My grandma went into an assisted living (94yo) so my mom asked me to secure her guns. My uncle bought her one of these in 1981,...... brand new in the box, never fired with price tags. This video was sooo helpful
@@p_campbell Funny you say that, a buddy of mine drove to PA to the Outdoor show,......... had a 2 hour wait to get to the ammo counter. Luckily I have 100 rounds, bo idea how old they are, just havent looked
@@Weave.seen.this.b4 The ammo shortage is insane, and . 22 has been hard to find well before the coof19, .22short even harder. So a box of . 22short is like a unicorn, talked about but rarely seen. 🤠
@@p_campbell I may have to go to the range and blow through this old ammo just to see some reactions lol, so you didn't die from the Magnificent 19 (3x deadlier than the Magnificent 7) either I see. I think it was called 19 because over 19 out of 20 people that get it live.
@@Weave.seen.this.b4 19 out of 20 is too high. More like 19.9998 out of 20 😉 Take it to the range and spend that old ammo. Order new ammo online .14-.15 a round; you used to get a brick of . 22lr for that price.
I bought a Minx like this back in 68 and carried it all thru my time in the Navy all over the world. Because it was so small it fit under all my uniforms and on my various flight suits. I still have it in pristine condition and sits in a place of honor. Something is better than nothing when your a target in uniform.
Back in 1965 my mother used a 950 B in 22 short to save our house in São Paulo, Brazil from invading burglars. Late at night she heard noises coming from the front door. First assuming that it would be my father soon she realized that something was wrong since the noises of someone trying to break in continued. She didn't need to think twice. She went upstairs, took the Beretta 950 B and opened the front window just enough to put the gun out and gave the assailants a last chance by saying "who is there, I have a weapon and I know how to use it". The noise didn't stop so she fired six times, three rounds to the sky, three more to the ground. It was really dark so she could only hear the punks running away to save their asses from the shots. So, a small pocket gun is far better than no gun at all.
Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.
Yeah. The idea of these types of guns are actually more of scare tactics rather than actual fighting purposes. When you are a guy that think a lady infront of you is unarmed and tries to rob her but the lady pulls out a gun, no matter the calibre, most of the time you are running the hell away from that lady.
I have the 22 and the 25 cal. My dad gave them to me and he bought them back in the early 60's. He loved James Bond. I also have a 32 and the larger 22.
In the 80's I bought a Bereta in Recife, Pernambuco - Brasil. The ammunition was jacketed, The lead shell was coated with metal. The fulminate was like the ammunition of large pistols. The fuse was located in the middle, embedded. I shot a lot with it and it never occurred to miss ammo or crash! For me an excellent weapon. It doesn't matter if you have a large or small caliber gun if the person using it doesn't know how to shoot or doesn't train! A weapon like this in the hands of someone who knows how to shoot, train and know how to frame the target well, it's deadly!
This thing fits right in the palm of your hand you can slip it in your jacket pocket don't even need to pull it out of the jacket you just pull the trigger let it put a hole in the jacket and kneecap them with 22
Have one myself 25 acp. Acctualy a Taurus pt 51. Saved me 2 times. First to make a mad dog run away from me. Second desencoraging a bad guy to engage in useless fight with me. Good gun.
best review so far on youtube the 950 minks its a pro ; kept it clean and only 5 in mag and nothing but high velosity ammo and place your shots precisly
I've had my 950 BS .22 short for 31 years now! I've discovered that girls do like small things! Every female thats shot it was thrilled because it didn't scare them like they thought shooting a gun would! It's a great introduction gun because of that. We take, lady's only, to a private range and allow them to experience shooting without the presure that husbands or boyfriends can put on them. We've had a few that became fearful when it came their turn. Thats when I pull out, what I call my, "Little Cricket" (from the movie Men in Black)! It has worked every time! It's a fun little gun! I carry the LCP! Thanks for your review of it!
Avoid hi velicity ammo in these mini lenght barrels......you loose velocity ( hi speed Ammo have a conception adapted for LENGHT BARREL....progressive powder need 6 or 10... or better 15 inchs for accellate) mouses guns need ’’flash ’’ powder for efficacity in 3 inch barrel
I have had my 950 BS for years. Now I keep it in my front pocket every day. Got lucky and found a few spare mags at a gun show. I only paid $125.00 for it back then so I`m glad the value is going up on it. Thanks for the review you dont see much on mouse guns.
Thanks Sootch00. My father, a firearms enthusiast, passed away last Tuesday and I am dealing with his passing each day, as well as his personal effects. One of the pistols I inherited is the Baretta 950 in .22 Short. Too small for me for EDC but maybe I can train my wife on it as a CC gun. Thanks!
I just cleaned and shot my grandfather's-its been in a safe for yearssss(he's been gone for years) I've been shooting super shorts thru it-its been working flawlessly! I couldn't actually believe it shot that well. Even hit pretty consistently a 2L at 5-7yds.
I love all these tiny Beretta's. And, I don't care what anyone says, I would not want to get shot with a .22 Short, especially by someone who understands bullet placement. I especially love the new stainless steel 21As that Beretta is making in short runs now.
I have two Bobcats in 22lr and love them. I also have an Astra Cub in 22short. It is a favorite and I often carry it. If you empty the magazine into an attacker's belly, it gives you a good break to run. If you can put half a magazine into an attacker's face, you will really get their attention. You do have to practice...
The safe way to decock one of these (any of the other tip-up barrel designs) is to tip up the barrel first. That way, if your thumb slips and the hammer falls unimpeded, there is no round in front of the firing pin. Some older models in my experience require the barrel to be tipped quite a bit forward though some of the newer ones do not. Near the start of my LEO career (now retired) I carried a Minx. Years later I wound up with a 1964 vintage Jetfire and it's served as backup (and even off-duty carry at times when tiny was the order of the day after my P3AT wore out). For those deriding "mouse-gun" ballistics, know I've seen enough folks DRT or otherwise stopped from a good hit (usually the noggin) from a mouse-gun to respect their ability. In any event they sure beat throwing rocks. ;) Great channel!
