Interest hasn’t waned and the guns just keep getting smaller! The Criteria 380, they make a subcompact 9mm pistol -GLOCK included. More than likely, if a manufacturer makes a subcompact. 380 just wasn’t enough, so the pocket nines started rolling out. Though it took years, even GLOCK released a subcompact. It did not take long for the firearms industry to notice and quickly (most) manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon. 380 ACP is not intimidating to a new shooter, yet it is sufficient for self-defense, unobtrusive, affordable and felt recoil is manageable to most. Each pistol has an individual key.īersa Thunder full-size pistols have won several IPSC matches and are always very competitive either with the official Team Bersa or in the hands of private shooters.An unprecedented amount of women and first-time gun owners were buying at this time, as well.Īfter all, the little. The Thunder Ultra Compact features a security key to activate a security locking system located on the left side of the frame under the take down lever, in the locked position the hammer cannot be cocked, the trigger won't work in double action, the slide won't cycle and the gun cannot be disassembled. Barrel length is reduced to 3.25 inches (3.6 for the. 45 version is not available in a full-size handgun. Available chamberings are 9mm Parabellum. Initially the name was "Mini Thunder" later changed to "Thunder Ultra Compact". The Compact versions of the Bersa Thunder full-size handguns were introduced at the end of the 1990s. The Thunder 9 and Thunder 45 Ultra Compact are +P rated. They are called the Thunder 9, Thunder 40, and Thunder 45 for the 9mm Luger. The number after the name "Thunder" identify the cartridge fired. The pistol features ambidextrous safety, a decocker activated by the safety lever, emphasized sights, combat trigger guard, an integrated accessory mounting groove in the frame (added after the year 2000, in the Pro, for Professional, version), firing pin block the pistol will not fire unless the trigger is squeezed all the way back protecting from accidental falling.įrom the original Thunder 9, many other versions were introduced later on. It is one of the easiest, if not the easiest, semi-automatic handgun to field strip for cleaning. The magazine release button can be reversed for left-handed shooters and it has a "round in the chamber" indicator. The magazine is double stack and the slide remains open after the last round is fired. The trigger is double-action for the first shot, single-action thereafter. The polymer grips are integrated "wraparound" style. All the available finishing styles are non-reflective. Available finishes are black matte, nickel, and a two-tone with a nickel finished slide and satin black frame. The slide and barrel are high strength steel and the frame is aluminum alloy. The gun bears some resemblance to the Walther P88 pistol. While the smaller Thunders are blow-back pistols similar to the Walther PPK, the Thunder 9 is a full-size, short-recoil handgun to handle the greater pressure of the 9mm Parabellum cartridge. The Thunder 9 shares little in common with the other handguns in the company's product line. Design Ĭomparison (from left to right) SIG Sauer P226, TZ 99 ( CZ 99), Walther P88, Bersa Thunder 9 It then became the full-size offering of the Thunder model range. In 1994, when the entire Bersa pistol production line was renamed "Thunder", the Model 90 was modified with better functionalities and placement of the fire control group, match barrel, improved sights, better ergonomics, lighter weight and increased magazine capacity. This handgun is an evolution of the Model 90, the first full-size 9mm Luger pistol made by the Argentine company and introduced in 1989. It is also sold under the name Firestorm or FS 9.ĭerivatives in other calibres include the Thunder 40 and Thunder 45. The Thunder 9 is a full-size semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Bersa at the Ramos Mejia production plant in Argentina. 7 + 1 rounds (Thunder 45 Ultra Compact).
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