Reviewing and shooting the Beretta 21A Bobcat in 22 long rifle. Join me as we take a look at this great little pocket pistol and fire some rounds at the range.
I really like the 21A. I have several different variants including an inox, and both the new covert and FDE threaded barrel models. Self protection, trail/camping gun, range gun, plinking, etc. This pistol is extremely versatile. For such a small pistol, it is surprisingly accurate (at least accurate enough for most 22LR chores) and reliable as long as it is kept relatively clean, lightly lubricated and fed with quality ammo.
I purchased a bobcat mod 21 in 22lr .. about four years ago used in absolutely mint condition.. beautiful Deep Blueing & lite colored Walnut grips ... Instead of the traditional Beretta logo on the grip.. it has a gold medallion that says ....."SHOOTING & HUNTING SPORTS HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPECIAL EDITION" .. I am so lucky to have found this Beretta in mint condition ❤️ it functions the best with Remington yellow jacket and viper conical shaped bullets.. not one jam or stoppage with the Remington yellow jacket in viper
I love little Berettas and mouse guns in general. They are more useful and more capable then most realize. I have a few little Berrettas in Rimfire, but I do want a 25ACP Berretta. I will find one eventually. I absolutely love the design and the aesthetics.
Thank you for watching Michael! I agree that Beretta makes some of the most beautiful pistols. Must be the Italian sense of style! Good luck finding one in 25acp. Hopefully more firearms will start showing up on the shelves soon.
Approximately 5 years ago I purchased a beautiful used bobcat and 22 long rifle blued with wood grips mint condition.. mine runs flawlessly with Remington yellow jacket in viper conical shaped bullets
Well done, I just subscribed. I shot one of these nicely made little pistols in .32ACP recently. I was shooting on a silouette target: at 10 yards I had 7-shots in the ten ring and one higher in the 9 ring. At 7-yards I got 7 out of 8 shots in the preferred zone of the head, with one pulled off the silouette. It worked! I was impressed. I have recomended these pistols for self-defenses for people with little hand strength.
Thanks for watching and subscribing Frank! The 32ACP versions are really nice. The tilting barrel makes it so easy to load/unload, especially for new shooters. No need to ever rack the slide. And they are surprisingly accurate for their size.
I appreciate your kind words! The 21A is a great little pistol. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy my other videos as well. Take care and stay safe!
The 25 ACP and the 22 long rifle hyper vel .. are actually about equal out of the short barrels power-wise..BUT the .25 acp FMJ HARD BALL penetrates hard barriers like the skull in sternum much better than the non jacketed 22 long rifle which attempts the flattened itself out upon striking hard objects..
@@texmexshoots yea I have had the 21a and compared the two even measured parts and taurus did a very fine job of cloning the beretta 21,I'm glad because the original pt22 is a very different gun all together,the new one witch is a licensed copy will walk the dog for sure
The operating system is identical on the poly pt22 the grips are bigger and more robust the guts are identical almost pick you one up if you can still find one,and a simple mod makes the magazine hold 9 instead of 8
I picked one up the other day. I can't wait to try it out tomorrow. I'll count my shots because I don’t think the side locks back. So I try to not dry fire it. If this thing is reliable it may just be my favorite 22 ever
@@texmexshoots I put 90 mini mags through it with 1 failure to eject. I tried standard velocity 3 for 3 stove piped. It's a fun little pistol and ran better than I expected being new.
@@texmexshoots I got the inox in both. I appreciate them after shooting some pocket polymer 380s I didn't care for. With both berettas I can reach 25 yards if I try hard. Da/sa in a pocket pistol is awesome
Love the gun, but had to get a stiffer spring for the mag release button. The original was really weak and would release the mag when you would shoot it.
Thanks for watching Gary! Good to know about the mag release spring. Haven't had an issue with my Bobcat but that has happened on an older Jetfire I have.
They are a beautiful little gun. The 25 ACP version is exceptionally reliable with any ammo while the 22LR version is reliable with ammo it prefers. Most any semiauto 22LR will work with CCI Minimag round nose ammo. If it doesn't work with CCI Minimag round nose ammo I look for a gun problem. Yes, most confrontations happen very close where the sites on this gun are sufficient or not even used, however, having a set of useful sites make shooting the gun accurately so much easier. Beretta, give us a model with sites that can be seen by most people. At least something as good as what is on the 32 cal Beretta Tomcat
Well said Frank. I agree that for all practical purposes, this will be a close range "point and shoot" type of pistol. But it would be great to have improved sights. With all the pocket pistols that have come on the market in the last decade, you would hope Beretta would maybe update this model.
