Beretta 21A

[dfletcher]

I hope by that you mean no contest with Mec-Gar the winner. Even though they cost a little more Mec-Gar magazines are superior to ProMag magazines. Mec-Gar magazines are OEM for Beretta.

Absolutely. I think the ProMag motto is "At least we're not Triple K".

My more recent handgun purchases are a VP70, a Coonan and Steyr GB. For now, any mag that has two digits in its price is OK with me.

[dfletcher]

I have a 950 in 22 short - so of course the 25 ACP mags are cheaper and more readily available. Having bought the 21, same thing - ACP mags are easier to find and cost less. Oh well, at least I have about 20K rounds of 22 ammo. Plenty to pick from to see what works.

Actually, buying this came up when poking around for a home gun for a friend's wife. She doesn't like guns, shooting blanks would probably spook her. She'll be practicing with, of all things, an old JC Higgins 6" just to get used to pulling a trigger and the noise. I came across the 21 and a Beretta 84, both nickel finish, both in the box. Have no need for either, so of course bought both.

There's still blued version of each, excellent but not in box, at River City Gun Exchange in Sac if anyone's looking.

[c good]

Bob Cats in .22 LR require higher velocity rounds to cycle correctly as others have mentioned. Stinger's are definitely the best in this pistol. Also, the advice to load the first round in the tip up is spot on. Racking the first round always seems to cause troubles. I also recommend after loading the magazine to capacity and before inserting it, take the time to "flick" the rim of the cartridge on the top backwards with your finger. This will point the nose of the first round into an upwards angle and facilitates better chambering of the first round out of the magazine. I had lots of troubles with Failure to Feeds before figuring out this technique. Fun pistol! Congrats.

[GreggieBoy]

My dad has the .25 ACP but I never got to fire it. He sold it or traded it away. I've wanted the .22 LR but haven't found one for a reasonable price. Think it would be a fun gun to own. Maybe someday?

[Title1guy]

Bolsa Gunsmiths, who is a West Coast authorized repair facility for Beretta, just looked over my Bobcat. Besides HV ammo, they also advised not to dryfire the little pistol.