I have been looking at The Bersa SS .380 (which came on my radar when I bought a new Bersa 22LR).
There are several used available and new at Hoosier Armory only a little more, so I'd probably buy new to get the warranty unless I found one less expensive to buy than what's being advertised.
I want Stainless Steel (of course) and there is an 8, 10, 15, and 17 round version available.
$300+/-
Since I have two other .380s that have 5-6 rounds, I should probably get the higher round count if I was to get one.
Then here in the classifieds is a Beretta Cheetah 84 SS .380 (13 round as opposed to the 85, an 8 round), both models running $800 new at Hoosier Armory.
The Beretta is so much more expensive but there is a sweet one with a good profile here on sale here in the Classifieds but we are too far away in price (He's asking $650 firm).
Paying more for a Beretta Cheetah .380 than I did for my Ruger SR 1911 is not logical, but it is what it is:
I still can't get over 22LR guns costing more than alot of 9mms either.
Don't know whether to let both .380s go, or get the less expensive Bersa, or whether the Beretta Cheetah is worth paying double for: my SS lust is coming back to haunt me again.
I have a Colt Mustang SS .380 (w/4 mags) from the late 1980s I kept and this summer I bought a S/W M/P Bodyguard .380 just b/c it was a Smith and the price was great.
I bought the Smith Bodyguard just for price and have intended to sell it or my Colt, and I can't imagine selling the Colt, but I need to spend more range time before I make that decision.
If anyone knows reasons I should not buy the Bersa (I have a new 22LR I enjoy which is what put the .380 in my radar): speak up.
If anyone knows reasons the Beretta should be bought instead despite its price being so much higher: speak up.
Anytime I pay more for a gun it hasn't done anything for me.
My Ruger SR 1911 fiasco being my latest lesson learned, and I'm afraid the Beretta 84 would be the same.
I should perhaps not buy any more of the .380 caliber and sell one of the two that I already have.
I have also thought that if I was going to buy a .380 (especially the Beretta that is bigger than my Shield 9mm), I should perhaps buy a smaller 9mm than my Shield since some of those are as small as a .380.
Yes, I do love the hunt.
There are several used available and new at Hoosier Armory only a little more, so I'd probably buy new to get the warranty unless I found one less expensive to buy than what's being advertised.
I want Stainless Steel (of course) and there is an 8, 10, 15, and 17 round version available.
$300+/-
Since I have two other .380s that have 5-6 rounds, I should probably get the higher round count if I was to get one.
Then here in the classifieds is a Beretta Cheetah 84 SS .380 (13 round as opposed to the 85, an 8 round), both models running $800 new at Hoosier Armory.
The Beretta is so much more expensive but there is a sweet one with a good profile here on sale here in the Classifieds but we are too far away in price (He's asking $650 firm).
Paying more for a Beretta Cheetah .380 than I did for my Ruger SR 1911 is not logical, but it is what it is:
I still can't get over 22LR guns costing more than alot of 9mms either.
Don't know whether to let both .380s go, or get the less expensive Bersa, or whether the Beretta Cheetah is worth paying double for: my SS lust is coming back to haunt me again.
I have a Colt Mustang SS .380 (w/4 mags) from the late 1980s I kept and this summer I bought a S/W M/P Bodyguard .380 just b/c it was a Smith and the price was great.
I bought the Smith Bodyguard just for price and have intended to sell it or my Colt, and I can't imagine selling the Colt, but I need to spend more range time before I make that decision.
If anyone knows reasons I should not buy the Bersa (I have a new 22LR I enjoy which is what put the .380 in my radar): speak up.
If anyone knows reasons the Beretta should be bought instead despite its price being so much higher: speak up.
Anytime I pay more for a gun it hasn't done anything for me.
My Ruger SR 1911 fiasco being my latest lesson learned, and I'm afraid the Beretta 84 would be the same.
I should perhaps not buy any more of the .380 caliber and sell one of the two that I already have.
I have also thought that if I was going to buy a .380 (especially the Beretta that is bigger than my Shield 9mm), I should perhaps buy a smaller 9mm than my Shield since some of those are as small as a .380.
Yes, I do love the hunt.