@@kerrypierce7348 - Cocked with safety on (if you're right-handed ... and if yours is the post-68 model with a safety) is of course one option, some would argue as best. BUT that safety is tiny, and can be very stiff. I prefer hammer down. All the way down as a hammer on half cock can break that notch if dropped and landing on the hammer. That's in theory a far enough drop to pop a primer. All the way down, the firing pin should not protrude (check and verify on every model you handle, especially much older ones pre B and BS). That makes them about as "drop safe" as they're gonna be. Mine has been through the rigors of police carry which means it's been dropped, been on me when I've fallen, etc. and never so much as scratched a primer.
@@CeltKnight Always appreciate the wisdom of a LEO. This makes sense and I will check the firing pin extension. Thank you. Does your suggestion apply for both centerfire (.25ACP) and rimfire (22Short) primer types? (I would assume yes, if the firing pin extension checks out.)
@@kerrypierce7348 - I've had both and that has been my experience (firing pins do not protrude from breachface with hammer fully down). It's been a while but seems like long ago I read that the "B" in '950 B' and '850 BS' indicated the firing pin was made safer for the weapon to be carried loaded with hammer fully down. Also, and this may just be me, but the hammer seems easier to cock when fully down. It's something about the geometry or some such and how the thumb naturally passes over it in a cocking motion. Thanks and enjoy the little blaster. They are fun and way more accurate than most folks believe.
Greetings! Being a fan of the .22SH, I decided to pick up a 950BS for fun shooting. I briefly owned a nickel plated pistol, but it had reliability issues. Several years passed after I'd sold it before I saw another. Deciding to try again, I grabbed a Pre-'68 blued pistol that showed up at the gun shop I was working at. This older pistol was flawlessly reliable. I believe that I paid under $150 for it ( early '90s ), and it cycles with everything but the very light "Olympic/Target" cartridges. This is truly a fun pistol, and has introduced a couple of people to handgun shooting. Thanks for your entertaining videos!
I bought one of these from a coworker back in the early 80's. It was in really good shape but didn't have a magazine. I gave $25. It fired great, single shot. I ended up selling it to a friend. He picked up a mag for it (he paid $35 for a used mag). He gave it to his gf to carry at her job working 3rds in a gas station. Wish I'd have kept it.
I have a long barrel 950B made in Brazil bought it from a collector it was new never shot ...I have put 2 boxes or 100 rounds trough it since I bought it in 1991 it was suprising how accurate it was. Appreciate your efforts and quality content thanks for posting this Particular gun the 950bs made in USA. Cheers!
The gun is meant to be carried fully cocked, with safety on. The half-cock hammer position is to catch the hammer in the unlikely event that the sear releases it without the trigger being pulled, perhaps when dropped. The gun must not be carried with the hammer half-cocked because if the gun is dropped and the hammer hits a hard surface, it can break the half-cock notch, even with the safety on, and the hammer will then carry enough inertia to ignite the chambered round. I have the Minx and the Bobcat, and both are great.
Nice gun. I am glad you showed how to show clear as the rack the slide doesn't work, No Extractor. So many on TH-cam think rack the slide then pull the trigger shows clear
Dennydemenace go to gunbroker.com Chris. They are up in price though because as he said, the BS model was discontinued in 2003. I bought mine new about 20 years ago. There is one right now for $750.00 listed there, but there are others much cheaper than that. I’m guessing three hundred about median price, but I’m no expert.
Hey, I used to have one of these. Cut little thing I regret selling, but I did make a profit. It just was not all that practical as I can get something the same size in .32, but it was fun to shot, and cheap to shot as well.
I picked up a 22 short 950bs for 250 in mint condition with 500 rounds of cci hollow point shorts. At a gun shop beside the jeep jam festival i was at today. I freaking love it and would never sell it. With how measily the shorts are i figure this gun will outlive me and my eventual grabdkids even after thousands of rounds. They really dont make them like they use to.
My 950BS is in .25 ACP. Surprisingly, it has a very good trigger. I have a friend who is a police officer and a 1911 guy. He was shocked at how good the trigger-pull was. Edited to add: Be careful when you press the button that causes the tip-up barrel to pop up. If there is a round in that chamber, it will go flying :-) Thanks for another good video.
But it doesn't have an extractor...? So it won't pop out? Unless you let it fly open which in my opinion wouldn't be a good thing. Causes unneeded wear. Same with flipping open a revolver.
Charles Fields indeed it don’t but somehow the force is enough to do it! Got a 21A a week ago and indeed it does throw even a live round out with force. I guessed before I bought mine it wouldn’t have thrown it out but I was wrong. Still not sure yet just why that is.
How do the Taurus tip up pistols compare to the Beretta tip ups? I was looking at a Taurus yesterday, and the sales associate told me not to rack the slide on it. He went so far as to stop me when I tried to rack the slide.
I paid $125 for mine new, from a gun store in El Paso Texas back in 1984. And yes, I still have it, it only came with one mag. Wish I would have bought more mags. back then for it, now I can't find any.
You can use the .22 Short as a sub caliber trainer for the .25 ACP! I love pocket guns. As I understand it, the .25 ACP is more reliable than the .22 because the .25 is rimless. The rim on .22 or and short causes feeding problems. I never look at mouse guns without remembering two shootings that happened near me in the '70s. A newly hired basketball coach at my college, who had been a star player just the year before, was caught in the act by a jealous ex-boyfriend. This guy was probably the most physically fit human being I have ever seen. He was solid muscle. He jumped out of bed and took a .25 ACP round in the heart at contact distance and fell dead. I couldn't help thinking about how such a tiny cartridge had instant stopping power when shot placement was precise. The other incident was reported in the local paper. A young man was leaving his house with a .25ACP in a front pants pocket. He was coming down his front steps when the pistol discharged, hitting his femoral artery. He was probably pulling out his keys and something snagged the trigger. He bled to death on his front lawn. So, when it hits a critical spot, the .25 (and 22) can be quite lethal.
