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Update, post shooting two magazines of Remington .22 L.R. through the Bobcat the pistol became so fouled it would not feed additional rounds. Cleaning the Bobcat I then switching to CCI:-Mini Mags the pistol reliable fed over 100 rounds of those. At that juncture I ceased shooting that sidearm. The Tomcat fed over twenty four rounds with one failed to feed, magazine jam. (Arms-Corp 72 FMJ) The velocity of this round was measured at a maximum 884 FPS,(PACTS chromometer) ft./lbs. 125.
I recently purchased a Beretta Tomcat (.32 A.C.P.) that was manufactured in 2018 (Beretta's site.) In my experience & opinion--the negatives of the sidearm are that the Tomcat is limited to ammunition with 130 ft./lbs. of energy. While Federal, Winchester etc. does meet that standard many European ammunition tends to be "hotter." Another reality is that as there is no extractor. As the chamber gets dirty (75 rounds or so) the chamber become “gummed up” thus it needs to be wiped out. In the Bobcat(.22 LR) this a more of a concern as most .22 L.R. ammunition is dirtier. The use of CCI Mini-Mags (cleaner burning) is a solution that delay's the problem. The Winchester 71 grain does penetrate a pine 2x4 when discharged from the Tomcat as does the .25 A.C.P. when discharged from the Bobcat. The .22 L.R. Bobcat penetrates a 7/8 pine board. These pistols, to me, do meet their purpose in that they are easy to load and the concerns cited above are simply limitations of the design.