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Encyclopedia > Beretta 85FS Cheetah

The Beretta 85FS Cheetah is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Beretta. A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ... A Browning 9 millimetre semiautomatic pistol Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century A pistol or handgun is a usually small firearm that can be used with one hand. ... Fabbrica dArmi Pietro Beretta is a major Italian gun manufacturing company. ...

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History

First appearing in 1986, the Beretta 85FS Cheetah is an improved version of the original 1976 Cheetah design. The 80 series of Beretta blowback pistols are the most extensively tested pistols ever manufactured and are still considered as a top choice in blowback pistols. Blowback can refer to the combination of gasses, dirt, and debris (unburnt powder, metal shavings) that most firearms produce upon firing. ...


Specifications

The Beretta 85FS Cheetah is a simple blowback pistol that has received many improvements, such as a decocking device, a hard chromed barrel and a reshaped trigger guard. The slide and barrel are made out of steel and the frame is made out of aluminium alloy. Compared to the Beretta 84FS Cheetah, the model 85FS uses a slimer frame and a single stack magazine. Blowback can refer to the combination of gasses, dirt, and debris (unburnt powder, metal shavings) that most firearms produce upon firing. ... Chrome plating is a finishing treatment utilizing the electrolytic deposition of chromium. ... The barrel of a firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In firearms the slide is the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of the firearm that houses the operating parts of the gun. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ... An alloy is a combination, either in solution or compound, of two or more elements, which has a combin you are fagit ha u spaz go to scholation of at least one metal, and where the resultant material has metallic properties. ... The Beretta 84FS Cheetah is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Beretta. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ...


Intended market

The Beretta 85FS Cheetah was designed to appeal to law enforcement as a backup pistol, to individuals needing a self defense pistol and for South American markets where owners may not purchase pistols of a more potent caliber.


Design advantages

Very reliable, compact, good safety, light, accurate and affordable. Somewhat more compact than a model 84FS Cheetah. Warning signs, such as this one, can improve safety awareness. ...


Limitations

Except for the limited power of the .380 ACP ammunition, the 84FS Cheetah has no issues. The . ...


Technical data

  • Type: Beretta 85FS Cheetah
  • Trigger system: Single-action or double-action
  • Caliber: .380 ACP
  • Capacity: 8 rounds
  • Frame material: Aluminium light alloy
  • Slide and barrel material: Carbon steel
  • Grip material: Plastic or wood
  • Barrel length: 97 mm
  • Length: 172 mm
  • Height: 122 mm
  • Width: 35 mm
  • Mass: 620 g
  • Safeties: Frame mounted combined safety and decocking levers. Loaded chamber indicator. Firing-pin safety. Slide retention device.
  • Magazine release: Lower trigger guard.
  • Production years: 1986 - present day.
  • Production locations: Beretta Italy

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See also

The Beretta 80s, also called Cheetah are compact sized pistols. ... The Beretta 84FS Cheetah is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Beretta. ... Located below is an extended list of personal firearms, ranging from pistols to machine guns and even to large handheld devices such as grenade launchers and anti-tank rifles. ...

External links

  • Extra information on the Beretta 80 series
  • Beretta Handgun Forum

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Beretta 85FS Cheetah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (243 words)
The 80 series of Beretta blowback pistols are the most extensively tested pistols ever manufactured and are still considered as a top choice in blowback pistols.
The Beretta 85FS Cheetah is a simple blowback pistol that has received many improvements, such as a decocking device, a hard chromed barrel and a reshaped trigger guard.
The Beretta 85FS Cheetah was designed to appeal to law enforcement as a backup pistol, to individuals needing a self defense pistol and for South American markets where owners may not purchase pistols of a more potent caliber.
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