if your budget is such that a bersa is the only choice- buy it-
but if you add another 100 to your gun, buy something a little more dependable and wont hurt your hands to fire it-
bersa has been around for a while-
not a show piece and snubbed by many a gun snob-
but for a budget 380 its just OK-
the SW body guard is a step up- buying a kel tec PF9 for 300.00 is a little better deal,- but recoil sucks too-
buy the best gun you can afford and practice with it so you know its limitations- * learn as much about guns as you can..
In my opinion the S&W bodyguard and the Kel-Tec whatever it is, is a step down from Bersa.
Bersas are excellent guns period.