Cougar 45 ACP - Any satisfied owners

[Mike H]

Any Cougar 8045 .45ACP owners out there.

Are you happy with it, I've heard about problems with ammo sensitivity.

Any info. appreciated.

Mike H

 

[loknload]

Cougar 8045

Mike, I don't know if this will help but,,, I have both the 8040 and the 8045. I have never fired my 8045 but I do shoot the 8040.
Never had a problem with it. I do like the Cougar line and hope to eventually get the 8000.

Happy Shooting

 

[croyance]

Very happy with mine. I haven't had any problem with it at all. It is accurate and reliable. I trust it enough that it is my beside gun. It runs with any ammo I put through it.

Reassembly is a bit different, but not difficult at all.

I think it looks really slick with the charcoal grips from the "Cat-Pak".

 

[Mike H]

Thanks guys.

Now to find one at the rental range.

Mike H

 

[Aerodog]

I've shot quite a few different load through mine, but I dislike the trigger. Its the worst of my .45 collection. But then again, its the cheapest gun in the .45 collection. Never had a FTF......

 

[Hemicuda]

My carry-piece is an 8040-F Mini-Cougar... Dad has a 8045 Cougar... love shooting them both... both seem to shoot any ammo we throw at them...

I'd recommend the Cougar line to anyone who asked...

 

[Stainless]

It's funny how everybody's runnin' around braggin' about their S&Ws, Glocks, Springfields, whatever, to anyone who'll listen, but Beretta owners only pipe up when asked questions, and their responses are always positive. Maybe I could use this in my psychology thesis, if I that's what I end up getting my degree in.

 

[LeadPumper]

Beretta 8045F Cougar

One of my first purchases (with my own money) was a .45 Beretta Cougar. My local range had one for rent and I was very happy with it's performance. The grip has a nice angle, it's solid and well built (mine's the Italian version). The rotating barrel design does soak up some recoil, so it is very managable.

Drawbacks include: size is a little large for a mid frame auto; only has 8 round double stack mags; muzzle flip is more than I have experienced with other mid-frame .45's.

Over all, I like my cougar. It handles and shoots well, with no failures ever, of any kind. The trigger is long, but breaks evenly. Biggest SNAFU is only eight rounds IMHO.

But I won't be selling mine anytime soon.

-LeadPumper