That would be Allegra,,,
That would be Allegra,,,
My Beretta Model 87 Cheetah.
It's certainly not my "best" .22 pistol,,,
And it's not the most accurate of my .22 pistols,,,
But because of it's beauty and fit to my hand it's my favorite .22 pistol.
My Bersa holds more rounds,,,
My Taurus 22-PLY is more concealable,,,
My Ruger SR-22 does anything Allegra can do,,,
My Ruger 22/45 and my NEOS' are much more accurate,,,
My CZ-75B Kadet performs just as well and cost me much less money.
But there is something about the Cheetah pistols,,,
That make them very desirable to me,,,
I also own a Model 85 in .380 ACP.
No matter what other guns I take to the range,,,
Allegra always goes for at least 48 rounds,,,
I just love the way she nests in my hand.
Allegra (which means lively in old Italian) is maybe a nostalgia gun,,,
My former mother-in-law (who I miss more than the ex-wife),,,
Had one for her bedside gun and would let me shoot it,,,
We went to the "shooting place" quite often,,,
And we always had a great time plinking.
Allegra isn't my best .22 pistol by any means,,,
But she is definitely my favorite.
Aarond
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