From FN America . . . FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the release of four new promotional pistol bundles for the FN 509 and FNX-45 Tactical that include upgrades like the FN 509 flat-faced trigger and fiber optic front sight. Each pistol includes five magazines packaged inside a premium FN zippered range bag … Read more
I had a chance to shoot FN’s 509 Midsize Tactical pistol at an event back in March. The new midsize version completes a tactical trio along with FN’s full-size 509 Tactical and the 509 Compact Tactical pistols. A number of us shot the hell out of the new gun which may be the ideal combination … 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
As you’re undoubtedly aware, FN America did not win the military’s Modular Handgun System trials. But that doesn’t mean we can’t all benefit from the development, learning, and progress the company made while engineering to Uncle Sam’s requirements. In fact, all you need to take advantage of that is a cool $1,049 to exchange for the … Read more
While Jeremy S. will have his full review of the FN 509 Tactical up in the next few days, here are some more details and photos to keep you all happy courtesy of Ammoland. If you would like to see the full set of photos, please read my post there. https://youtu.be/cR1sc98sE8Q The FN 509 Tactical brings … Read more
FN introduced their FN 509 9mm striker-fired pistol last year. It was a product of their bid for the Army’s Modular Handgun System contract. Now, they’re expanding the 509 line with the new, optics-ready 509 Tactical 9mm pistol. We’ve had our hands on the 509 Tactical for a couple of weeks now and so far, … 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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