AllanMcMichael: The .25 acp is more reliable, simply because it is a center fire cartridge, rimfire cartridges are prone to not firing.. less reliable 😁 💀☠️💀
I was joking about using a .22 Short pistol as a sub caliber trainer for a .25 ACP pistol, and I didn’t mean to suggest that you can fire a .22 Short in a pistol chambered for 25 ACP. Don’t do that!
If I recall correctly, in the early James Bond novels, he carried a Beretta .25 in a shoulder holster(!), and to further flatten its profile, had the grip panels removed, rewrapping the grip with tape. He later switched to a Walther PPK.
I have one without the safety, it was made in 1963, it was my dads he won it in a poker game. It is a little worse for wear on the bluing but has only been fired 5 times.
The small Beretta is amazing. You NEVER have to "rack the slide". The tilt barrel and the double action keeps this gun always ready but at the same time darn safe. The 32 cal. (Tomcat) has a more hefty grip. Oh, to lessen the 6 pound trigger pull (only on the first shot) you just first pull back the hammer and the pull become about 2 pounds. Remember, a trained shooter with a 22 is more effective then an untrained user with a bazooka.
The James Bond Beretta was in "Dr. No." It was not definitely identified, but appeared to be a model 418, and would have been a .25 ACP. It was manufactured from about 1936 until the mid 1950's. A lightweight version (aluminum alloy frame), weighing about 10 ounces, was made from about the mid 1940's. This is just an educated guess, based on my observations of the movie. The pistol was confiscated by M in an early scene, and replaced by Major Boothroyd (Desmond Llewellyn) with the iconic Walther PPK in .32 ACP. Bond (Connery) managed to swipe the Beretta and leave behind the PPK as he was leaving M's office. Hope this helps!
I thought it was a Beretta 1934 or 1935 in that scene. Im not sure. I recently bought a 1935 in 32ACP and saw something about it in researching the gun.
I cant get mine to fire more than 1 round. It fires the first one but it doesn't slide back far enough to eject and load the next one. Doesn't matter what ammo and I made sure its clean and properly assembled
I had one waaaaay back when I was in college in the early '80s. I could scare Coke cans to death with it at 50 yards. Great little gun! BTW, Massad Ayoob had its 'big brother' (.25acp Jetfire) tricked out for his then (1980s) young daughter to use in IPSC.
Personally, I'm a strong believer in starting kids off with bolt action .22s. After that, they can graduate to a break action 20 gauge, your a lighter recoiling deer rifle like a .243 and gradually get bigger and more complex firearms as they get bigger and older. I'd probably wait until the teenage years to start teaching any kid of mine to shoot pistols, but I'm probably just biased because that's how I first learned to shoot when I was a kid.
I use them a lot the 22 short version, I like the Italian version, no safety, you have to use the high velocity ammo , the cb stuff is for rifles , I really like your videos , don't under estimate that little beretta or 22 short
My mom has one and it is extremely accurate and fun to shoot.I shot a varmint at 50 yards and hit it right where I was aiming,the back of the head.It is a very well made little pistol.
The gun does not make the man, the man makes the gun. A 22 short will kill a person instantly with a proper head shot. A pellet rifle today can be lethal and a 22 short from a mouse gun is much more powerful
james bullock Best comment here! Agreed 200%. 22lr are lethal past 300yd at the least. A short can be almost as deadly as a common (non Stinger/Velocitor) or close enough. Ability trumps power every time.
I have big hands & the safety flicks on after every shot. I finally found a pre 1968 one in 25 acp & it makes a great pocket carry in the Florida summers.
The first gun I bought Lynn more than 27 years ago was a Beretta 22LR similar to this weapon except it was in chrome and the fancier wood grips. I said all that to say this. I still have that weapon almost thirty years later. Never left me hanging. Wonderful weapon. Granted the marriage didn't quite stand the same test of time,however I can honestly say that was my fault. Guess that's why she let me keep the pistol. 😂
When I first saw the P-32 I thought it was a toy, I had never owned a pocket gun. But once I started shooting it I was impressed. Light, small, dependable and accurate.
@ChillModeOn Dangerous in general, zodiac killer killed 2 victims with a 22.. Other times he used a 9mm and only got one. Its all in the shot placement, a miss with a 45 wont stop a threat
I have my dads 950B M4 low serial barrel is 3.75 very accurate he bought it at the San Antonio rod and gun club in 1962. He shot it twice got slide bite. Thus he put it away. It was my stocking stuffer last year. Very accurate and once you leave it on the desk you will never see a mouse. Other differences between the generations are A very complex magazine that utilizes a compound follower and a coil spring and guide and an internal magazine lock retains the magazine when the hammer is at half cock full cock or hammer down mag ejects easy. Also great self defense against squirrels. Thanks for this presentation Sootch00
I bought a .22 MINX in 1961 for $18.00.....and I still have it (in MINT condition)....It is the Italian version 950B.....and fired at most 500 rounds.....and is "mechanical perfection"......Six HP rounds in 2.5 seconds (with one in reserve) to the bad guys throat from about 5 feet away is "Instant Transportation" to meeting GOD!
The .22 Short is fairly useless, and the Jetfire makes much more sense. I've seen so many of the .25s succeed in self defense situations when one would think they would fail. In many cases they end up killing the bad guys, so one can't knock success! (And I've seen dozens of successful defense shootings.)
