Had one for a good while, decent shooter, reliable. If I ran across another at a good deal I'd probably buy it.

 

I have a couple, no problems with them, mine work well with older Federal bulk packs, and CCI ammo.

 

I have a large stash of mini mags so I would probably be using those.

 

I have one that I bought new years ago. They are fun shooters. Buy extra mags as soon as you find them online as they are apparently made in batches.

Considering that new Bersa 22s are selling at virtually the same price they were 10 years ago, I’d buy a new one over a used one.

When new, they like hotter ammo like mini mags and the magazines are stiff. Best to download the mags by a cartridge or two until they break in.

 

What he said. ^^^

Mine is a bit ammo picky, but I've never had a failure with Mini Mags.

 

It looks like they go for 275-300 new. That's not bad at all. I got my 380 for 175. I'll probably end up picking one up.

 

One of the finest performing medium frame rimfire pistols out there.

I have three friends who bought one after shooting mine,,,
Every person loves the guns because they just shoot.

Here's a hint though,,,
The main spring MUST go over the barrel in the correct orientation,,,
One end of the spring is slightly (ever so slightly) smaller than the other end.

The small end goes toward the rear of the pistol.

I had the pistol for about a year when it started having all sorts of FTE problems,,,
It also started to fail to load the next cartridge properly,,,
A member here told me about the spring.

I reinstalled it correctly and haven't had a problem since.

I probably have well over 5,000 rounds of Walmart Federal Bulk HV ammo through mine.

Aarond

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Thanks for the info! I was reading about the spring somewhere, apparently it applies to both the 380 and 22.

 

I have one of the threaded models. It shoots great and has been reliable although I only have a few hundred rounds through it. Really nice pistol for the money, and you can shoot it with a suppressor no problem and still see the sights. The magazines are not cheap though.

 

I love mine, super reliable. Never had one single issue with mine!

 

Quick question for you guys that have the Thunder 22x: Do you field strip it the same as a regular Thunder? I assume that the thread protector unscrews and the slide comes off like any other Thunder model?

 

Yep. Field strips the same way.

 

I picked up a used one for $175 last year, two tone with an extra mag. Runs great with CCI, not so good with Winchester or Aguila (new, the old Aguila was decent). The older Bersa has a great D/A trigger. Should have picked one up long ago…

 

Thank you for the reply Sir!

 

i keep looking at these - they are very interesting pistols , may have to look at the next gunshow to see if i can handle one ,

 

I always liked the look and feel of the Bersa, but never got a change to shoot one. Maybe I'll have to put one on the list.

 

I have 2 of them. They both run great on mini-mags. Very accurate pistols.

 

Hi all are 22's and the 380's the same size.

 

The single stack magazine .380 Bersa Thunder is the same size as a .22 LR Bersa Thunder.

Bersa also makes a .380 Thunder plus, which uses a double stack magazine. I've never seen one in person, but I imagine it's going to be slightly different in size in the grip frame.

Bersa

 

Wife had both a .380 and a .22. The 22 was MAYBE a little more finicky with regards to ammo. The 380 was her EDC in her purse for a couple of years until she graduated to 9mm and got a Glock.

I have a 22 magazine I will be posting in the classifieds next month!

VERY well made!