This is a post where I rebute one gentleman's claim that the Walther PP springs can't be used - posted on BersaForums.com (the sister site to BersaPistolForums.com)
My cheapo Hi-Points also don't anywhere near the felt recoil in the Bersa TPR.
Indeed, as I posted in my new gun thread, the TPR's beaver-tail is literally rubbing the web of my hand raw from both overly-hard impact of the spring, and the un-rounded edges on the beaver-tail. I may smoothe those down, but there is a simpler fix I can user first.
I am going to do what I did with my Makarov, and upgrade the power of the recoil spring to reduce felt recoil. IN straight-blowback designs, increasing the recoil-spring strength is VERY effective at reducing recoil, far more so than in a gun with a locking-action. But you may ask, where am I going to get these springs?
And though indeed it is true that neither Wolff, nor anyone else, sells springs specfically for the Thunder/Firestorm/TPR 380; IIt is also true that Wolff does make springs for a different gun that works perfectly well in the Thunder 380 line - this is confirmed by numerous accounts all over gun forums on the internet, with users stating as much.
So which Gun's recoil spring is it that works? Well, its same recoil spring that this topic's creator mentioned. INdeed multiple forums across the web reveal that the Walther PP Springs (not PPK) work perfectly fine in the Bersa Thunder/Firestorm/TPR 380! And yes, this allows you a way to increase your spring-strength and reduce the felt-recoil in the Beras Thunder 380 line.
Here is one of many threads about this
(I'll add more if anyone feels they need more evidence)
This a post from CalGuns.net circa 2017 where you can read an account of the Walther PP springs compatbility with Bersa Thunder 380 (The BOLDED text is my emphasis):
(The BOLDED text is my emphasis):
Here is my new gun and the updates thus far (see my post about it) Once I have tried out the 16 lb ,17 lb and 18 lb Walther PP springs, I'll report back on which worked best!
I just got my new Bersa TPR 380 Plus Threaded - see my post on it here. But I too noticed that recoil is quite snappy, even for a straight blowback. My Makarov never had this much recoil (even before I replaced its recoil spring), and it was in a stronger caliber.
My cheapo Hi-Points also don't anywhere near the felt recoil in the Bersa TPR.
Indeed, as I posted in my new gun thread, the TPR's beaver-tail is literally rubbing the web of my hand raw from both overly-hard impact of the spring, and the un-rounded edges on the beaver-tail. I may smoothe those down, but there is a simpler fix I can user first.
I am going to do what I did with my Makarov, and upgrade the power of the recoil spring to reduce felt recoil. IN straight-blowback designs, increasing the recoil-spring strength is VERY effective at reducing recoil, far more so than in a gun with a locking-action. But you may ask, where am I going to get these springs?
And though indeed it is true that neither Wolff, nor anyone else, sells springs specfically for the Thunder/Firestorm/TPR 380; IIt is also true that Wolff does make springs for a different gun that works perfectly well in the Thunder 380 line - this is confirmed by numerous accounts all over gun forums on the internet, with users stating as much.
So which Gun's recoil spring is it that works? Well, its same recoil spring that this topic's creator mentioned. INdeed multiple forums across the web reveal that the Walther PP Springs (not PPK) work perfectly fine in the Bersa Thunder/Firestorm/TPR 380! And yes, this allows you a way to increase your spring-strength and reduce the felt-recoil in the Beras Thunder 380 line.
Here is one of many threads about this
(I'll add more if anyone feels they need more evidence)
This a post from CalGuns.net circa 2017 where you can read an account of the Walther PP springs compatbility with Bersa Thunder 380 (The BOLDED text is my emphasis):
(The BOLDED text is my emphasis):
| I have a post on here somewhere awhile back, talking about them. Not a post I started just commented. What I had trouble with was snappy recoil. It hurt the top web of my hand, and others that shot it as well, not just me. It wasn't hammer bite, because it has a large beaver tail. It was from the beaver tail being too long, actually. And a softer recoil spring than it needed. So I liked the thing enough I wanted to help it. So I trimmed the beaver tail down shorter, flush with the back of the hammer when cocked, with a cutoff wheel. I then nicely contoured it with a file and sander to blend it all back in to look factory. I also tried a factory replacement recoil spring in case my factory one was faulty. Nope, they were the same and both in my opinion too soft. So no aftermarket ones are available, so I found an application close enough to work. The Walther PP "larger" 380 has an aftermarket Wolfe spring available that is heavier than the factory Bersa one. Its slightly shorter and smaller diameter, but it works. And it softens recoil a fair bit, with still being reliable. This lessens the shock to the frame from the slide, and will help the frame last longer. These two mods were definitely helpful to reduce the recoil, and make it more like what I felt it should be given the cartridge and weight. And its not that I'm that smart, I'm just posting this because I could find literally nothing to mention about these mods or reducing the recoil from these things. Plenty of BS out there though if you ask about reducing recoil "its only a 380, blah blah" well I'd say most of the tools posting that never actually shot a Bersa side by side with a different make 380 to compare, let alone figure out how to fix it. I'm talking about making them suitable to run a few hundred though at a time for practice, like you should be able to without causing nerve damage over time hahaha |
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No promises but I'm pretty sure its this one, the heaviest 18lb one that they offer that I used. And there is a total lack of aftermarket thin grips for these things that would be really nice too. Some plastic checkered or aluminum ones would be sweet. The Concealed Carry model is the replacement magazine I believe that has the shorter base plate, but still works and holds one extra also. |
Here is my new gun and the updates thus far (see my post about it) Once I have tried out the 16 lb ,17 lb and 18 lb Walther PP springs, I'll report back on which worked best!