@Matthew Sparks Everyone's correct because ultimately no one wants to be shot, period. Everyone knows that even one shot (from any caliber) means major surgery. But some guys don't go down.They've got a grudge and they'll gladly walk into a hail of bullets.But ahen in
@Matthew Sparks Yeah, but why not use a .25ACP or .22LR? They're virtually the same size. The .25 is more effective and it's more reliable. I have the same philosophy about burning through a clip if the bad guy doesn't go down, but with the .22/.25. I reckon if you shoot him in the chest, he may go down, but if he's got a knife or other... implement, even a .25 might be ineffective. Best bet, if he's armed, shot him in the chest then run like Hell! Don't feel like you have to take him on.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I found a 950b in .22 Short that was made in Italy (without the safety) years ago after my dad passed away. It has the Beretta logo on the grips, but not the circular logo further down like shown in your video. It's a cute little mouse gun.
The .25 Jetfire's (sic) are extremely reliable. The .22 long rifles -far less so. The .22 short (minx) we shot was amazingly reliable for a small .22 pistol. One failure to feed in every 98-100 rounds seemed about average.
I have one and also experienced misfires. Should not the shooter wait longer before opening the gun to remove the round? It is almost like the 22 short round doesn't always have the power to cycle the gun.
Found one that still had the original thick oil coating on it, in the original box, with the original paperwork under a old baseball glove, & another gem of an antique original air rifle which was one of the first ones out. Had to pick one, or the other…Other than being the only thing I had at all, it would not be a mainstay as the main family protection. Although it’s good to know that everyone is able to handle it comfortably, & in the rare case that somebody gets a gun pulled on them, & isn’t getting shot to be killed, these will back anyone the hell off you in a hurry. This is a “close, dump, run” gun more than anything. My wife likes it as well. The ammo is the absolute worst thing about this in the .22 short, but damn is it fun. .25 ACP is getting harder, & harder to find, along with more expensive. First pistol I thought my kids with too, & they don’t get scared of the kick…because there’s none. Gotta make sure they have fun too. It’s a blast to plink, a lot cheaper than any of the “main 3”. As with everything, practice practice practice as much as possible! Even being a .22 short, as a man who agrees the caliber alone is about as next to useless past fun as they can come. I can’t say that I haven’t figured out a million, & one situations that this thing would be a absolute god send to have. Kinda crappy caliber in the short, but the platform, functionality, & collectibility in this is almost second to none.
My grandma went into an assisted living (94yo) so my mom asked me to secure her guns. My uncle bought her one of these in 1981,...... brand new in the box, never fired with price tags. This video was sooo helpful
Exactly, good luck finding the ammo. Very cool firearm though. 🤠
@@p_campbell Funny you say that, a buddy of mine drove to PA to the Outdoor show,......... had a 2 hour wait to get to the ammo counter. Luckily I have 100 rounds, bo idea how old they are, just havent looked
@@Weave.seen.this.b4 The ammo shortage is insane, and . 22 has been hard to find well before the coof19, .22short even harder. So a box of . 22short is like a unicorn, talked about but rarely seen. 🤠
@@p_campbell I may have to go to the range and blow through this old ammo just to see some reactions lol, so you didn't die from the Magnificent 19 (3x deadlier than the Magnificent 7) either I see. I think it was called 19 because over 19 out of 20 people that get it live.
@@Weave.seen.this.b4 19 out of 20 is too high. More like 19.9998 out of 20 😉
Take it to the range and spend that old ammo. Order new ammo online .14-.15 a round; you used to get a brick of . 22lr for that price.
I bought a Minx like this back in 68 and carried it all thru my time in the Navy all over the world. Because it was so small it fit under all my uniforms and on my various flight suits. I still have it in pristine condition and sits in a place of honor. Something is better than nothing when your a target in uniform.
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Man for some reason I just love those little berettas!! They are tiny little well built machines.
Back in 1965 my mother used a 950 B in 22 short to save our house in São Paulo, Brazil from invading burglars. Late at night she heard noises coming from the front door. First assuming that it would be my father soon she realized that something was wrong since the noises of someone trying to break in continued. She didn't need to think twice. She went upstairs, took the Beretta 950 B and opened the front window just enough to put the gun out and gave the assailants a last chance by saying "who is there, I have a weapon and I know how to use it". The noise didn't stop so she fired six times, three rounds to the sky, three more to the ground. It was really dark so she could only hear the punks running away to save their asses from the shots. So, a small pocket gun is far better than no gun at all.
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I suggest next time fire all six towards the bad guys. Consider all six shots "warning" shots.
Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.
My grandma had the same thinking she always had her 30,30 rifle with her in the ranch for the same reasons proud of her 😉
Yeah. The idea of these types of guns are actually more of scare tactics rather than actual fighting purposes. When you are a guy that think a lady infront of you is unarmed and tries to rob her but the lady pulls out a gun, no matter the calibre, most of the time you are running the hell away from that lady.
I have the 22 and the 25 cal. My dad gave them to me and he bought them back in the early 60's. He loved James Bond. I also have a 32 and the larger 22.
I carry mine very very often. Backup mostly but sometimes just it. LOVE it.
I like Berettas, they are engineered and so well built.
In the 80's I bought a Bereta in Recife, Pernambuco - Brasil.
The ammunition was jacketed, The lead shell was coated with metal. The fulminate was like the ammunition of large pistols. The fuse was located in the middle, embedded. I shot a lot with it and it never occurred to miss ammo or crash! For me an excellent weapon. It doesn't matter if you have a large or small caliber gun if the person using it doesn't know how to shoot or doesn't train! A weapon like this in the hands of someone who knows how to shoot, train and know how to frame the target well, it's deadly!
This thing fits right in the palm of your hand you can slip it in your jacket pocket don't even need to pull it out of the jacket you just pull the trigger let it put a hole in the jacket and kneecap them with 22
Have one myself 25 acp. Acctualy a Taurus pt 51. Saved me 2 times. First to make a mad dog run away from me. Second desencoraging a bad guy to engage in useless fight with me. Good gun.
best review so far on youtube the 950 minks its a pro ; kept it clean and only 5 in mag and nothing but high velosity ammo and place your shots precisly
I have a 950 .22 "corto", made in Italy in 1956, a gift from my uncle.
