Without a doubt under-rated, undervalued, under the radar, and IMO a "best buy" for anyone looking for a quality pistol at a reasonable price..... LIfetime warranty too..
My Bersa Thunder 9 (Ultra Compact) has been exceedingly accurate and 100% reliable from day one. Using iron sights my Bersa is actually easier to shoot accurately than my all time favorite Sig P239....
I think the BT9/UC listed for around $440 or so, but a local gun dealer special ordered it for me for $305 + tax. Very few local dealers carry any of the fine Bersa/Firestorm line of pistols with the exception of the Bersa Thunder 380..
I crack up when a gun dealer tells me he doesn't carry "foreign junk" when actually I think he is saying "I make more profit on higher end firearms"...
www.BersaTalk.com has approximately 750 happy Bersa/Firestorm owners and I'm certainly one of them.
The ONLY knock I've ever heard on Bersa/Firestorms is that extra magazines are pricy.. Yes they are. I bought a 13rd mag (pistol came w/one 10rd'er) and it was over $50. I found out later that on-line you can shop and get the same mag. for around $40.. Still high, but not excessively so.
I later put a CAT of Argentina ($129) on my BT9/UC and while it IMO moved the pistol out of a practical cc weapon it makes it the perfect home/vehicle choice. Fourteen rds. of Cor-bon works for me.
JMOFO