{"id":221371,"date":"2025-11-23T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=221371"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:06:06","slug":"beretta-20x-vs-21a-bobcat-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/beretta-20x-vs-21a-bobcat-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Beretta 20X vs 21A Bobcat: The Tip Up Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span>Estimated reading time: <\/span>12<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beretta finally gives the Bobcat a real modernization with the 20X, and it shows. We shot both side by side to see if the new gun truly fixes the 21A\u2019s quirks or just dresses them up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip Up Legacy: Why These Tiny Bobcats Still Matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time, when a new generation of an existing gun hits the market, it\u2019s not too much different. Glock has been making the same gun for three decades now. That\u2019s most of the time, but sometimes things get radical. Beretta has quietly produced the tip-up pocket pistols for decades now, and recently they revamped the lineup and made it part of their X series of firearms with the 20X and 30X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bobcat has gotten the X treatment from Beretta. This modernizes the old pocket pistol. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 20X is replacing the 21A, which was Beretta\u2019s micro-sized .22LR pocket pistol. The 21A has been around for a long time and earned the name Bobcat as a moniker. The X series has graced the Beretta 92, the old 80 Series Cheetahs, and now it’s reached the Tomcat and Bobcat lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What X typically implies is a modernization of a Beretta classic. They keep the charm and soul of a Beretta handgun, but give it a much-needed facelift. The 20X series has made significant changes to the 21A, but are these upgrades? That\u2019s what we plan to figure out today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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