I picked up an FNP-9 about a week before Christmas, but did not get a chance to shoot it until this weekend. I put 166 rounds through it Saturday, and another 150 Monday - a mixture of Federal Classic 115 grain FMJ and Remington 115 grain JHP. It functioned flawlessly.
The gun shop/range had just gotten in a couple of FNP-9s and an FNP-40. I handled the 9 on a whim and was immediately struck with the ergonomics. The only pistols I have ever handled that fit my hand as well were Sigs. The trigger was astonishing. Frankly, it was the best I have ever felt on a DA/SA. (I prefer DA/SA configurations, which are getting harder to come by these days.) Everyone always talks about surprise breaks, but these guns actually have it.
Since they had only a couple of them in stock and I didn't want the demo, I wanted to get the Shooter's Pack, and I was going out of town for the holidays, my choice was pretty much buy immediately or don't buy. I bought. Afterwards, I found this forum and the posts about cracked trigger group housings, sear tilt, etc. Although my brain tells me these odd reports can't represent much of a percentage of the total FNPs out there, I confess I was getting a little nervous.
Knock on wood, but my latest acquisition functioned flawlessly, and I shoot it better than any other pistol I own. I have no idea what it would group in a machine rest, but in my hands I shoot it better than my Sigs, my Beretta 92, or my SW99. And that's brand new. I have no doubt the trigger will get better as it's broken in.
The only real irritant about the gun is that I shoot it better than others I own that cost half again to almost twice as much. On the moving/rotating programmed targets, it really shines. It's a very quick and natural pointer for me.
Unless this thing melts down on me somewhere down the road (and I really doubt that it will), I am extremely pleased with this little gun! I'm looking forward to a lot of happy trigger time with it.
The gun shop/range had just gotten in a couple of FNP-9s and an FNP-40. I handled the 9 on a whim and was immediately struck with the ergonomics. The only pistols I have ever handled that fit my hand as well were Sigs. The trigger was astonishing. Frankly, it was the best I have ever felt on a DA/SA. (I prefer DA/SA configurations, which are getting harder to come by these days.) Everyone always talks about surprise breaks, but these guns actually have it.
Since they had only a couple of them in stock and I didn't want the demo, I wanted to get the Shooter's Pack, and I was going out of town for the holidays, my choice was pretty much buy immediately or don't buy. I bought. Afterwards, I found this forum and the posts about cracked trigger group housings, sear tilt, etc. Although my brain tells me these odd reports can't represent much of a percentage of the total FNPs out there, I confess I was getting a little nervous.
Knock on wood, but my latest acquisition functioned flawlessly, and I shoot it better than any other pistol I own. I have no idea what it would group in a machine rest, but in my hands I shoot it better than my Sigs, my Beretta 92, or my SW99. And that's brand new. I have no doubt the trigger will get better as it's broken in.
The only real irritant about the gun is that I shoot it better than others I own that cost half again to almost twice as much. On the moving/rotating programmed targets, it really shines. It's a very quick and natural pointer for me.
Unless this thing melts down on me somewhere down the road (and I really doubt that it will), I am extremely pleased with this little gun! I'm looking forward to a lot of happy trigger time with it.