@@texmexshoots I like mouse guns and full size guns. I used to have a 99% condition Beretta model 20 in 25 ACP. It was a beautiful little pistol. I enjoyed shooting it at the range but the sites limited my ability to shoot it very well past 15 yards. I rarely carried it as my Ruger LCPII 380 was thinner and about the same weight. I have a pair of Baby Browning 25 ACP. 1 in a 1959 gun that is completely rebuilt to new specs that I carry when I need something really tiny and the other is a 1967 model in new condition that I keep as a collectible.
@@frankbrowning328 The LCP is a great pistol! I have the cheaper predecessor, the P3AT. Use it all the time in a kydex pocket holster that is so thin it disappears in even shorts. Those Baby Brownings are beautiful! I came into possession of one a couple of years ago. It's one of the shiny ones (chrome?) and looks like it hasn't been shot much. One of my shooting buddies calls it a "Hooker Gun". 🤣
@@texmexshoots The nickel BB guns came in standard weight, and are worth another $100-150+ over standard blue when in 90-99% condition. The nickel lightweight with the aluminum frame is worth a lot more. Those are typically 2X the value of a standard blued model. Some day I hope to own 1 of each of those. Yes, The KelTec P3AT was the beginning of the truly successful pocket 380. I have a KelTec P32 that occasionally I carry as backup. At 6.36 ounces it's the lightest center fire pistol made. Its so thin and light you forget you have it with you. It's even lighter than the Baby Brownings which are around 10 ounces
@@frankbrowning328 Thanks for the info Frank! I picked up the BB as a great deal from a friend. He had inherited the pistol and an old wichester 670 in 243. He didn't want either so I took them off his hands!
@@texmexshoots Segmented are just Stingers which have been semi-sliced in thirds and blow into 3 independent pedals upon impact, casting fear into water-filled milk jugs everywhere!
Did they use the term "Bobcat" on the .22/.25 mouse gun? The .380 Bobcat had a lot of problems with frame cracking and I'm not sure they ever fixed that problem, but I don't know if the smaller frame guns had the same problem. Nor do I know whether these small guns have a problem shooting it extensively.
If I remember correctly, the Beretta "Tomcat" is the one in 32 acp. Not sure if they make it in 380 too. Some of the early Tomcats had issues with frames cracking on the blued frames. But I think they beefed op the slides a bit to take care of that issue.
Try some federal punch in it,they designed it for short barrel pistols and it is ultra reliable,my pt22 absolutely loves them nothing beats them on penatration in balistic gel I changed from cci stingers to the federal punch in mine vicous little combination in these guns
@@texmexshoots I tried running a few magazines of the Federal Punch ammunition through my Beretta 21A. They would not cycle properly, resulting in a stoppage with almost every round. This could be due to a slight variation between the Beretta vs Taurus. Anyways, try them, and be your own judge.
Lol. I’d love some fed punch but not allowed to be shipped to jersey, so i assume its outlawed in my state. Matter of fact, gunshop said he never heard of the federal punch personal protectiion round🤔
I should try some different velocity ammo to see how it functions out of the pistol. I don't currently own a chronograph, but may have to invest in one.
Yo Texican, you have a Beretta. Guessing after watching Lethal Weapon you went and got one. After that bet you thought you were Riggs SF guy huh? 🤣 Only Beretta made thing I have is a range bag or ammo bag. It's a nice waxed canvas bag. That's where I keep my 22 ammo. Had it maybe 20 years now. 😳 Back then think it was 80 - 90 dollars. Now it's around 150 now. (I think) Still make them too. Then I have a waxed canvas satchel, (like Indiana Jones) that's where I hold my ammo when I head out. Unlike you where you have a steel can, GI Joe style. 🎯
I luv me some Beretta's. I will be heading out to the range over 4th of July weekend and plan on doing a PX4 Compact Review! Also have a CX4 I plan on making a video for soon. I bet that canvas bag has seen some good times! I've been a steel can guy since high school. Only canvas bag I have is one I use for bird hunting. I fill it with shotgun shells.
@@texmexshoots not sure what those are, guessing 9mm or like Ahh - nold would say, "Oozie 9mm". Man, already July. Spring was way to fast. Already going into summer. Tryna make the best of it though. Still never try my LVT, been windy all week.
@@Brandi6666 Never a problem! I do not take things personally and I'm always open to criticisms. The tip up barrel is there to make loading/unloading easy. Thanks again for watching!
All he doing is talking. This wat make a video not interesting. I love the gun. He explained it well. He's making my mind up, should I get a mouse or a bobcat. I'm leaning towards the mouse.
