size difference between Bersa concealed carry versus thunder 380

[ncsurveyor]

Anyone know if the length difference between the CC model and the regular thunder is due to bobbing the horn or is the barrel/slide/frame actually shorter?

Pretty sure the height difference is lower profile sights and losing the finger tab on the mag.

Thanks in advance,

jc

[coyotejoe]

I believe you're right, just reducing the excessive "beavertail" accounts for the length reduction. The magazine also holds one less round and they say other mags will not interchange. They also use thinner grip panels to reduce butt thickness. Slight modifications but the overall effect is probably an improvement. I don't know why they didn't completely eliminate the hammer spur on the CC version.

[ncsurveyor]

I took some images from the website and, based on scaling them it "appears" that the frame and slide are actually a quarter inch or so shorter in addition to the reduced beavertail.

I haven't seen one in the flesh yet.

[coyotejoe]

That sounds right, they list the Thunder 380 barrel length as 3 1/2" and the carry model as 3.2", though I can't see that .3" ever making any difference.