Magazine changes were fast and easy once I acclimated myself to the magazine release. Running the plates at 10 yards was easy, with recoil being remarkably comfortable and flat. The first stage of the trigger had a bit of a squeaky feel, but the break was positive with only a bit of backlash. The current belief is that match triggers don’t belong on defensive guns because defensive situations don’t generally require fine motor skills to perform well. My test gun broke at just over 6 pounds-a reasonable pull for a defensive gun. The trigger was on par with other striker-fired compacts, predictable and capable without being too light. I felt they would be fast and allow precision when needed. I particularly liked the sights, which were bold with a large white front sight dot that almost filled the notch in the two-dot rear. This is certainly adequate accuracy for a carry gun. I called one shot left, and there was another left shot I didn’t call that opened the group up to 1.56 inches, center to center. Shooting the FNS compact at 10 yards, unsupported, deliberate fire, I managed to put 8 of 10 shots into well under an inch. It’s one of the easier striker-fired guns to field strip. The double recoil springs are contained in the guide and easy to remove and replace. Take down is simple: Remove the magazine and check for clear, lock the slide to the rear, rotate the takedown lever down, release the slide and depress the trigger. The extractor serves as a tactile and visual loaded chamber indicator.Įvery operational feature of the FNS is ambidextrous except the takedown lever, which has no bearing on normal operation. There are front and rear slide serrations, and the slide is easy to grip and operate. There’s a front rail for lights and lasers and a bit of textured surface on the front of the trigger guard. The sights are a three-dot system with both front and rear sights in dovetails, allowing for drift adjustment of the rear for windage. The grip area is covered with little pyramids that provide good grip surface without being obtrusive. There are two backstraps to allow for better hand fit. Making the release unobtrusive is a good idea for concealment, so I suppose it’s a tradeoff. That’s not a method I normally use, but it was easy with the FNS Compact. For some reason, I found the right side release easier to access with my right index finger. I had others try it, and they observed the same. It’s an oval shaped button that’s almost flush I had to push hard for a magazine drop. The magazine release is ambidextrous, and I found the left side location a bit harder to manipulate than normal.
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The other features an extended base that allows all four fingers on the grip, and the third is a full sized 17-round magazine with an extender sleeve. One is a compact, flat-bottom magazine that provides maximum concealment. My test gun came in a hard plastic case with three magazines. 40 S&W version has a capacity of 10+1 with the standard compact magazine. The shorter grip frame accommodates a 12-round magazine in the 9mm version tested. At its thickest point, the ambidextrous slide release is 1.3 inches wide and has a total length of 6.7 inches, making the FNS Compact small and light enough for daily carry.
The new compact version utilizes a shorter 3.6-inch barrel and shorter grip frame. Carry guns need concealability and comfort in addition to accuracy and reliability. What makes a great duty pistol or competition pistol, however, doesn’t necessarily make a great defensive carry gun-an important fact since the hottest segment of the current firearms market is concealed carry. I recently had a chance to shoot the long slide version with a 5.5-inch barrel and was impressed with how flat shooting it was. My friend Chris Cerino, of “Top Shot” fame, used one for a while in 3-Gun matches, and his wife, Michelle Cerino, still does. As do most of the duty-style, striker-fired guns, the FNS uses a double stack magazine with a capacity of 17+1 in 9mm and 14+1 in. The FNS fit the mold of the current standard with a polymer frame, two-stage, striker-fired trigger that’s hinged like the Smith & Wesson M&P line. In 2011, FNH entered the modern striker-fired pistol market. FNH makes a splash in the carry market with its new striker-fired FNS-9 Compact.
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