Trade a P-32 for a Bersa Thunder?

[Heraclitus]

Get the Bersa.


Had two.


Sold both. :banghead:


Now I want them back.


On second thought, no. I'd rather have BG feel the ft-lbs of a .357 SIG, .40 S&W or .45 ACP.

 

[SirVette]

I am thinking on trading my hard chrome P-32 for a Bersa Thunder.

Good luck finding someone who will trade.

Albanian sums it up very well. A gun should be reliable & should not fall apart. If they know how to make them good they don't seem to care as long as people put up w/ it.

I have two Bersas and I consider them to be first rate quality.

Albanian

Which 2 BERSAs?

My BERSAs have excellent reliability (100% even w/ HPs), accuracy & trigger.

 

[461]

If you were in California you'd have no trouble selling the P-32 for twice what it's worth. They aren't approved and can only be sold by peopl who had them prior to the approval process. Like an idiot I sold mine and now wish I had it back. :banghead:

 

[eyz]

I'd like to suggest the Beretta Tomcat.

 

[albanian]

"Albanian

Which 2 BERSAs?

My BERSAs have excellent reliability (100% even w/ HPs), accuracy & trigger."

Sirvette,
Mine are older ones but goodies. One is a nickle .22lr model 23 with wood grips and the .380 is a nickle model 383-A. The triggers on both of them are smooth and light in DA and SA and accuracy is flat out surprising! The .380 is probably just as accurate as the .22lr and the .22lr is great! I love them and will buy more if I get the chance.

I paid less than $200 for each of them and they were almost new with the box and all paperwork. They are nice guns that I have not found a flaw with. For a sub $200 gun, you would ecpect there to be some manufacturing flaws like burrs or machine marks but mine have niether. I have seen some of the newer alloy framed guns that looked less polished and had some gritty feeling actions but since they were new, I think they might smooth up. I would still buy a new one because I don't think Bersa's hey-day is past.

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

My Bersa Thunder had a small burr on the shaft of the safety lever, but it polished off without problem. So far it has been 100 percent reliable, though I foolishly ended up with 300 rounds of A-Merc ammo, so I'll probably experience some problems shortly.

 

[Ivy Mike]

whatever you do, DON'T get a Makarov! You will soon find out that they are superb pistols available at great prices with a damn good aftermarket. You will also find yourself with more than one. I've got my commercial Bulgarian and have my eye on a military Russian. Great pistols that are absolutely reliable, very simple and cheap to feed. They are available in .380 and 9x18 Makarov (which puts out a little more muzzle energy than .380) The best part is the cost...or rather, lack of it. You can find nice Makarovs for under $180.
Trust me, don't get a Makarov...you will soon be buying another and another.

 

[RJ likeguns]

whatever you do, DON'T get a Makarov! You will soon find out that they are superb pistols available at great prices with a damn good aftermarket. You will also find yourself with more than one. I've got my commercial Bulgarian and have my eye on a military Russian. Great pistols that are absolutely reliable, very simple and cheap to feed. They are available in .380 and 9x18 Makarov (which puts out a little more muzzle energy than .380) The best part is the cost...or rather, lack of it. You can find nice Makarovs for under $180.

I have heard that about Maks. Is there a help group for this?

 

[Bainx]

Seems to me that if you can carry something as large as a Bersa, you can carry something in a more effective caliber. Glock 26, 27, Kahr, etc

I could not agree more. However, I have a Makarov and when it was my first carry gun, I had all the confidence in the world in it. The Mak is now my truck gun and doing a great job at it.

Moral of the story is, there is great realiability in either the Bersa or Makarov and if that is what you can afford at this point, go for it and be confident in it. P32 is the backup or backup to the backup.