Initial first day report:
Reliability =
Note that this gun is known for (and I know this from personal experience...unfortunately) having many "failure to extract" issues when using light powered 115 grain Winchester White Box. (Out of 100 rounds, I had at least 6 "failures to extract" issues.)
But when using hotter loads... performed 100%.
Fired 50 rounds of 115 grain JHP Federal HiShoks... 100%
Fired 40 Winchester PDX1 JHP 9mm +p (124 grain) ... 100%
Other comments:
1. A true pocket 9mm. Fits in front pocket jeans with no problem. It's actually smaller than my j-frame. My j-frame slightly "peeks" out of my front jeans pocket. But the nano is completely hidden within the pocket.
2. It's thin and sleek.
3. Built like a tank.
4. It has a long trigger pull. (This is a good thing for a pocket gun.)
5. Good usable sights.
6. It looks like I won't be able to use cheap WWB for practice.
7. A good value from a major gun manufacturer.
8. The grip is a bit small, thin, and slippery. I would recommend having grip sleeves or adding skateboard tape to add more "grip".
9. Unfortunately, no extended mags (not that I know of).
10. No external locks, external safeties or mag safeties. ( I would not want them anyways for a SD gun.)
11. There's no slide stop. It locks open when the mag is empty. But, in term of clearing a malfunction...for some... a slide stop is needed to lock the slide open. (This is not an issue for me.) I can clear a malfunction just fine without it.
Reliability =
Note that this gun is known for (and I know this from personal experience...unfortunately) having many "failure to extract" issues when using light powered 115 grain Winchester White Box. (Out of 100 rounds, I had at least 6 "failures to extract" issues.)
But when using hotter loads... performed 100%.
Fired 50 rounds of 115 grain JHP Federal HiShoks... 100%
Fired 40 Winchester PDX1 JHP 9mm +p (124 grain) ... 100%
Other comments:
1. A true pocket 9mm. Fits in front pocket jeans with no problem. It's actually smaller than my j-frame. My j-frame slightly "peeks" out of my front jeans pocket. But the nano is completely hidden within the pocket.
2. It's thin and sleek.
3. Built like a tank.
4. It has a long trigger pull. (This is a good thing for a pocket gun.)
5. Good usable sights.
6. It looks like I won't be able to use cheap WWB for practice.
7. A good value from a major gun manufacturer.
8. The grip is a bit small, thin, and slippery. I would recommend having grip sleeves or adding skateboard tape to add more "grip".
9. Unfortunately, no extended mags (not that I know of).
10. No external locks, external safeties or mag safeties. ( I would not want them anyways for a SD gun.)
11. There's no slide stop. It locks open when the mag is empty. But, in term of clearing a malfunction...for some... a slide stop is needed to lock the slide open. (This is not an issue for me.) I can clear a malfunction just fine without it.
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