Berreta Bobcat in .22 cal?

[mrnyman]

Hi everyone,

I possibly will be buying a Berreta .22 Bobcat soon , but of course i would like to hear your opinion on this before i buy.

It will be just something to drop in my shirt pocket etc. Not a main carry weapon. I have a Tomcat but its too beautiful to carry , its the special edition one with the Gold trim, also too heavy for the mission.

I dont like the small Keltecs, they dont feel good in my hand.

What is your opinion of the Bobcat?

Thanks, nyman

[phill]

The Beretta is a good gun, carried one of the old .22 shorts. THEY recommend the .25 acp., being rimless less chance of a FTF. For what it is worth there never was a FTF in the shooting that I did.

[DougX]

Why not NAA mini mag.?Smallest gun I could find and more powerful than LR.I carry it all the time even when I carry a real gun.You can get a 22lr and 22 mag in one gun.If you need a bigger grip you can get one which doesn't add much size.

[mrnyman]

Doug, i like those NAA guns, but i dont like the lack of a trigger guard.

Nyman

[phill]

There never was a problem with the lack of a triggerguard, my problem was manual manipulation of the small grip and hammer. If you are younger and do not have thumb problems te little gun is a blast. Really the .22 Mag has a nighttime muzzle flash that must be seen to beleive.

[DougX]

Sights suck too but it's fun to shoot and own.I tried to talk myself out of buying one but it didn't work.(fun gun)

[P-11 shooter]

My mom's got one as the "nightstand gun" It's a slick little peice. The flip up barell is cool and functional. It fits the hand well, but has a small magazine capacity. Sights suck, bit it has never had a misfire or jam.

Not my cup of tea, but it's a well made little gun.

[aryfrosty]

IMO I'd much rather have a .22lr Bobcat than a .25acp in anything. The .25 is nostalgic but it's only a slight bit better than throwing rocks. I have a Taurus DAO the same size and configuration as the Bobcat in .22lr and I am comfortable with that round. Howsoever, only as a back-up or when I'm running slick and don't want my usual carry handgun to print or show. Like at the beach in swim trunks...I never get in the water.

[mrnyman]

No Doubt 22.lr is superior to .25 acp, a hot .22lr should be fine. I would say about 80% of the Bobcat is the grip area alone , fits the hand really well , Berretas design genius really shine in this gun.

The NAA mini revolvers are really works of Art right down to the beautiful wooden grips, but i think the Beretta would presents faster in a hurry , i know the hammer would snag on something unlike the Berreta that has no sharp edges at all. , even the muzzle is beveled so it doesnt bore a hole in your pocket.

But the NAA in .22 mag sound likes a blast and lots of fun, so i might still get one, i picked up the Berreta today, beautiful little gin in the
inox model.

Nyman

[XD CC]

I will be buying a .32 Bobcat, the Tomcat's big brother, for my fiance in a few days. All the reviews I have seem have been positive for both guns.