Bersa thunder recoil reduction

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So I was watching random YouTube videos the other night and saw one of a guy talking about using a Walther PP spring in his bersa thunder 380 to reduce the snappy recoil, anyone try this? He said he tried a 15,16,17,and 18 pound spring from wolf and the 18 worked best, wolf doesn’t do international shipping according to there website so anyone know where I can get some Walther pp springs to try this?
 
fightinghamster said:
So I was watching random YouTube videos the other night and saw one of a guy talking about using a Walther PP spring in his bersa thunder 380 to reduce the snappy recoil, anyone try this? He said he tried a 15,16,17,and 18 pound spring from wolf and the 18 worked best, wolf doesn’t do international shipping according to there website so anyone know where I can get some Walther pp springs to try this?
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if you reload try reducing loads I find factory very snappy in my bersa and other .380s but reloads make it ok to shoot
 
It's a straight blowback gun, a stronger spring may help a tiny bit but consider that slowing the slide down with a stronger spring means you are speeding it up on the return. Your shooting may or may not improve.
 
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It's a straight blowback gun, a stronger spring may help a tiny bit but consider that slowing the slide down with a stronger spring means you are speeding it up on the return. Your shooting may or may not improve.
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Not so concerned with improving my shooting I just don’t want it to be as snappy, as it is I don’t shoot it as much as I want to because it’s unpleasant
 
fightinghamster said:
Not so concerned with improving my shooting I just don’t want it to be as snappy, as it is I don’t shoot it as much as I want to because it’s unpleasant
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Try the spring route, it might work. When I got a 10mm before the freeze I noticed recoil was stout at first, with full power 180 & 200gr loads. The big thing for me in taming it was lots of range time and adjusting my grip and stance, the better my grip got the more I was able to control recoil and get used to the full sized frame of the gun. The more I shot it the less I noticed recoil, I don’t find it bad at all after shooting it a couple time a week all winter.
 
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Lots of good input already.

Putting a stiffer recoil spring in will have a small effect, but I wouldn't recommend it just for recoil mitigation. The same can be said for using a heavier hammer spring in a DA semiauto. Changing any one of these springs should only be done to correct a mechanical problem - Changing one of these springs without a mechanical reason can create a mechanical problem.

The other thing that can affect perceived "snappiness" is muzzle blast. Lots of people think a particular gun has heavy recoil when really it's just "blasty" with the ammunition they are using. Before assuming it's purely a recoil issue, it's worth trying doubled up hearing protection, big glasses, low brim ballhat, shooting outdoors, etc..
 
To reduce perceived recoil, best to work on your grip (and stance). You could also put larger grips on the pistol, or grip tape. Anything to increase or improve the contact patch between your hands and the pistol will help.

To reduce actual recoil: Change ammunition (possibly won't make a big difference unless you handload), increase the mass of the pistol (heavier grips, mag base plates), or move the balance point forward (add a muzzle device).
 
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