great pistols. hugely under-rated because some think they are inferior because of the price. biggest detractor i can find for them is the stiff recoil spring that makes it difficult for someone with limited hand strength to operate the slide and the price of 380 ammo for them, even practice ammo.

 

For the price, they seem to be decent handguns.

They will take more range time than the Kel-Tec P3AT.

 

If you hold out a walther ppk and a bersa thunder 380 I would take the bersa. Better trigger more reliable bit better accuracy.

Although not az pretty as a ppk it beats the ppk in every category that counts.

As a defensive gun its too big the lcp is the hands down pocket 380 winner.

 

Unless you traded a Browning or any other premium shotgun you got a good deal on the thunder. BPS used to be $325 - $350. Now you have to have $350 to smell a BPS.

 

Traded a winchester black shadow, retailed for $350 and had about 500 rounds through it, I think it's a good deal, never had a .380 before and the ammo, wtf, 4 places yesterday, no one had .380, crazy

 

Check here: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/prod...com/productlist/ammo-shooting/handgun-pistol-ammo/380-acp-ammo?d=121&c=95&s=927

 

Traded a winchester black shadow, retailed for $350 and had about 500 rounds through it, I think it's a good deal, never had a .380 before and the ammo, wtf, 4 places yesterday, no one had .380, crazy

380acp has never been plentiful nor a plinking round. Its a last resort I can't carry anything else because its too big gun.

 

Wife has one, never carries it. She stole my XDs and only carries that firearm.

 

The Bersa is a fine .380 gun. My top three are the Sig 238, the Glock 42, and the Bersa.


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I love my Bersas. I have two 380s and a 45. Had them for years and they have always been reliable, easy to shoot and easy to carry. You can't go wrong with a Bersa.

 

I also own 2 bersas, a 380 & 45. I love them both! Great guns, extremely reliable.

 

Traded a winchester black shadow, retailed for $350 and had about 500 rounds through it, I think it's a good deal, never had a .380 before and the ammo, wtf, 4 places yesterday, no one had .380, crazy

We got this newfangled thing called the internet. Go to www.ammoseek.com and use it like google for the ammo you are searching for. It even sorts the ammo by the best price. Fiocchi shoots well and it is hot ammo. A fellow that runs an FFL in his garage has it for $18.50. You should be able to find a better price. The only thing he orders in high volume is 22LR.

 

Enjoy shooting today. I ran about 200 rounds through it, accuracy is amazing. I noticed though that on occassion, it would not return into battery and had to manually pull back on slide for it to go into battery. I narrowed it down to a stainless magazine that I bought second for the gun, the original was blued. I will run another couple hundred through it to see if the problem continues. Thanks for website John Deere, i figure if ammoman doesn't have it, i don't need it.

 

I would like a Bersa Thunder in 9mm as 380 ammo is more expensive than 9mm

 

Get into reloading !!

 

http://www.freedommunitions.com/category-s/1887.htm
http://www.targetsportsusa.com/fiocchi-extrema-380-acp-auto-ammo-90-gr-xtp-jhp-380xtp25-p-3032.aspx
The Fiochi is 25 rounds and the Freedom is 50 rounds. Both use XTP bullets.
The Bersa is a nice pistol for the money and a soft shooter but it is the same size as some of the pocket 9's. The only hollow point I will carry in my 380 is the XTP.

 

+1 on the Bersa! I bought my Duotone about 5 years ago for $249.00. I also picked up a Stainless slide for $50.00 and another blued mag, I think cost me less than $20.. Crazy accurate pistol, never had a malfunction with mine. The only "dislike" is gear related. At the time, Eagle industries, the importer/distibutor, were only selling Houston holsters for the .380. Picked one up..needed two hands to remove the firearm from the holster. I see that they're now are offering Fobus holsters. Still a fine product and a reliable weapon.

http://www.bersa.com/holsters/belt-holsters.html

 

You got your self a good gun. I have the old 380 that is a 12 round and the 9 mm that is 17 round. They both are very good shooters. Good Luck

 

I have had nothing but problems with bersa 380s

 

Then you should have the place where you bought it send it back and they will fix it. This is the first time that I hard some one having trouble. YOU might try a diffrent Mag.

 

My Bersa .380 had a complete and un-movable slide lock-up while firing about it's 300th round or so. It locked rearward at about a 1/4in out of battery, and I felt it shudder upon that firing using factory ammo. Had my dealer send it back to Bersa and got it back about 3 weeks later. Just dropped some rounds through it about a week ago with 2 FTE's. I don't feel safe relying on this pistol anymore. Maybe I got a dud, sad because I really wanted to like this firearm...

 

My Bersa .380 had a complete and un-movable slide lock-up while firing about it's 300th round or so. It locked rearward at about a 1/4in out of battery, and I felt it shudder upon that firing using factory ammo. Had my dealer send it back to Bersa and got it back about 3 weeks later. Just dropped some rounds through it about a week ago with 2 FTE's. I don't feel safe relying on this pistol anymore. Maybe I got a dud, sad because I really wanted to like this firearm...

I would give the gun another chance. Across the board 40% of all guns come back for warranty work. Small pistols come back at an even higher rate because clearances are tighter and the parts are more fragile. Use 100gr flat nose FMJ ammo. If the little gun will run flat nosed ammo it will run anything. Do not use Winchester white box ammo. Winchester has problems crimping that ammo.

 

My Bersa .380 had a complete and un-movable slide lock-up while firing about it's 300th round or so. It locked rearward at about a 1/4in out of battery, and I felt it shudder upon that firing using factory ammo. Had my dealer send it back to Bersa and got it back about 3 weeks later. Just dropped some rounds through it about a week ago with 2 FTE's. I don't feel safe relying on this pistol anymore. Maybe I got a dud, sad because I really wanted to like this firearm...

Possibly the ammo? Bersa is generally a fine firearm.

 

Winchester white box is what i was running, good tip, thanks.

 

I purchased an Astra Constable way back in the 1980's. From my understanding, when Astra when out of business, some of there products were sold to different companies. The Constable was a very well respected Walther PPK clone. Bersa has only made this nice gun better.