harmon rabb
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Picked up my new FNP-40 from my FFL today, cleaned it, and took it to the range, so I thought I'd write up a little review of it.
From the moment I first opened the case, I was impressed. The pistol looks very well made and is attractive (I have the stainless slide model). When I took it home and field stripped it, my opinion did not change. There are no seams anywhere, no tooling marks on any part, and everything looks flawlessly manufactured. I have field stripped new pistols and been less than impressed, so this was a good first impression.
I do note that it was bone dry from the factory. There didn't seem to be any grease or oil on any part. At least it was clean, as I've opened up new guns to find them pretty nasty inside. I don't get why Glock seems to be the only manufacturer who knows how to properly pack up a gun -- open up a new Glock, and it's clean, with grease perfectly applied to all the proper points.
Anyway, after cleaning, I took it to the range. In short, other than the fact I was reminded I don't like .40 very much (I bought this because I didn't have a full size .40), I loved it. The trigger is pretty darn good -- at least on par with that of my Sig 226. The sights are decent. Recoil was relatively mild for a 40, and function was flawless. Zero malfunctions with a variety of FMJ or JHP loads. When I did my part, the FNP did its part. After getting used to it, I was shooting pretty tight groups.
In short, I was rather impressed with this gun. For a relatively cheap pistol, it's pretty nice. I'm thinking I'll have to pick one up in 9mm shortly, maybe a FNX this time just to see the differences.
I note that I really like the decocker. It's slick and very easy to manipulate. By far, the best decocker on any pistol I own or have used.
I tried taking some pics, but I generally suck at taking pics, and they didn't come out very well, so I won't bother posting up.
From the moment I first opened the case, I was impressed. The pistol looks very well made and is attractive (I have the stainless slide model). When I took it home and field stripped it, my opinion did not change. There are no seams anywhere, no tooling marks on any part, and everything looks flawlessly manufactured. I have field stripped new pistols and been less than impressed, so this was a good first impression.
I do note that it was bone dry from the factory. There didn't seem to be any grease or oil on any part. At least it was clean, as I've opened up new guns to find them pretty nasty inside. I don't get why Glock seems to be the only manufacturer who knows how to properly pack up a gun -- open up a new Glock, and it's clean, with grease perfectly applied to all the proper points.
Anyway, after cleaning, I took it to the range. In short, other than the fact I was reminded I don't like .40 very much (I bought this because I didn't have a full size .40), I loved it. The trigger is pretty darn good -- at least on par with that of my Sig 226. The sights are decent. Recoil was relatively mild for a 40, and function was flawless. Zero malfunctions with a variety of FMJ or JHP loads. When I did my part, the FNP did its part. After getting used to it, I was shooting pretty tight groups.
In short, I was rather impressed with this gun. For a relatively cheap pistol, it's pretty nice. I'm thinking I'll have to pick one up in 9mm shortly, maybe a FNX this time just to see the differences.
I note that I really like the decocker. It's slick and very easy to manipulate. By far, the best decocker on any pistol I own or have used.
I tried taking some pics, but I generally suck at taking pics, and they didn't come out very well, so I won't bother posting up.
