Finally decided to purchase a FNS-9 today, bought it online so wont have it for a few days. Its a NIB all black version w\ night sights out the door shipping included cost me $465 big ones. Im excited to shoot it!  How do you all like your FNS pistols?

I love mine:























 

It's what a Gen 4 Glock should have been.  I love everything about mine but the trigger.  If someone would make a good aftermarket trigger for it, it would be perfect.  Seriously, the trigger in my FNS is worse than any other FN pistol I own.  It's not terrible, but it's not great in relation to my other ones so I notice it more than I should.

Trigger job is not a hard task.

 

Link to trigger job post

Bobapunk thats quite a sweet collection you have! This is my first FNH.

I have a FNX

FN makes damn fine guns

Bob thanks for the trigger job post. This week is the week for a smoother FNS LS trigger job, I will post after work is done.

Overall the gun is rock solid and very close to a tack driver. But a smoother trigger will go a long way to making this a top shelf handgun.

Let the polish compound fly!!!!

I did a little review when the FNS9 first came out

http://vdmsr.blogspot.com/2012/10/fns-9-repost.html

Admittedly I did not put that many rounds through the gun and I was comparing it to a G19.  It has some good features but more bad than good for my liking.

I haven't fired mine yet, but upon dry firing, the trigger does feel a bit gritty. I'd like to try this, but that is a lot of parts... I've built many AR's, but never have I tried disassembling/reassembling any of my handguns.

I would really like an fns 40. Handled 2 recently at 2 different shops. Triggers where night and day. One beautiful and one horrible.  I want one without the thumb safety but I'm afraid to order it and not be able to return it if I don't like the trigger.  The on I tried with the bad trigger had a lot of drag and and very gritty let off. The one with the good trigger felt almost like a glock 34 or 35.

Well Finally got to the range last sunday and I love it. I took the FNS and HK P30 which I also just purchased a few months back. I shot the FNS a little more accurately and consistently, I found the trigger to be very predictable and didnt really encounter any grittiness. However I did clean it prior to its first shooting especially the striker assymbly. The sights on the P30 are better then the FNS but otherwise they were pretty equal on everything else. I have a feeling once I get a better feel for the single action trigger on the P30 I may be more accurate with that gun. All in all I love the FNS, felt great in the hand and Im glad I bought one.

 

 


 

Thankyou.

 

Thanks for the advice!

Well due to some extra range time this week I have not gotten to the trigger job yet. But this weekend looks clear and I have read your polish steps twice. I have done too many Glock .25cent polish jobs so this looks like it just may take a little more time. No bid deal for the improvement will be so worth the time and effort.

Standby for an update.

 

Ok Bob, I just finished a 95% upper cleaning. I could not figure out how to remove the erector. So I left it installed. I was starting to break down the lower but had a little trouble removing the small locking block pin (forward of the two pins). Did you just drive it out left to right side? The larger trigger pin which is held in place by the bent spring leaf worked out fine left to right.

In the mean time I will do as you suggest and clean/polish up the upper parts and see how the trigger feels after.

Back to the workbench I go.

 




 

Well the polishing cloth is worn out and the polishing compound is all over the place (just kidding). But the .50cents FNS trigger job is done. There is a real improvement in the smoothness of the travel in the trigger. The trigger feel is now clean with a clean/smooth break at reset point for follow up shoots. All the roughness is gone the feel is clean from start to break. I have just done about 20+ dry trigger pulls and really look forward to going live tomorrow night.

The parts I spent the most time on was the Striker safety block including the surface that engages the firing pin. Sanded (600 grit), then polished clean all over. And sanded the channel that it ride in, After these parts were cleaned I applied a light coat of grease.

I sanded the few rough spots in the upper channel the firing pin rides in. On the firing pin I sanded the surface that comes in contact with the striker safety block. My firing pin had some very noticeable milling marks in that location. Plus there are two points on the firing pin that ride the walls of the channel. Here I very lightly (600 grit) sanded them smooth. But I did not go over board here for I did not want to effect the firing pin head to opening alignment.

Then it was a matter of reassemble and oil contact points.

Once I get a few hundred rounds down range I will update and or tear the lower apart and clean it up there.

But for now I am a happy FNS 9L smooth trigger owner

 

Bob just so we are on the same page I wanted to add a few details.

"The parts I spent the most time on was the Striker safety block including the surface that engages the firing pin. Sanded (600 grit), then polished clean all over. And sanded the channel that it ride in, After these parts were cleaned I applied a light coat of grease."

I sanded and polished the striker (safety) block. Then with a small wood dowel and some 600 grit paper I cleaned up the pocket the striker (safety) block and spring ride in the upper. This is the only location I applied a small amount of Mil-comm TW25B synthetic grease. I will keep an eye on that area now.

The firing pin was just oiled then wiped clean and no lubricant was applied into the channel the firing pin rides in the upper slide.

I got mine in a Glock trade in program. $100 and a beat up gen two 17 got me a new one in the box. It's easily my all time favorite. It's what Glock should have been.