Everything about Beretta 85

About Beretta 85

This Beretta 85 is an semi-automatic pistol that is blowback operated and chambered with .380 Auto ammunition. Magazine capacity is 8 rounds. This model holds even more than the average pistols of this caliber. The average .380 Auto bullet has only 151 ft-lbs. of energy at the muzzle. The Beretta 85 l is usually carried hammer down with the safety engaged or not. When the safety lever is pushed all the way upward, it acts as a decocker, dropping the hammer to a "half-cock" position. There is an internal firing pin safety such that the pin is not free to move unless the trigger is in the rearward position.

The “80” model line of Beretta is a new generation of compact pistols that appeared in 1976. The models are 81, 82, 84, 85 and 87. They have many similarities in appearance, major dimensions and design. They have differed in calibers and magazine capacities. They may be hard to recognize and at first you may fail to notice the right one, but we are here to help you get to know them better. This line of Beretta pistols includes also models for plinking and target shooting.

The whole line is blowback operated, hammer fired guns, they all have an ambidextrous safety. The slides famously resemble the Beretta 92 slide, an open-top pattern. The frames are made of light alloy and slides are made of steel. All of these pistols have fixed sights, dovetailed into the slide. The grips vary and finishes vary. Grips can be plastic or wooden and the finish can be blued or nickel.