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December 26th, 2019, 12:50 AM #1
Beretta 81 Oaks Show Find
If you haven't heard, Italian police trade Beretta 81s have flooded the US market at a very good price. I snagged this one at the Oaks show for a steal ($165). The vendor selling them for $165 allowed me to mix and match frames, slides and barrels (reminded me of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly except that I paid at the end ) so I assembled mine for the least amount of pitting.
I'm really nerding out over this. For one, it's a Beretta for cheap. Two, I keep thinking of what kind of police officer carried this (or the main parts)... Was he a normal guy who kissed his wife and kids before going to work? Was he a crooked cop on the mob's payroll? Was he a philanderer who got dressed and strapped on this .32acp to go back to work after a nooner with his beautiful Italian girlfriend?
Looking forward to shooting it.
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December 26th, 2019, 06:29 AM #2Active Member
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December 26th, 2019, 09:38 AM #3
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Good price as well! The lowest otherwise I saw was $239. The $165s all had heavy pitting on at least one component.
Do you know how to strip the slide? I'd like to clean out the firing pin channel and extractor but couldn't get the extractor pin to move and didn't want to force anything. It looks like maybe it's staked at the top, so you have to drive it out from the top of the slide towards the bottom. Not sure if the firing pin has to be compressed at the same time to release the pin.
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December 26th, 2019, 11:31 AM #4Grand Member
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Re: Beretta 81 Oaks Show Find
Surplus magazines for them have been imported now. $35 at Classic Firearms.
I love mine, really fun to shoot, no real recoil, kinda like a super 22LR.
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December 26th, 2019, 02:08 PM #5
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I got a sweet one from DK. I've wanted one for years but not for $700.
Robertson's Trading Post modified the feed lips on new Mec-Gar Model 84 .380 mags. 3 for $81 shipped. https://www.gunsamerica.com/96082814...p-lower-48.htm
Classic hocking the used 81 mags they couldn't ship with the pistols to ban states, makes me hate them even more.
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May 24th, 2020, 08:54 PM #6
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Update: The modified .380 Mecgar mags function perfectly and actually hold 15 rounds. They're also three bucks cheaper now than when I posted that link.
I've put about 350 rounds through my 81 and its been flawless. It's very accurate at 25 yards. It's also fun to hit the steel swingers with the mighty .32ACP round. They go "bink" and fall to the ground.
I also saw that Dan's has surplus 81 mags for 29.99 shipped.
https://www.dansammo.com/odds.asp
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December 26th, 2019, 10:11 PM #7Active Member
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Re: Beretta 81 Oaks Show Find
Wish i could help you but i don't know. Good idea though.
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December 27th, 2019, 01:02 AM #8
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After looking at the slide closely and the schematic on Numrich, it's only the one pin holding the firing pin and extractor in place. The issue is that the pin is held in place by staking which you'd have to remove first, then re-do once reinstalled. I called Beretta and they confirmed this.
Since my firing pin and extractor move freely I'm probably just going to leave it since my staking will not even be close to how clean it currently looks. I did put some flawless rounds through today. Hits high left but I'm not going to file the rear sight and it's rusted in place pretty well so I couldn't wack it enough to move it for windage yet.
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December 31st, 2019, 12:57 AM #9
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I was standing next to you when you were doing that. Remember saying to myself not to buy from this vendor! Didn't want guns with parts mashed together. I came very close to getting one too but couldn't get over pitting. Saw them for as low as $125. Yes, they were attractively priced but I think they'll be around. You pulled the trigger. I didn't. Great looking gun.
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December 31st, 2019, 08:30 AM #10
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FYI you can get brand new mags from Beretta right now for $29.10 using code CLS40.
Link: https://www.berettausa.com/en-us/ber...-12-rd/c85888/
Not sure what the shipping is though.
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