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Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:28 am
by SkipB
Cheaper than Dirt has them on sale for $299 this week. Anyone have one. Need some insight on one.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:16 am
by stash
Skip -I have one but have not shot it yet. I can tell you it is a very solid feeling gun. I have read that it is not very fond of 115 gr. I will be shooting it soon with 124g. That price sounds real good. Academy has them on sale this week for $399. If I did not have one I would get that one from CTD.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:44 am
by SkipB
I am a big S&W fan and my daily carry is a Shield9. But for the price I'm thinking hard on one. I may drive down tomorrow and pick one up. Beretta makes quality guns. I really don't need another pistol but hey I may need another one :clapping:

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:50 am
by louisf1
Where did you see this on sale? Looked online and didn't see it that cheap.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:23 am
by comp73
I saw it in an email promo. No link or anything to point to in the email that I can find that shows the ad. It should be up on their facebook page by this afternoon based on previous ads/sales.

*edit*
Forgot to add that I will be picking one up as soon as I can find some time today.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:09 am
by SkipB
I deleted my email are I could forward it to you. I did print the email in case I go. It said for the McKinney and Round Rock stores only. A promotional sale for this week.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:17 am
by TexasCajun
I carried a Nano for the better part of 2yrs and just replaced it with a Shield 9mm. No, the Nano does not like 115gr. I had better range results with 124gr and 147gr. Since the trigger pull was about twice (unmeasured) that or more of any other handgun that I own, I had to dedicate a lot of range time to making sure that I could put rounds on target. It is a very solid gun for its size with recoil pushing straight back rather than flipping up.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:45 pm
by comp73
The ad is up on their facebook page and it specifically mentions bringing the email ad in to get the price.

Anyone that wants a copy, PM me your email and I'll forward it over.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:49 pm
by comp73
Never mind, I just called and they are already sold out. No expectation on getting any in before the sale ends.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:36 pm
by aaangel
mine is great. in the beginning it didn't like 115g winchester. it just needed to loosen up a bit so after 200 rounds or so, it ate everything i fed it. the only thing i don't like is that it's very top heavy and the grip angle but it's minimal. oh yeah the trigger is a little long too. but i'm actually thinking of selling it to buy the G43....yes i admit, im a glockaholic.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:42 pm
by bmwrdr
They may have had just one in each store. I never managed to get a deal like that. What worked for me in the past was "H&K week" and the promotions on the SIG Sauer web site. Usually the give you a decent rebate in form of either cash or parts like magazines. But as I saud, it is on the manufacturer website or via their e-mail campaigns.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:49 pm
by Wes
This is my girlfriends EDC and hers shoots 115 all day. Havnt had any issues with different ammo in it since we bought it a couple years ago. We hit the range 2-3 times a month an she shoots it every time we are there with my freedom 115 gr ammo.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:55 pm
by comp73
TexasCajun wrote:I carried a Nano for the better part of 2yrs and just replaced it with a Shield 9mm. No, the Nano does not like 115gr. I had better range results with 124gr and 147gr. Since the trigger pull was about twice (unmeasured) that or more of any other handgun that I own, I had to dedicate a lot of range time to making sure that I could put rounds on target. It is a very solid gun for its size with recoil pushing straight back rather than flipping up.
This piqued my interest so I went to Academy to test one out. After trying it, and then a shield for comparison, there is no way I could own a nano. The trigger pull on it is incredibly long and would bug me to the point that I regulate it to safe queen status.

Re: Beretta BU9 Nano

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:38 pm
by TexasCajun
At the time that I bought the Nano, Shields were pretty hard to come by so I couldn't really do a comparison. Oddly enough, since I no longer carry the Nano and I shoot all of my pistols somewhat regularly, it's my first "safe queen".