Beretta NANO 9mm

Jim Hauff · 11-23-2011, 01:21 PM

Does anybody have any hands-on range time with the Beretta NANO sub-compact 9mm? I read a couple gun rag articles - standard platatudes therein - would like to hear some real world pros and cons.

Helix_FR · 11-23-2011, 08:58 PM

Haven't hit the distributors as of yet IIRC.

Rhuga · 12-03-2011, 09:29 PM

We are waiting.

graehaven · 12-03-2011, 10:28 PM

Makes a Glock look beautiful.

trex1310 · 12-06-2011, 05:06 PM

I examined one in Academy sports this past weekend. Very small and
sleek. Servicable sights. No slide release/hold open lever. Price was
$428. I passed, just not for me.

jeffadaklin · 12-07-2011, 03:08 PM

The November issue of Guns&Ammo has a review-5.6" long, .9" wide- snag-free- this is Beretta's first striker-fired pistol by the way- easily-reversed mag release button- black nitride finish-6+1 capacity- they like the sights, white dot @ front & rear, they say easy to catch- NO EXTRNAL SLIDE CATCH, if that matters- will fire without the mag in it- but something he didn't like, is breaking it down beyond fieldstrip- said fieldstrip was no problem, or re-assembly, but you really need the manual to take it apart further. Good accuracy for short barrel (just over 3",) grip fit HIS hand well, said recoil wasn't bad, maybe less than you'd expect- and only other negative was no pinky-extension. I would think someone will make one later, wouldn't yall?
Sorry if yall knew all this, thought I'd pass it along since I had it right here.

Helix_FR · 12-09-2011, 08:40 PM

2 of the regulars at the shop finally got theirs in. So far they both have been impressed with them

Brisk44 · 12-09-2011, 10:35 PM

I got to hold one and check , but if it fits in my back pocket I'm gettin on e.

hogger129 · 12-10-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Hauff

Does anybody have any hands-on range time with the Beretta NANO sub-compact 9mm? I read a couple gun rag articles - standard platatudes therein - would like to hear some real world pros and cons.

Check this out --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnUYR...feature=g-user

patrol · 12-30-2011, 11:56 AM

It seems like you are looking for a pocket or small concealable weapon also. I didn't like the trigger on the LC9 and I owned a Kelteck I hated. I'm also looking at the Nano and wan't to compare it beside a Sig P290 and a Kahr CM9...if the CM40 is the same size as any of those I might just go that way. I'm going today to look and I'll report back the results if they have a Nano.

Brisk44 · 12-30-2011, 02:37 PM

Does BU9 on the side stand for butt ugly 9 ?

Gun Geezer · 12-30-2011, 05:10 PM

I've pre-ordered one. Hope it comes in right after the first of the year.

gdmoody · 12-30-2011, 10:58 PM

It's no uglier than the Glock. I need to check one of these out, I have always been kind of partial to Beretta's.

Jim Hauff · 01-07-2012, 02:42 PM

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. Still not much in the way of range experience out there. Gonna wait a bit. I like the Kahr line-up.

rcsaxby · 02-17-2012, 10:58 AM

I would like to get the Kahr but its to expensive. I have been waiting for this gun (Nano) to come out for a while now. Now that its out I'm selling my Taurus TCP and my Glock 23 so I can put part of that money to buying the Nano. When I do get it, the gun will be my primary concealed carry combat self defense pistol. I also saw that Crossbread doesn't make a holster for it (If your not just putting it in your pocket) but Beretta does make one and it sells on their website. The holster is just like a Crossbread. It's like 65 dollars but their out of stock right now. When their back in stock I'm ordering it then buying the Nano (If I have the money by then). Just looks like a mini Glock to me. Something I wished Glock would have came out with now for a while but oh well Beretta is awesome to .

rcsaxby · 02-17-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by hogger129

Check this out --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnUYR...feature=g-user

Watched it. Good review. Definitely getting this pistol.

Dirtypacman · 02-17-2012, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rcsaxby

Watched it. Good review. Definitely getting this pistol.

I don't know I would need to see it on the range in use.

I could not stand the review either, she is pretty...bad.

Double D · 02-17-2012, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rcsaxby

I would like to get the Kahr but its to expensive. I have been waiting for this gun (Nano) to come out for a while now. Now that its out I'm selling my Taurus TCP and my Glock 23 so I can put part of that money to buying the Nano. When I do get it, the gun will be my primary concealed carry combat self defense pistol. I also saw that Crossbread doesn't make a holster for it (If your not just putting it in your pocket) but Beretta does make one and it sells on their website. The holster is just like a Crossbread. It's like 65 dollars but their out of stock right now. When their back in stock I'm ordering it then buying the Nano (If I have the money by then). Just looks like a mini Glock to me. Something I wished Glock would have came out with now for a while but oh well Beretta is awesome to .

