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Posted: 4/13/2016 10:34:48 AM EDT
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Send it in on their dime. Should be under warranty.
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Posted: 4/13/2016 10:37:24 AM EDT
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They pay for shipping?
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Posted: 4/13/2016 3:54:18 PM EDT
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If it's a manufacturer defect they should. I've never had a problem with my FN's so I'm not the best source. Others will know.
I maintain that you should send it in. If you work on it and happen to screw something up, the warranty is voided. |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 11:52:19 AM EDT
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Do it yourself, Isaac. It'll increase your knowledge of the gun & it's inner workings. It'll increase your confidence in working on your guns, yourself, as well.
I filed on my FNX .45 Tactical's mag release and sanded out some of the interior of the magwell to get the mags to drop free. For the sanding, I used a wooden paint stirring stick from the hardware store with some sandpaper cut to size and glued on it. Worked great. Test with empty mags. When they drop free, you're done. (Well, along with the mag release filing...) There's youtube vids out there to show you how & where to file on the mag release unit, itself, IIRC. Follow those instructions and take your time. You'll be fine. |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 12:25:20 PM EDT
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Do it yourself, Isaac. It'll increase your knowledge of the gun & it's inner workings. It'll increase your confidence in working on your guns, yourself, as well. I filed on my FNX .45 Tactical's mag release and sanded out some of the interior of the magwell to get the mags to drop free. For the sanding, I used a wooden paint stirring stick from the hardware store with some sandpaper cut to size and glued on it. Worked great. Test with empty mags. When they drop free, you're done. (Well, along with the mag release filing...) There's youtube vids out there to show you how & where to file on the mag release unit, itself, IIRC. Follow those instructions and take your time. You'll be fine. Thanks man, that's good advice. What grit sandpaper did you use? |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 1:54:27 PM EDT
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I don't recall exactly but it was leaning more towards fine grit...maybe a medium-fine. Don't know if that's helpful but you don't want to take too much of the polymer off the inside of the magwell too quickly.
Work it & try the mag. Work it some more, try it again...basically 'til all of your mags drop free on their own. No fair using loaded or partial mags. You want to know that empty mags will drop free when you need them to...during a dynamic, critical self defense event. Good luck! |
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Posted: 4/15/2016 1:01:41 PM EDT
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I don't recall exactly but it was leaning more towards fine grit...maybe a medium-fine. Don't know if that's helpful but you don't want to take too much of the polymer off the inside of the magwell too quickly. Work it & try the mag. Work it some more, try it again...basically 'til all of your mags drop free on their own. No fair using loaded or partial mags. You want to know that empty mags will drop free when you need them to...during a dynamic, critical self defense event. Good luck! Thanks! By the way, when I first bought this thing, it was functioning perfectly. Put a few hundred rounds through it. Then one day I pull it out of my safe that mag release was just all kinds of fucked up. |
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Posted: 4/19/2016 11:33:31 AM EDT
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Hmmm. I dunno 'bout that one. Gremlins?
Anybody? |
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Posted: 4/19/2016 11:42:07 AM EDT
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I've only had my FNX-45 for a few years, but have not heard of a mag release issue.
What's the scoop? Mine's always worked fine, drops empty mags as it should. As for 'fix it or fuck it', my first instinct is to try it yourself first, as long as you feel confident you won't make it worse. It's less trouble to spend a day working on it than to box it up & ship it, then wait for it to come back. Even if it's on FN's dime. |
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Posted: 4/20/2016 12:03:41 PM EDT
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Hmmm. I dunno 'bout that one. Gremlins? Anybody? Must be. I'm the only one who knows how to open the safe. |
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Posted: 4/20/2016 12:06:09 PM EDT
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I've only had my FNX-45 for a few years, but have not heard of a mag release issue. What's the scoop? Mine's always worked fine, drops empty mags as it should. As for 'fix it or fuck it', my first instinct is to try it yourself first, as long as you feel confident you won't make it worse. It's less trouble to spend a day working on it than to box it up & ship it, then wait for it to come back. Even if it's on FN's dime. The mag release doesn't fit right, and can get jammed up. It doesn't move smoothly back and forth, and the magazine doesn't drop free. A lot of fnx-45 had this problem, way more than you'd expect from a $1100 model. I'd be more upset, but I got mine for $850. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 12:05:46 AM EDT
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I fixed mine myself.
