Looking to by a .380 - Bersa .380 or Colt Government .380?


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Hello, would appreciate some opinions on a .380 purchase.

I am going back and forth between a Bersa .380 or a Colt Government .380...my dilema is that I really want to shoot this pistol (at the range) with some regularity and I don't know if I should spend the money on the Colt b/c it is really honestly a collectors item and the more I shoot it the more the value goes down...or so I have been told.

On the other hand I could get a Bersa, that would most likely be a great gun and definitely more affordable.

Would appreciate opinions/thoughts?

Thanks.
 

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Bersa makes a "great gun" Im sure you wouldn't be disappointed if you got one. I find that my Ruger LCP is more than fine to shoot regularly, and I don't find it uncomfortable at all. Those with bigger hands than me may feel differently, but the LCP is really accurate and fun to shoot IMHO.
 
my wife shoots a Bersa Thunder 380. It is an impressive gun. Handles well for both of us. Never a problem with it. Well made in fit and finish. Accurate and fun to shoot. I wouldn't hesitate buying a second Bersa 380. (In fact I may...)
 
Have you looked onto the Sig 232. It is a bit more expensive then the Bersa but it is a little easier not as snappy. I own both and but still prefer the sig. You will not be disappointed with either one.
 
Never fired the Colt, but the Bersa is a great little gun. I could shoot it all day and it is very accurate. I conceal carry it in hot weather with shorts and t-shirt and feel very secure with it knowing that it hits where I aim.

My wife also shoots it and shoots it very well.
 
My only beef with the bersa thunder 380cc is getting extra magazines. I have yet to find the 8 round magazine for it (even at Cabella's!). They can be bought from Eagle imports, though, which I what I plan to do. There's also some discrepancy as to which magazines go with which make of thunder 380. According to the factory, the 8 round magazine is made for the thunder 380cc and the 7 round and 9 round deluxe magazines are made for the "regular" thunder 380. I had purchased a 9 round deluxe mag with my 380cc and the last round would always result in a feed failure. According to bersachat.com some people have had a 50-50 success rate with switching around the magazines.

Other than that, I like it! I just like having extra mags handy!
 
i don't know Bersa !!

But i do know my brother-in-law carrys one , and qualifies w/it for he's federal firearms pemit for many yrs. and he really likes it . I have a Browning BDA 380 and it's very accurate and has never jambed on me. But the question to you is what fits in your had , don't buy anything that isn't comfortable !
 
Well by way of update, I went ahead and purchased a Duo-Tone Bersa Thunder .380 over Christmas. I picked it up yesterday and am very pleased.

I still need to oil it up and get it out to the range, but I think it is going to be great. It really fits my hand well, which was an issue for me with most .380's. that I had looked at...Kel-tech, etc. I will be interested to see what I think about the plastic grips, I am thinking I could see myself getting some rubber grips for it.

wooddoctor - I will look at the Sig232, good to know what else is out there, I had not looked at that.

Thanks to all for the advice, it was very helpful.
 
txlincoln said:
Hello, would appreciate some opinions on a .380 purchase.

I am going back and forth between a Bersa .380 or a Colt Government .380...my dilema is that I really want to shoot this pistol (at the range) with some regularity and I don't know if I should spend the money on the Colt b/c it is really honestly a collectors item and the more I shoot it the more the value goes down...or so I have been told.

On the other hand I could get a Bersa, that would most likely be a great gun and definitely more affordable.

Would appreciate opinions/thoughts?

Thanks.
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NO COMPARISION. The Colt is without a doubt the best .380 ever made, but I would opt for the Mustang over the Govt. Colts are hard to find. In todays world I would have to buy a Sig 238 as it is a "carbon copy" of my Mustang only with far better sights.
Good Luck!!!
 
Bersa Grips

txlincoln said:
Well by way of update, I went ahead and purchased a Duo-Tone Bersa Thunder .380 over Christmas. I picked it up yesterday and am very pleased.

I still need to oil it up and get it out to the range, but I think it is going to be great. It really fits my hand well, which was an issue for me with most .380's. that I had looked at...Kel-tech, etc. I will be interested to see what I think about the plastic grips, I am thinking I could see myself getting some rubber grips for it.

wooddoctor - I will look at the Sig232, good to know what else is out there, I had not looked at that.

Thanks to all for the advice, it was very helpful.
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Get some good grips for the Bersa. I would skip the rubber grips, they can hang up in fabric. I have a set of Marschal grips on my 380cc that are beautiful. Marschalgrips.com

From the marschal website:
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The Colt would be my first choice, but if i were you I would get the Bersa, the others, LCP, TCP, Kel Tech, and that new POS, Diamond back, are ALL PROBLEMATIC, I have a little knowledge of this because I have owned or shot them all, and before anybody starts about this or that being better than the other, the Ruger has outsold the Taurus because it has been out 2 years before the Taurus, i'm sure if it were the other way around the Taurus would have sold more, in any case if you want a trouble free gun buy the Bersa
 
Rocketgeezer said:
The Colt would be my first choice, but if i were you I would get the Bersa, the others, LCP, TCP, Kel Tech, and that new POS, Diamond back, are ALL PROBLEMATIC, I have a little knowledge of this because I have owned or shot them all, and before anybody starts about this or that being better than the other, the Ruger has outsold the Taurus because it has been out 2 years before the Taurus, i'm sure if it were the other way around the Taurus would have sold more, in any case if you want a trouble free gun buy the Bersa
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I agree with this post!

Especially, the Bersa part. (20yrs & 1000's of rounds; ALL 99.9% trouble free!)

As to choosing the Colt over the Bersa? I'm not sure I would. Colt has had some issues. But, they are an American company; and maybe a "Colt" would be a better "collector".

I think you'll find the Bersa a better "shooter".
 
Sig P-238

Look at sig's P-238 nice gun. I have 2 ruger LPC's 1 of Keltec's P3AT and a Sig P-238 like the sig best.
 
+1 on the Sig P238. It's a soft shooter, with natural pointing and great sights. However, some of the early productions were problematic. I would steer away from a used P238. Mine is reliable, finally. But I had to send it back to Sig twice. Still, I wouldn't trade it for a different .380.
 
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