Zaydok Allen
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Yesterday I was picking up a little ammo at my local big box rip off center, and I noticed they had an FN 509 under glass. I asked to see it and was immediately impressed with the overall feel of the gun. It fit my hand fairly well, seemed a nice trim design, and had a good set of sights on it. I really didn't know much about the 509, but I assumed it was meant to better compete with the S&W M&P 2.0. But I don't really see a big difference from the FNS. The slide has a little different profile, the rear sight is meant to work for single handed cocking, and there is an extra bit of stippling on the grip. Other than that, I see little difference from the FNS.
Then I tried the trigger, and it was such a god awful gritty piece of junk, I couldn't believe it. It was definitely far below the quality that I felt on the FNS line in the past. There was a bit of take up and then a fair amount of resistance. When the resistance began, it felt like two pieces of sand paper were being rubbed against each other. The break was pretty ragged feeling also. In fact my exact word to the sales clerk was "Wow. That is a gritty ass, horrible trigger in that gun." Then he tried it, and his eyes got big. His response was "Yeah......... I don't think that one's for me either."
I'm just wondering if it was one bad example or if others have observed this as well. I'm guessing it would smooth out with a few thousand dry fires, but given the quality of some of the guns I own, I saw no reason to even entertain owning a gun with a trigger that rough. Just wondering. Maybe it was just one bad example.
Then I tried the trigger, and it was such a god awful gritty piece of junk, I couldn't believe it. It was definitely far below the quality that I felt on the FNS line in the past. There was a bit of take up and then a fair amount of resistance. When the resistance began, it felt like two pieces of sand paper were being rubbed against each other. The break was pretty ragged feeling also. In fact my exact word to the sales clerk was "Wow. That is a gritty ass, horrible trigger in that gun." Then he tried it, and his eyes got big. His response was "Yeah......... I don't think that one's for me either."
I'm just wondering if it was one bad example or if others have observed this as well. I'm guessing it would smooth out with a few thousand dry fires, but given the quality of some of the guns I own, I saw no reason to even entertain owning a gun with a trigger that rough. Just wondering. Maybe it was just one bad example.
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