Gun or phaser from Star Trek? Or another sci-fi series to be named later. By someone else. Please excuse my lack of knowledge of sci-fi geekdom — and I mean that in a good way fanboys. But this stuff suggests itself. Beretta took the venerable .22 caliber training pistol — default option Ruger Mark III or Colt Woodsman — and made it look like something for taking out Adhar Ru’afo. According to the Beretta USA bumph, Neos means “new” in Greek. To get that ancient civilization look, Beretta designed a nice rimfire pistol and dropped it off by Italian designer Giogetto Giugiaro’s studio for the weekend. OK, I know: Neo. Matrix. Got it. And you should too, if you’re looking for something to lure your sci-fi lovin’ child off the couch and down to someplace far healthier. And by that, I mean the gun range, of course.
Cliché time: Usually form does follow function. Although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, all of the components in this Beretta feel top notch for the price point. The 10-round magazine (great for us New Yorkers and those living in the Peoples Republik of Kalifornia) features a small indentation slot so .22 can drop in easy. The pistol features modular construction, (barrel with sight rail, receiver, slide and firing pin). The 6-inch barrel is available either in the classic Beretta blue finish, or in stainless steel (“Inox”). The only one that I did not dig is the screw-release that allows the frame to separate from the side. It makes you wonder why a “dial indicator” is on the side of your handgun.
Beretta Neos work by cycling a portion of the rear mechanism, and not the entire “slide” a la 1911. When you play with one in the store, you’ll get what I mean. The only thing I did not like about the gun is its tendency to bite you when releasing this modified slide. It can be overcome by training, but my index finger was pinched from the get-go trying to figure it out.
The grips are made of a rugged fiberglass, and most everything else on the Neos pistol feels solid. Say what you want about the M9 pistol, but it had to go though a lot of hurdles to become the official sidearm of the U.S. Army. Beretta, after nearly 500 years in business, knows what it is doing.
Except when it comes to the magazine release. The mag release, which sits on the right side above the trigger guard, is actuated by your trigger finger. Not your thumb as God and John Moses Browning intended.
There is a ambidextrous safety.
I didn’t send a lot of rounds downrange, but all reports on the internet grapevine indicate a gun that will shoot hundreds of rounds of Winchester, Remington, or anything else, without complaint. The only odd thing I noticed: more muzzle flash than a typical .22. That could have been the supplied 32-grain ammo being a little hotter than usual.
The futuristic semi-auto pistol features an integral rail that accepts Weaver-style scope mounts (red dot and otherwise), and a matte-black front sight, as well as a fully-adjustable target rear sight.
Beretta suggests a retail price for the U22 Neos Inox of $375. There are new ones about just under the $300 mark.
If you really want to take this gun to the next level of rimfire crazy, Beretta offers a carbine conversion kit that makes the thing look goofy and badass at the same time. If I bought a U22, I would buy it just for the novelty of using it a few times but the gun would primarily remain a pistol. It is a great gun, perfect for first-time or entry-level shooters and terrific for plinking, target shooting and accuracy with styling to keep the younger generation interested.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Model: Beretta U22 Neos Inox
Caliber: 22 Long Rifle
Magazine Capacity: 10
Action: Single Action semi-automatic
Total Length (mm/inch): 260/10.2
Barrel Length (mm/inch): 152/6
Total Thickness (mm/inch): 38/1.5
Total Height (mm/inch): 132/5.2
Sight Radius (mm/inch): 226/8.9
Weight Unloaded (gr/oz): 100/35.3
Safety: Ambidextrous manual safety
RATINGS (out of five)
Style * * * * *
Probably the most sci-fi .22 pistol out there. If you like it, you’ll love it. If you don’t, subtract four stars.
Ergonomics * *
They take a little getting used to and in the beginning it’ll bite ya.
Reliability * * * *
I did not have the opportunity to use it with the cheapest .22 ammo that would be good for extended plinking, but it ate the good stuff.
Customize This * * * *
There is a carbine kit available that makes it into something a Stormtrooper would use.
OVERALL RATING * * *1/2
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" If I bought a U22, I would buy it just for the novelty of using it a few times but the gun would primarily remain a pistol."
