[Shrike360]

Well, still looking at handguns. Went around in a circle of them and ended back here. Anyway, was looking for a few opinions on these two. The Pro to me seems more appealing because of the manual safety, although more expensive. How's the recoil in these two guns compared to other guns? In particular, .40 S&W. Searching didn't bring up any results didn't bring up any results on the recoil of the gun in the specific cartridge. I've heard that the trigger smooths out over time, but seems smoother in the 9mm version. Advice is appreciated.

[Hazzard]

I don't know about the 40, but I have an FNP9 and the recoil does seem to be slightly more than other 9mm's that I've handled. Nothing to worry about though. Mine is fine with just the decock, but the safety would be a nice feature as well. The trigger in my 9 is as smooth as butter, BTW!

[Alan Fud]

I have both the Pro-9 and the Pro-40. The Pro-9 has a much better trigger. Being a light gun, it does have a bit of a recoil to it especially the Pro-40.

[panzermk2]

try the link in my sig line. It's a FN Forum

[BHPshooter]

Just FYI, FN does offer the P-series with a decocker and a manual safety. They even have a Single Action version... ;) :D

Wes

[wad]

I have a FNP-40. It differs from the Browning Pro-40 by not having the magazine disconnect safety. The FN version also comes with 3 high capacity (14 round) magazines and Browning only 2 10 round magazines. This is my first plastic frame gun. As opposed to most the other handguns I own, the P40 seems to be quite sensitive to how the gun is griped and finger placement on the trigger. Get it wrong and accuracy seems to suffer much more than with steel or alloy framed handguns. I have only put 600 rounds down range without a single FTF or misfire, this is with a verity of inexpensive practice ammo and the premium self defense stuff. Recoil is most certainly more than any 9mm I have fired and maybe a little more than my .45 ACP. I attribute the harder recoil to the light weight frame. I am finding it hard to like the DA trigger action. In SA mode the trigger is not too bad and can be made better with the application of Tetra Gun grease to the trigger, sear and hammer assemblies. Accessories are hard to come by with apparently only Blade Tech offering any type holster and Ameriglo the only company to offer night sights.

I find the gun good for self defense as it is fairly inexpensive, appears to be reliable and is made of mostly stainless steel and plastic - low maintenance and not susceptible to corrosion. There is little information on the ‘net about the P40 and P9 so overall durability will remain in question.

Semi auto handguns I have available to me for comparison are: Ruger P89, Kahr K9, Browning Hi Power, HK P7M8, HK P7M13, Para Ordnance Tac Four, FN FiveSeveN (purchased after the P40), and Browning Buckmark.

[Alan Fud]

My Pro-40 came with two 14-rounders.

[markh]

I have the FNP-9 and have found it to be one of the lowest recoiling 9mm handguns I own. It is highly accurate and points very naturally. You can't go wrong with this weapon.