ohbythebay
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Okay, so I have a Bersa Thunder 380 for CC. Its only a month old but I have detected something inconsistent as have other owners.
Shoot a mag and when finished, the slide retracts and locks as it should. Slide a mag in "gently" and you have to release the slide. Slap one in and 70% of the time it automatically releases the slide, chambering a round. Safety on or off doesn't matter (except with the safety on you would have to cock the gun to fire or double action the trigger).
It would be a nice action IF it was consistent. Technically, it is not supposed to do it all (I think) but the concern is the consistency.
I did some tests yesterday after the gun had been completely cleaned and lubed. Ran about 8 mags, slapped them in, the slide stayed in place. After that though, almost every mag change resulted in the slot unlocking, shooting forward and chambering a round.
I guess I will give Bersa a heads up...
Shoot a mag and when finished, the slide retracts and locks as it should. Slide a mag in "gently" and you have to release the slide. Slap one in and 70% of the time it automatically releases the slide, chambering a round. Safety on or off doesn't matter (except with the safety on you would have to cock the gun to fire or double action the trigger).
It would be a nice action IF it was consistent. Technically, it is not supposed to do it all (I think) but the concern is the consistency.
I did some tests yesterday after the gun had been completely cleaned and lubed. Ran about 8 mags, slapped them in, the slide stayed in place. After that though, almost every mag change resulted in the slot unlocking, shooting forward and chambering a round.
I guess I will give Bersa a heads up...