That was my thought when I bought the pistol. I then acquired the carbine kit converted it to the carbine and fell in love. The carbine shoots, feels and looks GREAT. I have not converted it back to a pistol at all.
I am now saving pennies so I can have a matching pistol/carbine set.
One shooter complained that when shooting with short sleeves some of the powder blast residue from the shell ejection impacted on his arm, no one else has complained at all.
NukemJim
I just found out about Cowboy Action shooting, so maybe you could start Sci-Fi action shooting. There probably would be a market for firearms that resembled phasers and disruptors (except for the Varon-T, of course).
The Whitney Wolverine looks pretty space aged. I have one and love it. Well, loved it…it's to the point now that it will not cycle reliably, so the plan is to trade it in for a U22.
That is a WAY cool idea. There are exploding targets. Hmmm. I'm game.
Picked up a Neos in stainless for my son and myself the other day ($250) after looking at the browning and some others. After a day at the range and 250+ rounds I have to say this has turned into my favorite gun. No misfeeds, comfortable, and easy to shoot. It's not that I don't like my other handguns/rifles it's just that this thing is inexpensive, the style has grown on me, and you can shoot it all day without get tired of the recoil or breaking the bank. My complaints would be: the backwards and an akwardly located safety and a magazine that when fully inserted is slightly recessed making it easy not push it it all the way.
is it a long lasting gun ?
no it lasts as long as an airsoft gun… seriously are u retarted do u think beretta is gonna make a crappy gun, all guns are long lasting with propper care.
Dude be nice…Douche
The person asked a serious question. Don’t reply with a smart a s s Answer.
This is a great, reliable pistol. As far as shooting cheap ammo thru it, I burned thru a brick of 30 year old Remington Mohawk's with out a single fail to feed or fire! Works great with CCI Stingers and mini-mags too. I bought the Inox Deluxe w/7.5" barrel and it is a tack driver. Just picked up a extra 4.5" barrel from Brownell's, I hope it shoots as well with it!
I have the long barrel version and it worked great, then suddenly it frequently jammed and would not cycle any type of ammo. Cleaning was not the issue as it is simple to take down to clean. I don't know it others have had the problem. I sent it back and we'll see how it goes after it comes back. There was a recall related to firing with the safety on, but I don't see how it is related. I liked the gun when it worked.
Same problem. The Beretta Neos seems to have a QC problem with the slide. Our gunsmith changed out the slide and it seemed to work fine. The firearm was less than 3 months old, so it was sent back to Beretta for service. That was over 4 months ago and we still don’t have it back. I know things can happen in manufacturing, so the fact that there was a problem doesn’t bother me nearly as much as the extremely poor service by Beretta. This should have been a one week turnaround.
Never owned one, but people I shot with that did had nothing but malfunctions to the point of utter disgust. My Ruger Mk III Hunter will do 1/2″ groups at 25 yds with a cheap red dot on it. I also think that the fluted long barrell Hunter models are the best looking .22 pistols ever made.
I have a 6″ barrel from my Neos for sale for if anyone is interested. Less that 200 rnds through it.
do you still have you 6 inch for the neos if so how much. right now i have the 4.5 and would like to get another barrel.
if so email me [email protected]
If you still have that 6″ barrel I am interested in getting one…email me
[email protected]
do you still have your gun for sale?
Wouldn’t still have that barrel would ya?
do you still have the 6″ barrel for the u22 neos?
how much do you want for it?
Bob
I just picked up the Neos , man I really like it!
How much is the carbine conversion kit? Browning made (maybe still makes) a Buckmark carbine, but the price is high and they never offered a conversion kit.
Buds guns shop is the cheapest for the carbine kit new….
https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/auction_info.php/products_id/13132/auctions_id/562/page/1/auction_show/1
I just bought one used in the box off the beretta forum used twice before the guy lost his job..paid 160 shipped.Haven’t even had a chance to try it yet and with this weekend being Easter it would be until next weekend.I’m looking foward to it.
My nephew brought his new Neo over to my 25 yard range and we expended lots of 22 ammo. The reviewer’s comment, that the trigger is “good” is being very generous. The trigger has creep and an uneven pull that I found distracting and not condusive to accuracy.
