Beretta USA made the B22 Jaguar official on Aug. 7, and the new rimfire arrives as a pair rather than a single model. The B22 Jaguar Tac Metal is at authorized dealers now with a $749 MSRP. Its more heavily tuned sibling, the B22 Jaguar Metal Competition, will follow at $969, with Beretta saying only that it is coming soon.
Naturalists among us will note that the name is not new. In the late 1950s and 1960s, Beretta’s Model 71 reached American buyers as the Jaguar, a 17-ounce alloy-framed pistol chambered in .22 Long Rifle with a fixed barrel and an open-top slide—a small animal that earned an outsized reputation. Nearly 60 years on, the genus reappears in a considerably larger form, this time built around an aluminum chassis, wearing an M-Lok shroud and carrying a full-length optic rail. Same habitat, rather different set of teeth.
The B22 Tac Metal is the general-purpose Jaguar, sized for plinking, informal target work and teaching new shooters, and it’s the version Beretta built to be taken apart. No tools are required for field stripping, and the chassis-style fire control system means the grip frame, upper receiver, fire control and grip panels can all be swapped later. Ambidextrous controls, dual side ejection ports and an oversized reversible magazine release make left-handed setup a matter of configuration rather than compromise, which matters more in youth and club programs than most spec sheets let on.
At 8.85 inches long and 33.6 ounces unloaded, the B22 Tac Metal splits the difference between a training pistol and a target rig. Adjustable fiber-optic sights ride a 7-inch sight radius, and a full-length 1913 Picatinny rail handles red-dot duty for anyone chasing rimfire steel classifiers. Beretta lists four Tac Metal SKUs: 15- and 10-round versions with a 1/2x28 threaded barrel, plus 15- and 10-round versions without threads for shooters in states where a threaded muzzle causes paperwork headaches. Two magazines and a gun lock ship in the box, and small, medium and large grip panels are offered as an accessory.
The B22 Metal Competition is the one competitors have been waiting on since January. Developed with input from coaches and athletes through the Scholastic Action Shooting Program and built in partnership with Tandemkross, it leaves the factory with a Steam Demon single-port compensator, an Accelerator thumb ledge, a fiber-optic front sight and an adjustable Victory trigger with pre- and post-travel adjustment. Weight climbs to 36.4 ounces and overall length to 9.8 inches, both of which work in a shooter's favor on a Steel Challenge stage. Three grip panel sizes and a barrel thread protector are included. Shooting Sports USA ran a first look at the B22 Jaguar Metal Competition after handling it at Beretta Range Day in Nevada ahead of SHOT Show 2026, where it went 100 rounds on steel without a hiccup.
“At Beretta, we’re committed to growing participation in the shooting sports by creating firearms that build confidence from the very first shot,” Logan Killam, senior product manager for Beretta USA said. “Working alongside the Scholastic Action Shooting Program and Tandemkross allowed us to develop the B22 Jaguar Metal Competition specifically with the next generation of competitive athletes in mind.”
Tandemkross, for its part, is not a company that usually gets its parts installed at the factory. “To be trusted as a partner in developing the B22 Jaguar platform is both humbling and an honor,” Bryan Haaker, the president and co-founder of Tandemkross said.
That arrangement is the interesting part of this launch. Rimfire action shooters have long treated a factory .22 as a starting point, then spent a few hundred dollars on triggers, compensators and sights before the gun ever earns a place in the range bag. The B22 Metal Competition simply arrives that way, which explains the $220 gap between the two Jaguars and makes the math easier than it first appears. For everyone else, the B22 Tac Metal is available today, and a suppressor and a red dot will get it most of the way there.
Beretta B22 Jaguar Specifications
| Tac Metal | Metal Competition | |
| Action | Blowback semi-automatic | Blowback semi-automatic |
| Caliber | .22 Long Rifle | .22 Long Rifle |
| Fire Control | Internal hammer, single-action only | Internal hammer, single-action only |
| Barrel Length | 5¼ inches | 5¼ inches |
| Magazine Capacity | 15 rounds (10-round available) | 15 rounds (10-round available) |
| Overall Length | 8.85 inches | 9.8 inches |
| Overall Height | 6 inches with magazine | 6 inches with magazine |
| Overall Width | 1.35 inches | 1.73 inches |
| Sight Radius | 7 inches | 7 inches |
| Weight Unloaded | 33.6 ounces | 36.4 ounces |
| MSRP | $749 | $969 |
More information is available at beretta.com.
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