First time at the range with my new Thunder 380

@Jackson, Hang in there, bud. Once you wring out any gremlins, you'll be a happy camper. If you bought it new, it'll be covered by the waranty. I don't know what problems that yours has. Just ensure that it is thouroghly cleaned. I used C.L.P. on mine (bought used), including a squirt into the firing pin hole. Blow it out with compressed air afterwards. Look for little metal shards that may have gotten into it from the machining process. (Common for many semi-automatics.) Check that it's clean and that the magazines don't have any sharp edges at the feed ramp. The packing gunk can harden and may be under or on the extractor, too. (I have scraped other guns with a guitar pick soes to not scratch or gouge anything.) After cleaning the magazine ensure to replace the spring correctly. Also, the recoil spring slips over the barrel with the smaller side towards the chamber.
From what I have heard, most problems with new guns are cleaning related. On another forum, a new owner mentioned that the barrel didn't appear to line up with the feed ramp. Check that too. Definately a Waranty repair. Do NOT give it a "fluff and buff". The ramp is anodized and it would be very easy to ruin the coating with a Dremmel tool or emory cloth.
Keep us posted and updated.
Thanks.
P.S. Did I mention cleaning?

Thnx much for the replies. I sent an email with pics of the ammo, showing the strike marks on the ball end of ammo, to the closest Bersa warranty repair guy. It has a FTF issue. 1 or 2 rounds per mag are stripping off the mag and going places other than in the pipe.
The warranty guy in Lott Tx was kind enough to call me 1st. Spoke with him about 20 min on the subject. He has convinced me to run several more boxes thru it before sending it in. He thinks I may be limp wristing it, and it needs those 200-300 rounds fired.
He explained in detail the direct blowback vs the delayed blowback of the larger pistols I have, and said it is a much , much fussier gun when it comes to grip technique. And can be fussy with ammo until broken in. So I definitely concede that point, even though it does not state so in my manual, I did see it in the Bersa FAQ.

I still don't like the fact that it such a fussy gun, and dont understand why some say it runs like a dream right out of the box? Mine sure doesn't.

I'm going to give it a 2nd thorough clean and lube, including mags, run at least 250 rnds thru it, and check my grip. He said to lock wrists and elbows. I really really like the feel of the PPK style, so its worth some effort to get it running right. If that doesn't work, I'll then send it in for warranty work.

After that, I'll keep it if it runs good, if not I'll trade it in for a real PPK/S. The gunsmith insists it is a good gun, once tamed. So thnx again for the advice, lets go shooting !

Hi Caymin. Glad to be here. I too, did a good deal of review hunting and such b4 deciding to get the Bersa. 90+ % were way positive. So, I did it, and now I'm kinda pissed, or disappointed anyway. I am an experienced shooter, so I am doubting the gunsmiths suggestion that part of the problem is I'm limp wristing, (what guy wants to accept anything about him is limp !) but he's been working on guns for 50 years, and is a Bersa authorized repair center, so I have to assume he knows of which he speaks.
I'll follow all advice and hopefully get it to be a good runner, though my intent to use it as a carry is probably shot, (pun intended). Confidence, once lost, is a hard thing to get back. But it'll be a fun little range gun, if I'm successful. I can handle a failure here and there for a plinker.

Cheers

and armed with that encouraging report, I went back to the range with 4 different types ammo today. Shot all 4, had failure to feed on all 4. Although Federal (American Eagle 95 gr) ran best with only 3 failures out of the whole box. So the good news is my failure to feed rate is better at about 250 rounds fired now. Was 1 out of 6-7 rounds, now its 1 out of every 3 mags or so. The failures were most often on the last round or next to last, but not always.

Anyway, my experiment with the Bersa .380 is over. Don't want to invest any more time or money on it. Going to stick with my reliable Glocks and Rugers.

Will be sending it in for warranty eval. Assuming it will come back with a clean bill of health, whether work or replacement is performed, or not. I'll be selling it and several 100 rounds ammo.
So, look for a really good deal in the classified here soon ! I'll price it right, and of course will include the gunsmith report.

PM me if interested.

follow up report: I took the gun back to Gander Mtn. where I bought it. Explained the deal to them. They said let us take a look at it, and if we cant fix it, will send to the warranty center in Colorado. 2 days later they called said it was ready.They explained that they had removed couple small burrs and polished the feed ramp. Got a Gander Mtn. gunsmith invoice for the work, detailed as such. No charge, of course.
Grabbed a box of Remington on the way out and went to the range. Shot the entire box of Remington without a single hiccup. Loaded some Monarch which it had refused to cycle, even after 250 rnds, and it ran perfectly. 9-10 magazines, not a single misfeed.
I've read posts advising never to polish the feed ramp, but it worked on mine. I still think I'll sell it, but wanted to share that fix.

follow up to follow up: Went back to the range 2 days ago brimming with confidence in my now good shooter Thunder. Didn't have any more of the Remington that shot so well the last time. Had Federal, Winchester, PPU, and HPR. Guess what? One 9 round mag of Federal fed thru like butter, then the **it hit the fan just like before. One failure per mag the rest of the session. Dammit.
Took it back to Ganger Mtn. to send in for warranty work.

They said, "no problem, but it will cost you $50 to send it to Colorado. You should have bought our protection plan, and we would have covered the cost." That is the $35 upsell they give you at checkout time. I had declined it as I do all upsell tactics.

So now I'm just trying to get rid of it. Move on, failed experiment. I now have the whole Limited Kit for sale on Armslist (dallas ) for $250. Not one single bite. Word must be getting around about these pistols. Man, talk about wanting a do-over ! LGS offered $175 trade in, and I just might have to do it. it'll be a big $$ hit, but at least I'll be rid of it.

Doing a fair amount of research on this problem, it seems lots of the the newer Bersa .380's have this chronic issue. Some just magically come out of it at some point, and some don't. Read many accounts of people sending the gun in 2 or 3 times with the same issue, getting it back with the same problem, before finally getting Eagle to send them a new gun.

OK, I'm done venting my frustrations, and if any member here wants to deal with it, PM me, and I will let it go cheap-cheap !. I have all the paperwork, orig purch receipt. etc. The warranty is good for a year, if not orig buyer, I think.