I only have one! A S/S SINGLE SIX with HOGUE grips and the Mag Cylinder. It shoots great with the 22LR / 22WMR ammo. I sold my RUGER MKII Target last year. I just wanted a little more flexability with the 22 Mag capability.
is that Beretta 21A any good ? I always wanted an Inox version
Logansdad - the little Beretta is something of an oddity these days. When I bought it, there were darned few good options for truly small pocket pistols. I bought it with that use in mind - but now it's just kind of a novelty, since I have better options.
Is it any good?
Well - it is way more accurate than you would expect. Putting that accuracy to use is challenging - due to the tiny sights. The sights are regulated well. The trigger ain't half bad. I've put thousands of rounds through it, and it's still going strong - although there is a roll pin for holding the ejector that needs to be replaced, as it tends to start to back out after a few hundred rounds now (it can't fall out or anything, but it has to be worked back in place to remove the slide - a tedious chore).
For me, the little gun's greatest value is the fun of watching others try to hit with it. I have shot it so much that I can do some pretty impressive things with it (if I do say so myself) - that is - when my eyes aren't giving me trouble. It's great fun to watch others do poorly with it and then show them how it's done. It does seperate those who have learned good marksmanship from those who have not.
It has been, and still is, completely reliable with CCI Stingers - which also happen to be it's favorite accuracy load.
With so many better choices nowadays, I would not recommend the 21 for any kind of serious shooting, but one thing it is good for is forcing you to learn to concentrate on sight alignment and trigger control.
And if you're up for the challenge, it IS fun to shoot!
Oh yeah - it also works great as a blank pistol for retriever training (single-loading the tip-up barrel, and clean-up is a snap).
Let's see...Colt Woodsman Target, High Standard Supermatic Citation, custom S&W K22, Walther PPKS, Ruger Stainless Single Six 22/22mg, Ruger Super Bearcat, High Standard Double Derringer 22mg. Who gets the holster time - the 4 5/8" Single Six.
Revolvers: a pair of high standard double nine's. One nickle, one black. Every now & then I play cowboy dave & light up the burn barrel back behind the house with two guns a blazin. I look at my boy & say "did you hear that boy? That burn barrels spoutin off again, it's time to teach that burn barrel a lesson, lets go." he just laughs & watches me cut that rusty barrel up with 18 hip shot rapid rimfires. What a hoot, northern redneck? Guilty as charged. No pistols (autos) today, just sold a mark 2 50th anniversary <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> other than that justa big zip lock bag full of baretta M-9 parts, slides, barrels etc.
Got a pre-model 18 S&W combat masterpiece. Looks like a POS, but it's way tight & shoots well. Also have a Ruger 4" standard auto. I really don't shoot them a lot. SW
Darkness is all around us and enemy are just beyond the perimeter.
Ruger Mark 2 Government Model Kipplaf single shot Drulov single shot NAA mini revolver 22lr/22mag convertable Jennings J22 S&W Model 17 6" Benelli M95E
I have since gotten a Beretta 21A in Stainless and a Smiff and Western <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> (Smith & Wesson) model 622 with 4 1/2 inch barrel
"No honest man needs more than ten rounds in any gun." William Batterman Ruger
Ruger Single Six T/C Contender BullBerry 14 inch Match And just purchased on the 3rd of January 2005 Ruger 22/45. The 6 7/8 inch Davidson�s special model.
