The Beretta 950 Jetfire is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Beretta since 1953. It builds on a long line of small and compact pocket pistols manufactured by Beretta for self defense. Based on very early Beretta models, the weapon is intended to be a very simple and reliable pocket pistol. Springfield Armory M1911A1 . ... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... Self defense refers to actions taken by a person to defend onself, ones property or ones home. ...

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Specifications

The Beretta 950 Jetfire is a simple blowback pistol with a single action trigger mechanism and tip-up barrel. It is fitted with a frame. The frame is made out of aluminium alloy, the slide and barrel are carbon steel. Blowback is a system in which automatic or semi-automatic firearms operate through the energy created by combustion in the chamber and bore acting directly on the bolt face through the cartridge. ... A US Army 45 Colt. ... 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, at least one of which is a metal, and where the resulting material has metallic properties. ... In firearms the slide is the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol. ... 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. ... General Name, Symbol, Number carbon, C, 6 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 14, 2, p Appearance black (graphite) colorless (diamond) Atomic mass 12. ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ...

Early models (Pre-1968) do not have a safety.

Intended market

The Beretta 950 Jetfire is a backup, self defense pistol that appeals to women, undercover agents and police officers.

Design advantages

Simple and small, very easy to conceal. Last resort pistol. Inexpensive, very easy to maintain. Well built, able to be reliably fired very quickly, magazine swap reload is fast and simple. .25 ACP is a centerfire cartridge, which in many circumstances has been shown to be less prone to misfire than the rimfire .22 cartridge, a type used by other holdout pistols of similar size. the flip top design helps the user to check to see if a round is chambered and can be cambered but not cocked. it can be very easily worn in an ankle holster. the 9 shot copacity gives it sufficient fire power. if rounds are placed well makes up for the small caliber. A centerfire cartridge is a cartridge in which the primer is located in the center of the cartridge case head. ... A rimfire is a type of firearm cartridge. ...

Limitations

The traditional .25 ACP cartridge is not very powerful, though still potentially lethal. The safety system is very basic. The accuracy of the pistol is only adequate at short ranges. its small grip makes it prone to bite(the slide can cut the top of the shooters hand when fired) The . ...

Technical data

• Type: Beretta 950 Jetfire
• Trigger system: Single-action only
• Caliber: .25 ACP
• Capacity: 8 rounds magazine, 9 rounds if first chambered
• Frame material: Aluminium light alloy
• Slide and barrel material: Carbon steel
• Grip material: Plastic
• Barrel length: 60 mm
• Length: 120 mm
• Height: 87 mm
• Width: 23 mm
• Mass: 280 g
• Safeties: none
• Magazine release: Lower grip heel pushbutton.
• Production years: 1953 - present day.
• Production locations: Beretta Italy, Beretta USA

See also: Beretta Mini Pistols, List of firearms The . ... Table of Beretta Mini Pistols ... Located below is an extended list of small arms, ranging from pistols to machine guns and even to large handheld devices such as grenade launchers and anti-tank rifles. ...

External links

• Details on the Beretta 950 Jetfire