Bersa Thunder 380: Difference between revisions

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== Limitations: ==

The Thunder 380 protects the hand from being 'bitten' by the movements of the hammer or the slide, but unfortunately has a slide-mounted manual safety lever, which when switched to 'safe' points downwards past the slide's outline: if the user has very large hands and grips the pistol carelessly while manually cycling the slide (with the safety lever on 'safe'), the lever can badly pinch the hand. Separately, the cost of additional factory magazines is higher than one might expect, and no third party manufacturers have yet successfully marketed dependable alternatives. There is, of course, this certain perception ofamong many pistol users (particularly in the United States, the Philippines, and elsewhere) that a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.380_ACP .380 ACP] cartridge is not powerful enough to provide dependable and timely neutralization of an assailant.

== Technical Data: ==