gtojim
.30 Stingray
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Post by gtojim on Jul 9, 2019 20:42:06 GMT -5
Anyone have experience with these. The frames crack then Beretta made a beefier frame. Do these things hold up? They look tempting to me.
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Post by deaconkc on Jul 9, 2019 22:22:35 GMT -5
I know a couple of folks with current ones and they love them. Both have arthritis in their hands and love the tip up barrel for loading.
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Jul 10, 2019 6:46:26 GMT -5
I recall reading, years ago, about one where the frame cracked after 200 standard rounds. Beretta's response was that 200 rounds exceeded the expected service life.
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Post by tinstarfirearms on Jul 12, 2019 23:01:13 GMT -5
I have had one for probably twenty-five years but don't have more than two hundred rounds through it. It is a "...carry alot, shoot a little" type weapon. The tip-up barrel is a plus for sure but I would recommend a KelTec P32 if I was doing it again.
If you do get one, I hope you have lots of fun with it.
Andrew
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Post by sweetwater2 on Feb 23, 2020 18:14:57 GMT -5
My wife loves her Tomcat! She is a petite grandmother and doesn't like to get a grip on a slide to work it. That tip-up barrel is the cat's pajamas for her!
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Post by dougader on Feb 29, 2020 12:42:13 GMT -5
I had a Seecamp 32, bought for $379, sold for $1,000 because I couldn't get used to not using sights. I bought a j frame S&W instead.
Compared to the Seecamp, my friend's Tomcat was mediocre at best. It was gritty; had to soak the slide in gun oil to make it run. It had a horrible trigger, and was bigger than I had imagined.
Current offerings, I'd rather grab a Sig Sauer P365 or a Glock 43.
For something real small, I prefer the Beretta 950BS in 25 auto but sold the 2 I had to friends in moments of weakness.
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