Bersa Thunder 380 PLUS
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- Review and shooting test of the Bersa Thunder 380 PLUS, .380 ACP. Overview and close-ups, followed by segments of target shooting. This is a double-stack .380, 15 rounds. Suitable for concealed carry, but not likely for pocket carry, as is the case with .380 handguns offering much less magazine capacity.
This appears to be a well-built firearm. Manufactured in Argentina, and imported through RSA in the United States. The pistol has a one year warranty, plus lifetime service contract for the original owner.
Ammo used in the test was PPU (Privi Partizan) 94 grain FMJ. Distances up to 35 yards.
SPECS
20 oz empty
3.5" barrel
6.6" length
4.9" height
1.35" width at grip
15 rd magazine, 1 included with purchase
Trigger guard lock included - กีฬา
THIS IS THE BEST 380 HANDS DOWN , NO QUESTION ABOUT IT , ITS RELIABLE ACCURATE AFFORDABLE FEELS GREAT IN THE HAND AND 15+1 , A NO BRAINER
Not to be one of “those guys” but I’d argue the Glock 42 is more enjoyable. But you can’t beat the capacity here. Btw the G42 is one of the only Glocks I like extensively.
Not to be one of “those guys” but I’d argue the Glock 42 is more enjoyable. But you can’t beat the capacity here. Btw the G42 is one of the only Glocks I like extensively.
@@zerosoma33 Meh, I've seen and encountered many reliability issues in the G42, and guns aren't fun if they don't work. It also doesn't really have a place, as something like the LCP Max is smaller and lighter, while still having more rounds, or there's the Bersa Thunder, which still holds more rounds, fits in the same footprint, but is slightly heavier, more accurate, has a better trigger, and looks good. Glocks all kinda look like toasters. But hey, if you just like it, there's nothing wrong with that. To me, the best 380 is either the LCP Max, or the Bersa Thunder/Thunder Plus.
@@vlogfriendsutopia that's gotta be the only unreliable G42 on the planet. Mine (and my friend's) eats everything including purposefully light handloads. Really surprising you had that issue with it.
@@zerosoma33 It isn't just me, unfortunately. Honest Outlaw has had issues, as well as some other Guntubers. And some of my friends as well. In fact, the G42 is widely recognized as one of the most unreliable glocks
I have the Concealed Carry 8 round version and it's one of my favorite handguns . Always works , feels great in the hand , and field strips in seconds with no tools . Great gun !
With proper ammo nothing at all wrong with carrying .380 as your primary concealed carry weapon. Shot placement has always been much more important than anything else.
2019, soon to be 2020 & still relevant Bersa Thunder Plus.
@Jimmy Kimmel Aww. I want to buy my sister the same model as well.
@@denisefolstrom8753 Hi
@@iamshadowbanned699 good for her. She's probably a more accurate shooter than you.
Any idea where and how to get one
@@jst601 thanks for the info out of stock right now but I’ll keep checking
A 9mm is a 9x19 and a .380ACP is 9x17. So if you own a 9mm it's very similar to a .380ACP. The benefits to a 9mm is heavier bullet and higher fps. I like how small and light the .380 guns are
Bersa 9 and .380 have been on my mind for awhile..great cost-efficient firearm. Can't wait for your ammo tests.. Thanks for the very well produced vids!
This is true dedication - you and Hickok45 don't do this youtube thing half-heartedly. Actually buying a specific firearm for youtube purposes is just beyond dedication.
So far now, did you have any issues in this gun???
Tks!
.32 and .380 were and are still a very popular round all over the world . Great Shooting !
During my extensive period of ownership (bought it new), my Bersa Thunder .380 has only gotten better with age and rounds down range. Failure to feed problems have been tracked to a round's specific ogive shape and the construction of the round.
I had known of the inherent accuracy and reliability of the Bersa Thunder .380, but was told by my dealer that increased popularity and demand had led to a longer 'break in' period. I found this to be true. My initial FTF sequence ran as follows.
