Beretta M84FS - ArniesAirsoft

Author

Shao14

Misopethamenos

Registered: September 2004
Posts: 306,044

Review Date: 21/5/06

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �55.00 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	excellent finish with licensed trademark, accurate, quick cycling
Cons:	too plastic, weak power

Introduction

Beretta is one of the most recognized names in pistols though more than half
of the people on this forum couldn't spell it correctly. Its popularity is
mostly due to the US' official adoption of the 92FS model as the military
standard issue side arm. The 84FS is the compact version of the 92FS, and is
featured in numerous Hollywood films including the last Bond flick.

As far as I know, Western Arms is the only one who makes replicas of the
84FS. There are several versions of the WA Beretta 84FS, the standard black,
sliver, tactical, the black with suppressor combo, the black spy-pack, and
the silver spy-pack (tribute to the last Bond film). I wanted the silver
spy-pack, but unfortunately, it was out of stock everywhere, and I settled
for a standard black one. In the rest of this review, I'll use Cheetah to
refer to the WA Beretta M84FS replica.

There are also couple reviews on this gun in the old forum review section.

Initial Impression

The Cheetah comes in the usual minimalists plain brown cardboard box WA's
packaging is known for. In the box, there's the gun, instruction manual and
some other paperwork all in Japanese, and couple allen key wrenches.

The gun is indeed small. One of the above pictures shows the Cheetah and the
Tanaka's SW M60 side by side, and the Cheetah is not much bigger than that at
all. The Cheetah is slightly smaller than the G19. Weighs 570g, just a bit
short of that for the real steel, but it's not too noticeable for a small gun
like this.

The finish is what one can expect from WA. Seam lines are carefully hidden
around the gun though a few places show a few mm seam at the corner. The
paint is thick and even. The red dots on the safety and the white dots on
the sights are clearly painted.

Trademarks are plenty. WA has legal license from Beretta, and in fact,
Beretta publicly endorses WA on its website
(http://www.beretta.com/index.aspx?m=74&idc=2&ids=13 ). Lots of text on both
sides of the gun and the outer barrel, and several symbols (which I don't
really know the meanings) on the trigger guard, and authentic Beretta logo on
the grip panels.

The gun is mostly plastic. Metal parts include the trigger, hammer, sights,
safety/decocking lever, take down lever, mag release, and magazine. No
lanyard loop.

Shooting Impression

My expectations for compact pistols are never too high. I usually buy them
for the look and some role playing purposes. (I'd rather throw the BBs if I
get down to only a compact backup in actual games) The plastic slide does not
sound very satisfying when moving back and forth. The gun is pretty quiet
compare to my other GBBs. Charging gas is fairly straight forward, but as in
most WA mags, there's a little tab that can lock the gas release valve. Make
sure that tab is down so the valve is not locked before charging. Inserting
the mag doesn't produce a nice clicking sound especially if the slide is
forward, and it is hard to tell whether the mag is locked in place. With the
slide locked back, it's easier to tell whether a mag is locked in when
inserting.

The kick is mediocre at best, but it cycles cleanly and quickly. I haven't
had any misfeed or jam. The trigger pull is as smooth as it can be, and it
has both SA and DA positions. The accuracy is very good, on par with my full
size GBBs at 5m, but the power is quite low. With 134a gas at room
temperature, the Cheetah can only make a small dent on a coke can. With
green gas, it can make a little cut on the can, but unable to penetrate even
one side. Hop up can be adjusted via a small hex screw under the breach
(require field strip first and the use of an included allen wrench).

The mag holds 20 BBs, and gas efficiency is quite good. With 134a, I can get
3 and half mags in room temperature, and with propane, and I can get 2 mags.
Cool down effect is not too much unless you shoot as fast as you can for more
than 5 shots. The slide is plastic, and it may not withstand too much
propane abuse, but so far so good.

The safety is ambidextrous, and when pushed up, it also decocks the gun to
half cocked position, and locks the hammer, but the trigger is free. One can
pull the trigger without firing the gun when the safety is engaged as opposed
to some safeties that lock the trigger (e.g. the USP). The lever engages
with a positive click. The hammer can be fully lowered manually as well by
holding back the hammer while pulling the trigger, and while the trigger
being pulled back, slowly return the hammer.

Field strip

Field strip the Cheetah is almost identical to that for the 92FS. Simply
take out the mag, and push the take down button on the left and rotate the
take down lever on the right. Slide the slide/barrel assembly forward and
out. And then, the recoil spring guide rod and the barrel can be easily
taken out.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the WA Beretta M84FS is a nice little gun. It has excellent
finish with lots of authentic markings; it's very accurate and gas efficient;
but the power and the kick are both fairly low though the cycling action is
clean and quick. Not recommended for skirmishing, but must have for
collectors.

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