Cactus Jack Arizona
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I suffered a breakage this evening at the range. The little gun just stopped working. We checked the firing pin, but it was just fine. The trigger, on the other hand, was sluggish and failed to return fully to it's starting position. The Bersa has a mag safety. However, even with the mag fully in the well the trigger does not engage the hammer and it just sits in full cocked position. FYI, the decocker/safety does work.
Now, I purchased this little gun used. After checking the Bersa website, since I'm not the original owner, the gun is not under warranty of any kind. Therefore, I would have to pay to have it shipped to Bersa, with insurance, pay to have them fix the problem, and most likely have to pay the shipping back to my ffl, again with insurance.
The only other way is simply to take it to my local gunsmith and have him fix it. The problem with this is that, although he does excellent work, he is a Sheriff's Deputy/SWAT so catching him at his shop can sometimes be impossible.
Now, I do like the pistol on two accounts: 1) it surprisingly is extremely accurate; 2) it is lighter to carry than my Makarov.
Questions: Is the Bersa Thunder .380 worth all the expense it could take to fix it? Or should I get something else?
This is the summed up explanation. Explaining the entire process and all that was tried would take up way more time than what is already posted.
Now, I purchased this little gun used. After checking the Bersa website, since I'm not the original owner, the gun is not under warranty of any kind. Therefore, I would have to pay to have it shipped to Bersa, with insurance, pay to have them fix the problem, and most likely have to pay the shipping back to my ffl, again with insurance.
The only other way is simply to take it to my local gunsmith and have him fix it. The problem with this is that, although he does excellent work, he is a Sheriff's Deputy/SWAT so catching him at his shop can sometimes be impossible.
Now, I do like the pistol on two accounts: 1) it surprisingly is extremely accurate; 2) it is lighter to carry than my Makarov.
Questions: Is the Bersa Thunder .380 worth all the expense it could take to fix it? Or should I get something else?
This is the summed up explanation. Explaining the entire process and all that was tried would take up way more time than what is already posted.