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Manufacturer
	Bersa SA More Info

About the Gun

The Bersa Thunder 9 is a full-size alloy-frame DA/SA locked-breech pistol in 9 mm. It uses an external hammer, a frame-mounted decock lever, polymer grips, and fixed sights. It has a double-stack high-capacity magazine design.

Production

Production ran from the mid-1990s through the mid-2010s.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $400–$500. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $300–$400.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	9 mm Luger
Alias:	9 mm Parabellum
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Analysis

The Thunder 9 is the full-size 9 mm model that opened Bersa’s locked-breech Thunder series. It evolved from the earlier Model 90 (introduced 1989) and was renamed and refined when Bersa applied the Thunder designation to its line in 1994. The full-size version was designed around a double-stack high-capacity magazine. During the 1994–2004 U.S. magazine ban the full-size high-capacity version was restricted from regular U.S. import, which led Bersa to introduce the shorter Thunder 9 Ultra Compact / Mini Thunder 9 with a reduced-capacity magazine for that market. After the ban ended, the full-size high-capacity Thunder 9 became available in the U.S. The three variants differ mainly by finish (matte, duotone, nickel). Later Thunder 9 Pro and TPR models with rails and ambi controls superseded these earlier configurations. The full-size Thunder 9 is discontinued.