I used to shoot on the high school rifle team, firing the basic Anschutz target rifles. No one at the time used hearing protection (this was back in 1976) so a little ringing in the ears was expected. All that changed when the US Army target team gave a shooting seminar. They highly recommended hearing protection, especially when most of our school ROTC ranges where walled with cinderblock. Took us a while to get used to the big muffs, but we appreciated the lack of ringing in our ears afterward.

i inherited a little bobcat years ago. i have plenty of other "real" pistols and almost sold the bobcat, almost that is until i took it out and tried it. Instantly changed my mind after the first couple of shots. It is sooo fun to shoot!!!!

Just got back from the range with my dad! We both have 3032 tomcats. Love those little guys! 32acp has an awesome report. Quick little bark and no recoil. Great guns

Thanks for making this video. Absolutely fantastic little quality made pistol. I have a couple of the new blued/walnut grip 21A 22LR Coverts and a stainless 22LR 21A. Super fun to shoot suppressed. Probably the funnest 22LR pistols I own. Very reliable with CCI ammo and reasonably accurate for such a small gun. My father purchased a 21A 22 LR in 1985 and I used it all through high school as an outdoorsman's pistol and plinker.......Update: I was at my LGS this weekend and scored a 21A Kale Slushy model. The dark green finish and G10 grips really make this little plinker standout!

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I love these little guns. So much fun to shoot. In addition to the Bobcat, I have always loved the .32 Tomcat. Great little pocket gun.

Threaded a ton of them over the years. Lots of fun and a can adds to reliability!

I love my Bob Cat for all the reasons that he said in this Video! At my age of 79, I can no longer carry the big caliber guns like I use to but I do carry the 22LR / 22 magnum guns for self defense and I now own 5 handguns, which I practice with at my LGR every week and I feel very confident with any one of them!

😎 1st if you don't have a bobcat you are missing out. It's one of my most fun most accurate little 22s ever. People are amazed when you can hit a dinner plate at 100 yd with this little thing. Mine's a 1994 version with thousands of rounds through it and it eats 40g Thunderbolts like nobody's business. Imo I don't think you can find a better little 22 than this. I never leave home without mine. Great video.

Plinkster! I love your videos! I have my grandfather's 1901 Marlin 1897 and dearly love my Beretta Minx in 22 short. I made a kit to shoot my Beretta Minx in 22 short, 22 lr, and 25 acp! I replaced the barrel pin with a 6-32 screw and by changing slides, barrels and mags I have 3 calibers in the same frame! Keep plinking!

That is the best, coolest .22 pistol I 've ever seen and I've seen some really sweet ones in my 50 years on this planet

I have the similar .25 Beretta Jetfire with features close to the Bobcat and Tomcat. Awesome little handgun.

21A don't like fancy 'hyper velocity' ammo. Stingers have rattled slide loose. Vipers blunt nose hangs. Plain standard velocity .22 works best.

I’d love to see Beretta make a threaded barrel .22lr Cheetah. Two models, one like the 80x version they just released and the other more traditional with wood grips.

My bobcat was awesome I kept it as a secondary and she never jammed, never any feeding issues, extraction was perfect every time no matter how shitty the ammo. she was a fun little gun and I miss her.

Just bought one of these and have yet to shoot it, but absolutely love how it feels. I got the covert model, but put on some of the classic plastic grips to keep the wood ones nice and slim it down a bit. Can't wait to put a can on it.

my great grandpa bought a bobcat for my great grandma to purse carry on the day they came out (more or less). i inherited that bobcat, and its sitting in my safe now! it has the original rounds my great grandma carried in it, and the gun was fire maybe 20 times ever lol. i cleaned it when i got it just to clean it, and it didn't have a spec of carbon anywhere on it. its a snappy little gun! i haven't put rounds through it yet, but i love it. i imagine a LOT of bobcat owners inherited the .22 or the .25 model. My great grandpa also had a .25 model for himself, but he gave it to someone else. i love that he wanted the .25 instead of the .22 haha

Right on with the ear pro. I have a .22 revolver and I was shocked the first time that I shot it. I had it loaded with shorts as well. I expected it to be louder than a rifle, but, I didn't expect that. Lol

One day, when I move to America, I am going to finally buy a suppressor. I don't even care that none of my guns have threaded barrels. If I am fortunate to have a muzzle device, its "pinned and welded" in place. LOL

I picked up a Bobcat for $200 several years ago. Can't believe what they're asking for new ones. It is LOUD. Loading 6 in the mag greatly improves reliability.

