its F'N awesome (with pictures)

[CJB]

Got the FNX today and its F'N awesome!

Its F'N huge. The case is big enough to hold at least 30 PM9's inside its volume. Its basically an attache made from polymer on the outside, and recycled baby's ass wipes container plastic on the inside.... reeks of plastic.

The grip, for such a huge gun is terribly comfortable. It appears agonizingly huge, compared to a PM45...like Mama Kass is huge compared to Twiggy.

Machine work on all metal is flawless, and no sharp edges anyplace... full melt, and its perfect.

Safety is 3 position, safe, fire and decock. Cock and locked is encouraged.

The frame weights about an ounce more than a PM45 frame, The whole pistol is twice or more the weight of the PM45. Did I say its F'N huge, its F'N colossal.

Barrel is done up in DLC type finish, but is stainless, with a shiny feed ramp. Take down is simple via SIG rotating lever type mechanism.

All writing and logos on the slide and barrel are engraved, not stamped... nice touch, and the engraving is sharp, deep, and detailed. The logo is spectacular. Even the molding of the frame is darn near faultless.... the checkering is deep, but not as aggressive as a PM45 checkering.

Magazines come with an auxiliary walnut nutcracker as a base pad. Its big, its heavy and its solid. There are three magazines that come with each pistol. They're done in a shiny black finish... not black chrome, but it looks like black chrome.

Sights are F'N awesome... the best. HUGE front dot that is really a front oval, but looks round as you raise the pistol to shoot.

The mags drop freely from the butt... no problem. There's a replaceable back strap with an arched palm swell, in case some really huge mitted shooter gets hold of it. I have big hands... cant ever see using the palm swell... jeeze. Its F'N huge, its F'N colossal, its F'N awesome!

The trigger.... is a point of sore subject. The DA pull is about as easy to manipulate as an Arrow squeeze stapler. The DA pull has got to be about 20lbs or even more. To its credit, its glass smooth and breaks well. Suprizingly controllable, and I think it would do in CQB for a first shot if need be.

The SA pull is F'N exquisite. Its not like a SIG or S&W DA/SA pull, where the SA has a bit of easy takeup, then you hit the crisp wall of release. Instead, there is a long takeup with no staging, it just goes off! Its sort of weird, but nice. The pull weight is maybe 2-1/2 lbs of glass smooth movement....not much... then bang. The DA pull also has no stacking at all.

Frame rails are replaceable, a nice touch. The grip and frame texture are F'N perfect.

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And, folks don't get me wrong, still carrying the PM45's daily... PM9 on occasion. I love 'em. They are, and will remain my EDC pistols. But, I can see this FNX-45 being a truck and house pistol. Or at least, one of the house pistols.

[les strat]

NICE!

Case would eat up too much safe room though, LOL (I keep all my cases in the safe so burglars won;t know what I have.)

[Alfonse]

NICE!

Case would eat up too much safe room though, LOL (I keep all my cases in the safe so burglars won;t know what I have.)

I think I would put them in the attic. To have safe room for cases would require an actual room that is a safe.

[Alfonse]

Congrats on the new pistol It sounds F'N cool.

[CJB]

It is, it is!

They make a patch "It's F'N awesome!" with the FN logo as the F'N part. I want one!~

Seriously... almost zero issues. The FN forum has a few little gotchas that have been noted, as is also the case with Kahr. I read up, realized that the mag release was gonna be still and about 20 pushes in each direction wore it in. I read up and realized that some of the dis-connectors were a little stiff, and a few racks of the slide (maybe 10) got that all smoothed out. All that without firing shot #1 yet. The barrel makes Kahr factory "cleaning" look like a white glove test. Its F'N cruddy... I mean firing the dirtiest ammo you can imagine, then running cosmoline down the spout... its a mess. A little #9 Benchrest will clean it nicely I'm sure.

[knkali]

I am loving it. Enjoy.

Got a request. Can you do some side by side pics with a full size 1911? I would like to see the difs. I looked at the specs and realize it is a little fatter and taller but if I could visualize it, I would be mucho happy to see it.

