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Manufacturer
	Fabbrica D' Armi Pietro Beretta SpA More Info

About the Gun

Medium single-action striker-fired .22 LR plinking pistol with a single-stack magazine. Giugiaro-styled polymer grip-and-trigger-guard module bolts to the receiver with one screw and can be swapped as a unit. Frame-mounted ambidextrous thumb safety. The barrel carries a Weaver rail, a removable front sight, and an adjustable rear. Built as a modular training and range pistol.

Production

Production ran from 2002 through 2017.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $335. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $200–$325.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.22 LR
Alias:	.22 Long Rifle
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Analysis

Beretta launched the U22 Neos in 2002 as an Accokeek-made rimfire, not an Italian carry-over. The point was a cheap, tool-free modular trainer: barrel and rail come off as one piece, the slide lifts off, and the polymer grip module unbolts. That is why the 4.5, 6.0, and later 7.5 barrels, blued and Inox slides, and spare grip units all swap on the same receiver. A Deluxe trim with rubber grip inlays, an adjustable trigger, and colored sight blades followed in 2003 and was gone after 2007. A carbine kit that replaced the grip with a stock and the barrel with a forend appeared in 2004. In 2010 Beretta recalled early guns that could fire with the safety on or while the lever was being moved; Accokeek replaced the firing-pin parts. Standard 4.5 and 6.0 guns outlasted the Deluxe line. Used Neos pistols are common and inexpensive. Boxed examples with both magazines bring the top of the value range; loose guns without the case sit at the bottom.