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Bersa 380 Thunder #2558616 09/05/11 01:57 AM
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Took my new little toy out today. Flawless. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not a fan of the 380 but this one is an exception. I rarely break down a new pistol for complete cleaning for the first session and generally give them a quick cleaning prior to a first session. For a pocket rocket I'm seriously impressed.


Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: quartierleblanc] #2559335 09/05/11 02:31 PM
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i like mine and several guy have gotten them after shooting mine...



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Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: Chris & Zale] #2559356 09/05/11 02:44 PM
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Great gun!



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Friends wife has had one since the early 90s. They both shoot multiple times a week. They shoot it at least once a month, most likely have many 1000 rounds through it and other than looking used it still shoots like a champ. Her favorite pistol for just plinking.


Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: Chuck McDonald] #2559559 09/05/11 04:27 PM
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My cousin bought one back in the 90s and I gave him he77 for it. But then I saw him shoot it many times, and it performed flawlessly. I still would not buy anything else with the Bersa name on it (until I see one actually perform), but the Thunder is a great little gun.



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Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: RiverRider] #2559846 09/05/11 06:32 PM
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Bought my wife one. She shoots great with it. I shot great with it, so I bought me one.
We are a 2 Bersa Thunder 380 family up happy3

We have never had a jam, FTF/FTE, out of either of them.
Both have shot cheap ball ammo and load Speer Gold Dot for carry.




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Got one here too! Did have 2 but traded one. Both shot extremely well. No malfunctions & pretty accurate little gun. Shoots whatever I run through it.

(also.....9 round mag fits 7 round gun for you guys with bigger hands) up



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Great guns, one of the most popular in the country! Gets its name from the first two initials of the first name of each of the three founding partners - Benso Bonadimani, Ercole Montini and Savino Caselli!



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Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: jdickey] #2560153 09/05/11 09:22 PM
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A .380 in your pocket is better than a .45 in your vehicle. As the saying goes, or something like that.



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Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: Gravytrain] #2560495 09/06/11 12:00 AM
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I know I have sold several and have yet to have anybody complain, they are a great budget firearm that performs flawlessly. I also have never had to send on back for repairs one of the very few guns I can say that about.




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Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: Tactical_Smurf] #2560502 09/06/11 12:08 AM
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You should try the 22LR version.




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I love mine as well. I do not go anywhere without it and it never fails to shoot straight.



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I always qualified excellent with it as one of my off duty carry guns.




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It's really a good alternative to 5 shot 38 snubbies and G226/27 series for deep concealment.


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Good little guns I found the tuarus TCP a little cheap so went with it, never any issues with it either. Looking back I would probably got the bersa just b/c you have more accessories for it. The tuarus has such a big trigger gaurd hard to find different holsters for it.



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BOBO it's a pocket pistol. How many accessories do you need. BTW I was talking you up. I figured you needed the PR.


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Ya I should of just said holsters instead of accessories.

Talking me up?? This ought to be good..lol



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Love mine to. Also makes a great trapper gun. Very few 380 will actually fill your hand like that. Main reason I like it so much


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Yep, not too small and not too large, just the right size.


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What ever y'all do try to avoid the nickel barrel versions. There is a problem with them that Bersa doesn't talk about but the repair centers do.

I've seen it with a plus, a forty, and my T22, and a T380 which I had them just replace the barrels with blued when they went to John's Guns in Waco for repairs.

If Bersa made a high quality version of these guns they would darn near be the perfect gun.


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Re: Bersa 380 Thunder [Re: LuckenbachTexas] #2576783 09/12/11 06:49 PM
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I am going to take a look at one of these for carrying on hot summer days, or for my wife to learn to shoot with.


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I got 2 of them and they are good shooters for the money.



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It's what I used to take my CHL the first time. Wish I hadn't traded it away.



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