I cleaned up the polymer where the mag release rides. Cleaned up and removed some material to the left side of that little nub that catches on the mag. And I cleaned up an removed some material from the housing for the main spring/hammer (which I think was the real issue). 
The bottom part of this thing contacts the back of the magazine causing it to get hung up. Anyway, it all works as it should now. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 2:46:25 PM EDT
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Does your gun do it with every magazine or only with certain ones? The reason I ask is that I have 1 magazine where the follower (on an empty mag) rides over/beside the slide stop causing the magazine to not drop free when I press the mag release.
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Posted: 4/25/2016 1:39:23 PM EDT
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Does your gun do it with every magazine or only with certain ones? The reason I ask is that I have 1 magazine where the follower (on an empty mag) rides over/beside the slide stop causing the magazine to not drop free when I press the mag release. It's definitely the mag release. It happens with any mag. When I field strip it I can see the mag release getting stuck going in either direction. |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 4:22:07 PM EDT
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It's definitely the mag release. It happens with any mag. When I field strip it I can see the mag release getting stuck going in either direction. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Does your gun do it with every magazine or only with certain ones? The reason I ask is that I have 1 magazine where the follower (on an empty mag) rides over/beside the slide stop causing the magazine to not drop free when I press the mag release. It's definitely the mag release. It happens with any mag. When I field strip it I can see the mag release getting stuck going in either direction. Remove the mag release spring and work the release back and forth inside the frame. |
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Posted: 4/25/2016 9:56:15 PM EDT
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Remove the mag release spring and work the release back and forth inside the frame. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Does your gun do it with every magazine or only with certain ones? The reason I ask is that I have 1 magazine where the follower (on an empty mag) rides over/beside the slide stop causing the magazine to not drop free when I press the mag release. It's definitely the mag release. It happens with any mag. When I field strip it I can see the mag release getting stuck going in either direction. Remove the mag release spring and work the release back and forth inside the frame. Just removed the spring, it's still sticky without it. |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 6:13:53 AM EDT
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Just removed the spring, it's still sticky without it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Does your gun do it with every magazine or only with certain ones? The reason I ask is that I have 1 magazine where the follower (on an empty mag) rides over/beside the slide stop causing the magazine to not drop free when I press the mag release. It's definitely the mag release. It happens with any mag. When I field strip it I can see the mag release getting stuck going in either direction. Remove the mag release spring and work the release back and forth inside the frame. Just removed the spring, it's still sticky without it. I understand, but now it will be easier to work back and forth inside the frame to try to free it up a little. And remove it all together and check the frame for any molding "burs". Basically anything that can stick up the release. |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 11:08:00 AM EDT
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Thanks for the pointers.
