posts, why wouldn't Beretta offer a warranty on these? I don't know how this pistol will function, but I do know the 22lr kit Beretta sells for the 92FS works and works great.
 
The Beretta M9 22lr is constructed of polymer (plastic) and zamak. I wonder about the durability and longevity of it. I was hoping that a present owner of this pistol would quote the warranty from the owners manual. I like the concept. I am questioning the wisdom of dropping $400.00 for it when another 22l pistol can be bought for less money and will last for several generations of shooters.
 
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