BP380cc feed ramp

Mornin Tony,
As for polishing the feed ramp, I was told on another Bersa forum to never polishing the feed ramp as it would ruin the weapon, which is BS. If it's not feeding and you send it in to an authorize gun smith, that's the first thing they do to it. My 9 UC was not feeding (one of the problems) when I first got it back in 2012. I polished mine and it's been working ever since, and I shoot a lot. Keep in mind now that a "authorize gun smith" is just that, nothing more. They work on any brand of weapon that comes through the door, and they're not all good at what they do. I work on my own weapons.

In your post you said it was misfiring and that you only had a couple of misfires, that's a different problem.
Mine started to misfire a while back because I believe I had powder build up behind the firing pin. I solved that problem this way. I use WD-40 to clean all my weapons and have for years. I do strongly recommend to use an air compressor to blow all the black and WD-40 out and off the weapon so you won't have any build up on them. (I haven't found anything that can clean black powder faster or better then WD-40) I do lightly oil them after they are clean.

Mr Hobbles, since this is my summer carry weapon I will be sending it back to Bersa for repairs just to be sure it works each and every time it is used. I have been very busy lately but tomorrow I am taking off ( all day too ) and hopefully I can reach someone from Eagle Imports Inc by phone or email. From what I understand the feed ramp is part of the barrel so I would hate to have to replace the barrel because I messed it up.

Thanks for the tip on the WD-40, i use a lot of it WD-40 in my job and at home so there is always a can or two close by.

robhic said:

Tony, I polished the ramp on my Thunder as well. Mine was already silver so there was NO coating on the feed ramp. But I polished mine with a polishing wheel, some auto polishing compound and a dremel-type tool using a LITTLE pressure for a SHORT time and can't say as I experienced any problems from my gun. You might check with Bersa to make sure about the coating but I wouldn't think a smooth, shiny surface would hurt anything.

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Hi Robhic, I will sending my BT380cc back to Bersa for some repairs since it is my summer carry weapon, I would rather carry a BT380cc that works each and every time it is fired. In the winter time I carry my well used BT380 that I have no fear on it now working each and every time. There is a gun show in Fort Worth Texas this weekend and if I can find a BT380cc at the show I will sneak a peek if the feed ramp has a coating on it.

Saw the same thing on my feed ramp. You could feel a sharp edge there at the bottom of the ramp where the cartridge was getting stuck and also on the left and right edge, more so on the left. After I did a bit of sanding and using a Flitz type polish I am able to manually cycle flat nose and ball ammo without a problem. I did not take the coating off the ramp. It is true what I read from another member about taking it to a gunsmith with an FTF complaint. The first thing they do is polish the ramp. I was told "even if it does not totally solve the issue it does not hurt." I expect that the manufacturer is basically playing CYA with their information, which I understand because not all would-be gunsmiths are going to have the same mechanical ability. I have to say I am leery of sending my gun back to the manufacturer for service as I have another 380 in for repair to another manufacturer (NOT BERSA) and it has been there for 4 weeks now and no one there seems to have a clue about it. If I believe I can fix a problem myself without damaging the firearm, I will do so. Just my own opinion of course.

Thanks for the input, and I did get it polish by a friend that is very good with guns. I have not had any problems with it since. Several forum members had advised me not to send it away for repairs due to the time before you get it back.

Again Thanks.