I just picked up a Bersa 380 yesterday, fired about a hundred rounds thru it to test functioning, and had once quirk show itself. If I loaded the mag with seven rounds and one more in the chamber, it (twice) failed to go fully into battery on the last round out of the magazine. A whack on the rear of the slide fixed it, and when I loaded the gun with 6+1, it wouldn't do it. The gun is used but apparently was a safe queen, I doubt it's been shot much, if at all. So I'm going out Monday to run a couple hundred more rounds thru it. Most of the shooting will be with ball ammo, but I've tested it with a MagTech load, and it worked fine.
Anyone have a favorite factory load in 380? I'm looking for a hollow point load that will reliably expand from the short (3-inch) barrel. Any suggestions?
PJ