Went out to get a Keltec .380 today

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brass rat	Went out to get a Keltec .380 today	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2020 (04/18/09 04:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I have been carrying my CZ-82 in a fanny pack but it is just too bulky and heavy for my liking so I decided that I needed a keltec P-3AT. I changed my mind when I got to the dealers and realized just how tiny they are. I ended up bringing home a Bersa Thunder .380 which seemed like a good compromise to me. It's larger than the Keltec but smaller and lighter than the CZ plus with the magazine in the gun I can get all my fingers around it. We are going to go up and drop a few steel plates with it tomorrow. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Why not join us at Milsurp After Hours handloading forum
gpschmidt		#1	[-]
Posts: 613 (04/19/09 02:07 AM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My summer carry is a Bersa Thunder .380. I love the gun. Never failed to cycle and fire. Not a bad shooter either. Here's my quickie write up on my buddies site. http://www.pistolguru.com/bersa-thunder.html Greg
brass rat		#2	[-]
Posts: 2021 (04/19/09 07:12 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nice review Greg. One of my biggest gripes with the CZ was that it just wouldn't reliably chamber hollow points. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Why not join us at Milsurp After Hours handloading forum Last Edited By: brass rat 04/19/09 11:19 AM. Edited 1 times.
gpschmidt		#3	[-]
Posts: 615 (04/19/09 12:35 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks, just helping my friend get his site going. I have a CZ, but I don't think I've tried hollow points in it. It's a very nice pistol, just a bit heavy and has a wider grip. Greg
high speed cruise		#4	[-]
Posts: 2936 (04/19/09 07:59 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My CZ 82 won't handle Hornady XTP's, which sucks. hsc
brass rat		#5	[-]
Posts: 2024 (05/02/09 07:49 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Had a chance to try out the Bersa this afternoon after the JCG match at RBGC. All I can say is that it is everything I hoped it would be. It's lightweight, the sights are easy to see even on a heavily overcast day, it feeds hollow points flawlessly, and it does not beat the crap out of my hand like the CZ-82 it replaced did. It took 4 rounds to get a feel for the sights then steel plates were dropping like flies. Has anyone got any recomendations for a hi riding pancake style holster for it? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Why not join us at Milsurp After Hours handloading forum
RichieRich3902		#6	[-]
Posts: 1334 (05/08/09 04:10 PM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	With the 9x18 ball ammo will very often give the same results as JHP rounds, due to the low velocity and weight of the round. Check out the box of truth for some of their tests. Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. -William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
wworker		#7	[-]
Posts: 3763 (05/15/09 07:56 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The only thing I don't like about the 380 is the lack of availability of ammo right now. A friend of mine has been looking for 2 months for the ammo.
dou 44		#8	[-]
Posts: 2412 (05/23/09 08:12 PM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	saw some in a small gunstore today and they wanted $60 box for the winchester white box that i had been getting for $12
stantheman1986		#9	[-]
Posts: 5410 (06/13/09 10:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah my .380 Baikal commercial Makarov has sat stored away due to lack of .380 if I didn't have a CZ82 I would probaby get a 9x18 barrel for it even 9x18 can be a tough pull but it is available time to buy a few cases of 7.62 tok for my cz52 and beater Norinco commercial Tokarev! I wouldnt let unreliability with HP keep me from carrying my CZ82 I carry mine occasionaly and load it with S&B 9x18 ball I think hot 9x18 fmj ball is adequate "stopping power" all the gun rag writers who say 9x18 military ball is "anemic" well, I dont see them volunteering to take one center mass!
gpschmidt		#10	[-]
Posts: 627 (06/14/09 04:23 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've been sitting on a few boxes of .380. My Dad was visiting last week and we went out to the range to get some time in. I took the Bersa, since he's never fired it. He had no problem knocking down bowling pins at 7 yards with it. Again, it was 100% reliable. Just a dandy little pistol. Greg
Mountain Doctor		#11	[-]
Posts: 3527 (06/30/09 05:57 PM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My KT with CT laser sight has been my daily companion for years. Good unit.
stantheman1986	.32 Auto	#12	[-]
Posts: 5424 (07/05/09 07:11 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I also like the .32 Auto as a carry gun caliber, many people write these off as "pop guns", and I don't pretend they are manstoppers that will blow an attacker off his feet, but I do believe they have plenty of pop for daily carry for most everyday people, short of walking around in a high risk area. I carried my new little llama .32 Auto (looks like a mini 1911a1) on a trip to the store today, great summer gun and I felt confident with 8+1 and a spare mag that I could get myself out of anything short of a full blown firefight on the sleepy streets of rural PA I really only use FMJ ball ammo, especially in some of the older guns I carry.
Mountain Doctor		#13	[-]
Posts: 3670 (08/14/09 02:02 PM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd not want to get shot with a .32. Also, wasn't .32 the caliber of choice of many European police departments for decades? Gotta be an endorsement there. Never forget that if the first shot does not eliminate the threat, one can simply pull the triger again and again. One shot stopping power is nice, but stopped is stopped, if you know what I mean.