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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 8000F is DA/SA: exposed hammer and ambidextrous slide-mounted safety/decocker. Checkered black plastic grips and fixed three-dot sights. The barrel is hard-chromed. Finish on this row is matte black Bruniton.

Production

Production ran from 1995 through 2005.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $650. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $450–$650.

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

Beretta introduced the Cougar in 1994 as a more compact locked-breech companion to the 92. The series was designed around .40 S&W and then cataloged in 9 mm. A rotating barrel locks the breech instead of the 92’s falling block. The F configuration is the standard DA/SA gun and outlasted the DAO 8000D. Italian production of this full-size 9 mm F ended in the mid-2000s. The PX4 later reused the rotating-barrel idea on a polymer frame. Inox, L, Mini, 8000D, 8040, and 8045 pistols are separate models. Used 8000F guns are the Cougar most buyers look for. Clean Italian-marked examples with original magazines sit at the top of the range.