Beretta Nano Review

[worksonit]

Fixed the nano

Just purchased the Nano and first time out with WWB 115g ammo
3 FTEs. Read all the post here and saw it was more than mine doing this.
Field striped it today and found the metal rail that holds the slide on
was not polished slick. I took a fine file and worked both sides lightly to get it smooth then took 400 grit sandpaper and hand sanded it smooth.
Cleaned, then fired 100 rounds of Walmart WWB ammo. Worked perfectly!
Anyone having a FTE problem may want to look at this.
Just remove the slide, and look at the sides/top of the metal rails and see if it has
A thin "lip" of metal sticking out a little at the edge. This is what I smoothed off.

 

[Nano65]

Very good idea. Thanks

 

[dbp]

Going to be cleaning mine tomorrow anyway so I will check this out.

 

[shillow]

I also just purchased the nano last week and finally got a chance to go try it at the range. I started with some Brown Bear 9mm 115g ammo. Right off the back within the first magaine it jammed. All in all I had 3 jams within the first 25 rounds. Not fun unjamming I'll admit. I then switched to some fiocchi 115g and no jamming at all. I also shot another brand I picked up at academy (sorry forget the brand) but no jams at all. I did notice I was shooting low the entire time with the nano but not sure if it was me or the gun because when I switched over to my CZ75I was dead on consistantly with thight groups.

My favorite gun to date howver is my CZ75 compact which has never jammed on me and eats everything I put in it, hence the brown bear ammo left over from years ago. All in all, I give the nano a thumbs up, I was pleased with the overall feel of it and the trigger wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (ive avoided DA since I got rid of my S&W Sigma which I could shoot worth a damn with). I am not as experienced as some others on here but I do have handgun shooting experience and it had been about 5 years since I got out and shot. Man, I didn't remember how much fun it is to hit the range. Can't wait to find some ammo and go back

 

[WYO]

Just purchased the Nano and first time out with WWB 115g ammo
3 FTEs. Read all the post here and saw it was more than mine doing this.
Field striped it today and found the metal rail that holds the slide on
was not polished slick. I took a fine file and worked both sides lightly to get it smooth then took 400 grit sandpaper and hand sanded it smooth.
Cleaned, then fired 100 rounds of Walmart WWB ammo. Worked perfectly!
Anyone having a FTE problem may want to look at this.
Just remove the slide, and look at the sides/top of the metal rails and see if it has
A thin "lip" of metal sticking out a little at the edge. This is what I smoothed off.

I also noticed that the frame rails on the Nano are a bit rough. However, since I started greasing the frame and slide rails with TW25B, I have not had a malfunction with mine. The single malfunction (failure to eject/double feed) I have had with the gun occurred in my first range session before starting this regimen. At the time of this malfunction, I already had fired firing 6 magazines' full of ammo, which dried the gun out. It is possible that the rails will wear in without the need for home gunsmithing.

 

[exdetsgt]

Today at the lgs I saw an OD Nano! They had just unpacked it. Didn't know they made one. Looks great. Tried to trade mine in on it but the numbers were not in my favor, so I'll keep mine. As soon as it stops snowing and I can get into my garage (where I keep all my gun cleaning stuff and have a nice work bench) I'll examine the the metal rails. Having said that, I've had no FTE's since it came back from BUSA with a new ejector.

 

[Cokeman]

You can buy an empty green frame from Beretta.

I've seen pink, white, and brown frames too. Neapolitan ice cream.

 

[dbp]

I also noticed that the frame rails on the Nano are a bit rough. However, since I started greasing the frame and slide rails with TW25B, I have not had a malfunction with mine. The single malfunction (failure to eject/double feed) I have had with the gun occurred in my first range session before starting this regimen. At the time of this malfunction, I already had fired firing 6 magazines' full of ammo, which dried the gun out. It is possible that the rails will wear in without the need for home gunsmithing.

I checked mine today as I cleaned it and didn't fine any rough areas at all on the slide rails. I try and keep this area lubed a little anyway so I don't think it will be an issue.