A friend of mine is looking for a gun for his wife. Most likely she wont carry or shoot it much but he says its for peace of mind. I will withhold judgment on this. Anyway he doesnt want to spend a lot so when he comes to me for advice i reccomend the Bersa Thunder 380. Fast foward a few days and I find myself at my local gun shop checking out if they have one in stock so I can give my friend a call to check it out. When I ask an employee who I have delt with before what the durabillity diffrence is between the two tone and all black coating he says...."If your looking for durabillity you shouldnt be looking at a Bersa". If this was any other person I would just think "gun snob" and move along. The thing is I actually trust this guy. In past dealing he has been very knowlegable and helpfull. I have read good things about this gun (mostly here) and am now second guessing my reccomendation. What do you guys and gals think?