How does the slide feel when racking it? Glass? Minimal effort?
Fit and finish look great. How is the field strip? My Kahr P40 is a ***** to get the guide rod in. Is this Glock(sic) like?

[ParabellumJ]

Congrats on the FN. She's a beauty. We will await your full range report with more pics :)

[RRP]

Very attractive handgun. I've admired these at my LGS, but never pulled the trigger. The limited selection of accessories, i.e. holsters, conversion barrels, etc, discouraged the purchase. As FNs become more common, that will correct itself.

Congrats on your purchase. That is a fine piece. I would be happy to own one.

[kb2wji]

Nice!! I would love an FNX 45. I have an FNX9 that I love though. They are great guns. Ergonomically the best double stack I've ever held. Super comfortable with great point of aim. I hear you on the double action pull. They actually use the coil spring from an '89 Chevy Cavalier. Single action is very sweet though!

[Barth]

I was torn between a FNH FNX 45 Tactical and a HK USP 45 Tactical.
Already owning five HKs - I went with what I know.

Looking forward to a Range Report on your FNX.
Have read they are real shooters!

[muggsy]

A great gun from a company with a great reputation for reliability. You should enjoy owning and shooting it.

[Popeye]

CJB that is sweet. She may be Momma Cass big but she sure looks like it could be a lot of fun. I mean Momma Cass was big, but from what I hear she was a lot of fun, and if that pistol can sing as well as Momma Cass could, you bought yourself a winner.:D

[yqtszhj]

You weren't kidding. That carry case is huge.

[JustinN]

While I don't always agree with the look of FN stuff, function and innovation wise I think they're top notch and will always respect them for that. Even with the SCAR, I'm on the fence of either I really love it, or I think it's kinda ugly...and I'm not even sure. I have a friend that has one, and it makes me jealous, so probably more towards the love it side.

Enjoy the pistol and post the range report soon!

[johnh]

Yes, range report. I like the handling of the newer FN models. Much better than their previous polymer guns. On the 45 they did a pretty good job keeping the grip reasonably sized despite the capacity.

[BADGER]

Welcome to your new FN addiction. I'm up to three now and I simply cannot say enough good things about them. These have some seriously solid quality. The lockup is like a bank vault, reliability is as boring as they come, they are accurate, and as you noticed the build quality is excellent. If you think the trigger is good now, it is only going to get better. I have yet to hear anyone say they don't love the FNX-45. At its heart it's nothing more than a polymer combat gun, but I'm near infatuated with mine at the moment.

I also have an FNX-9 and FNS-9. All are exceptional for their intended usage. Enjoy the new toy.....

[MW surveyor]

Well, from the sound of it, seems you F'N like it! Enjoy the new pistol.

[TheTman]

How is the grip, would it be a problem for people with small hands?

[BADGER]

I have pretty small hands, and somehow the shape of the grip works just fine for me with the small backstrap. I was pretty surprised it worked, actually. Get your hands on one first though and make sure.

[CJB]

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[CJB]

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Just some comparison shots of the FNX-45 vs the PM-45. Thats gotta be one of the largest, and one of the smallest 45 auto's out there on the market. Not sure if the old AMT Backup-45 was smaller... could have been. Have no idea what might be bigger than the FN, since it would be damned hard to make something bigger and still have folks hold it in one hand.

Mathmatical calculations to come.... later tonite....

[JustinN]

Nice compare, I'm guessing an HK Mark 23 is probably bigger. We'll need Barth to measure his and tell us.

[tasdisr]

Congratulations on your purchase!

I have the FNP-45 that I bought three years ago and it has been a great gun.

[muggsy]

I've been thinking of getting the FNS-9 for a house gun. Very similar to the FNX except that it's striker fired. 17+1 capacity and fully ambidexterous. Comes with three magazines. I found one for $539 out the door. You can also get it in .40 S&W.

[CJB]

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[muggsy]

I can wait until FN come out with an "A" model. I love sayin' FNA. :)