Frankly, a good used Hamden Ct. mfg, High Standard “Trophy” pistol is superior to this Neo in every respect.
I’ve found the same problem with the trigger. I’ll be sticking to my Ruger Mark III. However, the Neo is a “good” gun for it’s price.
Love the trigger on my Mk III Hunter; definitely one of the reasons it will do 1/2″ groups at 25 yards with a cheap red dot on it. The Ruger Mark Series wrote the book on .22 semi auto pistols.
Maybe – but dang that “Trophy” is a butt ugly gun….
je suis a la recherche d’ une cross en couleur gris ou bleu pour beretta u22neos inox 6″ merci de me dire ou je peut l’ acheter mes salutations
Quand je suis sous, je parle mieux. Entende plus aussi.
I had problems with FTF and FTE from day one. Never was able to get past four rounds without a problem. Ver accurate when it worked, but so very disappointing. Only 3 weeks old and sent it back on May 14th. It just went into week 7 and no word. Unable to use their online contact service. Supposed to be working as of June 2011 and here we are 2 days before July and that too is still broken. I hope it works when it returns, but also hope it isn’t 4 months like Thomas Niman! Very poor customer relations. Never buying any Berettas again. Own several Rugers and never a problem over 40 years.
True, buy a Ruger & no regrets.
Nice looking gun. Nothing but trouble. Broken extractor right out of the box! Waited 4
months for the repair (Gander Mountain can take some of that blame). I dont know if the gun is junk or if G.Mtn. sold me a used NEOS by mistake (or did they know?). 200
rounds thru it now….misfires (dosnt fire)…..stovepipes again! (jams). Using good ammo (Winchester)….was fine for about 150 rnds…..cleaned it at 100 or so…..problems are back! I dont get it….everyone loves these guns….whats up with mine!?
I am 26 years old. My father has been an awsome mentor and I have had the privledge to shoot his ruger markIII since i was very young. Then I have been able to shoot his Browning buckmark for over a year now. Both guns are awsome, reliable, and shoot true(or as good as the shooter themself) with minimal jams or misfires. So i finally got tired of being a moocher and went shopping a good 2 weeks for the pistol i would choose. I always saw the U22 Neos and laughed in the beginning cause of the look.
Long story short this is why love my Neos i bought 2 weeks ago(6in barrel but not in order why i love it). I do shoot well, and it shoots good for me. #1- I love the slide release! It is much faster and safer to reload. #2- It functions just as good as the buckmark and markIII. #3- That funny looking looking rail at the top is just what the doctor ordered for the gamers! Flashlight, Red dot, or Scope. Its one accsesory on the pistol to interchange. Its allows fast, easy, and fun attatchments that boosted variety and fun with my purchuse.
Beretta did it right. If you dont trust the name, then question yourself!
Took my brandnew Neos to the range yesterday, on a beautiful Colorado afternoon. Used 2 types of ammo, CCI Minimags and Remington Golden bullet. The pistol failed to fire/function numerous times. It seems the firing pin isnt making contact with the round in the chamber. I took it home and cleaned the action, with great attention. I will be in contact with Beretta today and most likely will be returning this firearm. Total rounds 50, malfunctions, 7-10. Im very disappointed with this firearm.
I had the exact same issue. Tried 6 different types of ammo. Sent it back to Berretta. They replaced the barrel. I got it back and had more jams but not near as many. I kept shooting it and now so far after over 500 rounds it has not jammed once. Tried cheap bulk ammo and decent CCI standard velocity. All cycled perfectly. Maybe a case of it needing to be broken in which baffles me but a lot of folks say some guns can be finicky until you fire 500 – 1000 rounds through. Very accurate gun. Just got a Bushnell TRS-25 red dot scope for it because my eyes are not what they used to be. Can’t wait to try it out. Good luck.
Glenn, Sorry to hear of your problems. I’ve put over 5000 rounds in mine and only 1 FTF on some cheap target Federal ammo.
Nick, I took the gun to a reputable gunsmith here in Colorado Springs and he recommended I fire a few more rounds at least 1200 fps loads. I hope this “break-in will do the trick.
hey i like the gun, it looks good and many of you said its a great gun, although i’m too young to own one yet what do i need to go through to own one legally?
