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Introduced by Beretta in 2011, the Nano was designed to compete in the micro 9 handgun market with brands and models such as the Kahr PM9, Ruger LC9S, and Glock 43.
The Nano was a polymer-framed, striker-fired handgun that was specifically designed for CCW and concealment. The Nano featured a snag-free design with beveled edges and is not equipped with a slide release or safety. According to Beretta, the Nano was equipped with an internal automatic striker block and drop safety.
The Nano came standard with a 6-round magazine for a max capacity of 6+1 and featured an ambidextrous magazine release. With the standard 6-round magazine, the grip on the Nano is what you would expect with a pistol of this size, and most shooters will find that at least their pinky hangs off the grip. If you have abnormally larger hands, then there’s a good chance that two fingers will be hanging off the grip of the Nano. However, based on customer requests, Beretta eventually introduced an extended magazine for the Nano that carries 8 rounds and features a “plus one” pinky extension. Current Nano models ship with 1 flush mounted 6 round magazine and an 8-round extended magazine.
Beretta originally planned on releasing the .40 caliber version of the Nano to the market first but changed plans and opted to offer the 9mm version first. Beretta subsequently canceled plans to offer the Nano is a .40 caliber model. As the 9mm version has a snappy, yet manageable recoil, the .40 caliber model would likely push the limits of comfortable shooting.
Similar to the Sig P250/P320 series of pistols, the Nano is designed with a sub-chassis frame which means other frames and grips can be added to the Nano frame later. At one point, Beretta offered frames in black, dark earth, olive drab, and pink. The standard Nano came equipped with low profile 3 dot sights, which could be removed and upgraded.
Beretta phased out production of the Nano in 2019 when they introduced the APX Carry series of handguns.
Although there are several gun holster options for the Nano, it's most commonly used for CCW and concealed carry. Given it's popularity for concealment, the top selling Nano holster styles include inside the waistband (also called IWB holsters), pocket holsters, and small belt holster options (also called OWB holsters).
Here are some commonly asked questions that we have seen regarding Beretta Nano holsters:
We do offer holsters made to fit the Beretta Nano with a Crimson Trace LG-483 LaserGuard laser mounted, and any holster listed below will meet that requirement.
While the Dawson Precision Fiber Optic sights are slightly higher than the stock Beretta Nano sights, we haven’t had any issues with the slightly taller sights not fitting our holsters.
Yes, most any holster that we carry below is available in a version to fit a Beretta Nano with a LaserMax Centerfire laser mounted to it.
Yes, and here are the two that we recommend for the Beretta Nano:
MTR Custom Front Pocket Holster
MTR Custom Back Pocket Holster
The answer will depend on the specific laser model that you have, but we should be able to help. As previously mentioned, we do offer holsters to fit the Beretta Nano with a Crimson Trace laser or a LaserMax laser mounted.
Certainly, your best bet that we carry for a Beretta Nano appendix holster would be either of these two models:
MTR Custom Tuckable Adversary IWB
Yes, we offer this paddle holster in a version for the Beretta Nano, and you can get it with an optional added retention strap:
While the APX A1 Carry and Nano are similarly sized, the A1 Carry has slightly different dimensions so a Nano will not properly fit in a APX A1 Carry holster.
Listed below are the current Beretta Nano holster models that we carry.