Bersa Thunder Ultra Compact Pro .45

Soren · Jul 21, 2013

Picked up this gem yesterday at Frontline Arms in Beaverton. It's the Bersa Thunder Ultra Compact Pro .45. It's a very comfortable gun and runs very smooth. I ran about 60 rounds through it yesterday. It's not a light weight pistol, it feels only slightly lighter than my Rock Island Tactical FS 1911. The balance is fantastic. It does have a short SA trigger pull, but you can still feel when it is going to release. The take down is amazingly simple. On the left side there is a lever. Pull that lever and the slide comes off, that's it. Overall it's a great gun. Can't wait to get back out to the range with it.

Vodoun da Vinci · Jul 21, 2013

Wow...sweet piece. Congrats!! How's the recoil with that?

VooDoo

Soren · Jul 21, 2013

Not bad. Very similar to my 1911.

sandman1212 · Jul 21, 2013

My wife carries the 9MM version, she loves it and it is very accurate for her...only have about 300 through it, but no problems. Bersa seem to be very underrated. Great gun!

Soren · Jul 21, 2013

Yes, the Bersa seem to be underrated guns. This is my third Bersa. I also have two Thunder 380s. I really like all three of them. They are solid, well made, great shooting machines. I'm hoping that my gun pusher comes across the 9mm sometime.

porkchopexpress · Jul 23, 2013

We have a Thunder 380 that is a ton of fun. A 45 version might be nice to have. Time to tell the wife we need more guns... again. She loves when this happens.

sandman1212 · Jul 23, 2013

porkchopexpress said:
We have a Thunder 380 that is a ton of fun. A 45 version might be nice to have. Time to tell the wife we need more guns... again. She loves when this happens.

Gotta love that, my bride does as well!

chemist · Jul 28, 2013

I shoot my bride's Thunder 380 CC more than she does - it's a fun little gun that never bites me.
Sure, the Bersas are "sloppy copies" of more respectable arms - and maybe that's why they're more forgiving and reliable than, say, a $600 German PPK?