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@Matt Landfair putting his on FB made me want to give some heads up on my initial work with the 80X
Background:
I've always had a soft spot for the Cheetah. About a year ago, I was not happy with the micro-9's and considered just jumping to an alloy frame DA 380. I thought it would be a nice bridge between the 351C and my C2 Staccato...still possible for some NPE's but a bit more capacity and shootability than a 12oz 22mag snubby with a 12 pound trigger pull.
I found a very nice 84FS and loved everything about it save for the sights... which suck given the otherwise shootability of the gun
(Un)luckily for me, I sent the 84FS off for some custom irons about 6 weeks before the 80X was announced.
In my "red dot em if ya got em" mentality of today and 2 is 1 mantra of our community, I picked up an 80X as well. Shot it at the range when I picked it up and despite the crude rear sight attached to a plate, it shot well with a cover hold with Norma and Fed AE.
The Good:
The 84F was unpleasant to shoot with Norma defense hp's and Federal AE. I used this ammo specifically to try with the 80X and it was farm more pleasant.
The 80X doesn't have the mag disconnect that the 84FS has.
Despite initial press, the magazines are compatible.
Albeit long, the 80X has a rather decent DA trigger weight and feel.
The Bad:
You get either crude irons (with the rear plate attached to the slide with 2x screws) or a red dot...even with some integral rears built into holosuns, no front sight exists to come close to having back-up irons. Though this is my first Beretta with a red dot...this sucker sits HIGH
Texture on the OEM grips is a little lacking especially if it's a "summer carry" option.
To incorporate a serious rail for use with WML's, it really beefs up this gun compared to the older 81/84's. For what this gun is, I'm not sure it's necessary, but the general public gotta have their rails.
The rds plates need some serious work. The recoil bosses on the Holosun K plate were almost nonexistent. Given all that we know about plates already, what was sacrificed to make this RDS ready, was not worth it.
84 has a crappy front sight, 80X has a crappy rear sight....sights are still not what they could be
The UGLY:
My brand-spakin' new Holosun MPS Carry took a beatin'. Despite filing the screws to fit with all the threading possible but not protruding from the plate, the sights worked loose 2x in less than 70 rounds with the RDS. This little Holosun is getting a new home and new life as an offset rds on a rifle
Conclusion:
While my dreams have been dashed for a quality Beretta Cheetah with micro red dot, the gun shoots extremely well with just the OEM irons.
I would like to see some additional front sight options in terms of tritium/fiber op and height.
If we're being honest, Beretta could've skipped the RDS plate and light rail....the 80X isn't that kind of party IMHO. They would have been better off making it accept 92 irons and giving the user a better fixed iron option...essentially. With that, I'm not sure I would pick the 80X over my upgraded 84FS for my purposes for this reason.
Background:
I've always had a soft spot for the Cheetah. About a year ago, I was not happy with the micro-9's and considered just jumping to an alloy frame DA 380. I thought it would be a nice bridge between the 351C and my C2 Staccato...still possible for some NPE's but a bit more capacity and shootability than a 12oz 22mag snubby with a 12 pound trigger pull.
I found a very nice 84FS and loved everything about it save for the sights... which suck given the otherwise shootability of the gun
(Un)luckily for me, I sent the 84FS off for some custom irons about 6 weeks before the 80X was announced.
In my "red dot em if ya got em" mentality of today and 2 is 1 mantra of our community, I picked up an 80X as well. Shot it at the range when I picked it up and despite the crude rear sight attached to a plate, it shot well with a cover hold with Norma and Fed AE.
The Good:
The 84F was unpleasant to shoot with Norma defense hp's and Federal AE. I used this ammo specifically to try with the 80X and it was farm more pleasant.
The 80X doesn't have the mag disconnect that the 84FS has.
Despite initial press, the magazines are compatible.
Albeit long, the 80X has a rather decent DA trigger weight and feel.
The Bad:
You get either crude irons (with the rear plate attached to the slide with 2x screws) or a red dot...even with some integral rears built into holosuns, no front sight exists to come close to having back-up irons. Though this is my first Beretta with a red dot...this sucker sits HIGH
Texture on the OEM grips is a little lacking especially if it's a "summer carry" option.
To incorporate a serious rail for use with WML's, it really beefs up this gun compared to the older 81/84's. For what this gun is, I'm not sure it's necessary, but the general public gotta have their rails.
The rds plates need some serious work. The recoil bosses on the Holosun K plate were almost nonexistent. Given all that we know about plates already, what was sacrificed to make this RDS ready, was not worth it.
84 has a crappy front sight, 80X has a crappy rear sight....sights are still not what they could be
The UGLY:
My brand-spakin' new Holosun MPS Carry took a beatin'. Despite filing the screws to fit with all the threading possible but not protruding from the plate, the sights worked loose 2x in less than 70 rounds with the RDS. This little Holosun is getting a new home and new life as an offset rds on a rifle
Conclusion:
While my dreams have been dashed for a quality Beretta Cheetah with micro red dot, the gun shoots extremely well with just the OEM irons.
I would like to see some additional front sight options in terms of tritium/fiber op and height.
If we're being honest, Beretta could've skipped the RDS plate and light rail....the 80X isn't that kind of party IMHO. They would have been better off making it accept 92 irons and giving the user a better fixed iron option...essentially. With that, I'm not sure I would pick the 80X over my upgraded 84FS for my purposes for this reason.
