I'm looking for a Beretta 21A in 22LR and found this

[JanZ]

But it is a Ruger and for the $225.00 price tag as they are well over $400 new I just couldn't pass it up.
http://www.ruger.com/products/2245Hunter/specSheets/10121.html

A stainless semi auto 22/45 4.5 in barrel shoots fantastic at 50 feet and is a welcome addition to my little collection.

I still want a stainless Beretta 21A in 22LR but I can't buy one here and ship into the peoples commune of California so I'll need to wait until a used one pops up.

Also ended up with a Stainless 308 caliber Ruger#1 as well, looks like this is getting to be a home for wayward Rugers. :)

 

[Believer]

Just my experience with that model Beretta. Nothing but issues. Different ammo, cleaning, my grip was strong. When it fired, lot's of fun. But I can't honestly say if I made it through an entire magazine without a failure to feed. Gunsmith at the shop looked it over and gave it a clean bill of health - so away it went. May have just been a bad one.

 

[pisgah]

Just my experience with that model Beretta. Nothing but issues. Different ammo, cleaning, my grip was strong. When it fired, lot's of fun. But I can't honestly say if I made it through an entire magazine without a failure to feed. Gunsmith at the shop looked it over and gave it a clean bill of health - so away it went. May have just been a bad one.

I'll bet you a dollar I know the problem -- how you loaded the magazine. It is imperative to always use the little thumb button to pull the follower down, allowing the cartridhges to fall one at a time in to the mag. Load them that way, and they run like a top, never-fail. I have "cured" about a half-dozen of these little guns by educating the shooters.

 

[I'm3rd]

Just my experience with that model Beretta. Nothing but issues. Different ammo, cleaning, my grip was strong. When it fired, lot's of fun. But I can't honestly say if I made it through an entire magazine without a failure to feed. Gunsmith at the shop looked it over and gave it a clean bill of health - so away it went. May have just been a bad one.

I'll bet you a dollar I know the problem -- how you loaded the magazine. It is imperative to always use the little thumb button to pull the follower down, allowing the cartridhges to fall one at a time in to the mag. Load them that way, and they run like a top, never-fail. I have "cured" about a half-dozen of these little guns by educating the shooters.

Correct, that loading procedure is essential in order for those little guns to feed reliably. I have found that it also helps to lightly slap the back side of the magazine against the palm of your other hand after loading it. That pushes the cartridges back against the rear of the mag with the rims properly situated atop the case of the round beneath it and eliminates the .22 rimfire round's tendency to rimlock. After I discovered those two simple procedures I have had no, zero, nada malfunctions with my little 950 Beretta last-ditch hideout gun. For sure it aint much of a man-stopper, but at least I'm confident that it will go bang when and if I need it to.

BTW, I have found that Remington's .22 cartridges have softer brass cases than most others, and if I stick with them I don't have any failures to fire due to the relatively weak hammer strike of the little Beretta.

 

[Fishslayer]

The Ruger just might make you forget the Berreta. I scored a 5.5" bull barrel model. Wasn't exactly what I wanted but for $200 new.... :o

Thing has been a ton of fun. Zero malfunctions in a few hunnert or so rounds of Mini Mags. Accuracy seems to be improving with rounds down the barrel, but I just might be getting used to the gun.

 

[GeorgeP]

I have a Bobcat 21a and really like it but don't let expectations get too high. I haven't had any problems as long as I use 40 grain, round nose, CCIs or Winchester SuperX. 40 grain being the most important. The little blowback slide needs the extra back pressure. Even CCI stingers don't function well because the bullet is so light...32 grains I think.

However, the sights are terrible making the little gun less than accurate over 5-6 yards. It would make a pretty good "shoot and scoot" self defense gun as long as you keep shooting while you are scooting.

 

[welder]

Ditto on the mag loading procedure. I use Remington 33gr. Yellow Jacket and have zero problems. I had trouble with some of the other brands/configurations though. My little Beretta is my sometimes back up gun and always in my pocket around the place.

 

[toysoldier]

I have had no, zero, nada malfunctions with my little 950 Beretta last-ditch hideout gun.

That's a nice little .22. My father-in-law had one of those in the headboard of his bed for many years. I got it when he passed away, and eventually gave it to my daughter. Wish they still made it. Maybe Norinco will put out a copy. I believe Mossad used a silenced version of this pistol to assinate some of the Black September terrorists after the Munich massacre.

 

[vacextar]

If you bought the gun for plinking and target shooting, you got the right one. The tiny Berettas aren't much fun as a target shooting/plinking gun. They're pretty much just for a pocket pistol/concealed carry. Not much for sights or trigger either, so you'll get a lot more enjoyment out of the Ruger.

 

[GeorgeP]

I forgot to mention in my last post that I too have a Ruger MKiii 22 45. What a shooter!!!! Once I got some blue loctite on the front and rear sights (screw on front, set screw on rear) It's nearly as accurate as my NEOS with red dot but at much closer ranges.

 

[FergusonTO35]

My Beretta 21 is the funnest little gun I own. With CCI Mini Mags its centerfire reliable. It does well enough for range use with Remington or Federal. Winchester ammo of any sort will choke it every time.