To people who's not so familiar with Imperial units (british), 1 yard is about 0.91 meter, so he just hit a 90 meter target twice with in 7 bullets using a bobcat, I know bobcat is an accurate gun, but he is such a darn FINE shooter.

Great little pocket rocket. Bought one new in the box and it wouldn't rum anything reliably at first. 400 rounds of cci minimags later and it functions %100 with most bulk high velocity 22lr.

I bought back in the mid 80’s a model 950 .22 short. Dearly love it. Never have found a threaded barrel.

I have always been wondering about these things. Seems like the coolest pocket pistol of all.

I've had a Bobcat for a few years. I took it to my buddy last year and had him coat it with KG Gunkote in OD with a FDE slide and barrel and flat black screws and hardware, did my Cold Steel Code 4 to match. They make nice carry companions

I had a 21a it was fun to shoot, definitely a pocket pistol. I had to go thru several types of .22 ammo before I found one it liked. When I did it ran like a champ.

I "learned to shoot" on one of these. Dad took us out to the range with them thinking it'd be easy to shoot, but as we know the long pull, short barrel and occasional jamming make it a chore for a little guy to shoot. I'd still take one today though!

If it doesn’t feed well, tighten the screw on the grip That fixed mine- Moussed used that gun Surpressed for quite a while It is one of the smallest packages Very concealable

It doesn't need to be badass, it just needs to be lethal or really, really hurt someone. I like it.

I have the generation before they added the threaded barrel. I collect a lot of tiny pocket pistols and this is by far the most reliable 22lr pocket pistols I’ve own. When 22 plinkster says this “feels” like a real fire arm, this thing is legit. The fit and finish feels top notch. I barely clean this too, I’ll go through 1000 rounds of CCi Mini Mags before it even starts showing signs of hiccups. Use CCI stingers and this thing shoots fireballs! Well worth the money.

1990s, Beretta & Taurus (Taurus bought Beretta USA) have similar 22LR/Bobcat; Way back in the day, I cut the clip spring, stretched it, and added 1 more round to either pistol... worked great.

Little .22s are a blast to shoot and most are fairly accurate. My little LCP II .22 is way more accurate than it should be. Enjoyed this video! Take care.

This video proves a point ive been making for 40 years. Not everyone needs sights to be proficient at hitting a target. Point shooting for some people is much easier than for others. I shot a harrington/richards revolver for many years with no rear sight at all. The adjustable sight fell out and i couldnt find a replacement. But, i didnt care because i was still very accurate with it. Even today my practical accuracy is good enough i rarely use the sights on my glocks inside of 25 yards. I just dont need them. I still practice with them to stay proficient if i need to make a more precise shot, but mostly dont need them.

I have owned and carried my Bobcat for years now and considered it my get-off-me gun. It is indeed a hoot to shoot and mine strongly desires MiniMags. Bulk ammo lasts for less than 2 mags before it decides it's had enough of the cheap stuff. And LOUD!!! It makes my other .22lr pistols sound like they're suppressed!!! Volume wise, it gives my 9mm's a run for the money. I highly recommend this fun little gun.

My favorite .22 pistol is a Beretta U22 Neos. Crazy looking but accurate and fun, it also has a carbine attachment

Young Woody Harrelson + NRA = 22plinkster I love 22LR. I think it is the greatest caliber.

