My NEOS Carbine surprised me,,,

aarondhgraham · December 3, 2013, 11:32 AM

Man did I get a welcome surprise,,,
When I took my Beretta NEOS Carbine out for a spin.

A few years back I had a small windfall of cash come my way,,,
I had a Beretta NEOS pistol so I thought a carbine kit would be fun.

It was a fun thing to shoot but I had one problem with it,,,
The sights on it were so low I couldn't scrunch up enough to use them.

So I used some of my Cabela Bucks and purchased a red dot for it,,,
That brought the optics up high enough that I could shoot the carbine,,,
But there was still one problem and that was that I couldn't hit a thing with it.

I relegated the carbine kit to short range fun shooting.

Since then I have become more enamored with the NEOS pistols,,,
I really wanted to use that carbine but it wasn't accurate,,,
It seemed like a waste of ammo when I shot it.

Fast forward for a couple of years,,,
I mounted that same red dot optic on a Crickett .22 rifle,,,
I have a friend with two young boys and I thought this would work for them.

Neither of the boys could hit a soup can at 25 yards,,,
Then when I tried it I couldn't hit either,,,
We hit with the iron sights,,,
Just not with the red dot.

Bad red dot optic?,,,
I think so.

I took it off the Crickett,,,
And pitched it downrange as far as I could.

I still had the problem about not being able to use the open sights,,,
But I have had it with things that need a battery to work.

Anyways, for a self-given birthday present,,,
I bought this inexpensive BSA Tactical Scope from Cabela's,,,
I mounted it on the NEOS Carbine and headed to the range with 200 rounds of ammo.

It took forever to get that scope on paper,,,
First at 15 yards, then 25, then 50, and finally 100 yards.

But once I finally got it on the 4" sighting grid,,,
I was able to dial it into a 2.5" group on the targets bullseye.

By the time I got it there I only had 20 rounds of ammo left,,,
But I put up a new target and from a plastic rifle rest,,,
I was able to put those 20 rounds in a 3" circle.

I had collected my targets and was feeling pretty good about the day,,,
When a range acquaintance of mine pulled up with his daughter,,,
She saw the carbine and asked if she could try it out.

She loaded up 30 rounds into my three magazines,,,
And placed 10 water bottles on the rail at the 50 yard range,,,
Eleven shots later all ten of the water bottles were laying on the ground.

I let her shoot another 60 rounds and she was channeling Annie Oakley,,,
I bummed ten rounds and placed ten bottles at the 100 yard range,,,
Leaning against the awning support I was able to hit eight,,,
I scared the heck out of the other two bottles.

So the moral of the story is,,,
Don't write off a rifle until you have verified the optics,,,
The NEOS Carbine proved to be a very decent little shooter after all

For two years I thought I had a cute but unusable carbine,,,
Now with the proper optic it's not a sub-MOA gun,,,
But it's easily a minute of water bottle shooter.

Now, for the first time since I've owned it,,,
I'm glad I bought that Buck Rogers looking range toy.

Aarond

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weblance · December 3, 2013, 09:13 PM

Same scope thats on mine. The Carbine is VERY accurate. I can get 1" groups at 50 yards if I really try. Maybe not match accurate, but splatter a groundhog, or squirrel easily. My ONLY complaint, I haven't figured out a way to thread the barrel without turning away most of the front sight mount. Sure would be nice if Beretta would thread these things.

saxd45 · December 3, 2013, 10:17 PM

I love my neos carbine. It's one of my favorite plinking guns. I have a red dot on it and on a calm day can make 7 out of 10 shots ring steel at 200 yards. I have had several offers on it since they are hard to come by but I can't bring myself to sell it.

tahunua001 · December 4, 2013, 12:52 AM

glad you didn't end up with a worthless gun. nothing worse than a gun that can't hit stuff. kids are often a great form of entertainment on the range. my problem is that I rarely bring anything the kids want to shoot

aarondhgraham · December 4, 2013, 10:50 AM

Dang weblance, we do seem to have parallel tastes in guns.

I'm glad someone else finds the carbine to be accurate,,,
I was so darn frustrated with it that I almost sold it off last year.

I'm in the process of making a carrying case for all of my NEOS stuff,,,
I found an old but in good shape trombone hard case.

Trying to stuff the carbine, two 4.5" pistols,,,
One 6" barrel, six extra magazines,,,
Three 100 round mini Mag packs,,,
And an accessory pouch into it,,,
Is not an easy thing to do.

I know it's somewhat of a silly project,,,
But I always wanted a Thompson in a violin case,,,
Since that's not going to happen this is a second best effort.

Aarond

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saxd45 · December 4, 2013, 11:23 AM

I'll post up a photo of my carry case when I get off work. It's a case I grabbed at black Friday 2 years ago and it looks like it was made for my carbine/ pistol combo kit. I even had enough room for my mags and mag loader.

aarondhgraham · December 4, 2013, 12:59 PM

Please do my friend,,,
I'm always interested in seeing how others case their guns.

Aarond

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saxd45 · December 4, 2013, 07:09 PM

Here it is. It picked this plano rifle case up at walmart on Black Friday last year.

