Beretta 80X Cheetah 380 ACP 3 9IN 13 Round

About this product

This Beretta 80X Cheetah is the 3.9-inch-barrel, 13-round .380 ACP configuration, priced at $649. It is a firearm and ships exclusively to a licensed FFL dealer for pickup — not to a home address.

Why does the 13-round capacity matter on a .380?

Most .380 ACP pistols on the market are micro-compacts that top out around 6 to 8 rounds. The 80X Cheetah's 13+1 capacity puts it closer to a compact 9mm in round count while keeping the milder recoil of .380, which is a big part of why it comes up in searches for a controllable carry or home-defense option that does not sacrifice capacity for caliber.

What is the trigger and action like?

The 80X Cheetah runs Beretta's X-treme S double/single-action trigger system — a longer, heavier double-action pull for the first shot that transitions to a lighter single-action break for follow-ups, a deliberate safety-versus-speed tradeoff compared to a striker-fired gun with one consistent trigger pull throughout. The hammer is skeletonized to cut reciprocating weight, which Beretta uses to smooth out the slide cycle, and the barrel is a hammer-forged, blued 3.9-inch unit housed in a slide finished with Beretta's Aqua Tech Shield coating.

Is the 80X Cheetah on California's handgun roster?

Because California requires dealer-sold handguns to be on the state's certified roster (with some exceptions), and rosters are updated as manufacturers recertify or drop models, we are not going to assume this specific 13-round configuration is currently listed. Confirm roster status, or whether an exemption applies to your purchase, with your FFL before finalizing the order.

How does this compare to the other 80X Cheetah listing we carry?

We carry more than one 80X Cheetah configuration, and this is the standard 3.9-inch-barrel, black-finish model with the 13-round magazine — the baseline version of the pistol rather than a threaded-barrel Tactical Urban variant or a custom-shop build. If you are cross-shopping our listings, this is the configuration to start with if you want the core 80X Cheetah experience without paying for extras like a threaded barrel or a factory trigger job you may not need.

Beretta backs the 80X line with the same general reliability reputation the Cheetah name has carried for decades, and the aluminum frame construction keeps the pistol light enough for daily carry without feeling flimsy. For a lot of buyers comparing capacity-focused .380s, this specific configuration — standard barrel, standard finish, full 13-round magazine — is the sensible default rather than an upgrade path.

Practicing the double-action first pull specifically, rather than only running single-action follow-up shots, is worth the extra dry-fire time on any DA/SA pistol, and it is especially worth it here given how much capacity this configuration puts in your hand for the caliber.

Ammunition selection is also worth thinking through: quality defensive .380 ACP hollow points have closed much of the performance gap with 9mm in recent years, and pairing the extra capacity here with a proven modern defensive load is a reasonable way to offset the caliber's smaller diameter.

Holster selection is straightforward too, since the standard 3.9-inch-barrel 80X Cheetah shares its outside dimensions with plenty of established aftermarket holster patterns already on the market, so you are not stuck waiting on a niche fit the way you might be with a less common pistol shape.

Payment runs through our secure checkout, and once your background check clears we will coordinate the transfer to your chosen FFL. If capacity was the thing holding you back from a .380, this is the configuration that addresses it directly.