First thing wait till you are 21. If your parents buy you one, only have it when they are present(or an adult to supervise you). I f you have it alone under age you will be in a world of trouble.
just bought this gun no shots fired yet,can’t get it apart.i took it back to the dealer this morning and he had a hard time .then i tried to take it apart when i got home but still can’t get it loose.
Purchased end of March 2012: First time out – fired aprox 200 rounds dead on up to 50 feet from target. Second time same result. Third time – couldn’t hit the side of a barn. Looked at rear site and noticed it was tilted way up – brought back to bass pro shop – said they have heard of this problem before. The back side adjustment screw broke off leaving the rear site to freely move. Anyone else have this problem – may be a recall item?
Looking to purchase a new mid-grade competition .22 for bullseye league. Was considering a Walther SB22 until a dealer suggested the Berretta Neos. I like the feel and the cost, but from reading the comments above, I’m not sure if it’s a good purchase. When I say competition, I mean shooting with the league once or twice a month for fun – not super serious shooting. Thoughts?
I have a neos I like it, it has not malfunctioned yet probably 4 to 500 rounds It is a nice gun for the price but the trigger is a little crappy and the front sight is a little hard to see it needs a little green paint or something. I really like my Browning buck mark but it has malfunctioned probably 10 times with the same amount of rounds I have not cleaned either one just pulled them out of the box. The browning is the one with the wood handles and the flat sides on the barrel. The browning has a hi vis type sight on the front an a very nice trigger,although mine retailed for like $ 500 they have alot cheaper models that are competitively priced to the neos. I read an article that stated all the buckmark pistols have the same trigger group regardless of the price. I think you may want to check one out before you buy, you may like it. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the neos comes apart alot easier then the browning.
Thanks, William, I’ll have to check out the buck mark. Haven’t really considered it until now.
My S&W 22A has worked well for me. MSRP $279, about the same as the basic Neos.
I have had mine a few months but only shot it twice-the trigger is crap. you have to pull it tight and wait a second for it to fire. I want to send it back, but if it takes 6 weeks I won’t bother. I’m sure B likes to hear that-really dissapointed with this-I was wanting to use it to introduce my daughters to shooting. I bought the carbine kit and a cheap red dot to have some fun with it. Now it’s a sexing looking paper weight.
I just bought this gun from a pawn show, Its Looked New, It shot great, no hangups and dumped the amo as fast as you could pull the trigger. It was fairly acuuate from my point of view, and that was unajusted. I want to buy a red dot and see what I can do at compaticion with this gun.
Bought one yesterday. Took it apart this morning and cleaned and lubed everything. Took it to the range today and put at least 300 plus rounds through it without one FTF or FTC. Accurate with a little adjustment. Sites adjusted without incident. Fired rounds off as fast as I could squeeze the trigger. I love it. Kinda ugly, but shoots great. I never go to the range without first cleaning a new weapon. That how people tear up good equipment.
I’m glad some people think with their head. How would you proudly boast that you don’t clean your gun and then complain about issues with it. Some guns come from the factory with crazy amounts of grease in the action. Thanks for bringing that up and happy shooting!
I bought a Neo 6 months ago from Gander Mountain. It had total failure to feed. Every third round came in jammed. Did not matter what type of ammo was used. The gun had a problem. After much arguing with Gander Mounatin and assistance from American Express; Gander Mountain exchanged the Neo for a new one. The replacement has been flawlees; it shoots every type of ammo. I have never had a ftf. I have several Beetta 9mm autos; they have been totally reliable. I do not believe the Neo is manufactured to the typical Beretta standard.. I do know that I will never purchase another handgun from Gander Mountain. They were unwilling to accept that defective out of the box means replacement as opposed to returning it to Beretta. They said that their protocol was for their in-house gun smith to look at the malfunction (perhaps in 3-to 4 weeks) then if there still was a problem they would ship it to Beretta and I would get a rplacement/repair in 3-4 months. What a joke.
Excuse me but isn’t “God and John Moses Browning” redundant?
