After purchasing my Thunder .380, I placed a loaded magazine in the pistol and chambered a round. I then released the magazine and attempted to clear the chamber, but the slide was stuck closed. I was unable to get the slide to release, but a friend was able to get the slide released after holding the hammer back. He said it felt like the gun was just tight because it was new. After that I was able to load a magazine, chamber a round, release the magazine and clear the chambered round as expected.
So, I went off to the range a week later and was able to shoot 100 trouble free rounds. I tore the gun down per the Bersa instructions, cleaned it and put it back together, placed a loaded magazine in the pistol, chambered a round, released the magazine, and attempted to clear the chamber. The slide would not move back and appears jammed. I attempted to pull the slide back safety-on, safety-off, with hammer pulled back, etc. It will not slide back with the magazine in place either.
I'm a little baffled at this point and am wondering if any other owners have experienced this?
(With a magazine in the gun, the hammer can be pulled back and engaged. But, I'm not too sure if firing the gun would disengage the slide jam or damage the gun more than it might be already. It's just tough to get it repaired with a live round in the chamber.)
So, I went off to the range a week later and was able to shoot 100 trouble free rounds. I tore the gun down per the Bersa instructions, cleaned it and put it back together, placed a loaded magazine in the pistol, chambered a round, released the magazine, and attempted to clear the chamber. The slide would not move back and appears jammed. I attempted to pull the slide back safety-on, safety-off, with hammer pulled back, etc. It will not slide back with the magazine in place either.
I'm a little baffled at this point and am wondering if any other owners have experienced this?
(With a magazine in the gun, the hammer can be pulled back and engaged. But, I'm not too sure if firing the gun would disengage the slide jam or damage the gun more than it might be already. It's just tough to get it repaired with a live round in the chamber.)