Anybody have any experience with one? g pa used to have the bobcat in 25 i believe... Was fun to play with but this ones kinda expensive for a pocket rocket. Just curious about you guys real world experience. Thanks in advance fellas
Dad has one with the cracked frame. It seems to be far too common on older ones and not unheard of on inox models. Personally I would skip it, especially with things like the LCP on the market.
One of my folks bought one at the Florence show 3 weeks ago for $300. They are great little guns. I have all of the others from .22 short, .22LR and .25. Ima get one sometime just to finish out the group. I have at least a dozen Berettas, none in 9mm. Too big for me.
Don't know about the last part But you are always welcome here!!!Someday I'll make it to BO and you can show me how I should be shooting it better!
JR, the Tomcat is considerably larger than the rest of the tip up guns. One reason I never made the leap.I used to carry a .22 bobcat in my pocket. When the Tomcat came out I got one but in spite of it being the same overall dimensions it never felt right for me.
Outside dimensions are the same Height, length and width in the grip. Tomcat just feels different.JR, the Tomcat is considerably larger than the rest of the tip up guns. One reason I never made the leap.
This is why I never made the Leap. I just measured a 21 and it is indeed 1.1 in the grips. I am certain the Tomcat is wider. There's 3 ounces difference somewhere. I'm gonna own one of these one day. My Pard beat me to the $300 one in Florence 3 weeks ago.Those pictures do not convey how wide a 3032 is in the grips. It’s basically like carrying an upside-down J-frame.
They're both 1.1" at the widest part which is the grip. The slide is thicker on the .32.Those pictures do not convey how wide a 3032 is in the grips. It’s basically like carrying an upside-down J-frame.
Ya ain't getting mine [emoji6]@RaceRedGT...the man!!!! Killed the Wizard with a Beretta Tomcat!!! Be sure to bring on your next visit for measuring and possible confiscation.
They're both 1.1" at the widest part which is the grip. The slide is thicker on the .32.
Dont let frame cracking scare you. Mine is cracked and I wear it out. Mouse Gun Mafia
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This locked breach vs pure blowback really makes a difference in guns this size, huge imoI had one of the original Tomcats. It was a good shooting gun. But the trigger pull was heavy an a little rough. I tried to get a local gunsmith to work on the trigger, but it was so small and difficult to work on, he didn't want to take the job. Seeing I couldn't get it done properly, I figured I do it myself by dry firing it a lot (using a snap cap.) I got some snap caps (the kind with a metal insert) and started dry-firing. Did it a lot, but didn't check the snap cap -- which the firing pin cratered from repeated strikes. The firing pin eventually broke, as it was traveling too far, and it was handling the firing pin like dry-firing without a snap cap, something warned against in the user's manual.
I sent it back to Beretta, and they repaired the firing pin under warranty. (Beretta was so busy sending Tomcats out, they didn't have a lot of spare parts, it took a while. Two months later I got it back.) After I got it back, I shot it a bit more, and got fairly proficient with it. Then, while firing, the slide somehow got partially off the rails -- don't know how. It took a nylon mallet to get it back in position. No apparent damage, and it ran properly, but I decided I had enough Beretta Tomcats.
I've since tried a number of other small, pocket guns, and have owned several. The one I ended up with was the Remington RM380, upgraded with a Galloway Precision trigger kit, which lightened and shortened the trigger, and smoothed it out a bit. Great little gun. (I don't carry it often, but when I do I think that .380 is a more practical round than .320 ACP.
The RM380 is thinner than the Tomcat and a 2 ozs. lighter, and about .3" longer (but the RM380 barrel is 1/2" longer.) The RM380 is a locked breech design so recoil, despite it's small size and light weight, is surprisingly easy to handle.)