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Bersa Thunder and Thunder Mini / Ultra-Compact pistols

(Argentine)

Bersa Thunder Nine (caliber 9x19mm Luger, Bersa Thunder 40 looks exactly the

same)

Bersa Thunder-mini 9mm, left side

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Bersa Thunder-mini 9mm, right side

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Thunder 9 and 40

Thunder 9 and 40

Mini / Ultra-

Compact

Thunder

Ultra-Compact 45

Type Double Action

Caliber9x19mm Luger and

.40S&W

9x19mm Luger and

.40S&W.45ACP

Weight unloaded 870 gram 765 gram 780 gram

Length 192 mm 165 mm 173 mm

Barrel length 110 mm 83 mm 92 mm

Capacity, rounds17 (9mm) or 13

(.40)

13 (9mm) or 10

(.40)7

Bersa pistols are manufactured in Argentine by the Bersa S.A. company. Thunder

pistols are available, in several different versions. TheThunder-380pistols are of

simple blowback design, while more powerful Thunder-9, Thunder-40 and Thunder-45

pistols are of locked breech design. Thunder series pistols are relatively compact and

handy, yet they offer significant capacity with major pistol calibers, combined with good,fully ambidextrous ergonomics. Bersa pistols also are relatively inexpensive and offer

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decent reliability, making them good personal defense f irearms. The only differences

between Thunder and Thunder-mini pistols (which also sold as Thunder Ultra-

Compact) are size and magazine capacity. The Ultra-Compact .45 pistols are roughly

intermediate in size between standard and mini pistols, and, unlike smaller caliber

brothers, they have a single stack magazine.

Bersa Thunder 9 pistols are standard issue pistols for the Argentinean Federal Policeand the Buenos Aires Province Police.

Bersa Thunder-9, Thunder-40 and Thunder-45 pistols are locked breech, short recoil

operated firearms of Browning type. barrel is locked to slide by single large lug, which

engages the ejection port in the slide. The unlocking is caused by the cam-shaped

underbarrel extension. Trigger is of double action type, with exposed hammer and

ambidextrous frame mounted safety, which decocks the hammer when engaged, then

locks the slide and sear. The action also features a firing pin safety, which blocks the

firing pin until the trigger is pressed. The slide release lever also is ambidextrous, and

the magazine release button can be easily mounted on the either side of the grip.magazines of the 9mm and .40SW versions are of double stack type, .45 caliber

magazines are single stack. Sights are fixed, with front sight integral to the slide and

rear dovetailed to the frame. Latest production pistols also feature an integral key lock,

located above the trigger on the left side of the frame, as well as accessory laser / light

rail on the frame below the barrel.

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Bersa Thunder-380 pistol (Argentine)

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Bersa Thunder-380

Bersa Thunder-380 deluxe with extended magazine

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Type:Double Action

Calibers:9x17mm Short/Kurz (.380ACP) and 7.65x17SR (.32ACP)

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Weight unloaded:560 gram

Length:168 mm

Barrel length:90 mm

Capacity:7 (9mm) or 9 (7.65mm) rounds standard

Bersa Thunder-380 pistols are manufactured in Argentine by Bersa S.A. company, as acompact self-defense side arms for civilians and police. being inexpensive and of good

quality, these pistols offer a good level of protection with decent ergonomics. These

pistols must not be confused with larger and more powerfulBersa Thunder 9 and

Thunder 40pistols from the same company.

Bersa Thunder-380 pistols are simple blowback operated, with the return spring

located around the barrel. The trigger is of double action type, with exposed hammer.

The safety switch is located at the left side of the frame, and, when engaged,

automatically decocks the hammer. There is also an internal firing pin safety, which

blocks the firing pin unless the trigger is pressed. Magazine release button is locatedabove and behind of the trigger guard, at the left side of the frame, and just below of

the slide stop lever. Single stack magazine holds seven 9mm (.380) or nine 7.65mm

(.32) rounds. Deluxe versions of the Thunder-380 are equipped with extended

magazines, which hold nine rounds of 9mm/.380 ammunition. Front sight is integral to

the slide, rear fixed sight is dovetailed to the slide. Latest production pistols also feature

an integral key lock, located above the trigger, on the left side of the frame.