It’s good and maybe you need it to safe your live and then you can thank you uncle so much
I've had my 950 BS .22 short for 31 years now! I've discovered that girls do like small things! Every female thats shot it was thrilled because it didn't scare them like they thought shooting a gun would! It's a great introduction gun because of that. We take, lady's only, to a private range and allow them to experience shooting without the presure that husbands or boyfriends can put on them. We've had a few that became fearful when it came their turn. Thats when I pull out, what I call my, "Little Cricket" (from the movie Men in Black)! It has worked every time! It's a fun little gun! I carry the LCP!
Thanks for your review of it!
Avoid hi velicity ammo in these mini lenght barrels......you loose velocity ( hi speed Ammo have a conception adapted for LENGHT BARREL....progressive powder need 6 or 10... or better 15 inchs for accellate) mouses guns need ’’flash ’’ powder for efficacity in 3 inch barrel
Best squirrel round ever made for stealth. Out of a rifle, sounds like a pellet gun.
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I have a pellet gun that is louder, bwahahah🤠
@@p_campbell my 177 cal 1600 fps break barrel sounds like a bull whip
Beautiful little pistol. I love Beretta firearms . Craftsmanship seems to be number 1 with them.
My Dad had one as a cop. He bought it in the late 1950's
I have had my 950 BS for years. Now I keep it in my front pocket every day. Got lucky and found a few spare mags at a gun show. I only paid $125.00 for it back then so I`m glad the value is going up on it. Thanks for the review you dont see much on mouse guns.
Did you ever have any problems with the recoil spring?. After 3 shots on mine it comes through the hand grips
Thanks Sootch00. My father, a firearms enthusiast, passed away last Tuesday and I am dealing with his passing each day, as well as his personal effects. One of the pistols I inherited is the Baretta 950 in .22 Short. Too small for me for EDC but maybe I can train my wife on it as a CC gun. Thanks!
I have the 25 acp from Italy. No safty, always in my pocket. Family time at the range once a month. Everyone loves a while with it.
I just cleaned and shot my grandfather's-its been in a safe for yearssss(he's been gone for years) I've been shooting super shorts thru it-its been working flawlessly! I couldn't actually believe it shot that well. Even hit pretty consistently a 2L at 5-7yds.
That thing is super clean! Looks like a museum piece.
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I love all these tiny Beretta's. And, I don't care what anyone says, I would not want to get shot with a .22 Short, especially by someone who understands bullet placement. I especially love the new stainless steel 21As that Beretta is making in short runs now.
A neck shot at 5 feet is going to put a hurting on even the biggest guy!
I have an EL950 BS I got in the early 80"s. 22 short. it has wood grips and the gold inlays, trigger and clip end are gold too.
I have two Bobcats in 22lr and love them. I also have an Astra Cub in 22short. It is a favorite and I often carry it. If you empty the magazine into an attacker's belly, it gives you a good break to run. If you can put half a magazine into an attacker's face, you will really get their attention. You do have to practice...
The safe way to decock one of these (any of the other tip-up barrel designs) is to tip up the barrel first. That way, if your thumb slips and the hammer falls unimpeded, there is no round in front of the firing pin. Some older models in my experience require the barrel to be tipped quite a bit forward though some of the newer ones do not. Near the start of my LEO career (now retired) I carried a Minx. Years later I wound up with a 1964 vintage Jetfire and it's served as backup (and even off-duty carry at times when tiny was the order of the day after my P3AT wore out). For those deriding "mouse-gun" ballistics, know I've seen enough folks DRT or otherwise stopped from a good hit (usually the noggin) from a mouse-gun to respect their ability. In any event they sure beat throwing rocks. ;) Great channel!
Thanks. What is considered to be the safest way to carry a Jetfire that is loaded? Half-cocked, safety on?
@@kerrypierce7348 - Cocked with safety on (if you're right-handed ... and if yours is the post-68 model with a safety) is of course one option, some would argue as best. BUT that safety is tiny, and can be very stiff.
I prefer hammer down. All the way down as a hammer on half cock can break that notch if dropped and landing on the hammer. That's in theory a far enough drop to pop a primer. All the way down, the firing pin should not protrude (check and verify on every model you handle, especially much older ones pre B and BS). That makes them about as "drop safe" as they're gonna be. Mine has been through the rigors of police carry which means it's been dropped, been on me when I've fallen, etc. and never so much as scratched a primer.
@@CeltKnight Always appreciate the wisdom of a LEO. This makes sense and I will check the firing pin extension. Thank you. Does your suggestion apply for both centerfire (.25ACP) and rimfire (22Short) primer types? (I would assume yes, if the firing pin extension checks out.)
@@kerrypierce7348 - I've had both and that has been my experience (firing pins do not protrude from breachface with hammer fully down). It's been a while but seems like long ago I read that the "B" in '950 B' and '850 BS' indicated the firing pin was made safer for the weapon to be carried loaded with hammer fully down.
Also, and this may just be me, but the hammer seems easier to cock when fully down. It's something about the geometry or some such and how the thumb naturally passes over it in a cocking motion.
Thanks and enjoy the little blaster. They are fun and way more accurate than most folks believe.
Greetings! Being a fan of the .22SH, I decided to pick up a 950BS for fun shooting. I briefly owned a nickel plated pistol, but it had reliability issues. Several years passed after I'd sold it before I saw another. Deciding to try again, I grabbed a Pre-'68 blued pistol that showed up at the gun shop I was working at. This older pistol was flawlessly reliable. I believe that I paid under $150 for it ( early '90s ), and it cycles with everything but the very light "Olympic/Target" cartridges. This is truly a fun pistol, and has introduced a couple of people to handgun shooting. Thanks for your entertaining videos!
My mom has one.I love it so much I want one.Accuracy is amazing.
Many people underestimate the power of a .22 short.
