The Rimfire Report: Mossad’s Deadly Legacy with Beretta Model 71

Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many types of guns, ammo, shooting sports, and history! On a recent trip out to Texas, I had the pleasure of meeting with the good guys from the 9 Hole Reviews YouTube channel. Henry of 9 Hole was kind enough to bring out not just one, but two Beretta Model 71 pistols that I had been curious about for quite a while from my work with the Beretta 21A Bobcat. While at the range, I had a chance to get a close look at the guns, and also shoot them in various suppressed and unsuppressed configurations. The Model 71 is essentially Beretta’s larger variant of the 21A Bobcat but unlike the Bobcat, the Model 71 actually has a fairly lethal history, specifically with the Israeli Mossad. Today we’ll talk a bit about the pistol, and some of its uses throughout the years.

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