Your opinion of the Bersa firearm

[JJW]

What is your opinion of the Bersa Thunder 380 or their Thunder 9 Pro Ultra compact?

 

[Wynn]

Love my 9UC. Not 1 malfunction in 500 rounds. A little heavy and wide, but IMO a great looking, great fuctioningz and most of all great value gun. I'd own another in a heartbeat.

 

[LGH]

I have the 380. I never have had any problems with it. Heavy but, no problems.

 

[imreece]

bersa 380

I love my bersa thunder 380 double stack. Its a little heavy but not much for recoil and accuracy is great. I conceal carry on hip and Fanny pack with it.

 

[cragspider]

I have the 380 and have had no issues with it at all. Defenatly not a pocket gun but a great single stack gun. Have put close to 1k rounds through it. Good gun for the price when I got mine 6 years ago.

 

[smith714]

I have the thunder 380 and I believe it to be a great pistol

 

[SGB]

Good reliable firearm though not designed for high round count type shooting.

 

[mjcombies]

I love my Bersa 380 plus. I carry in an IWB holster or sometimes on my ankle. Its a great pistol and the price is right. Id recommend this pistol to anyone. Has a lifetime service agreement for original owner. Quite a few models to choose from. One for everyone. Get tons of info on them at Bersa Chat Forum - The Front Page

 

[The_Outlaw]

I have heard good things about them.

 

[localgirl]

Had the .380 Thunder CC. Very affordable, well-made, but it stung my hands with the recoil, so I switched to a Walther PK .380. If you don't have wimpy hands, it's a great gun, easy to conceal, very reliable.

 

[Tucker's Mom]

I used to have a Bersa 380. Loved it.

 

[nymoose]

I've carried the Thunder 380 for months and have put several hundred rounds through it with not a single complaint.....I love it.

 

[Purple]

Love my Bersa Thunder. It's got a great grip and shoots very well. Never had a single failure to feed or extract.

 

[BigSlick]

Well I guess mine was the lemon. It would shoot FMJ's fine but did not like HP's. Would always misfeed. I really did like the way it felt in my hand but it was heavy for its size. It may have been a good gun but I had no confidence in it being reliable and traded it for another gun.

 

[JJW]

Thanks to all who took the time to answer. I have decided to purchase one. Next step is to go to area gun shop(s) to check them out. I used to have a Walther PPK/S which I foolishly sold 12 years ago to a friend. Twice he has refused to sell it back, so I guess it's time to move on. The price of a new one is prohibitive to me as I am on a fixed income (retired) so the Bersa looked good as a replacement. Now I have to decide on which Thunder 380 to buy. I am leaning toward the Plus in nickle. I have large hands and the slim grips like the Kel-Tecs are not comfortable. I haven't held a Plus yet, but will probably do so tomorrow. Again, Thanks for your time and opinions.

 

[Roseborough23]

Bought my wife the Bersa Thunder 380...shoots well, no problems at this point, handles well, fires accurate...I'd recommend in that caliber...I carry a Beretta PX4 Storm Sub...looking at a Bersa .40 as a secondary.

 

[Roseborough23]

Had the .380 Thunder CC. Very affordable, well-made, but it stung my hands with the recoil, so I switched to a Walther PK .380. If you don't have wimpy hands, it's a great gun, easy to conceal, very reliable.

Bought my wife this gun...excellent weapon...when I fired it, it beat the web of my hand up...my 9mm PX4 Storm SubComp had less recoil than the Bersa 380 lower caliber....my wife shot well with both...but yes, I too got stung by the Bersa recoil.

 

[Rocketgeezer]

I shot one last weekend at the range, ordered a new Thunder 380 nickle, yesterday, don't know about the CC model but the standard size is a riot to shoot and if this guns recoil bothers you better stick with a 22

 

[Warbirds]

I shot one last weekend at the range, ordered a new Thunder 380 nickle, yesterday, don't know about the CC model but the standard size is a riot to shoot and if this guns recoil bothers you better stick with a 22

Excellent end to what had been a very polite discussion.

 

[wizard]

I ordered one for a customer, was in terrible condition when I recieved it. Excessive rust, and the saftey was so hard to operate it almost took two thumbs to operate. I took it apart and cleaned it and reworked the safety. Now it seems to work OK, as he has not been back with issues. I was not impressed with the initial impression, however people seem to like them.