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Jackhammer · October 6, 2010, 01:39 PM

I love my Bersa 380 CC. My wife traded me for my much more expensive S&W Bodyguard .380 with a laser, but I actually like the Bersa better at half the price. I noticed the spring would not cycle (JAM) due to my wife having a looser grip, I have never had a jam with well over three hundred rounds fired. The recoil is very mild, approximately half of my Keltec 9MM and slightly more than my .22 mag pistol. If you have problems with Jamming, first stiffen your wrist for a few shots, bet it doesn't jam at all!

.380 as a defensive round: In my humble opinion I would recommend using only factory loaded, full metal jacket ammo with as heavy a grain bullet as possible. I would stay away from hollow points for two reasons. 1: Hollow point with .380 caused me under penetration in several performance tests. 2: Defensive rounds need to feed perfectly every time! Full metal jackets are very smooth feeding and great for feeding every time, even when somewhat fouled from shooting allot.

October 6, 2010, 01:39 PM	#13
Jackhammer Junior Member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Posts: 1	.380 Recoil and as a defensive round I love my Bersa 380 CC. My wife traded me for my much more expensive S&W Bodyguard .380 with a laser, but I actually like the Bersa better at half the price. I noticed the spring would not cycle (JAM) due to my wife having a looser grip, I have never had a jam with well over three hundred rounds fired. The recoil is very mild, approximately half of my Keltec 9MM and slightly more than my .22 mag pistol. If you have problems with Jamming, first stiffen your wrist for a few shots, bet it doesn't jam at all! .380 as a defensive round: In my humble opinion I would recommend using only factory loaded, full metal jacket ammo with as heavy a grain bullet as possible. I would stay away from hollow points for two reasons. 1: Hollow point with .380 caused me under penetration in several performance tests. 2: Defensive rounds need to feed perfectly every time! Full metal jackets are very smooth feeding and great for feeding every time, even when somewhat fouled from shooting allot.