{"id":1001,"date":"2012-03-29T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2012-03-29T08:35:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T13:35:57","slug":"bersa-thunder-9-pro-initial-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=1001","title":{"rendered":"Bersa Thunder 9 Pro &#8211; Initial Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Went to a gun show this weekend and an IBM make M1 carbine tried real hard to follow me home (stupid broken A\/C on my car stopped it).\u00a0 Instead, a full-sized Bersa Thunder 9 Pro decided to jump at me and not leave me alone until I did the paperwork.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1001 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/bersa9_right.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/bersa9_right-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/bersa9_left1-rotated.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/bersa9_left1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As the name implies, it&#8217;s a 9mm.\u00a0 It came with 2 17 round magazines, a trigger lock that is still in its shrink wrap, and&#8230; that&#8217;s about it.\u00a0 This thing is at the price point where they stuff &#8217;em into cardboard boxes instead of nice hard cases.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re interested in the spec rundown, all that can be found on Bersa&#8217;s website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bersa.com\/bersa-firearms\/thunder-pro-series.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that I noticed immediately was that the grips feel great.\u00a0 I think it&#8217;s because they went with actually contouring the grips some instead of the current trend of &#8220;oh, you think it&#8217;s hard to hold on to? MOAR STIPPLING!&#8221;\u00a0 Oh, it definitely has that.\u00a0 Thanks to using wrap around polymer grips over the aluminum frame, there&#8217;s stippling on the back of the grip and they did the standard groves on the front.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the trigger.\u00a0 This was something that I couldn&#8217;t really try at the show because the shows around here have apparently started requiring dealers to run zip ties through their guns in a manner that stops the slide\/bolt\/whatever from closing.\u00a0 The double action trigger on this is insanely heavy.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have a way to actually measure it, and my google-fu is failing me (although, I did find that the previous model to this had a 10lbs trigger pull).\u00a0 I will confidently say that I would be completely confident in carrying this pistol with a round in the chamber, hammer down, safety off.\u00a0 That thing ain&#8217;t getting yanked by accident.<\/p>\n<p>The single action is much, much better.\u00a0 It&#8217;s still a little heavy, but not nearly the &#8220;OMG, I&#8217;m getting a workout!&#8221; heavy.\u00a0 It&#8217;s got very little slack in this mode and the distance between fired and trigger reset in miniscule. I&#8217;m going to guess that firing this pistol quickly and accurately after the first (double action) shot is going to be fairly easy.<\/p>\n<p>Doing some dry fire practice, I tried balancing an empty 9mm case on the front sight.\u00a0 I was able to keep it on there more times that not in double action mode, but the casing danced every time the trigger broke.\u00a0 The casing didn&#8217;t budge when I tried single action.<\/p>\n<p>The other controls are fairly straight forward.\u00a0 The magazine release is where you would expect it.\u00a0 The slide release and safety are both ambidextrous.\u00a0 The frame mounted safety is also a decocker, which is a little different than what I&#8217;m used to (the only other frame mounted safety I own is a 1911).<\/p>\n<p>Considering I\u00a0 paid under $400 before taxes and background check, this looks like a pretty good purchase.\u00a0 Hopefully, I&#8217;ll be able to get to the range soon, try it out, and report back as to how well it goes bang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Went to a gun show this weekend and an IBM make M1 carbine tried real hard to follow me home (stupid broken A\/C on my car stopped it).\u00a0 Instead, a full-sized Bersa Thunder 9 Pro decided to jump at me and not leave me alone until I did the paperwork. 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