Recent content by TheNoob

I'll cast my lot with the "have a license but don't carry" crowd. I made my CCW 15 years ago and have transferred it through three different states over the years. In all of that time, I never even owned a handgun let alone carry. It was only this past November that I bought my first...

Update: I heard back from the big box store's regional gunsmith last week. As I suspected, there were burrs on the slide which prevented it from fully engaging the frame. When I racked it forward, the slide slipped from the rail and the ejector mangled the barrel. The slide and ejector have...

Yup. There was oil in there. Nope, I didn't tear it down before because the bolt looked intimidating and I only had a few minutes to get to the range before dark. All taken care of now. I also stopped by Wally World and picked up some 3 inch turkey shot (1 and 1/4 ounces) and a box of 1600...

My wife has is extremely petite and finding the right shotgun has been difficult for her. Although we were originally looking for a pump action gun to shoot clays with, she found the tactical SA-20 to her liking. This weekend, we got some good weather and took it to the range. We tried...

Thanks for the advice, hometeach. I don't want to get into a Glock/ 1911 debate but let's say that my wife and I are comfortable with the SA/DA and decocker workflow. There aren't too many of those in .380. I've hear that Bersa's customer service is good. We'll put it to the test and see...

Thanks for the advice. For simplicity's sake, I was going to buy a matching but less expensive Thunder to have a his and hers pair while my wife's PPK/S gravitates toward being more a safe queen and less a regular shooter. The rationale being that we'd then both have pistols with...

If it were in my hands I could give it a try. However, it's back at the store waiting to be shipped out for warranty work. My reason for posting was to get a feel for Bersa customer service and an idea of how long I'll need to wait.

Hey, folks. TheNoob, here. That is, fairly new to guns. Anyway, just today I picked up a Bersa Thunder 380 DuoTone with Crimson Trace grip laser from a big box store who shall remain nameless. I won't get into price, but let's just say that now I know better. I get the gun home and...