Bersa Thunder .380 - Is this wear normal?

[passive101]

It has about 300 rounds through it now. It's my gf's gun and I want to make sure it's working good.

Also when we cleaned the gun it did have brass shavings from the shell casings in the barrel. I haven't noticed that with my Khar Mk9 or Glock 26 yet.

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[-gunut-]

Eh... my Glock 22 looks the same. Poor quality and design IMO but they should keep working. I wouldn't worry. It does suck...

[JoshuaC]

The brass could of been that batch of ammo being a bit different rubbing up on the slide.

[beefums]

I'd say give it a good cleaning. My Bersa wore horribly. The paint on the frame actually chipped off. I ended up selling it to my friend's dad for $200. It's his problem now. It can't even feed a full magazine.

[Andy W]

If you are asking about the brass coloring in the middle of the slide, don't worry about it. My M&P does it too. You should be able to scrub it off.

That gouge on the left side of the slide doesn't look normal though. I've not seen that before but I haven't looked at the insides of that many different guns.
In my unprofessional opinion, it is not good.

[passive101]

I'd say give it a good cleaning. My Bersa wore horribly. The paint on the frame actually chipped off. I ended up selling it to my friend's dad for $200. It's his problem now. It can't even feed a full magazine.

This one feeds 100% so far.

[Oneiros]

For a Bersa, it's normal wear. I had a friend who had the finish on a new one wear of in less than a month of carrying. Started rusting and everything.

[-gunut-]

BTW here is my Glock 22 slide. The indentations are deeper now then when I took the pictures...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/-GuNuT-/Glock/DSCN0761.jpg

[passive101]

This one is the blued model that we have.

[Grayson]

I don't know if it's "normal" or not, but it looks pretty close to what mine does.

[waterdude]

According to the factory certified gunsmith: it is normal and will wear to a point, and then stop. You can post in the tech section over at bersatalk.com, and he'll reply to you directly.

[ashtxsniper]

BTW here is my Glock 22 slide. The indentations are deeper now then when I took the pictures...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/-GuNuT-/Glock/DSCN0761.jpg

My G22 has the same wear in the slide also. It had me worried for a while but it functions flawlessly.

[mickdundie]

It looks like excessive wear to me. I had a Bersa Thunder and it showed no slide gouge marks at all.

Question...Did you clean that axil grease crap off the gun before you shot it? Then oil liberally with a gun oil, they love the stuff. If not, that might have caused the wear:crying:

The stripper bar rubs the brass while shooting so the brass marks are nothing to worry about.

But I would call Bersa CS to ask them about the slide wear. Lifetime warranty to original owner.
http://www.bersafirearmsusa.com/main_warranty.php

Good Luck

Mick:thumbsup: