Beretta has been making beautiful works of art for 500 Years!! This is not a plastic throwaway gun like a Glock. It’s an Italian renaissance masterpiece!! Period. I have every Cheetah and I will say this one shoots fantastic. Just use Hornady critical defense ammo for carry and you are good to go. Forza Beretta!!! 🙌🏼🇮🇹👍🏼❤️💪🏼🇺🇸

I bought this pistol last July for about $750 at a big box outdoor store. I was well aware of the 380 acp's ballistic limitations compared to a 9mm. Yes, there are 9mm pistols that are smaller, weigh less and hold as many or more rounds. It does not shoot as softly as I assumed it would because of it's size and weight. It is plenty accurate and it eats every type of ammo I have fed it. Would I pay $1K for another one ? Probably not. Will I concealed carry this pistol? Probably not. Will it fail after 700 rounds like my Sig P365 380 did? Probably not.

Great little .380!!!!!

I traded in a shield+ for it and used my store credit to get it, $700 total for a brand new one but only cost me $100 out of pocket. As a 90 series true believer, this is a nearly perfect pistol. I would have rather had the slide decocker instead of the 90x style frame safety, and i do prefer the aesthetic of slanted slide serrations as opposed to the 90x style straight serrations, but besides that I am in love with it. I really dont care that it's in 380, it's a hell of a lot more deadly than 22, it's a solid defense round. The gun fits in my hand perfectly despite being very comfortable with the larger 92fs. I have the standard black model, and just had my gunsmith refinish the barrel and guide rod in INOX just like my 92fs samurai edge build, it's gorgeous. I think only the special color variants were priced higher than $700, but i prefer black guns with some INOX parts. I definitely wouldnt have bought it if it were $1000 given that a 92fs is like $650, but for $700 and getting it with a trade in(I'm finally rid of all my striker fire pistols!) I'm very happy.

This is the only 380 pistol that I would own. Just a stunning piece of engineering/machining.

Showing it next to that beautiful machine , I can see how cheaply looking that Glock looks.😮

i bought one yesterday in all black.

I would consider carrying it cocked, and let the DA trigger act as my safety. If I'm using a holster that covers the trigger, that's enough. I think Beretta considered this very carefully, and designed this for users that do not like safety's on their carry firearms, especially those having striker-fired guns with no safety.

Flip the safety down and pull the double action trigger, the very smooth trigger I might add. You don’t need to carry it cocked & locked.

The beauty and elegance of a beautifully designed metal gun. Comparing a Glock to a Beretta is like comparing a Volkswagen to a Ferrari.

is that the green one because on camera it looks kinda grey or silver?

I have the standard model and love the look of it, but it definitely doesn't shoot as soft as my Ruger Security-380 or P365-380. I can't help but feel like I probably should just grab an XL frame for my 365 and use that as a higher capacity carry option at 12+1 rather than 13+1 here. I still do like this Beretta but I feel like the Ruger Security-380 is a better buy for most people that want a 380 in this size range as it racks a lot easier and shoots softer as well as having more potential capacity. That being said, you never know if you'd have to shoot left handed and the Ruger lacks an ambi-safety.

It's beautiful, but I'm not paying $1k for a .380 If it was $4-600, then yes. The security .380 is actually extremely good, with a smooth trigger, light action and ergonomic grip. Look's good too, but not in the same steampunk way the cheetah does

I bought the green one. It was a impluse buy. I dont like the handle and ALOT more recoil than I thought. I shot a few sub compact 9mm with much less recoil.

i have an all black one & i really like it if your looking for holster muddy river tactical makes a good obw model 84 magazines works.

I have a 80x and I like the ruger 380 much better. Doesn't look so pretty but shoots much softer and costs less than half as much.

I would like to see the 84fs come back, with no rail.

Bit of useless trivia regarding mags, Beretta EU (not Beretta USA) sells 15 round mags for the Cheetah 80X but cannot ship to US. When I called Beretta USA to ask if they could import them, the answer was no (and there were no plans to do so).

Im in love wirh that launch edition sell it to someone who is obsessed with it (me) and buy yourself something else or a normal one

I have an 85F. Great Gun. The 80 will take a 81/82, 84/85 barrel as well. Allegheny Arms makes treaded barrels for these, and are available now. I bought their 81/82 barrel for mine which allows me to shoot 32 as well. Super fun round out of that gun, especially suppressed. You get what you pay for, and they hold their value. I have a 70s as well as a 71. Best 22 pistols ever made, and the sexiest pistol hands down. BTW, these were MAIN carry weapons for numerous European, and South American Countries. Italy being one of them. LOL I've yet to have a malfunction with manufactured rounds. 32, or 380. The open slide design is great. The single stack 380 mags work with the 32. Double stack might need an original 32 mag, or some feed lip tweaking.

The safety is a de-cocker , push the safety up passed the safety knoch and it de-cocks the action. Yes... it's not cheap but then again it's Not Cheap . It's the Swiss watch of the firearms world , designed for small hands of the female Ms.Bond type . It is the finest shooting 380 on the market and your paying for THAT ! The double action is a safety feature, however cocked back at the draw puts it in single action for a short 4.5lb pull. As with every firearm practice, practice, practice to become safe and fast , put in the time .

I was so excited for this gun and it’s release but that cost was just way too much.

The blow back operation doesn't make it a low recoil option.

I just shot mine. TRIPLE the recoil of p365-380, DOUBLE the recoil of 81FS, and more than M9

Nicely covered. I agree with you that the trigger is very smooth, is a very well made gun and feels nice in the hand. However, find it to be a disappointment. I bought the gun for my wife and the slide is stiff and difficult to crack. Additionally, for a gun in this caliber and weight class it is snappy. Just me, but I feel there are a number of 380's out there at a much better price point that are a better option.

This wouldn't fit any category I'm looking for but I can see why people would like it

I am not understanding your thinking on the safety. It's typical DA/SA safety decock. It is what it is.

Do I need this if I already have a 92a1? Is just just a smaller version? Someone talk me out of buying it.

I want to carry one of these but no one makes a holster for it with a light, it has a accessory rail for what? Looks? No I put a tlr7 hl-x on it so I can see at all times day or night but no one makes a holster for it. Guess it will just be a paper weight.

I think for many of the original Cheetah fans, this the new pistol lacks some of the feel that made the Cheetah popular. Much of the popularity of the orignal is from the feel of that fat rounded grip that is similar to a smaller version of 92 series gun. The newer model just doesn't have the same feel. My original Beretta 81 BB with wood grips feels better to me than the new design. Some also prefer the old safety design while some prefer the newer decocker type. Personally I'd have rather had the new gun make with good sites (maybe a little larger than these) the original safety, a slightly shorter height & length gun (maybe trim a 1/4''-1/2'' from each) with the same lines as the original. That's just my choice though. In the end it's hard to please everyone with a new model

This pistol is for those that like steel, not plastic.

Overpriced, definitely. However you will have a hard time finding a better 380. These are very finely manufactured firearms.

With all the downsides for you , I don't believe I would buy it or carry it

Bersa thunder smokes it for what you get!!

Ridiculously overpriced.

Overpriced, berreta acted too dumb this time. Price should be around 500 bucks.

Caution before you buy thoroughly inspect the gun prior to buying. I’m posting this because I wish someone warned me prior to spending $2k on guns that will require additional gunsmithing at my expense. I bought two of these for my daughter. Both have asymmetric crowning which has effected the accuracy . I had to drift on of the sights to the far left to be able to hit the target. I sent both to Beretta and they returned them three months later with a comment that they both work fine. BERETTA SUCKS!!!

Ew that's the cheap one buddy