Proud Owner
I have the same gun you're looking at. I paid $299 NIB for mine, and it's been a great deal. Shoots accurately, recoil isn't as bad as you'd think, and the sights are nice. Here's the specs I can give you.
MiniFireStorm .45:
-Action: DA/SA
-Length: 6.81"
-Width: 1.46"
-Height: 5.01"
-Weight: 27 oz. (empty)
-Barrel: 3.6"
-Rifling: RH 6 grooves, 16" pitch
-Capacity: 7+1
-Finish: Matte Blue or Two-Tone (Matte Blue Side/Satin Nickel (?) Frame)
-Front sight: Single dot blade, integral with slide
-Rear sight: White-outlined square notch, dovetailed to slide (U-System)
-Other Features:
-Ambidextrous manual safety/decocker
-Reversible magazine release
-Fully skeletonized hammer
Only drawback: The pistol only comes with one magazine. Extras will run you $40-50 dollars, and Bersa is the only one who makes them.
Holsters: Pretty much anything that can carry a Glock 26, 27, or 30 should work. Mine's in an El Paso hi-ride thumbreak (forward cant) made for a Glock 30. Yourgunparts.com carries a wide selection of Houston Holsters (Kydex) and Vega Holsters (Leather) that fit the Bersas/FireStorms perfectly as well.
Also, they DO make a rubber wrap-around grip. It can be ordered directly from Bersa for about $25 plus S&H.
It has an accessory rail on it, but the only thing so far that fits it is the CAT Laser aiming device. You could probably have a gunsmith just extend that rail out to the end and make a notch underneath to fit an M3 or M6 light for it as well.
Disassembly is simple: Remove the magazine and clear the weapon, rotate the take-down lever down (with the slide closed), and pull the slide forward until it clears completely off the frame. From there, just push forward on the guide rod/recoil spring and remove it, and the barrel comes right out as well. Grip is a little tricky. It's held in by a screw on the bottom. De-cock the hammer, then using a screwdriver, push in and turn the screw to the right about a 1/2 turn to compress the mainspring. Then slide the grip off.
Mine feeds any FMJ/ball ammo you can put into it, inlcuding the cheap stuff.
My 165-gr. Federal HydraShoks feed reliably as well. I've had no FTFs or FTEs in about 300 rounds fired thus far.
Seriously, check it out. I doubt you'll be dissapointed.
-38SnubFan
