I was at a family function earlier this year and the conversation turned to pistols, revolvers and reloading...a cousin brought out a Bersa Firestorm .380ACP for show and tell. Said he didn't care for it all that much and was in the hunt for a revolver. I handled it, liked the heft and feel and moved on to other things. It reminded me of a Makarov pistol which I really like.
The other night I was going through my gun safe and came across my Ruger LCRx22WMR and realized it had pretty much turned into a safe queen. I have a LCR22WMR that I prefer to shoot because of its size and balance. I recalled the conversation I had had with my cousin and texted him to see if he was interested in making a trade arrangement with his Bersa Firestorm for my Ruger. Well... today I'm the proud new owner of that Bersa Firestorm. He said he owned it for several years and has put less than a half a box of ammo thru it. Said he didn't know how to get it apart for cleaning. Tonight I field stripped it and gave it a thorough cleaning. I can attest to the fact that it was shot very little. One solvent wetted patch thru the barrel brought minimal carbon. The slide and frame was dusty. Wear was minimal everywhere. I really like the DA/SA action. The decocker is a side lever.. I much prefer the button on my HK.
All in all it's a nice little gun.. hope to get some range time with it tomorrow to see if it shoots as well as it feels. It's a fixed barrel blowback operated pistol and can be field stripped in a New York minute. I really liking my latest acquisition.
The other night I was going through my gun safe and came across my Ruger LCRx22WMR and realized it had pretty much turned into a safe queen. I have a LCR22WMR that I prefer to shoot because of its size and balance. I recalled the conversation I had had with my cousin and texted him to see if he was interested in making a trade arrangement with his Bersa Firestorm for my Ruger. Well... today I'm the proud new owner of that Bersa Firestorm. He said he owned it for several years and has put less than a half a box of ammo thru it. Said he didn't know how to get it apart for cleaning. Tonight I field stripped it and gave it a thorough cleaning. I can attest to the fact that it was shot very little. One solvent wetted patch thru the barrel brought minimal carbon. The slide and frame was dusty. Wear was minimal everywhere. I really like the DA/SA action. The decocker is a side lever.. I much prefer the button on my HK.
All in all it's a nice little gun.. hope to get some range time with it tomorrow to see if it shoots as well as it feels. It's a fixed barrel blowback operated pistol and can be field stripped in a New York minute. I really liking my latest acquisition.