The kahr is no more expensive than the nano.

rcsaxby · 02-17-2012, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Double D

The kahr is no more expensive than the nano.

Oops my bad I really wasn't clear on that I was referring to the Kahr PM9. Every time I go to the gunshop it's around 700 dollars. But since this Nano came out I figured I'd go with it.

11-23-2011, 01:21 PM	#1
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Beretta NANO 9mm Does anybody have any hands-on range time with the Beretta NANO sub-compact 9mm? I read a couple gun rag articles - standard platatudes therein - would like to hear some real world pros and cons. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie -->

11-23-2011, 08:58 PM	#2
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,617	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm Haven't hit the distributors as of yet IIRC. __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

12-03-2011, 09:29 PM	#3
Rhuga Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 642	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm We are waiting.

12-03-2011, 10:28 PM	#4
graehaven Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,853	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm Makes a Glock look beautiful. __________________ The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." - Thomas Jefferson RESISTANCE IS FEUDAL... PREPARE TO SERVE.

12-06-2011, 05:06 PM	#5
trex1310 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 72	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm I examined one in Academy sports this past weekend. Very small and sleek. Servicable sights. No slide release/hold open lever. Price was $428. I passed, just not for me. __________________ Vietnam Vet 67-68 NRA Life Member Certified in laziness Certified in watching TV Certified in napping Certified in BBQ on the Green Egg

12-07-2011, 03:08 PM	#6
jeffadaklin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SC Posts: 137	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm The November issue of Guns&Ammo has a review-5.6" long, .9" wide- snag-free- this is Beretta's first striker-fired pistol by the way- easily-reversed mag release button- black nitride finish-6+1 capacity- they like the sights, white dot @ front & rear, they say easy to catch- NO EXTRNAL SLIDE CATCH, if that matters- will fire without the mag in it- but something he didn't like, is breaking it down beyond fieldstrip- said fieldstrip was no problem, or re-assembly, but you really need the manual to take it apart further. Good accuracy for short barrel (just over 3",) grip fit HIS hand well, said recoil wasn't bad, maybe less than you'd expect- and only other negative was no pinky-extension. I would think someone will make one later, wouldn't yall? Sorry if yall knew all this, thought I'd pass it along since I had it right here. __________________ Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

12-09-2011, 08:40 PM	#7
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,617	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm 2 of the regulars at the shop finally got theirs in. So far they both have been impressed with them __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

12-09-2011, 10:35 PM	#8
Brisk44 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,747	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm I got to hold one and check , but if it fits in my back pocket I'm gettin on e.

12-30-2011, 11:56 AM	#10
patrol V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 325	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm It seems like you are looking for a pocket or small concealable weapon also. I didn't like the trigger on the LC9 and I owned a Kelteck I hated. I'm also looking at the Nano and wan't to compare it beside a Sig P290 and a Kahr CM9...if the CM40 is the same size as any of those I might just go that way. I'm going today to look and I'll report back the results if they have a Nano.

12-30-2011, 02:37 PM	#11
Brisk44 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,747	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm Does BU9 on the side stand for butt ugly 9 ?

12-30-2011, 05:10 PM	#12
Gun Geezer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,710	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm I've pre-ordered one. Hope it comes in right after the first of the year.

12-30-2011, 10:58 PM	#13
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,306	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm It's no uglier than the Glock. I need to check one of these out, I have always been kind of partial to Beretta's. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

01-07-2012, 02:42 PM	#14
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm Thanks for the replies gentlemen. Still not much in the way of range experience out there. Gonna wait a bit. I like the Kahr line-up. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie

02-17-2012, 10:58 AM	#15
rcsaxby Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 8	Re: Beretta NANO 9mm I would like to get the Kahr but its to expensive. I have been waiting for this gun (Nano) to come out for a while now. Now that its out I'm selling my Taurus TCP and my Glock 23 so I can put part of that money to buying the Nano. When I do get it, the gun will be my primary concealed carry combat self defense pistol. I also saw that Crossbread doesn't make a holster for it (If your not just putting it in your pocket) but Beretta does make one and it sells on their website. The holster is just like a Crossbread. It's like 65 dollars but their out of stock right now. When their back in stock I'm ordering it then buying the Nano (If I have the money by then). Just looks like a mini Glock to me. Something I wished Glock would have came out with now for a while but oh well Beretta is awesome to . Last edited by rcsaxby; 02-17-2012 at 12:17 PM..