FN 509

[Maverick44]

This thing looks pretty sweet. I might have to pick one up this summer. MSRP is $649, but you can find them for $500.


https://fnamerica.com/products/pistols/fn-509/

https://www.gunprodeals.com/products/fn-509-845737008086

 

[claymore504]

it does look very nice. It is getting great reviews from what I see.

 

[Maverick44]

I think the main complaint against it is the look, which I actually like. I don't want a boring ass looking gun like a Glock. (sorry Glock fanboys, had to say it ) It's nice, but at the same time I'm not going to loose any sleep over a little holster wear.

 

[claymore504]

Hickok45 just posted his review. He was a fan of the FNS, so I figured he would like the 509. Held one at Lone Star Defense & Arms here in Houston yesterday. Trigger is awesome! The FNS needed breaking in for the trigger to clean up, but the 509 feels great out of the box. Overall it just feels solid and looks great. I am a big FN fan, but just have too many polymer pistols already. The 509 would need to replace either my P320c or M2.0 and I don't see that happening. It just does not offer anything that what I have already does not do. So, my FNX45 and FNS9c will remain my only FN handguns in the collection.

 

[BigBoss0311]

The FNS is one of the most underrated pistols there is. Considering they can usually be found at or below $350, and come with 3 mags and night sights, it is also one of the best bargains there is. I am sure the 509 will be a good pistol as well.

 

[cwo4uscgret]

Not a big fan of striker fired pistols; I have the FNP-45 two tone - one of the better poly/steel guns I've ever shot - with the proven Sig-Sauer arrangement of controls. The FN-509 with similar to Sig-Sauer controls reminds me, in profile (hammerless), of something that would be from the S&W M&P Semi-auto family tree.

It probably is a good shooter; most of the FNP Herstal (FN USA) are.

 

[shipwreck]

I love FN rifles. I have a PS90 and SCAR 16S, and previously owned two other PS90s.


However, after this thread, I would not buy an FN handgun: https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?24700-So-I-broke-my-FNS-9L


Granted, the thread is 24 pages, but worth reading in its entirety...


There seems to be an issue on the FNS series on what the lifespan of the gun is, and the maintenance schedule (which FN won't release). And, they denied a warranty repair because the guy didn't follow a schedule of having the gun checked every 2k rounds. That is ridiculous.


As someone on that thread said:

I realize this is not an actual maintenance schedule, but the FNS manual does say the gun should be checked by FN or a gunsmith every 2,000 rounds. Yeah, I know. That's what it says, though.

Don't do that, and they can deny a warranty claim it seems. I don't know if this new Fn pistol is treated the same as the FNS series, but this is just pure ridiculous...


Another comment on the thread:

As I read that manual, with its horrible grammar and lack of punctuation, your pistol needs to be inspected by a certified armorer every 2,000 rounds OR every year. It does not say "whichever comes first." The BS about how your pistol is such a finely tuned machine that your neanderthal mind can't possibly comprehend the complexity, leading to its certain destruction if you do more than field strip pisses me off so badly that I would NEVER buy any FN product, EVER. Sure, you're not a certified armorer, and I'm sure it's more complex than a GLOCK, but, sure as a bear shits in the woods, I wouldn't own a pistol that I have to ship off to the mothership ON MY DIME every couple of weeks/months.

 

[impactbumper]

Love mine


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[claymore504]

Well, I picked up a 509 and must say it is a great shooter. Very soft and flat recoil. I also got in on the 3 free mags promotion FN is doing right now. It only took about a 10 days to get my mags once I submitted the promotion info. Not bad compared to the two S&W rebates (Shield $75 and Nations Finest $50) I have been waiting on for months!

 

[Crusader_73]

I have the Five-Seven and love it. I will be buying the FNX-9 soon. The wife stole the Five-Seven, btw.

 

[claymore504]

I have the Five-Seven and love it. I will be buying the FNX-9 soon. The wife stole the Five-Seven, btw.

I had an FNX9 and 40 and loved them!

 

[Chips n Salsa]

saw on another forum today, looks like a long slide / gamer version of the FN 509 is comimg-

 

[SQLGeek]

Good gravy I was confused at first. Then I saw it was a 2017 thread.

 

[seeker_two]

saw on another forum today, looks like a long slide / gamer version of the FN 509 is comimg-

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You wouldn't happen to be selling something to fund that future purchase, would you?.....

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[Sam7sf]

Poopoo trigger.

 

[Chips n Salsa]

Just caught this on Twitter, LAPD apparently just chose the 509, 5-year deal-

https://fnamerica.com/products/fns-9-compact/