Box 1 - 20
Box 2 - 12
Box 3 - 07
Box 4 - 05
Box 5 - 03
Since that box #5, I have moved over 2,000 rounds down range without a problem. The magazines (yes, MAGAZINES), have proven to be reliable. I am now in the market for a Bersa Thunder .380 PLUS.
Enjoy,
Semper Fi
USMC Retired
1966-1989
Semper fi jarhead , just bought a thunder plus ,. love it,. be cool.
Finally a to-the-point review without ramblings or going on tangents. Nice review!!!!
hey tn thanks for taking a look at the .380. i have always tought it deserved a litte more respect than it gets.
Just ordered one of these a couple of days ago. I carried the regular Bersa Thunder for years but wanted the extra rounds.
Love the echoing report starting at 4:02. Nothing like the sound of shooting on a cold winter day.
Just purchased one of these & I can't wait to take it to the gun range.
I'd like to see more handgun reviews like this. Great job!
Had one of these in the 90s, I seem to recall it used to sting the hand a bit under recoil compared to the easy shooting P228 and G19 that I owned back then. Maybe because it was so light.
The more I work at video making, the more I realize how skilled you are at speaking. Making a good TH-cam video is a LOT harder than it looks and your videos are always entertaining.
good review tn, I'm on my third Bersa, 2 Thunder .380's and now a plus
I watch all your reviews,Thanks for all the good info.
You really surprised me with this! Never thought I'd see a bersa or a 380 on your channel. I'm looking forward to seeing how it holds up over time. Also ammo testing should be interesting.
I carry the Bersa 380 plus all the time. It is comfortable, light, and hi capacity. I feel confident in the use of it due to it’s size and firepower.
Awesome vid! I'd buy that Bersa in a second! Thanks!
Just bought one for my wife. She loves it, it shoots great, very dependable
I'm looking for a semiautomatic pistol that my wife can rack the slide on. She has arthritis and has extremely weak hands. She tried to rack the slide on a SCCY CPX3 380, but couldn't do it. How would your wife rate the difficulty or ease of racking the slide on the Bersa 380 Plus?
I like these bersa thunders. Pretty cool
I'm glad yours seems to be running great,nice video
I've had both.. still have the Bersa. Great gun and nicely priced and never had a malfunction ever in over 20 uears..The Glocks are just butt ugly and though good guns I've had more problems with them than other pistols I've owned..and they're pricey for a polymer gun.
Great vid buddy
So what, it's a .380 caliber pistil? It's got 15 rounds of firepower, and it;s as accurate and reliable as anything on the market. What's not to like? Why just use it for ammo testing? Because it's reliable. Why not use it as a primary carry weapon? Hmmm, why not? It's a good gun, period.
After researching the Bersa Thunder Plus I found that it is considered a great little CCW by many. So I went to my local gun shop and I was sold on the thing in 20 seconds or less. It fits the hand like a glove. Both the double action and the single action trigger pull were smooth and fairly crisp. It holds 15 plus 1 (how many do you need?) and the decocker gives me the freedom of carrying in condition 3....all for $379 U.S. I believe there is a gap in an overall understanding of what is considered to be enough firepower in a CCW...380 is not a service weapon; it is not considered a 'one shot dropper', but then neither is the .32 and more people are killed by a .32 round than anything else. I love my Bersa and I personally believe it is more than enough fire power for everyday carry.
Jerre Geary where do live I live in Kentucky I cannot find this gun it's out of stock everywhere
true 32acp needs more luv too!!!
Yep, only thing I don't like is the magazine safety. Would love one in .32.
@@JerresYouTubular killed doesn't mean they were stopped immediately.
Thank you Sir for the video you helped make up mind about this weapon. IM GOING TO GET THIS.
I like the Bersa for its safety features and that its a PPK/PP clone still in production. My dad wants a Walther PPK, I'm thinking of getting him one of these when my little brother moves out.
i have this bersa in niquel version,ti s a terrific pistol!
Good luck with your Bersa. I used to have one, but the disconnector/trigger spring broke around 1000-1500 rounds. Outside of breaking, the Bersa thunder is a great little gun and very accurate. I'm considering getting another one for range shooting.