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Ruger P-series (USA)

Ruger 85 mk.2 - slightly improved original P85

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Ruger P89DC - 9mm, double action with decocker - direct descendant of the P85

Ruger P90 - .45ACP, double action

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Ruger P94DC - 9mm and .40SW (P944), double action with decocker

Ruger P97DAO - .45ACP polymer frame, double action only

differences between controls in various trigger type options

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P85 P89 P90 P91 P93P94 /

P944P95 P97

Caliber: 9mm 9mm .45 .40 9mm9mm /

.409mm .45

Action(s)

*: DADA DC

DAO DA DC DC DAO DC DAODA DC

DAO

DA DC

DAO

DC

DAO

Lenght,

mm:200 200 200 200 184 191 185 185

Barrel

lenght,

mm:

114 114 114 110 99 108 99 99

Weight, g: 1077 ? 980 900 870 930 780 860

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Frame:Aluminiu

m

Aluminiu

m

Aluminiu

m

Aluminiu

m

Aluminiu

m

Aluminiu

m

Polym

er

Polym

er

Capacity,

rounds

15

15 (10

post-

ban)

7 11 10 10 10 8

Years of

manufactu

re

1987-

1991

1991-

present

1992-

present

1992-

1994

1994-

present

1994-

present

1996-

presen

t

1998-

presen

t

* - note on action short codes:DA = Double Action with safety / decocker switchDC = Double Action with decocker switch

DAO = Double Action Only, without manual safeties

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The Rugers' P-series of centerfire pistols began from the model P85. All P-seriespistols were designed with the main goal - to produce high quality, reliable andaffordable service and personal defence pistols.

The P85 was designed in 1985, and entered the market in 1987. It had some designflaws, such as not too comfortable controls and average accuracy, so it was replacedby P89 in 1991.

Iternally, all P-series pistols are recoil operated, locked breech semi-automatic pistols.All P-series pistols use SIG-Sauer P220 type locking, when one massive barrel luglocks into large ejection port on the slide; All P-series utilise Browning-style tiltingbarrel: All models prior to P95 use M1911 style link system, while P95 and P97 uselinkless system, where barrel tilts when its cam interoperates with another cam, locatedat the rear of the recoil spring guide.

The original P85 had only one trigger variant: traditional double action with

ambidextrous safety that also worked as decocker when activated (blocking the firingpin and trigger and then lowering the hammer). Since introduction of the P89, Rugeroffered three available versions of the trigger mechanics - Double Action (same as inP85), Double action with decocker only (the firing pin is locked by means of the internalsafety that is actuated unless the trigger is pulled all the way back), and Double ActionOnly (no manual safeties at all, after each shot hammer came into lowered position andmust be cocked by long trigger pull). Automated internal firing pin safety is present inall modifications, regardless of the manual safety options.

Frames of all pre-P95 models are made from aluminium alloy, and P95 and P97frames are made from polymer. Slides are made from steel in all P models or fromstainless steel in all KP-marked models. Grip panels on pre-P95 models are made frompolymer, and are integral with the frame on the P95 and P97.

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Sighst are dovetailed and has white dots for increased visibility.

In general, alll P-series pistols are extremely sturdy, capable of continuous firing ofhigh-pressure +P loads without any damage to construction. They often referred as"built like tanks", and, when speaking about P89s and P90s - "the bricks with thetriggers", because of somewhat rough external appearance. This was slightly improvedwith P93 and later pistols that featured more streamlined slides.

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Bren Ten (USA)

Bren Ten

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Bren Ten compact

Type: Double ActionChamber: 10mm autoWeight unloaded: 1070 gLength:222 mmBarrel length:127 mm / 5in (also 102 mm / 4in in compact model)Capacity:11 rounds

Bren Ten pistol was developed by Dornhaus and Dixion company in the USA in 1983,and was manufactured until ca. 1986 when Dornhaus and Dixion left the business.

Bren Ten is known as a first factory manufactured handgun to be chambered for thepowerful 10mm auto cartridge, developed by Norma.

The overall design of the Bren Ten strongly resembles famous Chech CZ-75 handgun.Bren Ten is manufactured from stainless steel. It is a recoil operated, locked breechfirearm that utilises Brownings' linkless locking (High Power type). All Bren tens werepretty much hand fitted and assembled, and a total number of manufactured guns isnot too big.

The most intersting thing about Bren Ten is its cartridge. Developed to be betterperformer than 9mm Luger and .45ACP, 10mm auto roughly equals or even slightly

superceeds the .357 magnum cartridge - probably, the best handgun manstopper ever.It was adopted by USA FBI as a more powerful replacement to 9mm Luger. Withrelatively light (155 gr / 10.5 g) bullet 10mm can achieve muzzle velocities of 1350 fps /410 m/s, giving to the shooter the good penetration and flat trajectory. However, the feltrecoil could be at least "sensitive".