Over the years I've owned two Bobcats; bought my first one when they came out early eighties. Traded in my most recent acquisition for an SR22. The 21A pistols are great, well-designed, comfortable in the hand but finicky with ammo (bad primer strikes) and often failures to feed. (cartridges nose-dive in the top of the mag.) Both my pistols were older models. I imagine Beretta has improved the mechanisms and machining at this point. And yes, loud!

Enjoyed video, wish Beretta would make the same pistol with longer barrel and adjustable sights and 10 round capacity !

I picked up a used Beretta bobcat a few years ago. It's a great little plinker but it's pretty loud! It jams up every now and then but I still put it in my pocket sometimes when I go on long walks in case I run into a pack of rabid dogs or something lol.

Really like the overall look and color of this one. Looks fun

When I started out in law enforcement, my first backup piece was a Beretta 21-A in .22LR. That thing was amazingly accurate. Over time and a LOT of shooting, it would change which ammo it preferred, but it was with me for quite a while. Overall, I much prefer the single-action 950 in .25 as it has a much less fat grip and holds a couple more rounds of .25 ... for what that might be worth. But, these are fun. Several years ago I had a chance to shoot a Beretta 21A side-by-side with a Beretta 70 .22 and a Ruger 10-22, all using the same suppressor (I think it was called the Mite by yankee Hill). On the rifle, you could hear the firing pin hit the rim of the case. On the Model 70 pistol, the sound was easily hearing safe and lots of fun. On the little 21, though ... woo ... barely hearing safe (probably not actually) and so much blow back you better have glasses on. BUT, it was sooooo freaking cool. Like I said, that was years ago and suppressors have come a long way.

I would love to see Beretta or Taurus come out with a tip up barrel in .380. I had one of these years ago. One on my list of “wish I never got rid of”

My grandmother gave me her old Beretta Jaguar in .22, it shoots like a champ! The trigger is sweeeeeet!

Shot my 21A with some Stingers at the old indoor range when I was stationed at the Presidio of SF. Flames came out the front, and sides, and it was hitting the silhouette at 25 yds. Other shooters came over to check it out, as they could not believe that it was a .22lr. Have had only some issues with a Winchester load that the cases expand too much to eject. Planning on taking a variety of .22s to the range with a wide variety of rounds collected over the years to test out what they all like to eat. That should make for a fun day at the range. Son is looking forward to it.

I should have got the .22 instead I got the Tomcat .32 . Nothing makes it quiet. And the back of the slide is super sharp, don't let your hand ride up, it bites hard.

I wish Beretta would bring back the model 71. They'd sell like crazy

I have never seen a bobcat cycle that many rounds without a jam, I love mouse guns and may have to take another look.

God I really wish I could own a pistol like this! It is so perfect! Small size, seems to indeed have very good recoil, and the handling seens really good for my hands. I don't care what people says about .22, I bet many people has used such caliber in a self defense scenario

“I feel like I’m gonna break this damn thing…” 😲

i have a 22 short bobcat from the early 80's and recently picked up a new model for the threaded barrel. cute af with suppressor.

I purchased a used Beretta Bobcat in .32 ACP many years ago and my mother used if for a while as her CCW handgun. She did not have the strength to rack a slide and the Bobcat eliminated that need. I would love to have a threaded barrel and suppressor on it. I purchased a Ruger SR-22 with the Ruger Silent-SR suppressor on it a couple of years ago. It is reliable and reasonably quiet.

Wow…that’s so cute ❤️. It’s like a pistol…but smaller. 👍🏻

They are as accurate as the shooter. I got mine in the late 1990s during an invasion of large grasshoppers. I was able to plug em all day at 30 feet. I have owned Baretta firearms since the 1950s. Fine firearms for the long haul. Also have a .32 Tomcat. Great shotguns as well.

I have a beretta 950 minx.I was a big Bond fan,my dad couldn’t find me a 418 so got me the minx. Little smaller and chambered in 22 short. Wish they would make them again so I could get a couple magazines for it.

