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Mine has over 100 rounds of WWB and several magazines of self-defense ammo through it with no issues. Not enough for me to be totally confident but I'm getting there. My experience with Taurus semis is that they are decent designs that sometimes suffer from being built to a price point. I went throu...

I only use the manual safety on a DA/SA pistol when disarming/re-arming myself, just due to the handling aspect. When it's in the holster being carried then there is no manual safety in use.

I bought a Taurus PT-709 for Christmas, so far I'm quite pleased with it. It's almost identical to the Ruger in specifications, it's SA/DA, the trigger feels fine once you get used to the very long takeup, and mine's been 100% reliable so far. The Taurus has decent holster support already (although ...

FN hammer forges standard rifling. It's not polygonal.

oh snap they come in black?! brb calling barf.com to let them know. :D But seriously, I'm pretty jealous, I don't have a .45 yet. Kudos to you, sir! darnit, guys this is the only real life picture I found of it http://www.lipseys.com/eImages/FN66810.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false...

I just picked up my black Tactical today, I'll try to post photos this evening.

Biggest change for me was the safety/decocker. Placement and function is like a 1911 (allowing cocked and locked carry) with the addition of also functioning as a decocker. The FNP-9 and -40 USG series had the forward slide serrations and manual safety incorporated into the decocking lever. There w...

Harsh commercially available degreasers are more of an issue with aluminum, although they will indeed give off free hydrogen radicals and I've seen steels and even some plastics degraded over time. The biggest issue with an airframe or other aluminum parts is when a cleaner-degreaser containing sodi...

FNX comes with 4, FNP comes with 2.

I understand it's a known problem and the supplier is working to correct the loose fit on the FNX backstraps.

The yellow plastic barrel was part of the Shooter's pack, as stated it's for practice/dry firing. The FNP-45 magazines have a known issue with not liking any ammo that runs longer than the SAAMI spec. The dimensions you list should be right on the edge of the spec, you might have an unusually tight ...

I'm saving for a 10mm now. A 10mm is the ideal woods/camping gun, that or a .44 magnum revolver are the only handguns I'd want if I ever had to defend myself against a bear or something similar. My daily carry would continue to be a compact .45 or even a 9mm pocket gun but I want to have the ability...

I don't have any personal experience with them, but Beretta makes the Bobcat and Cheetah in 22LR. Also, you can get .22LR conversions for some semi-auto pistols that are originally chambered for 9mm or .40. If you could find something like a Glock used, then get the .22LR conversion for it you'd hav...

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/245/products_id/62599" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; $936.00. OUT OF STOCK! Not a great price, but I'm betting that's closer to MSRP than internet retail. Most of their prices are on the high side IMO. I'm sold for that much....

The grip will slide on easier if you mix some dish detergent in water and coat the inside of the grip with it. The dish soap acts as a lubricant, but when the water evaporates it sticks. With a new gun I'd stick with SS197 for a while. Seems like the latest SS195 is underpowered and it doesn't like ...

I have the 9M, but I think they were discontinued at least a year ago. To me, the 9M is what the standard 9 should have been. 15+1, no extra grip length but not so short that the magazine needs a pinky finger rest either. Same slide as the standard FNP-9, but a slightly shorter barrel to fit flush w...

They didn't say +P on the box, and I got the 185 gr. projectile to help minimize the recoil and also hopefully get a higher muzzle velocity than I'd get from 230 gr. from the shorter barrel. I have a variety of 185 and 230 gr. JHP and FMJ rounds to run through it though, once I get to the range. I'm...

I don't have children living at home, but I remember when I was a kid my dad kept a revolver under their mattress all the time. Probably a legacy of graduating from high school in 1929 and working through the depression in some fairly rough places. I knew it was there and I also knew to NOT touch it...

I picked up a new 24/7 Pro DS compact .45 from my FFL today. I doubt I'll get to take it to the range this weekend unless I drive to the far side of town to the indoor range but I did examine, clean, and lube it and tried some dry-firing with snap caps. My impressions were: 1. The trigger feels pret...

I would try to find a pocket holster that fit it, something like a DeSantis Nemesis or Superfly if I go that route. Those present the grip pretty nicely for me with my P-64 and when I carry my wife's J-frame revolver. If not, I can try to find a good IWB for it. That wouldn't be my first choice thou...

Thanks! I went home at lunch and compared two .45 cartridges to my Beretta Cougar and my FNP-9M, I got a pretty good idea of how the width compares to those. It gave me enough information that I ordered one of my own to try. My concern is that it might be a little too heavy for pocket carry, the pub...

I'm sorry, I should have used the quote function to be more clear. I was referring to the width of the 24/7 compact in the original post.

Thanks.

What's the width of the slide and grip, if you don't mind checking for me? I've searched the Taurus website and the Bud's website and it doesn't tell me the width.

Thanks.

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Just be aware that no coating adheres well to nylon, which is most likely the material used on the frame.

ynoty3k wrote:Got my IOM. Waitin for the cash to get a USG so the IOM becomes a safe queen.

Ditto.

The CT grips on my wife's Smith&Wesson snubbie have a master on/off switch for the range.

I have a chance to pick up an FNP-9M, brand new with manual safety and night sights, for around $345 plus tax+fees. I'm trying to think of reasons I don't need it but it's calling my name. I love my fullsize FNP-9 and it's very accurate but it lacks the night sights. Any suggestions, advice, moral s...

I have an FNP-9, one of the USG models with decocker/safety. I took my CWP training with it using a Galco IWB holster, I wouldn't want to ride around all day in a car with it sitting there but it wasn't bad at all to wear while standing. It's super accurate and easy to handle, and I like the slide s...

About ten or so years ago when I lived in West Tennessee, a group of FBI agents were in Memphis for some kind of training or something. One group had all their weapons and equipment in their Suburban, which had the misfortune of being stolen from outside their hotel overnight. I think the police fou...

Two of my FN family. I don't have a photo handy of the FNP-9 but here are the FsN and Hi-Power:
(Man, I need to polish that Hi-Power...)

I had my CWP class this past Saturday at work. I was a little nervous about making myself look bad, I fire rifles and machine guns in our range at work pretty regularly but I haven't fired a pistol in years. The FNP-9 I picked up a while back is a great gun though, I not only qualified but got 42 of...

I take the class and apply for CCW on the 28th. I have IWB holsters for the FsN and the FNP 9, I suspect the 9 will be the "car gun" since I got it for almost nothing and have no special attachment to it if it should get stolen. Knock on wood but I haven't had anything disappear from my car since th...

I had the opportunity to fondle and field strip an MP7A1 a while back, but we didn't have any ammo so we couldn't really get the feel of it. Some nice features and slick engineering, it remains to be seen how well-accepted it will become.

New member and new FsN owner here. I'm looking forward to nicer weather so I can get it out to the range and get the feel of it. I have a couple of 20 round magazines on the way, to augment the two 10 rounders it came with. It's a fascinating gun, I like the way it feels. The grip is a little long b...

Ehhhh, I think he's playing us. I can't imagine anybody would sell one for that cheap unless it was hot. Or it was a buddy who was beyond DESPERATE for cash. I keep thinking about that deal...that one is just TOO good to be true. :ponder: Although, I did pick up a deal on a truck and boat during a ...

Welcome to the forum, Groovy. I don't think you'll be disappointed! If you don't mind my asking, what did Cabelas let it go for? For the low low price of only $979. When I talked with the gun shop I normally go to, when they had them they said $1,050 was their cost and wouldn't let them go for less...