Bersa Thunder 9 Compact

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Few people seem to know anything about this pistol, but after seeing one in a store, my son bought one.

The matte finish will not win any beauty contest, but that is the only negative I can find.

It has ambi- safety/decock and slide locks, easy to see sights with dot front sight and outlined notch on rear, 2-13 round mags, and one of the best double-action triggers I’ve ever seen on a DA/SA pistol. The fit rivals guns costing more than twice as much, and it ate everything we had, both FMJs and JHPs.

I can’t give hard info on the accuracy. The weather at the range was horrid: cold, windy, and raining, with some hail. However, it shot similar size groups as the other pistols we were shooting. Those pistols we know to be very, very accurate, so I’m confident the Bersa will be very good.

Balance and feel are exceptional, and it is quite compact for a 13 round double stack 9mm. I was so impressed that I will be selling a really nice, big name 9 to come up with the money to order one of these for myself.

This pistol is also available in the same size in 45ACP. I already have a CC .45 that I dearly love, so I probably won’t buy it in .45. If you are looking for a full size pistol, it can be had in 9mm, .40 S&W, and 45ACP.

I was reluctant to post this, as I post on several sites and do not want to neither reduce availability nor jack up the price, but few people will actually believe that a compact pistol costing way less than $400 is anywhere near this good. I have seen it, held it in my hand, and shot it. I am a believer!
 
obxned, thank you for this mini-review. I need to pick up an 9mm to shoot up some reloads, and this is the pistol I've been wondering about.

Jim H.
 
New UC 9 Here

I picked up my UC9 yesterday afternoon and am jonesin' real bad to shoot it. It does appear to be a very well made pistol and I was made more at ease by the range report. Here are some pics:

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I was looking for something in at least 9mm, manual safety and small enough to CCW, the only other pistol that came close was the S&W 908 but it was a few hundred $$$ more. I picked this thing up for $340, including background and taxes.
It appears that these pistols are not very well known or popular, but I'm glad I got mine before they do and prices start inching up.
 
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