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Manufacturer
	Fabbrica D' Armi Pietro Beretta SpA More Info

About the Gun

Compact double-stack rotating-barrel pistol with an alloy frame and a short steel slide. The L keeps the 8000F’s DA/SA lockwork, exposed hammer, and ambidextrous slide-mounted safety/decocker. The grip is shorter than the full-size 8000F, and the slide is beveled with a lighter barrel. Checkered black plastic grips and fixed three-dot sights. The barrel is hard-chromed.

Production

Production ran from 2003 through 2005.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $650. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $500–$700.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	9 mm Luger
Alias:	9 mm Parabellum
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Analysis

Beretta introduced the 8000F L in 2003 as a late, lightened 9 mm F Cougar. The L cut is a moderate shortening of the grip plus a beveled slide and a weight-reduced barrel, not the earlier Mini chop. It closed out Italian F production with the rest of the line in the mid-2000s. Type P guns, which put the L slide on a full-length grip, are a different configuration. Used L guns are scarcer than standard 8000F pistols. Boxed Italian-marked examples with the original short magazines sit at the top of the range.