Bersa caliber input/thoughts

Seven© · 03-19-2008, 04:48 PM

I'm convinced I need one. What caliber?

I have a couple .45s, a couple .40s, and the wife has a 9mm.

I'm leaning towards the 9mm.
My Reasoning:
1. I already have three full-size pistols, and my understanding is the Bersa .45 and .40 are full-size. It makes more sense to get another compact (Thunder9.)
2. I can steal ammo from the wife for a 9mm vs. having to start stock piling another caliber (.380.)

Logical choice...

Right?

K75RT · 03-19-2008, 06:42 PM

Please don't discount the Bersa/Firestorm .22 semi; its a great shooter and they are not too expensive when you can find them. They are rather hard to find...I don't know why

Seven© · 03-19-2008, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K75RT

Please don't discount the Bersa/Firestorm .22 semi

Well, that is an excellent idea. My 'plan' is to eventually have two pistols in each caliber of .45, .40, 9mm, and .22LR. That's the handgun part of my SHTF preparation.

Buy the Firestar .22 this month, and get a Bersa in another month or so.

squirrelblaster · 03-19-2008, 09:11 PM

get the 380! its great, especialy if you like posing like james bond!!!

damage855 · 03-20-2008, 08:12 AM

I can only speak for the .380 as that is the only one I have. or had my wife has taken it from me and claimed it as hers. LOL

Blackrock · 03-21-2008, 09:54 PM

I like my daughters .380 although I wouldn't want to defend myself against a Grizzly bear in a dark alley with it. It sure rides nice in a paddle holster. Maybe a 9mil for a little more whomp.

mjames834 · 03-27-2008, 11:28 AM

Just bought a Thunder .380 & I'm quite pleased with how accurate it is & how good it feels to shoot. Have fired it 2-3 times with same results. Most of us like the Sellior & Bellot brand of ammo for the range, since we've not experienced a failure to feed or eject with any of the calibers (though I'm told the .223 is a bit dirty).
7 & 15 yard distances produce similar grouping, but I'm sure as I get used to it, things will get better. A fellow next to me was firing a concealed model & had the same comments.
Parts are online from the company & they ship quickly, plus mags are cheaper online than from the parts list included in the box.
If other calibers shoot as well as my .380, you can't beat them. It's only a matter of what you'll use them for.
Guns are like fishing rods & my wife's purses - you can never have enough.

Dan K. Evans · 01-08-2009, 04:26 PM

These are fairly old posts but maybe someone will tune in and advise me on the Bersa .45 compact. SOG has them for $299.00. I see lots of compliments on the .380 Thunder and two of my shooting friends have the .380 and really like it. There are few comments about the .45. I want one at a good price and wonder if the same quality of work, etc. is found in the .45 as in the .380. Some advise from Bersa folks? Thanks.

knightRider · 01-08-2009, 04:33 PM

9mm

knightRider · 01-08-2009, 04:33 PM

i like 9 mm

TheTroll · 01-08-2009, 05:10 PM

Bersa makes a good firearm. I have had a .45 and the Thunder .380 I had no troubles with either.

thunderjohn · 01-10-2009, 08:55 PM

I've had all the Bersa calibers except the 22.
I kept a 380 and a 45 Ultra Compact. Love the 45.

Dan K. Evans · 01-16-2009, 12:22 PM

thunderjohn: Can you tell me a little more about your .45? How it feels, accuracy, recoil, size (to small?),etc...and how you might compare it with the more expensive .45s i.e. 1911s like Taurus, S&W. etc. Thanks much.

thunderjohn · 01-16-2009, 11:49 PM

My 45UC has been fun to shoot. Recoil is much better than my 40's.
2nd follow-up shot is quick. It's definately on the heavy side compared to
my polymer pistols, but not bad. Accuracy is very good. Mine is nickel and I think I paid $330 a couple years ago. You don't see many Bersa
45's for sale. I'm very happy with it. Never a malfunction.

navy_vet · 01-17-2009, 12:07 AM

I like my 32 acp. Don't know how hard they are to find had mine for several years.

Freedom-1911 · 09-05-2009, 07:40 AM

I would go with the 9mm.
9mm cost less than 380, is a more powerful load for SD and you will stand a better chance of finding it at stores.
I use to have the DuoTone FirestormMini 9mm. Would still have it except that my Sister fell in love with it first time she saw it and bought it off me.
The FS Mini9mm and the Bersa 9UC are the same gun. Different rollmarks but Bersa makes both guns.
While the UC or Mini hold 13+1 you might also consider this little jewel.

It holds 17+1 and is one sweet shootin pistola.
Just a thought.

