Inspector Callahan
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Got bit by the mousegun bug this morning at a local gunshow. Picked up a used Beretta Tomcat that may as well have been new-in-box. Paid 230 out the door. Good deal?
Picked up some 71 grain PMC plinking ammo along with a box of 60gr Speer GDHPs and a box of 60gr Hydra-Shoks. All ammo grouped the same from a Weaver stance at seven long paces. Two-inch groups like clockwork. The sights are surprisingly useable for their size. Shot almost to point-of-aim with all groups centering slightly to the left. Nothing to worry about, just an inch or so from the bullseye. I've owned guns that shot MUCH farther from POA.
Had one bizarre hang up with the PMC ball ammo. Probably not ammo related. It was a failure to eject with the empty case hung sideways. A quick tap-rack-bang solved it. Brass extraction was all over the map. Sometimes the cases would go downrange, sometimes they'd land at my feet and sometimes they'd fly way behind me. It has a strange looking extraction system with no extractor, only an ejector. I guess the empty case sits against the breechface while in the blowback cycle until it is kicked free by the ejector. In theory anyway.
This tiny gun is almost comical to look at but it seems like a good investment. It is small enough not to be a burden (an understatement) so it will always be there if needed. Now I need to find a quality pocket holster for it, probably a Sparks.
The usual Beretta quality is made into this gun. No sharp edges. Attention to detail. No sloppy tool marks. Decent single-action trigger pull with a short reset. DA pull could use a little work however. Overall, a nice little pistol.
My biggest dislike is the lack of a slide stop. That is a huge tactical problem. Of course, this is a last-ditch bellygun so the designers probably didn't see the need for locking the slide back after the last round. I disagree with their conclusion.
Here's a pic. The knife is a Spyderco Calypso Jr and is shown for size comparison.
Cheers.
Picked up some 71 grain PMC plinking ammo along with a box of 60gr Speer GDHPs and a box of 60gr Hydra-Shoks. All ammo grouped the same from a Weaver stance at seven long paces. Two-inch groups like clockwork. The sights are surprisingly useable for their size. Shot almost to point-of-aim with all groups centering slightly to the left. Nothing to worry about, just an inch or so from the bullseye. I've owned guns that shot MUCH farther from POA.
Had one bizarre hang up with the PMC ball ammo. Probably not ammo related. It was a failure to eject with the empty case hung sideways. A quick tap-rack-bang solved it. Brass extraction was all over the map. Sometimes the cases would go downrange, sometimes they'd land at my feet and sometimes they'd fly way behind me. It has a strange looking extraction system with no extractor, only an ejector. I guess the empty case sits against the breechface while in the blowback cycle until it is kicked free by the ejector. In theory anyway.
This tiny gun is almost comical to look at but it seems like a good investment. It is small enough not to be a burden (an understatement) so it will always be there if needed. Now I need to find a quality pocket holster for it, probably a Sparks.
The usual Beretta quality is made into this gun. No sharp edges. Attention to detail. No sloppy tool marks. Decent single-action trigger pull with a short reset. DA pull could use a little work however. Overall, a nice little pistol.
My biggest dislike is the lack of a slide stop. That is a huge tactical problem. Of course, this is a last-ditch bellygun so the designers probably didn't see the need for locking the slide back after the last round. I disagree with their conclusion.
Here's a pic. The knife is a Spyderco Calypso Jr and is shown for size comparison.
Cheers.
