FNP 40 Cal Review

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New FNP 40 jammed out of the box

I recently bought a FNP-40 and it jammed on me Day One, round two. Fired the chambered round and the 2nd round jammed while feeding into the chamber. Clearing the malfunction gave same results, chambered round fired, weapon jammed feeding next round. Even had a stovepipe or two on occasion. Buddy of mine (ex-SF combat marksman type) discovered that it is a magazine problem; too much spring tension. Weapon works fine with about 5 rounds in the clip. More than that causes malfunction. Anyone out there had similar issues?
 
Don't know if it's still going on but Tanner's was unloading slower selling dealer packs that came with the PS90's and FiveseveNs on gun broker and part of that were some black FNP's, both in 9 and 40. I picked up a 40 for $330 bucks total including the FFL transfer a couple years ago. It was an absolute steal. Compared to my first gun, the FN FiveseveN, it was crude in detail and looked alot cheaper. This makes sense though, considering I paid around $900 total for my FiveseveN. I took the gun apart and cleaned it and actually had never fired a SA/DA up to that point.

With the new mags it was hard getting the last round into the mag well with the tight springs. It got better with time but I was impressed with the over all function of the gun. I've had 2 stovepipes the entire time I've had the gun, and it has had well over 1000 rounds through it since I got it. It feeds anything you put through it. Recoil is punchy, typical of the 40 S&W caliber. It's not a pretty gun but functions great and is pretty accurate. I admit though it is very hard to shoot accurately from double action, and the trigger has to almost completely touch the back of the trigger guard before it will fire that way. Single action is great, and with the SA/DA functionality, I feel comfortable and ready to fire at any time without fear of shooting myself in a quick draw.

The gun tends to stay pretty clean and I've fired of 500 rounds in a day without it being too much of a pain to clean. I love that you need no take down tools or anything to field strip the gun. I've never noticed this wear you guys speak of but perhaps I'm not really paying attention. The gun to me has just gotten better with time. I couldn't be happier with the weapon for only costing $330 dollars. Great value!
 
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I LOVE MY P.40. I was comparing it to the SW Sigma before I maded my purchase. the FN was just comfortable, the true selling point was the price 7 the sights are dovetailed onto the slide...not pressed in like on the sigma. My brother's Glock 19 has a pressed front sight that keeps flying out when he fires a few rounds...dovetailed is waaay more secure IMHO. I dont need that happening to me when it counts.
 
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I bought one a few months ago. Finally took it to the range. They say that the person has to like the gun that they buy. Well I liked it alot. It was love what can I say. Perhaps Im lost by this. But folks also say that the gun you buy has to shoot. If it doesnt its not worth anything to anyone.

SO I liked it alot. Bought it. Took it to the range. Shot a couple of boxes of ammo. It worked.

I loaded the mags. Put the mags in the gun. Pointed at target. Squeezed, pulled, and sometimes jerked the trigger. Hands shook. Anticipated rounds going off. The whole nine yards of freshman shooting 101.

Holes appeared on the piece of paper about 20-30 ft away. Gun never stopped working. Bullets went boom. Holes appeared on paper. Always.

Im just saying that It worked. Never failed.

I failed many times by not following good shooting techniques(Always safe though) but the gun worked.

I did notice that little nic on the thing called the slide. Thought might have been catching on the slide thing release/catch thing.

It shoots a big bullet. It goes bang everytime. I can hit something 7 out of 10 times with it.

$400 bucks! Just saying.
 
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