I checked the frame for burs or malformations. Nothing looked amiss. I worked it back and forth for awhile with no improvement and no signs that the channel was seeing any meaningful wear. So I sanded the magazine release. I didn't have any super fine grit, so it's a rough job at the moment but after some work I did get it to improve to the point that it doesn't get stuck when I press it and it does release the mag. Now the mags won't drop free either, and it looks to me like it's because the raised rails inside the grip are pushing on the magazine. I may go after that with some high grit sandpaper, or I may just leave it. At least it's functioning now. This really is just a range gun for me. I don't carry it. It may become a home defense gun at some point, but right now it just sits in the safe waiting for me to buy more .45acp. By the way, I found the easy way to reinsert that magazine spring. Takes about 10 seconds to install if you do it right. This is really unacceptable for such an expensive gun |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 4:51:51 PM EDT
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Thanks for the pointers. I checked the frame for burs or malformations. Nothing looked amiss. I worked it back and forth for awhile with no improvement and no signs that the channel was seeing any meaningful wear. So I sanded the magazine release. I didn't have any super fine grit, so it's a rough job at the moment but after some work I did get it to improve to the point that it doesn't get stuck when I press it and it does release the mag. Now the mags won't drop free either, and it looks to me like it's because the raised rails inside the grip are pushing on the magazine. I may go after that with some high grit sandpaper, or I may just leave it. At least it's functioning now. This really is just a range gun for me. I don't carry it. It may become a home defense gun at some point, but right now it just sits in the safe waiting for me to buy more .45acp. By the way, I found the easy way to reinsert that magazine spring. Takes about 10 seconds to install if you do it right. This is really unacceptable for such an expensive gun Maybe you should contact FN about sending it in. Did you look at the bottom part of the hammer housing? At least on mine, that's where most of the hangup for the mags to drop free was. |
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Posted: 4/26/2016 5:56:19 PM EDT
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Maybe you should contact FN about sending it in. Did you look at the bottom part of the hammer housing? At least on mine, that's where most of the hangup for the mags to drop free was. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for the pointers. I checked the frame for burs or malformations. Nothing looked amiss. I worked it back and forth for awhile with no improvement and no signs that the channel was seeing any meaningful wear. So I sanded the magazine release. I didn't have any super fine grit, so it's a rough job at the moment but after some work I did get it to improve to the point that it doesn't get stuck when I press it and it does release the mag. Now the mags won't drop free either, and it looks to me like it's because the raised rails inside the grip are pushing on the magazine. I may go after that with some high grit sandpaper, or I may just leave it. At least it's functioning now. This really is just a range gun for me. I don't carry it. It may become a home defense gun at some point, but right now it just sits in the safe waiting for me to buy more .45acp. By the way, I found the easy way to reinsert that magazine spring. Takes about 10 seconds to install if you do it right. This is really unacceptable for such an expensive gun Maybe you should contact FN about sending it in. Did you look at the bottom part of the hammer housing? At least on mine, that's where most of the hangup for the mags to drop free was. I'm thinking that I should send it in. Like I said, everything was fine for the first few hundred rounds and then all of the sudden, no ticky no tocky. The magazine is definitely hanging up on the rails inside the grip. It is tight from about 3/4's the way in to about 1/4 the way in, so it's tight even though it's not contacting the hammer housing. So this turns out to be 2 issues, one was the magazine release, and two is the magazine fit in the grip. I swear it's like the entire frame shrank while sitting in the safe. |
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Posted: 4/28/2016 12:49:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm thinking that I should send it in. Like I said, everything was fine for the first few hundred rounds and then all of the sudden, no ticky no tocky. The magazine is definitely hanging up on the rails inside the grip. It is tight from about 3/4's the way in to about 1/4 the way in, so it's tight even though it's not contacting the hammer housing. So this turns out to be 2 issues, one was the magazine release, and two is the magazine fit in the grip. I swear it's like the entire frame shrank while sitting in the safe. |
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Posted: 4/28/2016 6:58:27 PM EDT
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Let us know what you end up doing.
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Posted: 1/12/2017 11:20:41 AM EDT
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I had the same problem with mine.
I sent it in to the factory, they kept it a month and all they did was put some stinky oil on it and sent it back. |
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Posted: 2/22/2017 1:30:24 AM EDT
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Thanks! By the way, when I first bought this thing, it was functioning perfectly. Put a few hundred rounds through it. Then one day I pull it out of my safe that mag release was just all kinds of fucked up. I had the same exact issue. I tried fixing it myself but the result wasn't great and sent it back to the factory. UPS charged me $90 plus bucks in shipping to get it there, FN wouldn't pay for it. This from AZ so the distance was more than halfway across the country. I think the grip is changing dimensions as the plastic ages. |
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