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Posted: 3/9/2012 10:18:25 PM
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Posted: 3/10/2012 2:46:24 AM
Built in red dot mounting system. Nice nylon case.
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DanTSX
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Posted: 3/10/2012 10:41:37 AM
[Last Edit: 3/10/2012 10:43:19 AM by DanTSX]
I think you get a few extra backstrap sizes too.
Some have mentioned that you also get the "competition" trigger, that affects the DA pull, but not the SA pull. I did not notice a difference between any FNP-45, FNP-45USP, and FNP-45Tac that I've ever handled. I've never even seen a FNP-45 Competition so I can't tell what that trigger would feel like, only that there was no difference. |
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Andrapos
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Posted: 3/10/2012 2:11:36 PM
The Tactical comes with
4 removable backstraps 3 x 15rnd mags Mounting system for red dot sight Threaded barrel Safety & decock A nice soft case with pouches for everything including your future suppressor |
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Posted: 3/10/2012 10:44:46 PM
I appreciate the reply ,
Local fun store has 45acp "base" model for about 680 The FNP tactical is $1100 I just find it hard to believe that $700 to $1100 is no real upgrades, well makes it easier for me to decide which one to try I have always wanted to shoot an FN, but nobody in my cadre of shooting friends has one or has ever owned one I have experience with 1911 types from Colt Kimber Springfield |
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Posted: 3/11/2012 12:13:20 AM
[Last Edit: 3/11/2012 12:24:27 AM by Ripnrob]
Originally Posted By Andrapos:
The Tactical comes with 4 removable backstraps 3 x 15rnd mags Mounting system for red dot sight Threaded barrel Safety & decock A nice soft case with pouches for everything including your future suppressor You forgot the trijicon Enhanced high-profile combat night sights 
To me It's worth the $400 just to be able to mount a red dot. The red dot makes the Tactical Insanely accurate. |
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DanTSX
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Posted: 3/11/2012 12:16:51 AM
[Last Edit: 3/11/2012 12:18:30 AM by DanTSX]
Originally Posted By Red-ryder:
I appreciate the reply , Local fun store has 45acp "base" model for about 680 The FNP tactical is $1100 I just find it hard to believe that $700 to $1100 is no real upgrades, well makes it easier for me to decide which one to try I have always wanted to shoot an FN, but nobody in my cadre of shooting friends has one or has ever owned one I have experience with 1911 types from Colt Kimber Springfield It's really a lot of upgrades. If you don't see the value, others do. The cost of having a slide milled for the RDS and the raised sights would cost the difference between a usp and tac and then some. The factory threaded barrel is the entire point of it though. Compare it to an HK USP tac. Much cheaper. I think $680 is too much for a standard FNP. They are more like $500-600 max. |
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Posted: 3/11/2012 1:56:38 AM
I do believe the FNp-45T has a lighter SA pull than the FNP45. IIRC 4.75lbs is stated for the FNP45 SA. I recorded my FNP-45T at 3lbs 15 ounches SA
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Posted: 3/11/2012 12:13:43 PM
1100 is too much for the Tac. If you shop around you can get one for about 950.
It comes down to using a supperssor, and/or a red dot. If you're ever planning on using either one, get the Tac. It's less expensive and easier than trying to get a longer and threaded barrel, or having the slide whittled down to accept a red dot. I got it for the red dot feature, which I didn't have on anything else. It's a nice set up, and I'm happy with it. If later on I decide I want a suppessor I just can screw it on. The high night sights are excellent as well. |
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Posted: 3/11/2012 5:23:28 PM
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200.
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Posted: 3/11/2012 8:09:30 PM
Originally Posted By Ripnrob:
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. |
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Posted: 3/11/2012 11:14:15 PM
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
I'm pretty sure that the "competition trigger" on the tactical was a myth perpetuated by midwestgunworks.com using a stock photo of an FNX trigger assembly on the page for the FNP 45 Tactical trigger assembly.
I think you get a few extra backstrap sizes too. Some have mentioned that you also get the "competition" trigger, that affects the DA pull, but not the SA pull. I did not notice a difference between any FNP-45, FNP-45USP, and FNP-45Tac that I've ever handled. I've never even seen a FNP-45 Competition so I can't tell what that trigger would feel like, only that there was no difference. Image used for the FNX/FNP-45 Tactical trigger: 
Standard FNP trigger: 
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Posted: 3/12/2012 1:28:54 AM
[Last Edit: 3/12/2012 1:31:18 AM by Buffman_LT1]
Originally Posted By cedjunior: Originally Posted By DanTSX: I'm pretty sure that the "competition trigger" on the tactical was a myth perpetuated by midwestgunworks.com using a stock photo of an FNX trigger assembly on the page for the FNP 45 Tactical trigger assembly.I think you get a few extra backstrap sizes too. Some have mentioned that you also get the "competition" trigger, that affects the DA pull, but not the SA pull. I did not notice a difference between any FNP-45, FNP-45USP, and FNP-45Tac that I've ever handled. I've never even seen a FNP-45 Competition so I can't tell what that trigger would feel like, only that there was no difference. Image used for the FNX/FNP-45 Tactical trigger: http://www.midwestgunworks.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/F510476880.jpg Standard FNP trigger: http://www.midwestgunworks.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/F515474250.jpg Triggers on the FNP-45T and C are different than the standard FNP-45 USG. Difference in the one spring, and the trigger bar. Those pictures and part #s have been posted for at least a year or more. |
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Posted: 3/20/2012 3:56:17 PM
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Ripnrob:
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. Does anyone know if mags will be interchangeable between FNP45 & FNX45? They weren't with the smaller framed FNP vs FNX, right? |
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Posted: 3/20/2012 4:34:16 PM
Word is It's really just a name change so the decocker line of guns will all be FNX...
