Bersa Thunder ...frame issues?

[Furncliff]

Anyone whose had a frame break or at least seen one that was broken, please weigh in.

 

[CZ9shooter]

The 380? Or 9mm....

My BT380 is fine.

 

[Furncliff]

Any of the alloy frame Thunders. Have come across some posts here and there about frame cracks, and I wondered if it was a wide spread issue. My wife has a new Thunder .380 for SD/bedside/camping, so far it's been nearly flawless (after break-in).

 

[M1key]

Owned a few Thunder 380s. No issue with cracking frames.

However some are having problems with the heavier calibers.


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[ttarp]

Never heard of a BERSA .380 frame cracking, definitely not a widespread issue if it is an issue at all. I didn't see any BT.380's with cracked frames in the link either. No need to worry.

 

[kokapelli]

I have two and with many rounds fired, no problems.

 

[modifiedbrowning]

I have a Thunder 9 FS with over 5K through it with no problems. I also have two T9 Uc's.

 

[Snowdog]

I've put many rounds through my UC9 Pro and it's just fine. No slop, no cracks....

I'm aware of many who have put thousands of trouble-free rounds through their Bersa Thunders and so far have only read about a couple frame issues.

Look around long enough and you'll find every brand has experienced failures. If we're going to write off a brand due to a very few reported failures, then Glock would be considered hand grenades by now.

I sincerely doubt frame breakage is typical or systemic among the Bersa brand.