Here’s the problem with this movie genre, regardless of Stallone’s RKBA status: For you comment writers who shoot, the gun action does not define your idea of firearms. You enjoy the drama, debunk the ridiculous, and perhaps collect a few “cool lines.” For the non-shooting public these movies ARE their knowledge of guns. Every gun is portrayed as a fetish object imbued with super-natural power, capable of sending explosive bullets around corners straight to the villain’s heart while the shooter is simultaneously looking in the mirror while taking a piss. And so the anti’s think you must have the same mental associations, and they conclude you must be dangerously bizarre. They’re wrong. But they’ll never know. They’ve been trained.
http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot3.htm
For those not familiar with the site, boxo’truth does penetration testing. Interesting to go poke around there.
FBI testing indicates that #4 buckshot is the minimum to achieve the penetration they deem required to be an effective round. Anything larger than that is rated consistently effective. Anything smaller isn’t. Birdshot is for stopping birds.
DAS WAR EIN (exectutive) BEFEHL! -Obama
You might be able to carry an XD that way since it has a grip safety, but i still wouldn’t. Certainly wouldn’t carry a Glock that way. Bad design.
As of right now, it’s a one-shot .380 zip gun. Next year or the year after or the year after that, it won’t be. It will be a fully functional repeating firearm. Zip guns were and are a technological dead-end. This technology changes the entire nature of home-made firearms. That’s the point. That’s what has the G sh1tting its collective trousies.
The genie has exited the bottle.
What cabelas was that?! I’m getting an an airplane right now!!! In Appleton WI, Mags are back, handgun shelves are filling up again, and hunting rifles aren’t flying off the shelves anymore, but AR’s, 223/556, 9mm, 45 ACP, are still instock a few hours at a time a few times a month… :/
the quality doesnt match my Carl Gustaf 6.5mm from 1901 nor the venezuela 24/30 7×57.
however the cool factor of opening a crate of any rifles is woth a lot.
now I gotta fing slings and sling hardware.
I have been studying arsenal marks and such so much my eyes are crossing :).
told the wife Ill keep 2 and sell the rest, well maybe 3 or 4 :).
So, it gets a low ergonomic rating because the reviewer was dumb enough to get pinched by the slide? I love mine, and I would have a hard time trying to pinch my index during slide release… Although, the slide blowback cut my father-in-law because he, too, was dumb enough to improperly hold the pistol… All told, it is a nice little plinker, and if you know how to handle firearms, it won’t bite you…
I hear you JayMac, pinched himself on the slide, unbelievable. I fired about 3K rounds of anything through it(whatever was the the best price/value) and have only had a few FTF’s which I attribute to the ammo. Paid $230. at Academy sports, what a deal and when you register the pistol online with Beretta they up the warranty to 3 years. How many pistols have you seen where you get 2 magazines with it for that price, probably 0, maybe they will throw in a magazine where the reviewer wrote a column. Worst gun review I ever read, he needs a new line of work.
Just bought a Neos as a plinker and to wean my daughter off her air soft guns. we ran nearly 200 rounds through it in less than an hour with only 1 issue with a shell being reluctant to chamber the slide closed after just a gentle tap.
I wasn’t expecting much for the less than $300 price tag, and was happily surprised by it,
already looking for a small form factor red dot for it.
My carry weapon is a 30 year old Beretta .380 I hope my daughter is still shooting the neos 30 years from now.
It’s wonderful that you are getting thoughts from this paragraph as well as from our argument
made here.
My wife and I have both enjoyed our Neos since purchasing it last fall.
No fail to fire or jams with any cheap ammo. Rested on a bag with target at ten yards it groups tight.
It gets cleaned every time it comes back from the range. Cleaning is simple and the red dot stays with the barrel. I have not had issues with parts falling off, but after reading the reviews here and elsewhere I am purchasing a few spare parts.
You guys that have gone through thousands of rounds in the past year, please tell the rest of us, “How do you find that much ammo for sale, and what are you paying?
I have been trying to find the Carbine Kit for the Neos for over a year and can not find one. If anyone has one and would like to sell it or knows where to get one, please let me know! Much appreciated!
http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/slide-parts/caliber-conversion-kits/u22-neos-carbine-conv-kit-22lr-sku913000048-40732-76616.aspx
Thanks for the reply. They are out of stock and I have been on their waiting list or “notify me when in stock” list for months now.
