Beretta 80X Cheetah .380 Auto
Model: J80XBLK13
Beretta 80X Cheetah .380 Auto
Model: J80XBLK13
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Beretta 80X Cheetah is an aluminum-framed DA/SA .380 built for home defense and belt carry. Its slide leaves the factory cut for an optic and set up for interchangeable sights, and the magazine holds 13 rounds.
The frame-mounted thumb safety also decocks the hammer and works from either side, the same layout Beretta uses on the 92. Single-action pull runs 3.3 to 4.4 lb and the first double-action shot 6.6 to 11 lb, so the trigger changes weight once per magazine. Nothing adjusts on the sights themselves. At 1.4 inches across the frame, this is a belt gun with a holster to match.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger Security-380 holds 15 rounds at 19.7 oz with an MSRP of $389, and its lighter recoil spring and fiber optic front sight suit a shooter with less hand strength, though the slide has no optic cut. The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ holds 8 rounds and has an MSRP of $469, with a grip safety and easy-load magazines, where the 80X asks you to learn a decocker.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The grip panels are Beretta’s Vertec pattern and unscrew, so a thinner or rougher set is a screwdriver job.
- The hammer is skeletonized and its internals are DLC coated, which keeps a hammer-fired gun running with less lubricant on it.
- Safety and decocking both work from either side, so a left-handed shooter needs no parts changed.
- The first pull is more than twice the weight of the ones after it, so the first round needs practice of its own.
- Frame width is service-pistol width on a .380, so holsters and cover garments have to suit a full-size gun.
- Nothing comes mounted in the optic cut, so a red dot and the plate under it are money on top of the pistol.
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Ruger Security-380 .380 Auto
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$320.99 |
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Walther CCP M2 .380 Auto
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$429.99 |
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$406.99 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can it be carried hammer down with the safety off?
Yes. Dropping the hammer with the lever leaves the gun ready for a double-action first shot, the same way a Beretta 92 is carried.
Is the frame steel?
No. The frame is anodized aluminum, and the steel slide over it carries Beretta’s Aqua Tech Shield coating.
What does the adjustable overtravel do?
It shortens how far the trigger keeps moving after the shot breaks, which brings the reset closer to the break. Beretta takes the adjustment down to a millimeter of travel.
