Beretta Minx 22short

[potmetal]

I have a chance to buy one of these at a really cheap price. It's just the gun, mag, and one box of ammo. I've been offered it for $150. I'm told it's somewhat collectible but I also don't really see much use for it other than fending off attacks by gerbils.
I haven't looked up the price of 22short ammo but I'm not sure I'd ever take this to the range anyway.

 

[defjon]

I would get it

 

[C0untZer0]

Rats didn’t Spread the Plague, Gerbils did

I knew a guy in a Chicago neighborhood who had his grandfather's old Marlin 39A chambered in 22 Short and it was perfect for quietly taking out rats in the alley and gangway. Even when Chicago expanded its ShotSpotter network, he never had an issue.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

For $150? Definitely!
Makes a great gun to grab and throw in your pocket to walk the dog, mow the lawn, check the mailbox, etc.
Dont sell the .22 Short, uh...... short. It's been readily available and priced roughly the same as .22LR.
Watch some of the YTube videos of .22 Shorts punching through stuff.....

 

[TTv2]

Buy it. I've seen these go for $300 online.

 

[berettaprofessor]

That's a steal! I've got several; nice little mouse guns.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Those are great little pistols. A buddy and I sat on an abandoned railroad bridge with a 6pack, a bag of latex balloons, and a pair of Minx. We broke balloons at absurd distances, even if we had to adjust for shell splash.
By all means, get the little bugger. They run amazing well, and they are just fun.
Moon

 

[lincen]

For $150 you will not be sorry you bought it. The 22 short is surprisingly accurate and just getting through a full magazine without a failure is so satisfying. Not saying they fail that often but it is a rimfire. My pistols in 22 short are the Astra Cub, Astra Camper, and a Bernardeli VP. The two Berettas have been sold to a younger collector.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

For $150 you will not be sorry you bought it. The 22 short is surprisingly accurate and just getting through a full magazine without a failure is so satisfying. Not saying they fail that often but it is a rimfire. My pistols in 22 short are the Astra Cub, Astra Camper, and a Bernardeli VP. The two Berettas have been sold to a younger collector.

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Love the Colt Junior!

 

[bannockburn]

I'd buy it at that price all day long!

 

[cfullgraf]

The Minx is a nice little pistol. The tip up barrel is nice for loading and unloading the chamber.

Mine is the long barrel version as shown in @lincen photograph.

 

[4v50 Gary]

$150 is cheap.

 

[Miami_JBT]

I'd jump on that so fast you'd hear my wallet break the sound barrier.

 

[KevininPa]

Buy it, you know you want to.(enabling mode set and.....locked!)

 

[ozarkhillbilly]

I have one and love it, I would buy a second for anything under $300.

 

[Gordon]

A fabulous little pistol.

 

[Cornhusker77]

My mom's old Beretta .22 short

 

[Speedo66]

I would think it was designed as a purse gun for women, with the flip up barrel, no need to rack the slide.

Bought one new in 1967 for under $40. Neat little gun, long gone.