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I picked this lil guy up on Friday, work for today was called off due to a haz mat situ but it is too freakin hot to go out shooting, so naturally I went anyway lol.
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This lil pistol has virtually identical dimensions as the Sig 232 and they are both a bit larger than the Walther PPK, all three are styled almost identically with the main exception of the trigger guard hook.
If you're not familiar with the inner workings of this gun ( I certainly was not ) the recoil spring is wrapped around the large barrel, so the barrel in effect serves as the guide rod for the spring. This should eliminate nearly all binding of the slide against the guide rails as the slide just moves straight back along the spring. If the spring were under the barrel like most other pistols, the offset would naturally cause some extra wear compared to this design.
Features:
Three dot sights, the rear is windage adjustable.
The safety is also a decocker.
The frame is an alloy but the slide is STEEL folks, as is the barrel, was quite surprised to see it pass the magnet test, figured it was zinc or aluminum like most other 22s.
That slide is a little stiff to rack back btw, I suspect a slight re-profiling of the hammer face and the safety firing pin block will smooth this out, as will some more shooting
Removing the slide for stripping is easy as pie---> rotate the take-down lever down, pull the slide all the way back and lift the rear of the slide up and slide it all off the front of the barrel, reverse the procedure ( with no guide rod to mess with ) and it's back together in a snap.
The grips on the Bersa are plastic and I like them, the grips on the Bersa's twin Firestorm are rubber and feel good but rubber grips always seem to get a little scuzzy over time.
The trigger in DA is just about equal to the Walther P22, the Walther's is better in SA as the Bersa has a bit of creep, but not bad.
Bad stuff:
The safety is quite stiff to get "off safe", it will get better with wear, I'm sure.
The mag release is also pretty stiff and should get better.
The mags work just fine but are a pain to load, the followers are just to small to use effectively. I'm gonna see if Uplula makes one for this weapon.
Shootin it!:
This is a nice little pistol, it shoots great and feels very natural in the hand.
I fed it about fifty rounds of CCI MiniMags fast and slow with no issues at all, this is rare for a brand spankin new 22 as the parts usually have some drag till they get polished in and that drag effects the small amount of power available in a 22 to work the slide and cock the hammer.
No FTFs no FTEs, one dud round that fired on the second strike.
And hey guess what folks, I also ran 50rnds of the ultra cheap, craptacular Remy Thunderbolts with zero issues as well, fast, slow whatever, the Remys fired and extracted just fine.
Fit and finish are extremely good with nicely grooved front and backstraps.
It's a nice solid gun folks no "cheapy" feel to it at all. My wish list would include a reversible mag release and easier to load mags and removal of the hook on the trigger guard but that's about it.
This lil pistol has virtually identical dimensions as the Sig 232 and they are both a bit larger than the Walther PPK, all three are styled almost identically with the main exception of the trigger guard hook.
If you're not familiar with the inner workings of this gun ( I certainly was not ) the recoil spring is wrapped around the large barrel, so the barrel in effect serves as the guide rod for the spring. This should eliminate nearly all binding of the slide against the guide rails as the slide just moves straight back along the spring. If the spring were under the barrel like most other pistols, the offset would naturally cause some extra wear compared to this design.
Features:
Three dot sights, the rear is windage adjustable.
The safety is also a decocker.
The frame is an alloy but the slide is STEEL folks, as is the barrel, was quite surprised to see it pass the magnet test, figured it was zinc or aluminum like most other 22s.
That slide is a little stiff to rack back btw, I suspect a slight re-profiling of the hammer face and the safety firing pin block will smooth this out, as will some more shooting
Removing the slide for stripping is easy as pie---> rotate the take-down lever down, pull the slide all the way back and lift the rear of the slide up and slide it all off the front of the barrel, reverse the procedure ( with no guide rod to mess with ) and it's back together in a snap.
The grips on the Bersa are plastic and I like them, the grips on the Bersa's twin Firestorm are rubber and feel good but rubber grips always seem to get a little scuzzy over time.
The trigger in DA is just about equal to the Walther P22, the Walther's is better in SA as the Bersa has a bit of creep, but not bad.
Bad stuff:
The safety is quite stiff to get "off safe", it will get better with wear, I'm sure.
The mag release is also pretty stiff and should get better.
The mags work just fine but are a pain to load, the followers are just to small to use effectively. I'm gonna see if Uplula makes one for this weapon.
Shootin it!:
This is a nice little pistol, it shoots great and feels very natural in the hand.
I fed it about fifty rounds of CCI MiniMags fast and slow with no issues at all, this is rare for a brand spankin new 22 as the parts usually have some drag till they get polished in and that drag effects the small amount of power available in a 22 to work the slide and cock the hammer.
No FTFs no FTEs, one dud round that fired on the second strike.
And hey guess what folks, I also ran 50rnds of the ultra cheap, craptacular Remy Thunderbolts with zero issues as well, fast, slow whatever, the Remys fired and extracted just fine.
Fit and finish are extremely good with nicely grooved front and backstraps.
It's a nice solid gun folks no "cheapy" feel to it at all. My wish list would include a reversible mag release and easier to load mags and removal of the hook on the trigger guard but that's about it.
