I carry the Bersa Thunder 380 for my edc. Outstanding firearm. Accurate and reliable.
@brudy60219 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comparison. All of my 9’s are DA/SA/ de-cocker setups so when it came to a backup/ around the house carry gun, I decided to try the Thunder 380. The sig offerings are just too damn expensive for what I wanted. The only time the Bersa choked was with super cheap and very dirty range ammo. I have since put several hundred rounds of my preferred defense ammo without a single issue. I liked the Thunder 380 so much that I bought the TPR9c as a backup in case my P30sk ever goes out of service. This gun has performed flawlessly with several hundred rounds of range and defense ammo. For those who like the added safety of a DA/ SA and are budget conscious then Bersa is worth looking at.
@christopherwelch55688 ай бұрын
I had that same Bersa for 8 years and just traded it in for a compact 9mm. It was accurate for its size but the problems I encountered with it were enough that I couldn’t trust it with my life. For starters it’s a pain to field strip. The tab on the outside trigger lever would stick out just enough that you couldn’t put the slide back on and I’d have to get my wife to push it in with a flathead just to put it back together. Problem #2- picky about ammo. I found 1 brand that fed correctly- very bad about repeatedly jamming. Problem #3- 380 ammo went up $10 in price after 2020 in Texas. 9mm is still under $20 a box. Food for thought.
@FatBikeRacer8 ай бұрын
Bersa is half the price and the only one that is reliable. Well done.
@PepeDeezNutz4 ай бұрын
lol sure buddy
@michaelsweaney38909 ай бұрын
I have thie exact Bersa Thunder CC model. 100% reliable and amazingly accurate. For $200 used (like new) how can you go wrong. Its my EDC.💪and I have a Sig P238, S&W Shield plus, and CZ Rami.
@44Mag5 ай бұрын
Give the Ruger Security 380 a try. It is a lot of gun for $300 Super easy slide manipulation, very accurate, very lite recoil due to being a mid-size gun, comes with a 10 round and a 15 round mag. (I actually have switched to this gun as my EDC for the 9 months of warmer weather we have, but still carry a Walther PDP-F in the cooler months when a jacket is needed. I also bought a Bersa Thunder .380 (15 shot, threaded barrel) I plan to use this with my suppressor...I have not had a chance to try it yet, but I think this will make for a pretty good combo, since nearly all .380 ammo is subsonic by default.
@PepeDeezNutz4 ай бұрын
I agree
@foggymountainman91387 ай бұрын
I've had my Bersa thunder over 20 year's and still loving it for a 380, thousands of shots later.. but its not my EDC Bought it for fun and also taught my grandson to shoot with it when he was 7 years old many years ago. Dang I'm getting old...
@johnhatchel96815 ай бұрын
The Sig is the best of that bunch.
@Swampytheroot8 ай бұрын
Ammo selection is so critical with it. Definitely have to check ammo and find ammo that actually works. My daughter and a couple of my nieces carry them loaded with Defender Ammo's 102gr Remington Ultimate Defense bullets or with Underwood's 90gr +P JHP. Both of those loads are SNAPPY in a small 380. Both penetrate to 12 inches and have decent expansion from the tiny tools they carry
@lucetothebridge8 ай бұрын
G42 +1 Pierce Pinky Ext. ..and a +4 Fab Defense Ext. for backup , the best EDC on Earth , period
@mathbrain-ie1yt11 ай бұрын
Always like watching your videos!
@SB-mw1bg8 ай бұрын
This is the conceal carry model of the Bersa Thunder, slightly smaller than the standard Thunder. 3:47
@user-xy6zz7mx8o4 ай бұрын
I have a 42 and the bersa. They just work!
@rgracia6118 ай бұрын
I have a bersa Thunder plus. Actually a great gun. Zero issues. It doesn’t have the greatest fit and finish but so far reliable. I will say the 15 round double stack mag is impossible to find.
@Gieszkanne9 ай бұрын
The fixed barrel of the bersa has one advantage in close combat it cant be pushed out of battery. There is also a Thunder plus with a wider grip and 15 shot capacity.
@gunmonkey65458 ай бұрын
Yes, it most certainly can. The slide is what goes out of battery, not the barrel. That’s why the revolver is the only one that assures you of not failing. Now, the Bersa’s slide, it being rounded, may mitigate that possibility, but it still exists.
@rjdavis75038 ай бұрын
The Bersa, would be my number one choice, all day long.
@ollie744210 ай бұрын
Is the recoil on the fixed barrel Bersa greater than the browning locking lug style action on the other two? Or does the weight and larger grip make it a wash?
@Gieszkanne9 ай бұрын
Its a bit more but still less than 9x19
@gunmonkey65458 ай бұрын
I had a Bersa and the G42 and the Bersa definitely had more felt recoil. I have never shot the Sig but I found the G42 to be the softest shooting 380.
@alvolante41648 ай бұрын
Walther pk 380 is veeery very soft shooter
@gunmonkey65458 ай бұрын
I have shot, not owned, a Walther and I can say that it’s similar in felt recoil to the Bersa but a little more if your Bersa has the rubber grip on it. The G42 still has less felt recoil, IMO.
@alvolante41648 ай бұрын
@@gunmonkey6545 thanks for shAring
@bqbhhhh8 ай бұрын
Just a guy subscribing to this channel for more excellent comparisons 🤘
@JustAGuyAtTheRange8 ай бұрын
;)
@williepelzer3848 ай бұрын
How long have you been shooting?
@sleigh40196 ай бұрын
Think if its for kid I'd be buying none of these ..id be getting a ruger light rack ..more full size shots extremely soft
@joep87878 ай бұрын
There's one other issue with the Bersa that hasn't been mentioned. The safety is counter intuitive. Not only that, the muscles that pull your thumb UP are weaker than those that push it DOWN. That's the reason I do NOT carry the Bersa as my edc.
@44Mag5 ай бұрын
You are right about the safety...(darn Europeans and their goofy gun traits!) I have had others like that, and just opt to not use the safety. (Treat them like a Glock)
@EricFullwood10 ай бұрын
Too many issues with Sigs
@kevinrichardson885910 ай бұрын
Yea the "plastic " sigs...ie p365...p320....not the all metal sigs ie p238..p938..p230..p229..p226...p228 etc
@PepeDeezNutz4 ай бұрын
You don’t even own one
@PepeDeezNutz4 ай бұрын
Sig makes a 15 round .380 mag?
@JustAGuyAtTheRange4 ай бұрын
They have a 12rnd 380 mag, but I was putting 380 in a 15rnd 9mm mag.