I just bought my wife a new Bersa Thunder .380 for her birthday. Although it was for her, I felt that it was only proper that I test fire it and properly break it in for her (Yeah Right, I just wanted to shoot it)
At the range, I ran 150 rounds of Magtech 95 gr, FMC through the gun. It functioned flawlessly and without failure throughout all 150 rounds. I was VERY pleasantly suprised by how accurate the gun was, shooting 2" groups at 7 yards. I was also very happy with the overall smoothness of the gun in general.
I tested all functions and aspects of the Bersa, and especially liked the de cocking feature which allowed you to safely drop the hammer on a loaded chamber, then to fire that first round by flipping the safety lever and using a double action pull. Pretty nifty and safe on a gun of that size. The little Bersa also breaks down by just pulling the slide back and pushing on the dis assembly lever and lifting the slide off, takes about 5 seconds to do.
What I do not like, is the internal safety and also the fact that the gun will not fire with the magazine removed. I wouldn't let either of these factors stop you from buying the Bersa but you should be aware of them.
Overall for the money, I would rate the Bersa a solid 8 on a 10 scale. I deducted the two points for the overall finish, I bought the two tone and the finish is ok but not atellar and the other point for the internal safety and the unable to fire without magazine issue.
Would I buy it again? You betcha, in fact I'm gonna buy another for myself as she has told me to keep my stinking hands off of hers ---Oneshot
At the range, I ran 150 rounds of Magtech 95 gr, FMC through the gun. It functioned flawlessly and without failure throughout all 150 rounds. I was VERY pleasantly suprised by how accurate the gun was, shooting 2" groups at 7 yards. I was also very happy with the overall smoothness of the gun in general.
I tested all functions and aspects of the Bersa, and especially liked the de cocking feature which allowed you to safely drop the hammer on a loaded chamber, then to fire that first round by flipping the safety lever and using a double action pull. Pretty nifty and safe on a gun of that size. The little Bersa also breaks down by just pulling the slide back and pushing on the dis assembly lever and lifting the slide off, takes about 5 seconds to do.
What I do not like, is the internal safety and also the fact that the gun will not fire with the magazine removed. I wouldn't let either of these factors stop you from buying the Bersa but you should be aware of them.
Overall for the money, I would rate the Bersa a solid 8 on a 10 scale. I deducted the two points for the overall finish, I bought the two tone and the finish is ok but not atellar and the other point for the internal safety and the unable to fire without magazine issue.
Would I buy it again? You betcha, in fact I'm gonna buy another for myself as she has told me to keep my stinking hands off of hers ---Oneshot