I had an Inox years ago. So unreliable, I parted ways with it. Love the color you got on this one.

As I’ve always said “everyone talks shit about .22lr, but nobody wants to get test shot by .22lr.” Very capable defensive round, because you can literally put every round into the exact same spot; nobody wants 5 rounds of .22lr put into their center mass. Not one shot drop, but when someone’s heart is during its best impression of Swiss cheese and bleeding like a cartoon character; they’re not getting far.

I have an older one and it is a GREAT gun.

A great gift for the little grandchildren!

I think they should ship it with a set of plastic grips included as well. Also, in this day and age the sights need to be better.

My grandmother had one that she kept in her purse when I was a wee little lad!! I'll never forget the first time I realized that she carried a little pistol with her all the time. We were at the grocery store and she was pulling out her wallet to pay the lady her little pistol got caught on the strap of the wallet and fell out and hit the ground. It all happened in slow motion as I was realizing my sweet little grandma was a total badass and that she wasn't one to be fucked with. Lmao!! Her father (my great grandpa) was a K-9 cop for damn near 40 years, so I shouldn't have been surprised, but I just remember thinking "oh shit grandma!!! We're going to jail!" I don't think the cashier even noticed, but the woman with 3 unruly hellions behind us did. She started shoving kids behind her and I remember chuckling because my sweet grandmother was the candy lady. Always had a purse full of candy. And apparently a pistol as well. Lol! And I had been in that giant purse a million times digging candy out of it and never once noticed it until it fell out that day. I was poking the bear when I started saying ”shoot em grandma!!" every time one of the boys at church or the camping club would get outta line. I always said it with that smart ass grin on my face. It was an inside joke we had till the day she passed. She'd go from ready to tan your hide to "psh. Take your ornery ass outside and play boy before I go get that pistol and pistol whoop your skinny ass." God bless that woman. She was the greatest grandmother to ever live. Thanks for sharing this plinkster! I haven't went down that memory hole in a long time.

The flip barrel looks very useful. If you ran out of ammo, you can load quick a round while you are loading the mag again if it´s needed, because you´re still attacked.

I don't know how the Beretta runs but anyone who is interested in one of these little handguns, be ye warned. Don't be tempted by the Taurus version. My in-laws bought one brand new and you are lucky to get 2 rounds off before it jams. I know Taurus makes a "Walmart version" of Berettas 92 series and they also have a version of the bobcat. Again, i don't know how much better the Beretta bobcat is versus the Taurus version but the Taurus version is crap.

Nice little guns but way overpriced

Pen!s

Love my OG bobcat. I had the barrel threaded right before they released these new models

I’ve always wanted one of these, seen quite a few gorgeous ones with all kinds of features customized

Its crazy that this is considered an assault weapon in the state I live in.

My wife bought me mine in 2007 right before we were married. It was in my pocket when we got married, my youngest brothers pocket when he got married, and will be in my nephews pocket when he dose if I have a say in it ! When it clean, it runs well on a lot of ammo, it loves stangers tho ! For my anniversary one year I put walnut grips on it. It's a blast to shoot and has been the first hand gun a lot of nieces and nephews have ever shot. I carry it sometimes, not often, but I'll never sell it. I'm glad they are making it now with a threaded barrel. That is awesome !

*I've been dreaming about this gun* 😍

I have one I bought for my mother in 1984 and re-inherited when she passed in 2004. It is my "pocket carry back-up gun". It has been flawless in function and amazingly accurate (for what it is) just as yours seems to be. I find it VERY disingenuous for people to think this gun should perform like a target pistol. Would you buy a Toyota Tacoma and go into the long haul trucking business? This is a "Don't put your hands on me I'm too old to fight and too crippled to run" gun. With good quality ammo, I don't feel under-gunned at all.

You’ve got to run a bore snake though the barrel after each magazine for absolute reliability. Wiping the ammunition down with a patch with some tw25b and swabbing the chamber with the same. I’ve had 100% reliability with federal 22 lr punch.

