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Manufacturer
	Fabbrica D' Armi Pietro Beretta SpA More Info

About the Gun

Compact aluminum-alloy DA/SA blowback pistol with a double-stack magazine, Vertec straight backstrap, beavertail, and a short Picatinny rail. Open-top slide, optic-ready, with interchangeable sights. Frame-mounted ambidextrous safety/decock lever, X-treme S trigger, and a skeletonized hammer. Tactical guns use a longer 1/2-28 threaded barrel.

Production

Production began in 2025 and is currently ongoing.

Market value

MSRP is around $749. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $550–$700.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.380 Automatic
Alias:	9mm Browning Short
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Analysis

Beretta revived the Cheetah in 2023 as the 80X: Vertec alloy frame, optic-cut slide, rail, and X-treme S lockwork on the old 84-pattern blowback. The first guns used a 3.9-inch barrel and a 13-round magazine. The Tactical followed in 2025. The change is the 4.4-inch 1/2-28 barrel and 15-round .380 Auto magazines. Fixed-barrel blowback does not need a booster on a suppressor, which is why the longer threaded tube is the point of the model. Urban and Desert are finish SKUs of that gun. A factory compensator pack ran later as a separate Launch item. The .32 Auto Tactical arrived in 2026 on the same threaded envelope with 12-round magazines. It is the small-bore companion to the .380 Auto Tactical, not a return of the old 81. Used value follows finish and whether both extended magazines remain with the box.