Elkins45
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It’s not for self defense. Just a pocket gun for around the farm.
I think that’s autocorrected for “heavy.”What's a "leafy" trigger pull? Not familiar with that term.
In post #10, the Buckmark as seen is 37 ounces, the Bersa is 20 ounces, and the Beretta is 13 ounces. All with empty magazines in the guns.Sure, if it's not too big or heavy. And if the trigger is okay.
It's an odd size bracket. Bigger than something tiny like a Bobcat (I can't hit anything with mine). Smaller than a (super accurate) 4" Ruger Mark.
You'd expect the accuracy to be somewhere in between.
I had an SR22 I always shot poorly. I can shoot my little HP22a pretty well. The Bersa is somewhere in that size bracket. If it fits the OP's hands well and the trigger is okay, why not?
Midway has the magazines at this moment, just in case you need one. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025129348In post #10, the Buckmark as seen is 37 ounces, the Bersa is 20 ounces, and the Beretta is 13 ounces. All with empty magazines in the guns.
The downsides to the Bersa .22LR is that it's not a red dot capable gun, and magazine availability is limited to when batches show up in the USA. If you see mags for sale, and you have a Bersa .22, snap 'em up.
no. i had a bersa thunder 380acp. the safety/decock lever sheared off one day while shooting. that unsettling incident plus slide bite (both known issues) had me swear off any bersa pistol forever. for 22lr hanguns i also had a s&w 316 and taurus 942 revolver, ruger lcp pistol, all gladly gone. my humble advice is get a ruger sr22 and a decent holster, load it with cci minimags or standard ammo, and carry it to your heart’s content.
hi starling, i certainly suspect that you are correct about the bersa. my ruger sr22 is simply great for me so i cannot look at a bersa thunder 22lr pistol. bersa wouldn’t do anything about my broken thunder as i wasn’t the first owner. although i wouldn’t get a bersa in any current caliber, i am a sucker for 32acp pistols… there oughtta be a law: any 380acp pistol ought to have a 32acp twin.Oh yeah dont use the safety as a decocker. Thats even a big No-No on the Walther PPK/PPKs. Lots of incidents of those safeties breaking from being used as a decocker though the years. Always Put the hammer down first before placing the safety on. My bersa 85 (old steel frame double stack) has been fine since the 90s after a many rounds (around 4,000 now) but I never use that safety as a decocker.
I doubt you will sheer off a safety from just shooting with the 22lr. Anything is possibly but the 22lr are very soft shooters compared to the 380acp. 380acp straight blowback Bersas with Aluminum frames can be a little violent/snappy. In 22LR they are fairly overbuilt. Steel slide isnt going to crack or wear out easily and the Aluminum frame is well strong enough for 22lr. There have been some incidents of the Aluminum frame cracking on the 380s though.. right side just above the trigger bar. People have to remember that the thunder 380s are aluminum framed blowbacks and that does not equate to a pistol that you can dump cases of cases of ammo through. Letting the slide slam home on an empty chamber isnt very good for it either. Bersa really needs to offer a version in steel frame again.
Ive seen 2 cracked slides over the past 20 years or so (both 380acp). Both at the front. I suspect it was just a flaw in the metallurgy from what I could tell. Straight blowbacks will typically crack at the front unlike locked barrel designs. Suspicion of a flaw in the metallurgy is because typically you will beat an aluminum frame to death before the steel slide ever cracks.
Shouldnt be an issue with the 22lr pistols though. As I said if anything they are overbuilt. Even with the 380 the major component failures are fairly rare given you dont try to kill the pistol with high round counts or Super Hot 380acp Ammo. You really need steel frames and stronger springs for that unless you get a pistol with a massive slide weight (Hi Point 380acp an example).
Be nice if Bersa would do another run of 32acp in the Aluminum frame Thunder. That would help quite a bit in terms of recoil and durability for high round counts. For anyone with a 380acp thunder. Try PMC 380acp 90 grain. Thats the softest factory load I know of and runs about the same cost of any other bulk ammo.
@jstert if you still have your bersa 380 with a broken safety here is your part..hi starling, i certainly suspect that you are correct about the bersa. my ruger sr22 is simply great for me so i cannot look at a bersa thunder 22lr pistol. bersa wouldn’t do anything about my broken thunder as i wasn’t the first owner. although i wouldn’t get a bersa in any current caliber, i am a sucker for 32acp pistols… there oughtta be a law: any 380acp pistol ought to have a 32acp twin.