Cheetah & Mosquito

[Keith]

Beretta Cheetah 85FS .380, 8RND mag



Sig Sauer Mosquito 22LR, 10RND mag


I just picked these up recently and they are my first two handguns.

[danp]

How do you like the Mosquito? Eventually I'd like a .22LR platform for suppression and I hate the Walther P22.

[ChamberedRound]

Have you had a chance to shoot the Beretta yet? I noticed from the barrel stamp that is has a magazine disconnect. That's one of those hot-and-cold features which always seems to spark debate, and was curious as to what you thought of it.

[Keith]

I like the mosquito a lot, i have shot less than 200 rounds through it so far. It did jam up on me a few times. Im going to lube it up better next time and see if it is any better. It came with 2 different tension springs. I may try the lower tension one and see if it helps as well.

As far as the Cheetah magazine disconnect, it will not fire without a magazine in it. I dont see that as a problem or a negative feature. I have only been range shooting, I did apply for a ccw license late last week but have not received it yet. I will carry the Cheetah obviously and picked it largely because of its compact size, thinking it will be less of an annoyance to have on me and easier to conceal.

[Keith]

oh and the Mosquito only came with one 10 rnd mag which was a little annoying. U.S. models ship with 1 clip, European models with 2, bleh.

[doug]

I'd assume the type of ammo you use will have a big impact on how well the firearm functions. My beretta 22 used to jam at least once on every clip when I was using el-cheapo walmart ammo. Since I've switched to 'peter's high velocity 40 grain', I've had a lot less problems with jamming, and it's a lot more fun to shoot.

[Huntingdonhavoc]

Its seems the Mosquito has had some issues since it came out. I hate to see it though cause my p229 has a great track record and from many accounts i've heard the Mosquito is the bad step child. Not all but more then I'd like to see. Beautiful guns though and I hope the sig settles down for you.

[JayBell]

Biggest problem with the mosquito is the zinc slide.
its not a real sturdy firearm.
I'm surprised that Sig would make something like that, especially for the cash they sell for.

I have known about 5 guys who have had them, and in every case they have dumped it for another 22 later.

also, the Sig barrel is unsuitable for threading for a suppressor. its been done, but its not sturdy.

make sure you use round nose high velocity ammo in it for the least problems, and try a dry lube, 22s get messy fast.

the sheetah is nice for sure, I have a cheetah, but mines 22LR, and I got it threaded for my 22 suppressor.