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In the current Beretta catalog, I see three options that make particularly good sense for the recreational shooter. The choice will depend on what the shooter’s needs are. Will it be preparation for defense with a bigger Beretta? Small game hunting? Match shooting? Or just general plinking? As always, we need to tailor the tool to the task. Let’s examine each of Beretta’s .22 caliber “fun guns” in their own right.

The Beretta Neos in short-barrel …

… and long-barrel configuration.

Ayoob does not like the front trigger guard shape of the Neos. It goes too far forward leaving the fingertip on an incline that wants to slide back to the trigger, getting in the way of the “finger out of the trigger guard” safety principle.

U22 Neos

Joe Kalinowski wrote to the Beretta website, “Last Saturday myself and two friends were experimenting with the new pistol that my wife had bought for herself. She has a U22 NEOS. We attached a Red Head red dot sight to it. Using standard .22 LR ammo, we were hitting a 5-inch target consistently at 100 yards. We found it to be just a great pistol for target shooting. Both of my friends went out to purchase one after we were done shooting!”