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Posted: 3/20/2012 7:27:25 PM
Originally Posted By Porcine83:
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Ripnrob:
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. Does anyone know if mags will be interchangeable between FNP45 & FNX45? They weren't with the smaller framed FNP vs FNX, right? Not sure yet, but the rumormill in fnforum says new mags, which is a good thing. |
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Posted: 3/20/2012 7:37:03 PM
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Porcine83:
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Ripnrob:
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. Does anyone know if mags will be interchangeable between FNP45 & FNX45? They weren't with the smaller framed FNP vs FNX, right? Not sure yet, but the rumormill in fnforum says new mags, which is a good thing. Man am I behind...my info must be the old rumor... |
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Posted: 3/20/2012 9:54:19 PM
Originally Posted By DanTSX: Originally Posted By Porcine83: Originally Posted By DanTSX: Originally Posted By Ripnrob: Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. Does anyone know if mags will be interchangeable between FNP45 & FNX45? They weren't with the smaller framed FNP vs FNX, right? Not sure yet, but the rumormill in fnforum says new mags, which is a good thing. IIRC that came from the same person who said they never did anything to the 15rd FNP magazines, which they did. They widened them about .01" to accomodate over spec OAL's |
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Posted: 3/21/2012 12:28:58 AM
Originally Posted By Buffman_LT1:
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Porcine83:
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Ripnrob:
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. Does anyone know if mags will be interchangeable between FNP45 & FNX45? They weren't with the smaller framed FNP vs FNX, right? Not sure yet, but the rumormill in fnforum says new mags, which is a good thing. IIRC that came from the same person who said they never did anything to the 15rd FNP magazines, which they did. They widened them about .01" to accomodate over spec OAL's Yeah, I'm not buying any info on the FNX until I see it. Anyways, there is one other difference between the FNP and the FNP Tac, FNP USG, and FNP Competition..... Forward serrations. |
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Posted: 3/22/2012 12:33:20 AM
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Buffman_LT1:
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Porcine83:
Originally Posted By DanTSX:
Originally Posted By Ripnrob:
Prices seem to be up on the Tactical lately atleast in my area. Went to two different stores last week and both had them for over $1200. They are out of production while FNH USA transitions to the FNX-45, which should be largely the same gun. Supply/Demand. Does anyone know if mags will be interchangeable between FNP45 & FNX45? They weren't with the smaller framed FNP vs FNX, right? Not sure yet, but the rumormill in fnforum says new mags, which is a good thing. IIRC that came from the same person who said they never did anything to the 15rd FNP magazines, which they did. They widened them about .01" to accomodate over spec OAL's Yeah, I'm not buying any info on the FNX until I see it. Anyways, there is one other difference between the FNP and the FNP Tac, FNP USG, and FNP Competition..... Forward serrations. Not true with later models. So I hold in my hands both a regular FNP45 and a FNP45 Tactical. Outwardly, they look identical in the controls and major features (including the slide serrations). The FNP Tactical has additionally: - Raised night sights (front green, rear yellow) - Cutout for RMR/Docter type sight (this one wears a RMR) - Extended and threaded barrel (.578"x28) - Different backstraps (two are totally checkered, versus the horizontal textured strap on the FNP) - Trigger seems SLIGHTLY lighter in single action (maybe 0.5 pound). Pretravel seems slightly lighter. Break and overtravel are identical. Double action feels the same. Nothing earth shattering though. To be honest, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. - Recoil springs feel the same. - All internals appear identical. |
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Posted: 3/23/2012 1:32:39 AM
Per my Single Action test vs a few recorded SA weights online, it's a least a 1lb lighter. GunBlast recorded SA on FNP45 at 4.75lbs. I recorded my Tactical at 3lbs 14 ounces. Another recorded 4lbs 4 ounces. So at a min 1/2 lb lighter or so.
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Posted: 3/23/2012 1:33:40 AM
[Last Edit: 3/23/2012 1:35:26 AM by Buffman_LT1]
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