03-19-2008, 04:48 PM	#1
Seven© Exalted Grand PooBah Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: WNC Posts: 1,828 Images: 23 Blog Entries: 2	Bersa caliber input/thoughts I'm convinced I need one. What caliber? I have a couple .45s, a couple .40s, and the wife has a 9mm. I'm leaning towards the 9mm. My Reasoning: 1. I already have three full-size pistols, and my understanding is the Bersa .45 and .40 are full-size. It makes more sense to get another compact (Thunder9.) 2. I can steal ammo from the wife for a 9mm vs. having to start stock piling another caliber (.380.) Logical choice... Right? __________________

03-19-2008, 09:11 PM	#4
squirrelblaster lord of lego turtles! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,493	get the 380! its great, especialy if you like posing like james bond!!! __________________ "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

03-20-2008, 08:12 AM	#5
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 956 Blog Entries: 1	I can only speak for the .380 as that is the only one I have. or had my wife has taken it from me and claimed it as hers. LOL __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

01-08-2009, 04:33 PM	#9
knightRider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: you know where Posts: 3,777 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 17	9mm __________________ God doesn't give rights. Men have to fight for them.

01-08-2009, 04:33 PM	#10
knightRider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: you know where Posts: 3,777 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 17	i like 9 mm __________________ God doesn't give rights. Men have to fight for them.

03-19-2008, 06:42 PM	#2
K75RT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut Posts: 625	Please don't discount the Bersa/Firestorm .22 semi; its a great shooter and they are not too expensive when you can find them. They are rather hard to find...I don't know why

03-21-2008, 09:54 PM	#6
Blackrock Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SE Arizona's Gila Valley Posts: 867	I like my daughters .380 although I wouldn't want to defend myself against a Grizzly bear in a dark alley with it. It sure rides nice in a paddle holster. Maybe a 9mil for a little more whomp.

03-27-2008, 11:28 AM	#7
mjames834 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 22	Just bought a Thunder .380 & I'm quite pleased with how accurate it is & how good it feels to shoot. Have fired it 2-3 times with same results. Most of us like the Sellior & Bellot brand of ammo for the range, since we've not experienced a failure to feed or eject with any of the calibers (though I'm told the .223 is a bit dirty). 7 & 15 yard distances produce similar grouping, but I'm sure as I get used to it, things will get better. A fellow next to me was firing a concealed model & had the same comments. Parts are online from the company & they ship quickly, plus mags are cheaper online than from the parts list included in the box. If other calibers shoot as well as my .380, you can't beat them. It's only a matter of what you'll use them for. Guns are like fishing rods & my wife's purses - you can never have enough.

01-08-2009, 04:26 PM	#8
Dan K. Evans Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 76	These are fairly old posts but maybe someone will tune in and advise me on the Bersa .45 compact. SOG has them for $299.00. I see lots of compliments on the .380 Thunder and two of my shooting friends have the .380 and really like it. There are few comments about the .45. I want one at a good price and wonder if the same quality of work, etc. is found in the .45 as in the .380. Some advise from Bersa folks? Thanks.

01-08-2009, 05:10 PM	#11
TheTroll Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Under a bridge somewhere in Ohio Posts: 491	Bersa makes a good firearm. I have had a .45 and the Thunder .380 I had no troubles with either.

01-10-2009, 08:55 PM	#12
thunderjohn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MN Posts: 431	I've had all the Bersa calibers except the 22. I kept a 380 and a 45 Ultra Compact. Love the 45. __________________ Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

01-16-2009, 12:22 PM	#13
Dan K. Evans Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 76	Bersa .45 ultra compact thunderjohn: Can you tell me a little more about your .45? How it feels, accuracy, recoil, size (to small?),etc...and how you might compare it with the more expensive .45s i.e. 1911s like Taurus, S&W. etc. Thanks much.

01-16-2009, 11:49 PM	#14
thunderjohn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MN Posts: 431	My 45UC has been fun to shoot. Recoil is much better than my 40's. 2nd follow-up shot is quick. It's definately on the heavy side compared to my polymer pistols, but not bad. Accuracy is very good. Mine is nickel and I think I paid $330 a couple years ago. You don't see many Bersa 45's for sale. I'm very happy with it. Never a malfunction. __________________ Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

01-17-2009, 12:07 AM	#15
navy_vet Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 51	I like my 32 acp. Don't know how hard they are to find had mine for several years.

09-05-2009, 07:40 AM	#16
Freedom-1911 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 39	I would go with the 9mm. 9mm cost less than 380, is a more powerful load for SD and you will stand a better chance of finding it at stores. I use to have the DuoTone FirestormMini 9mm. Would still have it except that my Sister fell in love with it first time she saw it and bought it off me. The FS Mini9mm and the Bersa 9UC are the same gun. Different rollmarks but Bersa makes both guns. While the UC or Mini hold 13+1 you might also consider this little jewel. It holds 17+1 and is one sweet shootin pistola. Just a thought.