Great vid! Always appreciated.
Two other similar .380's are the Browning BDA .380 (very elegant gun, no longer made) and the Beretta 92 Cheetah, also no longer made. Great little guns, easy to hide and they will get the job done. Make sure with the Bersa that you work 'em over to where they are absolutely reliable. Some have problems, some don't.
I love my Bersa Thunder plus, it's a great little gun to shoot, and it would serve you well as a carry gun.
i have a bersa plus since they first came out, have shot THOUSANDS of rounds through it, WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER!! all kinds of ammo, still no issues! i traded this gun for my edc,and retired my kahre pm 9mm. i opted for a slightly bigger gun because its 15 shot instead of 8....also very accurate out to 50 ft.!!!
I have a Bersa myself. To be honest I don't know why I bought it.It feels good in the hand but the size like you say is big for a .380.Your videos are always top notch.Buying a gun for your channel I'll have to try that on the wifey!!LOL! Thanks great testing.
Hi, Im from Argentina, and here the general trend is not trusting in Bersa guns, could you tell me if you have had any problem with it and how many rounds have you shot? Im thinking in getting one, but i wanna know if they are reliable first. Thank you very much.
I just brought this handgun a week ago love it.
I just bought the Bersa 380 plus and ran 50 rounds thru it and it performed flawlessly. The accuracy was spot on and over all handling was great. The hammer drop/ safety switch was a little stiff but the more I work it the better it will feel. I also have the Bersa TPR9C and it is a great weapon as well. For the money, Bersa is the best gun around and are great EDC weapons.
shooting through the camera, why isn't everyone doing that? Loved the review, keep up the good work.
I have the same gun, fits my hand perfect! Good shooting gun & 15 rounds also.
Yes it does, on all of the Bersa Thunder guns. It functions ALOT like a PPK, and is a Double-Action / Single-Action gun, meaning it can be left de-cocked with a round in the chamber, yet still be fired (with the safety off) with the hammer down. Subsequent rounds will be full single action (not half way with the hammer only halfway back like on some)
Nice, looking forward to some 380 testing!
Im a Bersa guy..I have the 380 thunder, the ultra compact pro 9mm and the ultra compact pro 45 acp....I recommend and of these guns to anyone and the 380 is my primary conceal carry weapon ...
Hi neighbor. Watching from Murfreesboro. Enjoyed your review as I'm thinking about getting a Bersa +. Have a good one, Dave.
Nice demo, I like the .380 because as you can see the pistol stays on target shot after shot, my 9mm jumps all over the place so does my 40 S&W I have better control with the smaller calibers. Will wait for your other tests, thanks
excelente pistola relación precio calidad y ademas muy portable y segura!
Very well done vid, thanks for posting.
Easy to carry, and comfortable to handle in the hand, .380 due to it being-double stacked for the 15 round capacity. The 15 round magazines are around $40 a piece though. My other carry choice around the shop, Kel-Tec P11 9mm (10+,1 in the chamber) is my second choice.
I really love this little gun in 380...
specially its doble-stack magazine with 15 rounds...
I want it
New favorite gun.
Hey thanks for this vid. A coworker is considering 1 of these for HD, & I'm sure it will aid my cause in persuading him to consider other options as well.
That's awfully nice of you to purchase a new gun just to please us youtubers. I can't wait to see your .380 ammo tests!
Great Review!!
I see we are still commenting on a 5 year-old video. I don't feel under powered carrying a 380 or even a 32.
You should feel underpowered with any pistol unless it runs artillery shells...
I prefer a Type Two Phaser.
+atSHADOWBAT Why do you know-nothings comment on these videos? You're clearly just a TH-cam warrior and have no experience being deployed anywhere near the galactic quadrant. Type One is far superior due to better concealment. Yes, you lose a bit of penetration (e.g. through tritanium bulkheads), but you can still make a variety of attackers vanish and then attend the ambassador's social function with energy to spare.
I think I've made my point.
(That several of my teenaged years were wasted.)
