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.