Bersa THUNDER 40, THUNDER 60, THUNDER 9 User Manual

DOUBLE ACTION AUTOLOADING PISTOLS

SAFETY WARNINGS AND

INSTRUCTION HANDBOOK

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM

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INDEX

Some basic firearm safety rules .........................................................................................................3

Model Thunder 9 and Model Thunder 40 • Technical data ...................................................................4

Model Thunder 9 Ultra Compact and Thunder 40 • Technical data ............................Ultra Compact 6

Model Thunder 45 Ultra Compact • Technical data .............................................................................8

Spare Parts • Model Bersa .................................................................................................................11

How to use your firearm .......................................................................................................................12

Safety warnings ...................................................................................................................................18

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SOME BASIC FIREARM SAFETY RULES

1. Always treat every firearm as if it were loaded.

2. Alwaysbesurethebarrelisclearofanyobstruction.

3. Always store firearms and ammunition separately, locked if possible, and out of reach of children
and others unfamiliar with firearms.

4. Always be sure of your backstop, target, what is beyond it and the safety of any bystander before
shooting.

5. Alwayswearadequateeyeandearprotectionwhenshooting.

6. Always use clean, dry, factory-manufactured ammunition with the proper size and caliber for your
firearm.

7. Never lend your firearm to anyone unfamiliar with its operation or the basic rules of firearms
safety. Make sure anyone using your firearm has read and understood this Instruction and
Safety Manual.

8. Never point your firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot!

9. Never carry this firearm loaded without the safety lever ON!

10. Thebestsafetydeviceisyourowncommonsense.Useit.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Model MiniThunder 9

Caliber: 9 x 19 mm

Operation: Semiautomatic

Locking system: Link-free design

Action: Single and double action

Overall length: 7.56 inches

Width: 1.46 inches

Height: 5.5 inches

Weight: 26.2 ounces

Barrel length: 4.25 inches

Rifling: R.H., 6 grooves (pitch 10 inches)

Magazine capacity: 17 + 1 cartridges

Safety features: - Manual safety breaking the connection between

trigger and sear.

- Automatic firing pin safety.

- Hammer decocking safety

Finish: Matte blue / nickel / duotone

Rear sight: Dovetailed to slide

Front sight: Blade, integral with slide

Special features: Grooved frame

Magazinecapacity:

Caliber:

Rifling:

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Reversible magazine release button

Hammer fully skeletonized (elongated-

hole-through-spur)
Easy disassembly

U-SYSTEM Sights

Fully ambidextrous

Model Thunder 40

40 S&W
13 + 1 Cartridges
R.H., 6 grooves * pitch 16 inches)(

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TECHNICAL DATA

Model Thunder 9 Ultra Compact

Caliber: 9x9mm.

Operation: Semiautomatic

Locking system: Link-free design

Action: Single and double action

Overall length: 6.53 inches

Width: 1.46 inches

Height: 4.76 inches

Weight: 23 ounces

Barrel length: 3.25 inches

Rifling: R.H., 6 grooves (pintch 10 inches)

Magazine capacity: 10 + 1 / 13 + 1

Safety features: - Manual safety breaking the connection between

trigger and sear.

- Automatic firing pin safety.

- Hammer decocking safety

- Internal Locking System (ILS)

Finish: Matte blue / nickel / duotone

Rear sight: Dovetailed to slide

Front sight: Blade, integral with slide

Special features: Grooved frame

Caliber:

Magazinecapacity:

Magazinecapacity:

Caliber:

Rifling:

Rifling:

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Reversible magazine release button

Hammer fully skeletonized (elongated-

hole-through-spur)

Easy disassembly

U-SYSTEM Sights

Fully ambidextrous

Model Thunder 40
Ultra Compact

40 S&W
10 + 1 Cartridges
R.H., 6 grooves * pitch 16 inches)(

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TECHNICAL DATA

Model Thunder 45 Ultra Compact

Caliber: 45ACP.

Operation: Semiautomatic

Locking system: Link-free design

Action: Single and double action

Overall length: 6.81 inches

Width: 1.46 inches

Height: 5.08 inches

Weight: 27 ounces

Barrel length: 3.6 inches

Rifling: R.H., 6 grooves (pintch 16 inches)

Magazine capacity: 7 + 1

Safety features: - Manual safety breaking the connection between

trigger and sear.

- Automatic firing pin safety.

- Hammer decocking safety

- Internal Locking System (ILS)

Finish: Matte blue / nickel / duotone

Rear sight: Dovetailed to slide

Front sight: Blade, integral with slide

Line of sight: 5.55 inches

Special features: Grooved frame

Reversible magazine release button

Hammer fully skeletonized (elongated-

hole-through-spur)

Easy disassembly

U-SYSTEM Sights

Fully ambidextrous

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