If you were a fan of FN’s excellent striker-fired FNS-9 pistol for concealed carry — and a lot of us were — you’ll be happy to hear the news that FN is adding a couple of compact models to their popular 509 series of pistols. Here’s their press release . . . FN America, LLC … Read more
FN Herstal developed the FN 509 pistol to win the US Army and Air Force’s Modular Handgun System competition. That didn’t happen. I won. You won. We all won. Because the result of that competition was a drive to create a family of polymer framed striker fired pistols that have proven to be some of … Read more
We didn’t think FN’s 509 Tactical could get any better until we met its little brother, the FN 509 Compact Tactical 9mm pistol. This new pistol packs the high-capacity, optics-ready goodness of its full-size counterpart but in a more concealable package for #EDC. Need a packable pistol that’s optics ready? The FN 509 Compact Tactical’s … Read more
Gun Review: FN 509 9mm Pistol The 509 was born out of FN’s multi-million dollar bid for the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System contract. FN is coy about the MHS testing protocols and the results generated by the new gun. But the Belgian gunmaker claims their striker-fired pistol exceeded DOD, NATO and their own even-more-rigorous requirements for drop, dust, temperature and … Read more
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