Pasted from you know where. I would not recommend this firearm, period.
Beretta NANO test on ser# 1069:
First, I am a huge fan of Beretta. I have owned at least 7 pistols. 4) 92's, an 84, one .40 cal and a few .22's. I never had any problem. The 92 and 84 I owed for 20 years and they never malfuntioned once. I bought this expecting no less.
I had two malfunctions on the Nano in the first fifty rounds using Whinchester white box, 115 FMJ.
The grip sucks. Have no idea why they made it that way. If they cut down on size to save weight, it was a mistake.
I had to add about 5/16" total for both sides of the grip to make it comfortable for myself to hold. It comes right off if not wanted. When in my hand, the trigger finger extended, there was just about 1" left of the gun sticking out beyond my hand.
PRO: There is plenty of room for the web of your hand for the slide, unlike that of the Glock I owed (don't recall what model it was).
The trigger leaves some tender area on the tip of the finger, after 50 rds. I don't feel it should be doing that.
I wear trifocals and don't see as good as I used to shooting iron sights.
The grip sucks.
Sights are more than adequate. I shoot all ammo from a bench, without a sand bag nor a target on a backer. I shot at the box on the ground.
After shooting 42 rounds to get used to it, I then shot a 1" and a 2" group at 12 yds with 4 rds/each. That is all the ammo I wanted to put through this.
The slide is very easy to rack.
The mags do not fall out of the gun after you push the release.
Seems very easy to care for. No fine finish to worry about. I like that.
Much less felt recoil than a J-frame .38.
My airweight has a larger than factory CT grip of rubber, MUCH better than this to hold and shoot.
I tried with and without shooting gloves. I would suggest fingerless gloves. The gloves did not allow me to really feel the trigger and got in the way. I would not really want to shoot without them for practice.
I would personally prefer a Beretta 84 style grip and double stack mag.
The grip mod I did make made a significant difference in feel.
I would rather carry my J-frame with CT laser.
I can not give this pistol a postive review.
Other reviews are here:
BerettaCommunity's Channel - YouTube (copy/paste)
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