It's almost on par with a 22lr and that's killed more people in America than all other calibres combined it's massively underrated.
Best channel for thorough discussion of mouse guns. I just keep sizing down and sizing down cuz I hate the weight and hassle of carrying a gun.
That KelTec .32 looks real nice. So thin and small, with a locked breech.
I bought one of these from a coworker back in the early 80's. It was in really good shape but didn't have a magazine. I gave $25. It fired great, single shot. I ended up selling it to a friend. He picked up a mag for it (he paid $35 for a used mag). He gave it to his gf to carry at her job working 3rds in a gas station. Wish I'd have kept it.
22short will go through 1/2" PLYWOOD AT 50' CAN WRECK YOUR DAY
Likely Lethal but so slow that you have time to COMPLAIN about it,.
I have a long barrel 950B made in Brazil bought it from a collector it was new never shot ...I have put 2 boxes or 100 rounds trough it since I bought it in 1991 it was suprising how accurate it was. Appreciate your efforts and quality content thanks for posting this Particular gun the 950bs made in USA. Cheers!
The gun is meant to be carried fully cocked, with safety on. The half-cock hammer position is to catch the hammer in the unlikely event that the sear releases it without the trigger being pulled, perhaps when dropped. The gun must not be carried with the hammer half-cocked because if the gun is dropped and the hammer hits a hard surface, it can break the half-cock notch, even with the safety on, and the hammer will then carry enough inertia to ignite the chambered round. I have the Minx and the Bobcat, and both are great.
Nice gun.
I am glad you showed how to show clear as the rack the slide doesn't work, No Extractor. So many on TH-cam think rack the slide then pull the trigger shows clear
The Eurodance music adds a different flavor to this one.
I have one of these from 1959 without the safety. It’s a good little shooter.
One of my favourite guns, I have 8 of them now. been collecting them for a while. lot of fun to shoot....
Dennydemenace how much can you get one of these pistols for
Dennydemenace go to gunbroker.com Chris. They are up in price though because as he said, the BS model was discontinued in 2003. I bought mine new about 20 years ago. There is one right now for $750.00 listed there, but there are others much cheaper than that. I’m guessing three hundred about median price, but I’m no expert.
Hey, I used to have one of these. Cut little thing I regret selling, but I did make a profit. It just was not all that practical as I can get something the same size in .32, but it was fun to shot, and cheap to shot as well.
I have a 950 BS in 25. Nice little gun also it has wood grips which I like
I had one of these back in the late eighties. I also had the .25 ACP.
I picked up a 22 short 950bs for 250 in mint condition with 500 rounds of cci hollow point shorts. At a gun shop beside the jeep jam festival i was at today. I freaking love it and would never sell it. With how measily the shorts are i figure this gun will outlive me and my eventual grabdkids even after thousands of rounds. They really dont make them like they use to.
Bring it Back! But 22 LONG RIFLE...WITH THAT TRIGGER.
PLEASE 😀
My 950BS is in .25 ACP. Surprisingly, it has a very good trigger. I have a friend who is a police officer and a 1911 guy. He was shocked at how good the trigger-pull was.
Edited to add: Be careful when you press the button that causes the tip-up barrel to pop up. If there is a round in that chamber, it will go flying :-)
Thanks for another good video.
But it doesn't have an extractor...? So it won't pop out? Unless you let it fly open which in my opinion wouldn't be a good thing. Causes unneeded wear. Same with flipping open a revolver.
LK Campbell I was shocked the first time a flicked a round out how far and hard it flew!
Charles Fields indeed it don’t but somehow the force is enough to do it! Got a 21A a week ago and indeed it does throw even a live round out with force. I guessed before I bought mine it wouldn’t have thrown it out but I was wrong. Still not sure yet just why that is.
How do the Taurus tip up pistols compare to the Beretta tip ups? I was looking at a Taurus yesterday, and the sales associate told me not to rack the slide on it. He went so far as to stop me when I tried to rack the slide.
I paid $125 for mine new, from a gun store in El Paso Texas back in 1984. And yes, I still have it, it only came with one mag. Wish I would have bought more mags. back then for it, now I can't find any.
Triple K magazine company has em.
jmonty1738 thank you but I just checked, they have mags for 25 ACP. I need mag for 22 short they don't have. Thanks for looking out.
@@williamlillibridge6055 Numrich gun parts has them in stock now, and their made by Triple K. Check them out.
@@williamlillibridge6055 Triple K does have them on their website under Beretta 950 minx 22 short. It's a few after the Jetfire 25acp.
Add Johnsonl2019 on snap fam they reliable and fast got my gun from them
I've been a fan of the Beretta M-21a with the wood grips since the 80's.
I have one from 1956 and love it
You can use the .22 Short as a sub caliber trainer for the .25 ACP!
I love pocket guns. As I understand it, the .25 ACP is more reliable than the .22 because the .25 is rimless. The rim on .22 or and short causes feeding problems.
I never look at mouse guns without remembering two shootings that happened near me in the '70s. A newly hired basketball coach at my college, who had been a star player just the year before, was caught in the act by a jealous ex-boyfriend. This guy was probably the most physically fit human being I have ever seen. He was solid muscle. He jumped out of bed and took a .25 ACP round in the heart at contact distance and fell dead. I couldn't help thinking about how such a tiny cartridge had instant stopping power when shot placement was precise.
The other incident was reported in the local paper. A young man was leaving his house with a .25ACP in a front pants pocket. He was coming down his front steps when the pistol discharged, hitting his femoral artery. He was probably pulling out his keys and something snagged the trigger. He bled to death on his front lawn.
So, when it hits a critical spot, the .25 (and 22) can be quite lethal.
@@fahey5719 , AlanMcMichael no habla de intercambiar balas de diferentes calibres en 1 sola pistola. Fahey, debes de aprender a leer.
