Beretta Nano Quick Review

[Jvanreed]

I purchased a Nano as a thin conceal weapon rather than the LC9 while waiting for a Solo to arrive These are my pro and cons after a month of carry and about 125 assorted rounds fired.
Pro: Thin as an LC9, but a better grip feel, overall smaller than an LC9 (Kimberly Solo size), fits into waistband much better than a Glock 27. Fairly accurate at 7 and 15 yards. No misfires or misfeeds. Looong trigger pull at 9 lbs provides extra security for trigger safety, very Glock like design and breakdown. Very smooth unobstructed pull from holsters. Defense rounds produce more snap, but it is not very noticible, even after several magazines. Cons: Most noticible, extremely top heavy causing a definite automatic down pull of front sight, no magazine pinky extension, front sight tends to get lost in rear sights.
Overall, I like this weapon, but it naturally does not shoot as comfortably as my Glock 27. It fits a specific small form factor need with decent punch. I trust it in my waist band and I quickly adjusted to the long pull. to improve it, I will add some TruGlo TFO sights when they come out and a Pearce magazine extender when they are available, hopefully for an even nicer grip. I will also consider weighting the Pearce extension to balance out the heavy barrel, which is irritating and harder to adjust to than I expected.

[rifleshooter474]

I just bought my smallest handgun ever a Walther S&W PPK/S .380 never thought I would buy a .380, it's neat small carry IMHO. Great grip and feel also really nice DA trigger. really shots good groups at at 15 yards.

[tuts40]

Oops, bitten by the double post dog again...

[tuts40]

Thanks Jvanreed, I was thinking about getting one actually. Good to read your thoughts about yours, beats reading a review in a gun rag that takes advertising...

I can't decide tho between the Nano and a Kel-Tec PF9, shown here: http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/ My PM-9 is absolutely perfect, but I do not want to shell out those kinds of bucks again.

[Cotillion]

How much did you end up paying for the nano? I had the chance to get it for 399 but passed on it, now the stores out of them and I saw one on a buds auction go for 560.

As far as the pf9 I owned one and loved it. It actually fits the hand really well. Only downside was I found it to be very snappy, almost like shooting a .40 kinda snap. Other than that it fit the bill, and the newer models are built nice. They look a lot more expensive then they are

[Idahokid]

I paid 399 at Cabela's here in Post falls ID.