ousoonerfan22
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I looked at this pistol at Bass Pro and liked it because it has a hammer and double action trigger on the first round.Do you guys know if this company builds a good gun? I've never heard of them?
FNH 40 cal
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kenny thomas
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I have never owned one but it is a South African company but makes a lot of guns for the US military. Also makes handguns for the commercial market. Not much help but that is what I know.
Caustic Burno
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I'm out. Can't say I have ever run across one.
That doesn't mean it's not a great gun.
I'm kinda a Colt, Ruger or RIA guy.
That doesn't mean it's not a great gun.
I'm kinda a Colt, Ruger or RIA guy.
It's basicly FN, Fabrique Nationale. They've been around as long, maybelonger then Colt. Can't figure out what the H part is though.
FN makes some of the finest firearms in the worlds, made a lot of Brownings and other models for John Moses Browning in years past.
FN makes some of the finest firearms in the worlds, made a lot of Brownings and other models for John Moses Browning in years past.
HOSS
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I shot an FNH in 9mm a couple of weeks ago. I found it to be very accurate, pleasant to shoot and a very natural feel. I actually thought about buying one. FNH has a good reputation for quality, functional firearms. The only drawback is availability of holsters for it. There are some out there but there is not a wide variety designed specifically for it like a Glock or Springfield XD.
ousoonerfan22
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Hoss,
What did you think about the trigger pull?
What did you think about the trigger pull?
HOSS
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sooner, the trigger is not bad. Better than most in it's genre and price range. It won't compare to Kimber :cowboy: but for what it is designed for it is better than average. When cocked like a single action it is probably in the 6 lb range with very little creep and it resets well. In DA mode it is similar to a Glock or Springfield XD.ousoonerfan22":3p10lou1 said:
ousoonerfan22
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Yes,the guy at Bass Pro removed the guard and I liked the trigger.I thought he said on that first shot the pull was supposed to be 5+ lbs but I might be mistaken.
Do you like a hammer gun compared to the other semi-autos? I do but I'm used to single action pistols.
Do you like a hammer gun compared to the other semi-autos? I do but I'm used to single action pistols.
Caustic Burno
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ousoonerfan22":aew2tz5h said:
I don't own anything from a 22, 380, 9mm or 45 that is not set up on a 1911 platform.
Never have to wonder were the safety, mag release, or slid lock are.
HOSS
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I like exposed hammers for the most part. The FNH is no exception. I do own some Glocks and others that do not have hammers that I like as well.ousoonerfan22":20d52msb said:
HOSS
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Caustic Burno":2hegcqa3 said:
CB, have you looked at the Springfield XD yet? It is probably the closest "modern" handgun to the feel of the 1911. I love my 1911's and I shot the XD last weekend. It has the same grip angle and the grip safety. It feels and points like a 1911. You should check one out if you haven't already. I was impressed. It is on my to buy list soon.
denvermartinfarms
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I have a springfield xd and think it is one of the best semi autos around. never had a 1911 but have had sevarel other autos and the xd is by far my favorite other than that maybe the browning hi power.
Caustic Burno
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HOSS":v717t4so said:
Son has one in 40 and it is a nice gun, shoot's great.
By far my favorite carry gun is a Colt Government in 380 or a Star 380 SS actually prefer the Star better grip.
The only reason I have a 1911 in 9 is it is cheap to shoot and I keep the same platform.
There is nothing wrong with having a pile of pistol's to play with. I am a shotgun nut and have way more than any one man would ever need. When it comes to a pistol and the shyt hit's the fan and adrenaline is pumping that gun had better be second nature when things go bump in the night. That is why I only own one platform in a semi auto.
Which model Star? The wife has a Firestar, it's the only semiauto she can shoot without it jamming, even my AMT 22 backup jams for her. She also has little 10 year olds size hands. I had a Firestar in 40 and really liked it but I had a customer that wanted more then it cost so it left. I had a Colt 1911 in 40 (Colt maintained that they never made them, it was marked .40 cal, not 40 S&W). I prefer the Firestarr to that 1911. For some reason the Firestar 40 is actaully easier to control then the Firestar 9, also the recoil was a lot less snappy then the 9Caustic Burno":2yuxxk3n said:
HOSS
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My "go to" gun is my Kimber 1911 Pro Carry in .45acp. It is the most accurate semi-auto I own. Whatever you sight it on it seems to hit it. In the summer I will carry smaller framed guns like The Kel-Tec PF-9 which really has no operating controls. Just pull the trigger. It is small, lightweight and easy to conceal in summer clothes. In the winter when I have a jacket on the Kimber is always there in my Fobus holster.
I am not much of a shotgun guy unless it is a slug gun. I have a few scatterguns with the Browning auto-5 being my favorite. I have a couple of bolt action, scoped, fully rifled slug guns that will hang with any 30-30 for accuracy at 100 yards and really put the smackdown on anything it hits. The downside is what goes out comes back in the way of recoil.......they hurt.....bad.
I am not much of a shotgun guy unless it is a slug gun. I have a few scatterguns with the Browning auto-5 being my favorite. I have a couple of bolt action, scoped, fully rifled slug guns that will hang with any 30-30 for accuracy at 100 yards and really put the smackdown on anything it hits. The downside is what goes out comes back in the way of recoil.......they hurt.....bad.
Caustic Burno
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dun":3n5wg8u2 said:
It is the 380 SS the model was used by the Luftwaffe (sp)
http://www.ontargetgunsnh.com/IMG_1695.JPG
Caustic Burno
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HOSS":10bczv0o said:
Hoss here in the thicket I hunt everything with a shotgun.
I have a model 97 that has killed hundred's of deer. I have killed over a hundred with it and I have no clue how many Dad took with it. I prefer a 16 gauge in a Browning or Winchester as they are on a 20 gauge frame, lighter to tote up and down these hill's. Since I reload I have 16 gauge buckshot in double aught 8 pellet's No1 Buck 16 pellet's and No4 with 24 pellet's. All my load's have been tested at BPI using 20 grains Unique 1 oribitor gas seal 2 1/4 inch card's double aught stacked 2x2 mix 47 buffer and rolled crimp. This load yield's 10,400 psi and 1260 FPS, out of an Briley I/M choke the double aught will put all 8 pellets in a paper plate at 40 yard's. Shot one year before last 63 step's all eight went in the rib cage six exited the other side.
HOSS
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We are not allowed to use buckshot on deer here. I can see it being very effective in your thicket country especially with the right choke installed. I have never had to shoot a deer more than once with a 12 ga slug. I have been using a slug for the last few years called made by Lightfield. http://litfld.com/wp/?page_id=14 It is a sabot hybred. It shoots like a rifle. It is brutal on deer and hogs.
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ousoonerfan22":330yu8fk said:
I have studied the FNX, FNP 9mm line of pistols quite a bit in the past. I believe out of the box they are near 12lb DA and around 5+ SA. I like the hammer drop and safety when hauling it around, if I'm just plinking with the combat sights I generally shoot the first round SA as well. @