This pistol is a “High Standart DuraMatic” in different wearings. DuraMatic was the best seller of High Standart at a time and in fact, can be accepted as “Forerunner of Today’s Plastic Pistols” which having a plastic handle frame screwed on a metal upper receiver with a difference that including a metal sheet bent trigger guard instead of plastic. Some decades after, Colt patented the same pistol with one piece handle frame and trigger guard as naming “Cadett” and some decades after, Beretta USA put hands on the same pistol with more attractive, aged up decoration, naming ” Neo”.
What a fertile design.
Shot Remington 22lr lead heads and left lead in the barrel.Change to cci and now its a nail driver with my red dot scope on it at 18yds with a rest. Just need s to get broke in with copper jackets. Love it
Bought my Neos at a Louisiana department store and went straight to my bass honey hole. Within 10 minutes there were 2 dead water moccasin each with one hole in the head. I only shot twice. I LOVE it.
I have had numerous FTFs for years — cartridges not indented enough, or not at all, by the firing pin. I corrected the problem by washing and brushing the slide and other removed parts in very hot water and strong detergent, rinsing them well in hot water, drying them quickly on a hot furnace register, and not lubicating the weapon except a little oil in its solvent-cleaned barrel. I also bush-clean the battery face well with solvent, wiping it dry. I’m basically shooting a dry weapon. I’ve not had a FTF since.
I just got back from the desert where I fired several types of ammo successfully without a ftf. I have owned the Neos since 1995 and have had increasingly more ftf’s over the years. Recently it was to the point of just about every round was a ftf. I have cleaned, oiled , unoiled, tried different types of cartridges and lubricants all with the same result – ftf at least every third round maybe worse. I have wanted to send the gun back to Baretta but just never got around to it.
Yesterday I received a new magazine ordered over ebay. I loaded a few rounds and went out to test it. Hooray – a new magazine solved the problem. After I got back I looked at my original 2 magazines and they were somewhat different and spread a little wider at the top front. The new one seems to have a bit of a crimp then outward turn at the top. I am wondering if some design defect caused the magazines to spread apart like they did or if they just came that way and gradually worsened. Anyway I ordered trwo more magazines this morning.
Mr. Braught:
My original mags from 2-3 years ago are crimped at the bottom of the bullet, then curve out at half the bullet’s length, then curve in again slightly just above the bullet’s nose. One mag has been used almost exclusively; both still look identical. I have had no problem with cartridges loading or extracting; CCI Mini-Mags do work best. The Firing Pin spring is weak; I bought a new one a few months ago; no help. Please review what I wrote above about running the gun dry of lubrication. The firing pin now dents cartridges well. Burned powder&oil gunk seems to impede spring/firing-pin travel.
My 22 Neos has an FTF with every magazine. It won’t load into the chamber. When I hold the gun with two hands like in a match game I get FTEs every five shots. But when I shoot one handed, strangely enough, I get zero FTEs. So, it wasn’t limp wristing, or dirty gun, or too clean, etc., just too much firmness. Seems like the gun was made for one handed shooting, not an entirely easy shooting posture, but doable.
We should remember all of us the gun was designed back in the days of lead RN or wadcutter target ammo being the only choices. JHP ammo, +P ammo, etc. were years in the future and the pressures they can generate is more than the base design envelope makers anticipated.
Mine is 30+ years old (Serial #’d in the 636,xxx range) and was purchased as a back up pistol for uniform carry. It rode in the pocket of my reefer coat or on a hip holster for over a decade before something with more bite (a Detonics Mk VI) replaced it. I ran about 400 rounds of lead ball and SWC standard velocity ammo through mine back in the 80s and know reasonably well where it hits out to about 20 yards. A low profile, snag resistent, hammer exists and sits on mine. After the Berrylium firing pin lawsuit gunparts.com acqyured much of the early inventory and began selling those when the company broke up the first time. Also all of the internal parts are available on gunbroker.com. Just type undercover there and search parts.
