Following the release of the revamped .380 ACP Beretta 80X Cheetah two years ago during SHOT Show 2023, Beretta is now offering this pistol in .32 ACP. This new variant made its debut during Beretta USA’s range day two days before the formal start of this year’s SHOT Show. Due to the optics-ready system found on modern Beretta 80X Cheetah slides, the new .32 ACP version of the pistol is likely one of the few full-capacity but compact handgun models chambered for this classic early 20th century pistol cartridge and also accepts a modern slide-mounted electronic red-dot sight.
This modernized .32-caliber semi-automatic pistol has a direct tie-in with its original ancestor, the Beretta Model 81 Cheetah, as the newer 80X also feeds off the same exact Mod 81 pattern 12-round .32 ACP magazine. Like its original predecessor, the new model retains the straight semi-automatic blowback action and fixed barrel of the original. Unlike the original Beretta Model 81, the 80X Cheetah counts on a recontoured frame that also includes an accessory rail.
Beretta 80X Cheetah .32 ACP Specifications:
- Caliber: .32 ACP
- Action: Blowback semi-automatic
- Trigger: Traditional double action
- Overall Length: 6.8 inches
- Weight: 25 ounces
- Height: 4.9 inches
- Barrel Length: 3.9 inches
- Width: 1.4 inches
- Magazine Capacity: 12 rounds
- Safety: Frame mounted thumb safety
- Sights: Three-dot front and rear iron sights
- Frame Material: Aluminum
To learn more about the .32 ACP Beretta Cheetah 80X or other new products for 2025 from Beretta USA, visit beretta.com.
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