You are correct, Type Two phasers are harder to conceal.
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good Glock at your side, kid"
-Sol Hangover
You're both wrong, the Spork (M2, of course) not only proves its penetration abilities, but can also be easily concealed by anyone with at least half a brain. Years of testing have made this the #1 utensil in the Federation. Its innovative design with minor improvements mitigates the need for any other utensils. Check your facts before bringing them to the table. #SporkPerfection
Love my Thunder...bought some of that Precision One ammo I didn't know it's flat head...
Looking forward to the upcoming .380 reviews. I frequently carry .380 in my Ruger LCP. The LCP is just so darn easy to carry, but it would be nice to know what the ammo is really capable of doing.
Bersa pistols are real under rated....they are really good guns for the money.
Great review.
Seem like a very stable gun to shoot. I like it.
Bought mine 2 weeks ago (Sept. 2021) for $399 (Combat Plus). Rear site now has the Glock style |__| instead of just 2 dot. 380 ammo is tough to find and right now NO one has extra mags for sale...either out of stock or discontinued.
I had the 8-rd single stack but this one fits my hand better and the rubberized and slightly longer grip stops the slippage on the snappy recoil. The 8-rd has hard plastic grips and with my pinky frequently overlapping the magazine butt I was constantly having to adjust every 4-5 shots. So far, I love the Plus.
It really is a nice gun. I don't know why people frown upon this gun. My father has an old Bersa Model 83 i believe I shot it one day and fell in love. Been wanting a thunder .380 ever since.love to have a 83. they are just not easy to find anymore. not to carry just another nice gun in the collection.
I have the DuoTone Thunder 380 Plus that I use as my carry gun. It conceals very nicely, in my opinion.
I have a Bersa .380 I bought in 2005. I had the same issue with hollow points when I was shooting it. I polished the feed ramp and had to switch over to factory mags to get it up to 100%.
I've carried a Bersa Thunder .380 (non + version), off and on, for about 25 years, now.
While I agree that 9mm should be the minimal carried, when possible, (my normal ccw being a PPS M2) sometimes an inexpensive~yet~quality, slightly smaller .380 pistol just makes concealment sense, as well as fiscal sense...
An excellent little pistol that's more reliable than most PPKs are. I also *love* the magazine safety, as well as the hammer drop safety.
After I wore mine in (100-200 rounds) I have had zero failure to feeds or malfunctions.
Thanks TN I've always liked the Bersa, don't own one but this 15 plus 1 is appealing. I didn't hear you say anything about the recoil, It looked light and controllable.
2021 still nice!
I had been wanting to guy a gun for the last year. I'm also intersted in shotguns and rifles. (Covid-19 makes me wished I had hurried). I've been seeing countless of vids on different firearms over the last year. I like many. But, I know this will be my first purchase, once this quarantine ends. I think it's a great starter gun, but I also just like it. The way it looks. Can't wait to start. Hopefully summer.
He put the magazine back in like that because that gun has a magazine disconnect safety. The trigger doesn't work if the magazine isn't inserted.
If you were going to actually load this gun, you would start with the hammer down, insert the magazine, rack the slide, then use the de-cocker to lower the hammer.
Great pistol, so underrated.....My everyday carry
Until the mag disconnect fails.
Nice! Knew about the 9mm "kurz" or short thing but I never realized how close the two were in size until your side by side. Looking forward to your ballistics.
I've always had a thing for .380s, specially for the Bersa Thunder but never owned one. I did own back in the days an AMT Backup in .380 ACP. On the money @ 7 yds. My AMT barrel was stamped "9 mm Kurz". That's German for 9 mm short which is how they refer to the .380 ACP. For personal defense, close and personal under 7 yds (I call that "danger close") the .380 has enough man stopping power while being manageable to hold point-of-aim, point-of-impact.
I edc the Bersa Combat Plus everyday. It hasn't left my holster in the 3 years of ownership.
Me too!
Have justnoticed over the years, just how many folks are happy with the Bersa Thunder. Want to check out the cc version. $280.00 at Bud's. Hope all is well.
