Here's My New Best Friend..........
He goes with me everywhere! This is the Bersa Thunder 45 Ultra Compact, and it's pretty small. Just a few whiskers bigger than my Bersa .380, but it holds eight rounds of 45ACP, a lot more comforting to my way of thinking. After about 700 rounds, the only glitches are when shooting full-power 230-grain defensive ammo, it occasionally locks the slide open. I carry 200 and 185-grain ammo, and it's 100% with those. It weighs 26 ounces empty, disappears in a slide holster, and gets smoother and slicker every time I fire it.
I had originally thought it was a traditional DA/SA, but it has a decocker, so it can't be carried cocked and locked. Which is fine, the DA trigger is pretty good, the SA a little mushy but consistent, and about 4 pounds. It's a lot more accurate than I am, and I think it's cool looking. The frame appears to be polymer but isn't, only the grips are synthetic. The chamber is fully supported, and I've already run some +P handloads thru it with no problem. Recoil is a bit brisk, but it's a light 45, so that's to be expected. I only notice it when I'm trying to empty it fast at 7 yards.
My dealer got it to me for $450 with 100 rounds of ball ammo thrown in, more than fair for what it is. I have to say I haven't been this happy with a gun purchase in a long time!
Papajohn