The cylinder wobble shown doesn’t exist on mine. [That’s probably a crane screw or thread issue. My suspicion would be someone buggered up the threads when taking the cylinder off and putting it back, Whatever, mine doesn’t have the problem.]
The gunsmith issue is because the frame is aluminum, but the pins holding it together are steel. This means every time a gunsmith takes the trigger group off (for whatever weird reason) the pin holes get a little looser, so they don’t want to mess with that as the oversize pins are not readily available and would have to be hand made.
Loaded with wadcutters or SWC standard velocity ammo mine performs quite well in the manner it was designed for. My biggest complaint if you could call it that is the bluing has worn off the cylinder after 3 decades of use. I last fired mine the week before Xmas 2015 and it worked just fine.
I have been looking for a good .22 cal semiauto pistol for club level target shooting competitions and practice when I saw an advertisement for a Beretta U22 NEOS for $278,00 (about $300.00 with tax here in Florida) at the local Bass Pro shop. I was at the American Academy Sports store looking for a stationary bike and they had the same deal. Since I like Beretta products anyway, I decided to buy the six inch model after manipulating it a bit. I liked it a lot. I went to the range a few days later and shot high speed ammunition from Winchester and CCI to ensure recycling. The ergonomics are very good and its shape unique. The gun looks futuristic and it was styled by an Italian designer. I have yet to test subsonic ammo but the quality high speed ammunition worked very well. No failures to extract, feed nor fire. The weapon is very accurate and will work well as a target gun or to hunt varmints if you like. I only had a potential problem with the magazine release button being placed on the right side atop the trigger guard: you can accidentally press it with you index finger and partially disengage the magazine causing the pistol not to engage a cartridge in the chamber. Once you are aware of this potential problem, it is a matter of learning how to hold the pistol and correctly place the right index finger on the trigger guard. I only had the problem once and quickly develop muscle memory for that finger with this pistol. The trigger is very good, kind of mushy when dry firing but very smooth in live fire (strange). I originally measured the trigger pull at about 6.5 to 7 lbs but in live fire it feels like 3.5 lbs (just like a tuned 1911 ). The adjustable sights are very good but the front sight is difficult to see so I painted it white and problem solved. Beretta makes a set of 5 different colors front sights that you can buy from Beretta or Midway, and the sight is easily changed if you have a 1.5 mm Allen wrench. The integral top rail is very useful for pistol scope or a red sight. It is easy to disassemble, just be ware to pull the trigger and release the firing pin tension before extracting the firing pin or it will fly away. I am aware that the pistol had several issues when it first came out about seven years ago but it seems that are all corrected. I shot at a pistol target with 2 inch 10 ring and had no problems scoring on it 80% (two handed) of the time at 20 yards. I will need to practice one handed style. It is not a Hammerli, Walther or Morini of Olympic fame but is not meant to be: it is an introductory target pistol that is very accurate and pleasant to shoot at a ridiculous low price and is made in the USA at the Maryland Beretta factory. Overall, I am very satisfied with this pistol and happy I bought it.
I own about four dozen firearms; however, none are made by Beretta. My favorite brand is Browning & own one of their pistols – the Buckmark plus stainless. I have never had a jam with any of my Browning shotguns or rifles.
Since I was born shortly after WWII ended, I heard a lot of bad things about Germans and Italians from men who had fought against them in Europe, and this gave me a bitterness for those people and anything coming out of those countries. However, Browning was as American as you good get despite its A5s being made in Belgium – so I got one for Christmas 1974 from my wife. I still shy away from guns made in those countries. As a kid, I saw more than one adult break down in tears when the war was mentioned because they had lost loved ones over there. I am an USAF vet and traveled all over SEA in 1969 & ’70. All of our bombs, guns, and missiles were made in the USA back then. We need to get back to that tradition of making the best in America and buying American. We would have won that war if he had not bombed the same jungle countless times because that is what our politicians wanted. The Beretta Neos might be made in the USA, but it is still one of those foreign firms making money off of Americans. We need to turn back the pages.
I have a neos carbine kit, and for the life of me cannot figure out how the heck to aim it. There is no way I can get my head down low enough to see through the rear sight, and if I could the slide would put my eye out. Anyone else feel the same way? Any help? Thanks.
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