AllanMcMichael:
The .25 acp is more reliable, simply because it is a center fire cartridge, rimfire cartridges are prone to not firing.. less reliable 😁
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I was joking about using a .22 Short pistol as a sub caliber trainer for a .25 ACP pistol, and I didn’t mean to suggest that you can fire a .22 Short in a pistol chambered for 25 ACP. Don’t do that!
You should mention the .22 shells also come in hollow-point. Enlarging the hollow point hole a little will cause much more damage.
If I recall correctly, in the early James Bond novels, he carried a Beretta .25 in a shoulder holster(!), and to further flatten its profile, had the grip panels removed, rewrapping the grip with tape. He later switched to a Walther PPK.
I have one without the safety, it was made in 1963, it was my dads he won it in a poker game. It is a little worse for wear on the bluing but has only been fired 5 times.
The small Beretta is amazing. You NEVER have to "rack the slide". The tilt barrel and the double action keeps this gun always ready but at the same time darn safe. The 32 cal. (Tomcat) has a more hefty grip. Oh, to lessen the 6 pound trigger pull (only on the first shot) you just first pull back the hammer and the pull become about 2 pounds. Remember, a trained shooter with a 22 is more effective then an untrained user with a bazooka.
Had one of those, being a lefty the mag would release everytime I shot it.
im left handed, why would the mag release?
The James Bond Beretta was in "Dr. No." It was not definitely identified, but appeared to be a model 418, and would have been a .25 ACP. It was manufactured from about 1936 until the mid 1950's. A lightweight version (aluminum alloy frame), weighing about 10 ounces, was made from about the mid 1940's. This is just an educated guess, based on my observations of the movie. The pistol was confiscated by M in an early scene, and replaced by Major Boothroyd (Desmond Llewellyn) with the iconic Walther PPK in .32 ACP. Bond (Connery) managed to swipe the Beretta and leave behind the PPK as he was leaving M's office.
Hope this helps!
From Major Boothroyd to Q. Desmond Llewelyn was a Bond legend.
I thought it was a Beretta 1934 or 1935 in that scene. Im not sure. I recently bought a 1935 in 32ACP and saw something about it in researching the gun.
Beretta really should start making these guns again. I dont think that it would flop at all.
I cant get mine to fire more than 1 round. It fires the first one but it doesn't slide back far enough to eject and load the next one. Doesn't matter what ammo and I made sure its clean and properly assembled
I had one waaaaay back when I was in college in the early '80s. I could scare Coke cans to death with it at 50 yards. Great little gun! BTW, Massad Ayoob had its 'big brother' (.25acp Jetfire) tricked out for his then (1980s) young daughter to use in IPSC.
Jim Hovater pocket pistol can killed people?
@@harveydab6575 Of course they can, they're not games !
Try CCI .22 short hollow points varmint rounds 1105 fps . These little rounds can by deadly up close .
That’d be a great gun for a kid, I would’ve loved to have a pistol like this when I was younger.
Personally, I'm a strong believer in starting kids off with bolt action .22s. After that, they can graduate to a break action 20 gauge, your a lighter recoiling deer rifle like a .243 and gradually get bigger and more complex firearms as they get bigger and older. I'd probably wait until the teenage years to start teaching any kid of mine to shoot pistols, but I'm probably just biased because that's how I first learned to shoot when I was a kid.
You are gonna shoot your eye out.
@@DoctorNemmo not as cool as a red rider BB gun however
Bought one of these new years ago. Never fired it. Nice video!
For Dr.No they used a Beretta M1934 (actualy a 9mm short), but in the book it was a Beretta 418 (cal.25).
T. Versteeg I have a first edition copy and it doesn’t mention a model. Just says Beretta .25. But the author did carry a 418.
Best firearm I ever had
I use them a lot the 22 short version, I like the Italian version, no safety, you have to use the high velocity ammo , the cb stuff is for rifles , I really like your videos , don't under estimate that little beretta or 22 short
My mom has one and it is extremely accurate and fun to shoot.I shot a varmint at 50 yards and hit it right where I was aiming,the back of the head.It is a very well made little pistol.
Love mouse guns. Oddly, .22 short is easier to find than CCI Mini Mags in my town.
Impresso em portuqueis
I would love to see a chronographed difference between the 22s Beretta short and long barrel comparison.
I just got one of these off of Gunbrocker. I already had the 22 lr version. Which I was told recently is rare. Great firearms.
Gun broker.
The gun does not make the man, the man makes the gun. A 22 short will kill a person instantly with a proper head shot. A pellet rifle today can be lethal and a 22 short from a mouse gun is much more powerful
james bullock Best comment here! Agreed 200%. 22lr are lethal past 300yd at the least. A short can be almost as deadly as a common (non Stinger/Velocitor) or close enough. Ability trumps power every time.
I have big hands & the safety flicks on after every shot. I finally found a pre 1968 one in 25 acp & it makes a great pocket carry in the Florida summers.
The first gun I bought Lynn more than 27 years ago was a Beretta 22LR similar to this weapon except it was in chrome and the fancier wood grips.
I said all that to say this. I still have that weapon almost thirty years later. Never left me hanging. Wonderful weapon.
Granted the marriage didn't quite stand the same test of time,however I can honestly say that was my fault. Guess that's why she let me keep the pistol.
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I carry a 21a in 22 lr as a concealed carry firearm. This a reliable small firearm.
my favourite .22 handgun.
It will get someone off of you. I prefer the Kel Tec P-32 myself. .32 acp has a little more punch and the P-32 I have shoots flawlessly.
When I first saw the P-32 I thought it was a toy, I had never owned a pocket gun. But once I started shooting it I was impressed. Light, small, dependable and accurate.
I'll stick with my Tomcat in .32cal...although if I'd seen one of these I may have bought one for fun.
It's made for close range head shots,, kill the person quick, never underestimate a gun...
Ask Richard Davis (owner of Second Chance body armor) about the .25acp and getting shot in the head with one.