December 3, 2013, 11:32 AM	#1
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	My NEOS Carbine surprised me,,, Man did I get a welcome surprise,,, When I took my Beretta NEOS Carbine out for a spin. A few years back I had a small windfall of cash come my way,,, I had a Beretta NEOS pistol so I thought a carbine kit would be fun. It was a fun thing to shoot but I had one problem with it,,, The sights on it were so low I couldn't scrunch up enough to use them. So I used some of my Cabela Bucks and purchased a red dot for it,,, That brought the optics up high enough that I could shoot the carbine,,, But there was still one problem and that was that I couldn't hit a thing with it. I relegated the carbine kit to short range fun shooting. Since then I have become more enamored with the NEOS pistols,,, I really wanted to use that carbine but it wasn't accurate,,, It seemed like a waste of ammo when I shot it. Fast forward for a couple of years,,, I mounted that same red dot optic on a Crickett .22 rifle,,, I have a friend with two young boys and I thought this would work for them. Neither of the boys could hit a soup can at 25 yards,,, Then when I tried it I couldn't hit either,,, We hit with the iron sights,,, Just not with the red dot. Bad red dot optic?,,, I think so. I took it off the Crickett,,, And pitched it downrange as far as I could. I still had the problem about not being able to use the open sights,,, But I have had it with things that need a battery to work. Anyways, for a self-given birthday present,,, I bought this inexpensive BSA Tactical Scope from Cabela's,,, I mounted it on the NEOS Carbine and headed to the range with 200 rounds of ammo. It took forever to get that scope on paper,,, First at 15 yards, then 25, then 50, and finally 100 yards. But once I finally got it on the 4" sighting grid,,, I was able to dial it into a 2.5" group on the targets bullseye. By the time I got it there I only had 20 rounds of ammo left,,, But I put up a new target and from a plastic rifle rest,,, I was able to put those 20 rounds in a 3" circle. I had collected my targets and was feeling pretty good about the day,,, When a range acquaintance of mine pulled up with his daughter,,, She saw the carbine and asked if she could try it out. She loaded up 30 rounds into my three magazines,,, And placed 10 water bottles on the rail at the 50 yard range,,, Eleven shots later all ten of the water bottles were laying on the ground. I let her shoot another 60 rounds and she was channeling Annie Oakley,,, I bummed ten rounds and placed ten bottles at the 100 yard range,,, Leaning against the awning support I was able to hit eight,,, I scared the heck out of the other two bottles. So the moral of the story is,,, Don't write off a rifle until you have verified the optics,,, The NEOS Carbine proved to be a very decent little shooter after all For two years I thought I had a cute but unusable carbine,,, Now with the proper optic it's not a sub-MOA gun,,, But it's easily a minute of water bottle shooter. Now, for the first time since I've owned it,,, I'm glad I bought that Buck Rogers looking range toy. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

December 4, 2013, 12:52 AM	#4
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	glad you didn't end up with a worthless gun. nothing worse than a gun that can't hit stuff. kids are often a great form of entertainment on the range. my problem is that I rarely bring anything the kids want to shoot __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

December 4, 2013, 10:50 AM	#5
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Dang weblance, we do seem to have parallel tastes. Dang weblance, we do seem to have parallel tastes in guns. I'm glad someone else finds the carbine to be accurate,,, I was so darn frustrated with it that I almost sold it off last year. I'm in the process of making a carrying case for all of my NEOS stuff,,, I found an old but in good shape trombone hard case. Trying to stuff the carbine, two 4.5" pistols,,, One 6" barrel, six extra magazines,,, Three 100 round mini Mag packs,,, And an accessory pouch into it,,, Is not an easy thing to do. I know it's somewhat of a silly project,,, But I always wanted a Thompson in a violin case,,, Since that's not going to happen this is a second best effort. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time) Last edited by aarondhgraham; December 4, 2013 at 10:58 AM.

December 4, 2013, 12:59 PM	#7
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Hello saxd45,,, Please do my friend,,, I'm always interested in seeing how others case their guns. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

December 4, 2013, 07:09 PM	#8
saxd45 Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2013 Posts: 11	Re: My NEOS Carbine surprised me,,, Here it is. It picked this plano rifle case up at walmart on Black Friday last year.

December 3, 2013, 09:13 PM	#2
weblance Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Posts: 1,229	Same scope thats on mine. The Carbine is VERY accurate. I can get 1" groups at 50 yards if I really try. Maybe not match accurate, but splatter a groundhog, or squirrel easily. My ONLY complaint, I haven't figured out a way to thread the barrel without turning away most of the front sight mount. Sure would be nice if Beretta would thread these things.

December 3, 2013, 10:17 PM	#3
saxd45 Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2013 Posts: 11	I love my neos carbine. It's one of my favorite plinking guns. I have a red dot on it and on a calm day can make 7 out of 10 shots ring steel at 200 yards. I have had several offers on it since they are hard to come by but I can't bring myself to sell it.

December 4, 2013, 11:23 AM	#6
saxd45 Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2013 Posts: 11	I'll post up a photo of my carry case when I get off work. It's a case I grabbed at black Friday 2 years ago and it looks like it was made for my carbine/ pistol combo kit. I even had enough room for my mags and mag loader.