This being a midsize pistol, the grip is not especially long. The grip angle is ideal, and the pistol points where the shooter points. Many guns are noted for their natural pointability, and this one must be among those at the top of the list. It reminds me of a Model 1911, a Browning Hi-Power, or a CZ75. There’s no room for error here.Įrgonomics on the pistol are superb. Thus, it is extremely important to make sure that the decocker moves all the way up to decock the hammer and to never put your finger on the trigger during this action so you will not accidentally fire it. The primed case was loaded in the barrel, the decocker was thumbed up until it stopped at the halfway point, and the trigger was squeezed. So I tested it by using primed cases with no gunpowder or bullet. I was concerned that this might fire, and if it did, the gun could be damaged because the decocker is up far enough that it blocks the slide’s rearward travel. When the trigger was squeezed with the lever in this halfway position, the hammer fell all the way onto the firing pin. One thing is certain: It will be nearly impossible to accidentally decock the gun.Īdditionally, the decocker lever, when pushed up, would stop at a halfway position just before it decocked, and deliberate pressure was required to push it past that point to activate the decocking action. I hope it will get easier with use, but it didn’t in the time up to writing this report. My pistol’s decocker was stiff and required substantial effort to push it all the way up. Because it is a double-action hammer-fired gun, repeat strikes are possible. The blowback-operated FS designation is the current version, and it has a double-action/single-action trigger mechanism, an aluminum-alloy frame, a frame-mounted ambidextrous decocker that is also the thumb safety, a magazine safety, a firing pin safety, “two-dot” sights, a reversible magazine release, a combat-style trigger guard, a hard-chromed bore, and a loaded chamber indicator. The gun comes with two magazines, and extra magazines are available from Beretta. The Model 84 traditionally has a 13-round magazine, but Beretta also sells them with 10-round magazines to accommodate local restrictions. New pistols can be found for sale, but some searching might be required. website, but they are on the Italian website. Curiously, the Cheetahs are not listed on Beretta’s U.S.
380 ACP Model 84s are made in Italy and imported to the United States. Standard magazine capacity is 13 rounds, but 10-round magazines are also available.
I just bought the matte nickel-finished Model 84FS used in this report.
I’ve admired them from a distance because I’ve never owned one. I’ve admired the looks of the Cheetahs for as long as I can remember, and the nickel-plated guns are, to my eye, the sexiest. Even though the Cheetahs are considered full-size guns for these calibers, they are midsize pistols. They are, in fact, scaled-down versions of the 9mm Model 92 and are chambered for.
#Beretta 9mm review series
These pistols, also known as Series 80 or Series 81 pistols, have an open slide and exposed barrel like the Beretta Model 92 pistols. The Beretta Model 84 Cheetah pistols have been around since 1976 and are immediately recognizable.
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