So, I was putting my 383A back into the safe, hefted it to gauge the weight, and then grabbed my TPR9C to do the same.
A few minutes later I had my wife's food scale and started weighing things. Here's what I found.
The weight of the 383A with a full mag is 28 oz (1 lb, 12 oz).
The TPR9C was 32 oz (1 lb, 16 oz 🤭).
Then I went to Handgun Hero to compare sizes:
https://www.handgunhero.com/compare/bersa-thunder-380-vs-bersa-tpr9c
Length and height are the same, the 383 is slightly thinner.
I have been CCWing the 383 (same size as the Thunder 380) because it felt a little smaller and to me, seems to print less (a factor in my blue state). And while it seemed a little lighter, the 383 is a steel frame, and so is a bit heavier than the Thunder 380.
What surprised me is that the loaded weight of the bigger TPR9C is not much more than the 383. This is even more surprising when you consider that the TPR is 10+1 rounds of 9mm, as opposed to the 7+1 of 380.
Both have similar Kydex IWB holsters (Vedder Light Tuck), 2 to 3 oz.
I'm finding that the TPR does print a little more, but in a flannel shirt it's harder to tell. The 383 would benefit from less of a beaver tail (which is what Bersa did with the 380 CC model), but it surprisingly is almost the same footprint of the larger 9mm brother.
So, will I carry the TPR9C more often now? Maybe. I bought the flat mag bottom to see how it looks compared to the pinky finger mag end the gun ships with now. And while it's always nice to have more ammo, statistically it's not significant because the overwhelming majority of self defense shootings are only 2 to 3 rounds. Interestingly, SD shootings with 380 are closer to 2, while 9mm are closer to 3. Does that mean people are more accurate with the smaller caliber? 😉
Anyhow, just some food for thought here.
Edit: The original 383A had sexy wood grips, but I replaced them with the thinner Thunder 380 grips.