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Old March 19, 2012, 07:33 PM   #1
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Beretta 85f?

I just got a Beretta 85f from a friend for 200$ i don't know anything about Beretta at all, I have been looking around reading on it and some places thay say it was only made in 1990? and at that time it was a 800$ gun? is this true or are the sites misleading? i like to know a lot about the guns i own and it seems every site says something different about it. It Just says on the slide 85f, I Google it and it comes up with 85fs cheetah and 85f anyone know a real site that i can go to for my info? thank you in advance!
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Old March 19, 2012, 07:43 PM   #2
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Well, they sell those brand new for nearly $800 at Sportsman's Warehouse here in town. It's a beautiful and well made gun and if you got one for $200 you got a HUGE steal.
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Old March 19, 2012, 08:55 PM   #3
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That's a great deal on a beautiful pistol! I have a Beretta 84BB (the double-stack version of your 85), and I was satisfied to get it for $400.
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Old March 19, 2012, 09:05 PM   #4
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The Beretta Forum is a great place for info on the line.
http://berettaforum.net/vb/

I have a model 84f in nickle. It's a great gun, very reliable and accurate. It's my favorite .380.

Dates of manufacture are stamped, in code, on the frame.
http://berettaforum.net/vb/showthrea...light=features

Series 81 features.
http://berettaforum.net/vb/showthread.php?t=75625

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Old March 19, 2012, 09:31 PM   #5
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I bought mine two years ago for three hundred. I guess I over paid.
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Old March 19, 2012, 09:54 PM   #6
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Was it a true statement about only producing them in 1990 for 1 year?
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Old March 19, 2012, 09:55 PM   #7
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Oh got it thanks PSP
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Old March 20, 2012, 06:24 AM   #8
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Beretta 85F

I have a Beretta 84F, a Beretta 85F and a Browning BDA .380. Although not deep concealment handguns, they are all reliable as farm anvils.
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Old March 20, 2012, 08:25 AM   #9
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The 85s [more so than the 84s in my opinion] are fun, ergonomic, reliable, beautiful, well made little handguns. Not ideal for concealed carry, but otherwise very versatile. If you got one for $200 consider yourself very fortunate and enjoy it well.
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Old March 20, 2012, 09:04 AM   #10
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Was it a true statement about only producing them in 1990 for 1 year?
No; the "F"-series Cheetahs were built from approximately 1988 until 1998.

The key word is "approximately". Based on owners' research of serial number ranges, Beretta seems to frequently produce new models concurrently with the models they were intended to replace, sometimes for up to 2 years. Unfortunately, AFAIK there is no truly comprehensive and detailed reference book about modern Beretta pistols other than the 951/92/M9 series, so there's little information to go by other than what you'll find on the Beretta forum.
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