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6/1/2026 5:45:01 PM EDT
Anyone own the fpc.What optic and any other complaints.
6/1/2026 7:54:57 PM EDT
[#1]
No complaints by me. About 500 rounds through it using a Leupold Freedom RDS. No FTF no FTE. Shooting Winchester white, Federal and Fiocchi. All 115 gr.

Wife does not like the recoil on it. As she said, rattles her head. LOL.
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Deuteronomy 31:6 ~ Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
6/1/2026 8:05:47 PM EDT
[#2]
Have one in 9 and .22

I’m using Primary Arms RDS on both.

9mm has a bit of recoil.
Both run great both suppressed or not. No ammo issues. Have several thousand ronds thru the 9.
Accuracy is meh. My eyes are poor tho.
The .22 is still new. Only about 500rds so far.
I don’t care for the wide butt.
I don't know nothin'. I just post here.
6/2/2026 12:45:31 PM EDT
[#3]
I have a 9mm.  Using a Primary Arms red dot.  It shoots very well for me, I don't notice the recoil though it's weird to hear the recoil spring in the stock tube.

It's accurate and handy.  I put a light on it and it's the house long gun.

Palmetto has them for $499 lately.
6/3/2026 7:35:18 AM EDT
[#4]
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Originally Posted By ab15:
I have a 9mm.  Using a Primary Arms red dot.  It shoots very well for me, I don't notice the recoil though it's weird to hear the recoil spring in the stock tube.

It's accurate and handy.  I put a light on it and it's the house long gun.

Palmetto has them for $499 lately.
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That’s a good price at $499. When they first came out I believe I paid $749 a few years back. Wanted it to pair with my M&P9.
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Deuteronomy 31:6 ~ Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
6/8/2026 6:01:59 AM EDT
[#5]
I had one after they first came out.
Liked it a lot.

If quality extended mags had been available I would probably have kept it.
I loved the idea of sharing mags with my M&P Compact and the wife’s M&P full size.

I knew ETS had 30 round mags and ordered some of those as soon as I got the rifle.
They don’t work in the FPC.

I can’t remember the issue but I think the bolt wouldn’t cycle when the mag was inserted.
I actually got a nice Lady on the phone at ETS and she said the extended mags won’t work but they are working on ones that will work in FPC.
That was over a year ago, and the last time I checked their website there was nothing new.

No complaints about the gun itself.
It was an improvement over the KelTec in several ways.

But… the new KelTec came out shortly after the FPC and fixed some of the issues of the old one, and it takes Glock mags.

The FPC felt more like a quality gun than the older model Sub 2000 that I had earlier, but I really wanted Glock mag compatibility.
6/28/2026 1:04:09 PM EDT
[#6]
I put a Holosun ARO green dot on mine. I put one on my Kuna and really liked it for $120 so I bought another one. As for the FPC, I bought the 9MM and was a little surprised at the recoil. I haven’t tried it with a can yet, I need a spacer since the threads are long using a direct thread Omega 9K.
7/17/2026 12:53:00 AM EDT
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Taylor Freelance makes a +10 extension for factory M&P 9mm mags. They fit the factory 23rnd mags that come with the rifle, they work fine, but the extended magazine is too long for the buttstock carry, so only 33rnds for magazine well then you only have 46 more rounds on board the rifle.

S&W FPC TF 33rnd magazine
7/25/2026 7:18:15 PM EDT
[#8]
I have an FPC 9 wearing an Aimpoint Duty.  I haven’t shot it yet, as I am waiting for the stamp on a Rugged Sub 9.  I will say that with three 23 round mags loaded with 147 grain on the gun, it is a little back heavy.  I’m hoping the can balances it out a bit.

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