GPH I have a cc and I like it very much, lot ore than my Interarms PPK-S in stainless. It is a single-stack but it holds 8+1 (one more round than the standard model). 18% lighter than this Plus model more than 20% lighter when loaded, small enough to fit in my pants or jacket pocket without printing, but big enough to absorb the recoil - a VERY soft shooting PISTOL.
My Interarms PPK-S (in stainless steel) was stolen I replaced it with a two-tone Bersa Thunder CC. I like it very much.
I just bought the duo tone bersa thunder plus it's very cold where I live so I haven't got the chance to shoot it yet but I really like the gun just hope it shoots good.
Yeah, you are right Brent. I did find a couple of extra mags and bought them. Now after the school shooting the prices of mags has jumped (supply and demand I guess) and my Beretta 9mm mags are close to $50 bucks...glad I had already bought them before this and glad also that I got the extra Bersa mags. As hard as it was to find them before, now it is almost impossible...
Thank you for the review. I am a 45 person myself, but i will be buying one of those for my mom 380 is about the only thing she can shoot decent. Hate the fact that 380 cost way more than 9mm.
If 380 had a perfect pistol this is it
@tnoutdoors9 thanks for replying to viewer comments (your answer explained a lot), i've been subbed for a good while now and intend to keep up with ya, thanks for all the awesome videos!
Used to love your testing videos??
Hey TN ....LOVE the POV shooting, gives great insight into what the sight picture looks like on the different firearms..do you think that Bersa is kinda pricey for what it is ?
Nice looking gun you have there.
Greetings from Holland.
hey jonno2summit!, this gun eats 95-115 grain bullets all day long!! i would'nt trade mine for anything!!!
Have both the Bersa Thunder .380 (standard) 7 rd mag and the Thunder .32 10 round mag and both are dependable and accurate. MarschalGrips make excellent custom wood grips for them.
yes you can carry chambered and off (although the decocker isn't that hard to use) this has a crossbar safety so won't go off even if dropped
Good looking gun
@coveredinblood1111 usually its a shooter problem, not a gun problem. The Bersa is a gas blowback design, and is subject to limp wristing. If you don't hold the gun properly, it can jam.
Like the video
love the bersa
te mando un saludo grande desde argentina.muy buen esplicacion del el video
Me encanta esa pistola, me gusta para defensa personal!! 🤗👍
$40 is a good price. I have seen asking prices up to $75 - $100 dollars. I bought my wife a Thunder Plus. One bad ass little pistol. She is deadly with this gun. Price doesn't matter when you can find any.
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Like you, I have been around the block many times and I currently own several models and caliber of guns. I used to have the "bigger is better" mentality until my wife wanted to carry. The guns I use will NEVER work for her, for a number of reasons, that's why I looked into it carefully and with an open mind. If you do the same I am sure you will come to the same conclusion.
Thinking of getting this for a conceal carry and in my car.
I have both of the Bersa 380 Thunder & Plus. With the hammer down, your looking at around a 9 lbs trigger pull, with the hammer pull back. Its more like 4 lbs trigger, with a "very" short reset. So myself, I got some Orange fluorescent paint at Hobby Lobby. Now the white dots are Orange. The only thing I don't like is the trigger lock, but with the key safely duct tape inside the case. Both of mine are in the mat-black.
This is my law:
" Only one .380 bullet placed in the right place,
is better than 8 rounds 9 mm. in a wrong place".
Here’s my law, it’s a fucking bullet. There are people buried because of .22
@casied12
I also had jams with my new Interarms Walther PPKS the master to the Bersa copy. I too had the port smoothed and no problems. I had instant jamming on the first shell with the mag full and partially full. These guns these days may come roughly made out of the factory but a little care or mod will make your gun work great for a lifetime.
just though I would add that exp.
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I love bersa thunder .380 plus.
Bersa is a good brand of firearm. I have the 380, 9mm. 40 cal. The only issue is with the 380. It has been jamming on the last round. I believe it is the ammo, Winchester 95 gr. FMJ with flat tip.