I see people buy high end pistols and rifles that are match grade, custom, bla bla bla and can drive tacks all day long. They spend $1,500 and $3,500 on them. They think that the fancy pants gun will make them a Navy Seal Operator! LOL!
Giving a 15 year old a learners permit and a Ferrari will not make them Michael Schumacher.
In reality, they are under trained, over confident and generally horrible shots. The gun outshoots them.
A Bersa and 10/22's is not a fancy high end firearm but it will get from A to B and function reliably.
I always recommend new shooters get a Mossberg, Taurus, Bersa, Glock (yah I said it, because its a base model gun), Ruger, etc. Train and practice. Shoot a 1000 rounds. Become proficient. Then up your game and move your base model gun to the boat, car, garage, give it to the kid, etc.
You are just fine with the Bersa. Yeah, you'll never see it in a John Wick movie, but remember...
Put a Bersa in a Ransom Rest and a Glock or Sig P22X with match grade ammo. You will see that the spread is really pretty close.
Accuracy comes from two places. Barrel and Ammo. Modern machining and performance ammo has leveled the playing field.
After that it is fitment and trigger.
The Bersa, from a self defence standpoint, will serve you well for now. The "average" self defense shooting is 3 rounds at less than 7 yards. Of that only 1-1.5 rounds actually connect. The key is... Practice. Practice. Practice.
Often times, the gun that works for you and feels good in your hand is the best gun in the world. For me it is a 1994 Sig P229 in .357 Sig. Hell fire and damnation spews from the barrel. The recoil is very snappy and follow up shots are challenging on a good day. But I can get on target and hammer gongs all day long vs my nice smooth as butter Colt Gold Cup custom shop. My old Sig just works for me.
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I see people buy high end pistols and rifles that are match grade, custom, bla bla bla and can drive tacks all day long. They spend $1,500 and $3,500 on them. They think that the fancy pants gun will make them a Navy Seal Operator! LOL!
Giving a 15 year old a learners permit and a Ferrari will not make them Michael Schumacher.
In reality, they are under trained, over confident and generally horrible shots. The gun outshoots them.
A Bersa and 10/22's is not a fancy high end firearm but it will get from A to B and function reliably.
I always recommend new shooters get a Mossberg, Taurus, Bersa, Glock (yah I said it, because its a base model gun), Ruger, etc. Train and practice. Shoot a 1000 rounds. Become proficient. Then up your game and move your base model gun to the boat, car, garage, give it to the kid, etc.
You are just fine with the Bersa. Yeah, you'll never see it in a John Wick movie, but remember...
Put a Bersa in a Ransom Rest and a Glock or Sig P22X with match grade ammo. You will see that the spread is really pretty close.
Accuracy comes from two places. Barrel and Ammo. Modern machining and performance ammo has leveled the playing field.
After that it is fitment and trigger.
The Bersa, from a self defence standpoint, will serve you well for now. The "average" self defense shooting is 3 rounds at less than 7 yards. Of that only 1-1.5 rounds actually connect. The key is... Practice. Practice. Practice.
Often times, the gun that works for you and feels good in your hand is the best gun in the world. For me it is a 1994 Sig P229 in .357 Sig. Hell fire and damnation spews from the barrel. The recoil is very snappy and follow up shots are challenging on a good day. But I can get on target and hammer gongs all day long vs my nice smooth as butter Colt Gold Cup custom shop. My old Sig just works for me.