Served many hitmen in its time
@ChillModeOn Dangerous in general, zodiac killer killed 2 victims with a 22.. Other times he used a 9mm and only got one. Its all in the shot placement, a miss with a 45 wont stop a threat
,can you still find one ?
RFK was killed with a .22
I have my dads 950B M4 low serial barrel is 3.75 very accurate he bought it at the San Antonio rod and gun club in 1962. He shot it twice got slide bite. Thus he put it away. It was my stocking stuffer last year. Very accurate and once you leave it on the desk you will never see a mouse. Other differences between the generations are A very complex magazine that utilizes a compound follower and a coil spring and guide and an internal magazine lock retains the magazine when the hammer is at half cock full cock or hammer down mag ejects easy. Also great self defense against squirrels. Thanks for this presentation Sootch00
I bought a .22 MINX in 1961 for $18.00.....and I still have it (in MINT condition)....It is the Italian version 950B.....and fired at most 500 rounds.....and is "mechanical perfection"......Six HP rounds in 2.5 seconds (with one in reserve) to the bad guys throat from about 5 feet away is "Instant Transportation" to meeting GOD!
The .22 Short is fairly useless, and the Jetfire makes much more sense. I've seen so many of the .25s succeed in self defense situations when one would think they would fail. In many cases they end up killing the bad guys, so one can't knock success! (And I've seen dozens of successful defense shootings.)
You would not want to be shot by a .22 short. It can possibly kill you if it churned up about 50-60 ft-lbs.
I know Mosaad used them to great effect, so useless may not be the best description.
@Matthew Sparks Everyone's correct because ultimately no one wants to be shot, period. Everyone knows that even one shot (from any caliber) means major surgery. But some guys don't go down.They've got a grudge and they'll gladly walk into a hail of bullets.But ahen in
@Matthew Sparks Yeah, but why not use a .25ACP or .22LR? They're virtually the same size. The .25 is more effective and it's more reliable. I have the same philosophy about burning through a clip if the bad guy doesn't go down, but with the .22/.25. I reckon if you shoot him in the chest, he may go down, but if he's got a knife or other... implement, even a .25 might be ineffective. Best bet, if he's armed, shot him in the chest then run like Hell! Don't feel like you have to take him on.
Sootch, looks like you use your cigar for stress relief like my grandfather did. The end was all chewed on. Great review.
Yes, It was longer and my kids don't rag me for smoking : )
For better stopping power, get the 32 with hollow point ammo. It is designed like the 22 cal. The company has been around since 1540.
"This gun is so mousey, I'm gonna need a cigar to man up!"
*Plays techno music*
In all seriousness I love your reviews, Scootch.
22 Short.... needs fun music. Thanks anyway : )
siempre las pistolas pequeñas 22,25, me han parecido preciosas, aparte de su calibre.
I had one of these 40 years ago loved it great gun for a girl too
Yes l like the gun
Cool looking little pistol. I used to love the 22 short for having fun. Kind of sucks I can't ever find it.
Fun lil guns....cool stuff Sootch, have a nice weekend, MIKE.
Thanks Mike!
+sootch00 love all ur vids sootch. im ur #1 fan. Godbless you brother..
Great little gun, I have the 25, and the new 32.
Just a gorgeous little gun!!!
The collection is coming right along. I have always liked those tip up barrels from Baretta
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Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I found a 950b in .22 Short that was made in Italy (without the safety) years ago after my dad passed away. It has the Beretta logo on the grips, but not the circular logo further down like shown in your video. It's a cute little mouse gun.
The .25 Jetfire's (sic) are extremely reliable. The .22 long rifles -far less so. The .22 short (minx) we shot was amazingly reliable for a small .22 pistol. One failure to feed in every 98-100 rounds seemed about average.
I have 2 barettas,a .9 and a .40.Love the barettas!
I have one and also experienced misfires. Should not the shooter wait longer before opening the gun to remove the round? It is almost like the 22 short round doesn't always have the power to cycle the gun.
You make some good videos. I enjoy watching .
Love the .22 short hollow points.
love these guns. Great stuff as usual. keep the mouse guns coming.
Thanks Brett. It's been fun.
Where can i buy extra magazines for this that dont cost an arm and a leg
No doubt.If you can find them at all
Check Taran Tactical.
Found one that still had the original thick oil coating on it, in the original box, with the original paperwork under a old baseball glove, & another gem of an antique original air rifle which was one of the first ones out. Had to pick one, or the other…Other than being the only thing I had at all, it would not be a mainstay as the main family protection. Although it’s good to know that everyone is able to handle it comfortably, & in the rare case that somebody gets a gun pulled on them, & isn’t getting shot to be killed, these will back anyone the hell off you in a hurry. This is a “close, dump, run” gun more than anything. My wife likes it as well. The ammo is the absolute worst thing about this in the .22 short, but damn is it fun. .25 ACP is getting harder, & harder to find, along with more expensive. First pistol I thought my kids with too, & they don’t get scared of the kick…because there’s none. Gotta make sure they have fun too. It’s a blast to plink, a lot cheaper than any of the “main 3”. As with everything, practice practice practice as much as possible! Even being a .22 short, as a man who agrees the caliber alone is about as next to useless past fun as they can come. I can’t say that I haven’t figured out a million, & one situations that this thing would be a absolute god send to have. Kinda crappy caliber in the short, but the platform, functionality, & collectibility in this is almost second to none.
Got one of these beasts today, sweet little mouse. Excellent review, I learned a lot about my new pistol.
I have one 950 25acp... so fantastic..
Innoxp whats so fantastic about this toy pistol ? To kill someone with that baby u need to shoot right in an eye in close range
Maybe he didn’t buy it to kill someone. Maybe he bought to shoot and have some fun with it.
I have one without the safety. Must have come into the US before the ban.
Or made in Italy.
Still deadly but damn are they adorable little rounds😂😂
Great video! Thanks for all the great content!