I gotta say, all I've heard was how bad they were and that it's about as reliable as a Larcin. But, I shot Dan's yesterday (better than him I might add ) and I really, really liked it. Not saying I would go out and buy one but if I found one cheap enough, with a permit in hand, and cash burning a hole in my wallet, I might, MIGHT, opine.

Thanks again Danny boy!

Ray, I have one of those also if you want to see it.

If you can get a Bersa 380 that is 10 years or older (steel frame) you get a very reliable and cheap gun. The new ones are made of aluminum alloy frame, I pass

I don't want one. I just liked Dan's Bersa! He did have his first FTF Monday night but it's been reliable and a straight shooter for me. Now, if Dan ever wants to sell his, I'd give him cash to hold it and apply for a permit just for that one. Not one that I haven't shot yet.

It's funny to here what people have bad things to say about regarding firearms.

Bersa always made a fine pistol, are the combat ready no but they will function for years with little to no trouble at all.

The same goes for high point, they are heavy, ugly and cheap, but they are accurate go bang every time you pull the trigger, come with a life time warranty no matter where you got it from whether you are the 1st or 50th owner. Again would I use

it for CCW or combat no but they are sure fun to plink with for $135.00 for about 5000 rounds +.

 

One thing is for sure for all the good information you can find on the internet there is twice the amount of bad or misinformation that goes on. I see people put down a pistol because it jammed or mis fed the 1st round, right from

there is was a POS. There are always break in periods on any pistol, some require more then others, 2nd most FTF issues

are due to the magazine lips or ramp, simple fixes that require looking, and 3rd most people do not field strip and clean

their weapons before they shoot them the 1st time whether they are new or used this should always be done. My brand

new CZ pistols all looked like they were in heavy motor oil when I got them, to fire them like that would have caused issues

for sure.

 

How many people walk off the range and say Glocks and 1911 suck to many issues, I bet you more then 90%

of them all are limp wristing them, I have seen it time and time again and it never fails to amaze me. Every company has defects and a bad pistol might slip though the line and out the door no different then car's but most are simple fix's which require a bit of knowledge and patients.

My FTF was the last round out of the mag and it very well could have been a host of issues, and could have simply been that I may not have seated that round properly in the mag. I had no problems prior and RayRay had no problems after.

 

The slide catch is worn so when you drop the mag and put the gun down, sometimes the slide slams home, but this is an easy fix (replace the slide catch) and one that I WOULD EXPECT for an inexpensive used gun. It might even be free to fix if I sent it in, but it really doesn't bother me much at all.