beretta 9mm nano

[laktrash]

Guns & Ammo had an article on this 9mm nano. I'll pretty hardcore compact .45 but this looks like a nice pocket nine. plus's size & price. minus's no slide lock . I don't think they're available yet

Introducing the Beretta Nano - Guns & Ammo

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[craglawnmanor]

This does look interesting. I do like Berettas.

I'm "sort of" looking for a pocket size 9mm myself, and have waited a bit while some of the new offerings have experienced their growing pains (ref: Kahr CM9-Ruger LC9).

[dralarms]

Already ordered mine.

[Magiccarpetrides]

I would like to see it next to a Kahr CM9 for comparison...width wise they are both the same.

[JReedEsq]

Looks like the single stack Glock 26 everyone's always wanted. I mean that in a good way.

[Jonnin]

Its ok, but they should have made it double action .... the px4 in single stack would have been a much better gun, or a mini 92 or their 380 either one shrunk way down. Normally a beretta fan but I won't be getting this thing.

[dralarms]

Check out this thread Beretta Nano on Cover of Nov 2011 Guns & Ammo - Beretta Forum

It shows the nano compared to a bunch of others.

[kieefer]

Hmmm, comparo between the P290 and others looks like a future issue article.

[bluedog]

Anybody heard anything about when these will be available? I've read "early October." Any in Middle TN yet?

[dralarms]

1st week of November

[Guest BenderBendingRodriguez]

That's pretty soon. Hopefully people will start getting to play with them in short order to let us know how they are.

[kieefer]

The P238 on top of the Nano.

[Guest BenderBendingRodriguez]

I keep forgetting how tiny that P238 is. It's fiercely small.

[Capbyrd]

So the nano is shorter (front to back) than a 238 but taller (top to bottom).

[greyofk]

Any word about the slide finish and the level of corrosion protection?

[Jonnin]

Ok, so I am a hippocrit ... lets skip that and I will give some thoughts. I bought one, though I *HATE* striker fire design guns. The small size and left hand friendly design sold me in spite of the style.

The nano has a nice simple design: I was able to swap the mag release to left handed inside about 10 min, and it only took that long because there were no instructions to be found anywhere yet. The swapped release works just as well as it did right handed so I think I got it right. Takedown is turning a flathead screw 90 degrees, and putting the slide back on locks it without having to mess with the flathead again. It has a decocker but you need a tool to use it (ink pen, nail, toothpick, something like that).

The good stuff: its accurate, I hit a 1 inch target multiple times at about 10 yards. Its reliable, eating several cheap ammos and my handloads without complaint. Its tiny: its not noticably bigger than my sig p238 cocked, slightly bigger but not that anyone could feel or tell. Its heavy and has a locked breech design, so the recoil is very mild for its size. The recoil seemed better directed/controlled than either the taurus 709 or a glock 17c, though it is stout compared to a large gun like a beretta 92. It will fire with the mag out, a big plus for a low cap gun.

The bad: the trigger and it is worse than even I expected. I would say it is a long reset with a good 6 pound pull and gritty. Its not the trigger proper: when the slide is off its smooth and light. But whatever the trigger is pulling on in the slide to work the striker needs to be polished badly (and it may self polish, remember this is a 1 day old gun with 75 rounds tops through it, shot before being cleaned and lubed which may also help). It has no slide release so you must have 2 working hands to reload it. There are no extended magazines for it yet, and the grip is 3 fingers for my mid to small sized hands, so a large man might find it too small. I expect the extended mags to come out for it, though, most pistols in this size have them appear sooner or later.

All in all I give it a B+ with potential to become an A if the trigger loosens up (or can be encouraged to do so). Any questions, ask, its not the most detailed review but I am willing to tell you whatever you want to know. I would highly recommend this gun for anyone who likes the LC9 or Kel-tech 380 or other such long trigger pocket guns, or a glock user who wants to slim down sometimes. I have not tried it with any defense ammo yet, so feeding of JHP ammo is unknown. LRN and FMJ so far are both 100%. It does not have poly rifling.

I saw a question..

The finish is new and difficult to talk about. It is all black and seems to be of a good quality, but if it flakes off in a few weeks I will tell you for sure. I did not see any wear from the range trip except on the inside of the slide, where the slide rubs across the top of the next bullet in the magazine.

Edited December 12, 2011 by Jonnin

[kieefer]

Congrats,

I've read some comments about the Sig P290 having a few "issues". I hope the NANO turns out to be trouble free.

Keep us updated.

[SonnyCrockett]

looks great to me,I wish SIGs 290 was made to this size .......I think the 300-400 dollar single stack is big biz

and Nano looks so far to be the leader of the pack but

Id need to fondle a Nano before I order one up and lay it next to a CM9

[Jonnin]

Sorry, I will try to get a pic of it later. The TN tax system crashed again (every year around this time it becomes unstable as people buy christmas guns) so it took all day sat to buy it and I didnt get to it sunday either. You may have to wait until I unwrap it officially!

[Guest twpayne75]

Here is a review done by Parrabellum, the owner of Sigforum. I thought he did a good review of it.

Beretta's Nano: First Impressions - Topic

[Guest TAFKAP]

Guns & Ammo had an article on this 9mm nano. I'll pretty hardcore compact .45 but this looks like a nice pocket nine. plus's size & price. minus's no slide lock . I don't think they're available yet

Introducing the Beretta Nano - Guns & Ammo

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I can't wait. I am a Beretta whore, and I think this gun is head and shoulders above their recent introductions. This one should have staying power that the PX4 just didn't quite pull off.

[Jonnin]

the px4 puts a lot of firepower in a smallish package in a DA platform, making it fill a nearly empty space in the market (most guns that small are either lesser calibers, DAO, or strikers). Its not a big enough market niche though! The nano is going to be a hot item, it will be this year's version of the lc9 and I predict it will sell by the boatload. I like berettas but if they are going to keep going down the yet another black plastic pistol path I will be disappointed. Their next one needs to be a DA or SA metal & wood offering.

[red dirt]

Mine came in today, I liked the size and pinky extension of my LC9 but didn't care for the trigger pull. I'll try to get this out to the range tomorrow and see how it performs.

[TeamJackson]

Pics please. Would love to see it

[red dirt]

Here is a pic, 150 flawless rounds Fri afternoon, I'm a lot better with my G26 or Kimber so I may let this one go.