Bersa Model 85 Magazines

[bersaguy]

I have been looking for a back up magazine for my model 85 Bersa and could not find one. A buddy of mine had an extra Bersa Plus magazine and he gave it to me since he no longer had his Plus Bersa. I took it to a buddy of mine that does work on guns and asked him to look at the original mag and the plus mag and see what the difference was. After a really close comparison he came to the conclusion that the lock slot was the only difference. He modifed the Plus maganzine and added a slot to it so it would lock into the Mod 85. We just got back from the range and the new modified magazine worked flawlessly after 60 rounds with zero issues. It even held the action open after last round was fired. Bersa told me that the Bersa Plus magazine would not work and they were correct, but with one minor alteration it worked just fine. Wanted ro share this with any one that owns a Model 85 and has been looking for a back up magazine.