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Well, ran 4 clips through the Bursa 380 yesterday and on the 5th clip the firing pin broke

. Back to the shop it goes. I wonder at what point Bursa will replace the gun? I would guess never??? I am thinking lemon

Told the wife she needs a new gun

Mark G26

Went to the range today with the wifes Bursa, No failures

Polishing the feed ramp must have worked....

Mark G26

Longtooths wrote:I own two Bersa .380 Thunders and a Conceal Carry version. I gave them a fluff and buff when I bought them and I clean them regularly. Have never had a problem with any of them and am well over 500+ in each one.

I received my wife's Bursa 380 back from the shop and hope to shoot it this week. I was told that he polished the feed ramp but could find no problems and it did not FTl for him. Of course, he will shoot more that 3 rounds if you send him money for ammo. Also, the gunsmith said it was shooter error by not holding the gun tight enough. I question this as a cause because I made sure that I had a firm grip and no limp wristing. I will see how it shoots and report back.

Not real impressed with Bursa Customer service.....but will hold back final opinion after taking it to the range

Mark G26

I have no concerns on shipment ........ Thanks for the posts Mike 1951 and Luck45.

Let us get back to my original question in the thread-

Has anyone else sent a Bursa Thunder 380 for feeding problems and got it back repaired?

Mark G26

Mike1951 wrote:I was going to say that before you ship it, inquire whether Bersa will reimburse you for the shipping. Some manufacturers will.

$30 seems awfully cheap. Did you tell them it was a handgun? I would have expected $40-$50.

And you got it shipped on Saturday?

Fedex and UPS outlets like Kinko's and Office Depot are not allowed to accept firearms.

Just curious.

Bursa pays for the fedx shipping on the way back to me only.

They told me I would the gun back a week from Monday

Mark G26

Dragonfighter wrote:I am not familiar with Bursa's but there was a time period I had a lot of friends coming to me with FTL problems on Brownings and the occasional H&K. The FTL probs would manifest after a few hundred rounds in most cases and rarely out of the box.

What I found in those cases was burs on the edge of the feed ramp or poorly finished troughs. A diamond rattail would take care of the ends of the feed ramp and a diamond imbibed rubber polishing point would take care of scoring left from the mfg. machining.

Check your brass, if there is a line down the side of the brass or denting around the chamfer, you may have a problem with the feed ramp. Look at the ramp through a loop and you will see if the machining marks have not been properly polished or if there is leading on the ramp.

It is off to the shop $30.00 fedx insured. I think it is a feed ramp problem. Still curious if any one has sent a Bursa to get this FTL fixed and they actual fixed it and what they said was wrong. I will be sure to post waht they they me.

This problem started out of the box and still occured with a new factory magizine...

Mark G26

seamusTX wrote:You can use FedEx or UPS, but they charge high rates ($50-ish). Having an FFL ship it can be cheaper.

- Jim

Thanks!

Mark G26

xAfter 500+ rounds, using different ammo, the wife's gun continues to FTL 2 or 3 times per 100 rounds at random times. Usually the last one or two rounds.

Sending it to be (I hope ) fixed. My wife likes this little 380 but it has to be more reliable for personal protection. This seems to be a common problem with this gun from reading the Bursa forum.

Anyone send one off for warranty work with problems solved?

BTW over 1500 rounds through the Glock with zero failures

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