I have one that bought new in 2017. It fun, and in my pocket most of the time.

I like the fact that he shot it from 100 yards a lot of gun reviews on KZfaq seem to shoot the gun at close range for shots is what shows the quality of a pistols rifling

I love mine, have had it for 15+ years. Always comes with me when I go camping. Side note mine doesn't like any Remington Ammo

the failures and difficult nature is due to the feed angle of the magazine. Ive found a small increase of angle of feed by modification the the magazine follower allows for it to feed much better. I achieved this by raising the bullet's angle of feed almost a 1/16" through the magazine follower. Adding material to the top of the follower was my method for determining the issue, a follower modification would be a must if i was to consider this for EDC. I have sent emails to berretta adressing this.

Mine doesn't fire Federal Automatic ammunition reliably, but shoots everything else. It was fun, watching you have fun.

i wanted one of these since i was like 10

That opening sequence deserves a subscribe! 🤣

I mean. A guy walks up to you in a dark alley and says he is going to smite you with his kel - slushy and you aren't going to mess with him, if you know what's good for you. Deadly accurate from 5 inches away. The only thing scarier than a kel-slushy is a peppermint smoothie

I almost bought one last month. Instead I stumbled across a Walther ppks 22lr. Nickel . Had to have it instead. It looked so classy. Had to buy it. So I will have to wait for the bobcat . Oh ya .. nickel Walther .. 350.00 couldn't resist the deal.

Love that color

I love you man that intro made me laugh out loud for real! Thanks 22plinkster!

Great video Plinkster!

I have owned several 22LR Bobcats, each of them started acting up after I used a suppressor. The flip up device is pretty ingenious until it starts opening up when you fire the gun. I think the pressure with a suppressor just puts too much stress on the mechanism, making it unreliable after a few hundred rounds! Sold all three and got myself a nice Mark IV tactical. Now can plink all day suppressed with great accuracy which is not the bobcats forte. This is just my personal experience.

The gun I wanted most as a 8 year old was a bobcat so I could put a suppressor on it and pretend to be james bond. You have realized my dream. 100% getting this build.

The echo in the beginning with the added reaction is great

My grandmother for many years carried one in her purse and we use to joke that granny wasn’t anything to mess with, I am now the proud owner of that little baby and cant help but put a mag through it when i go out shooting to remember that fiery woman doesn’t help that it shoots like a dream

About being a wimp for using hearing protection when shooting a .22... It's better to be a wimp who can hear you than a macho who can't hear the alarm clock over the tinnitus! As a 55 year old with bad tinnitus I can say with some conviction that I wish I had used hearing protection a lot more often. And no it wasn't shooting .22 that damaged my hearing but working with computer servers. And those are a hell of a lot quieter than a .22.

Honestly with the right skills a .22 is the perfect self defense weapon

Bro I love how he laughs every time he hits any target 🤣🤟🏻

That is my favorite pistols. It fits great right next to your seat belt release button and console. Almost as if it was made to set there all nice and snug.

I respectfully disagree with Beretta on this 'self defense gun' definition. This particular pistol has no extractor. You be the judge

The fact that you can hit targets at 60 and 100 yards is super impressive.

I just discovered this channel, it's awesome!

The only pistol that would be legal in England, So far it's the best .22LR pocket pistol I've seen. Even with a suppressor it's tiny.

I have had one of the old models for yrs.. it is picky on what it will run.. it definitely doesn't like cheaper ammo. It's fun to go out and pew pew with. 🤣 More small cal pistols should have the flip up option.. awesome feature! Especially for anyone with hand issues affecting racking!

pick one up years ago around 91-93, I didn't know that they still made those

No suppressor here in effin jersey. But i love my bobcat🤘❤️🇺🇸

Looks like a fun small .22 handgun. Reminds me of my Browning 1911-22 (which they no longer manufacture).

I laughed so hard when I checked the price for this pistol, this video should be in the comedy category