FN .45 Tactical

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 06 Apr 2010, 19:31

Just got it today:

My first impression is that it is a GREAT looking weapon platform. Quaility
fit and finish. GREAT case with additional mags and pockets to accomadate
all the extra gear. The only draw back is when I racked the slide and found
the barrell scratched. It looks like normal wear marks but on a new weapon?

PainKillaX · Post by **PainKillaX** » 06 Apr 2010, 19:36

:drool: It's beautiful. Wish they had black. I'm fresh out of money, but maybe you'd take a trade? I've got a few toes left...

Post by **blueorison** » 06 Apr 2010, 19:43

I'm not a big FDE tacticool shooter, but that is a really buff firearm.

Good stuff. Those wear marks are probably just a finishing issue. I like the case, reminds me of the USP cloth cases.

Be sure to post a range report!

EARS · Post by **EARS** » 06 Apr 2010, 19:58

Congrats! I'd rather a black one also. But good is good no matter what the color. Let us all know how it shoots.

stg2ahn · Post by **stg2ahn** » 06 Apr 2010, 20:38

nice case, heard ps90s come in cardboard boxes....

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 06 Apr 2010, 21:10

omfg toy, I hate you soooo much right now....

That's the one from clyde's and not your distrib right?

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 06 Apr 2010, 21:11

yeah they do, with cool get all over the gun, magazine and your house white styrofoam!. SCars I've been told come in plain jane cardboard boxes.

I don't understand the marketing behind it. Even the standard FNP lineup comes in nice hard cases. I mean not super nice cases, but certainly better than cardboard..

Mine will be here Monday. I'm not an FDE guy, and who knows when and if they will offer black. I can always have it refinished.

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 06 Apr 2010, 21:50

Yes, that is the one from Clydes. Black would be better but it looks pretty damn impressive as is.
The case is badass! If the SCAR rolled in a case like that, it would be hard to beat.
Most of the distributors have theres allocated out to FN stocking dealers, so it could be some time
before we see additional pieces. I still have not figured out what I'm doing with it because I would
love to keep one of the black scars, i just got in.
DAYUM I hate decisions. Must be the way women feel shoe shopping!! lol

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 06 Apr 2010, 22:16

Totally made me decide on my next purchase, i was between getting a FDE USG and this, but now it's totally open season on this...

Anyone wanna load me 920?

fatherfoof · Post by **fatherfoof** » 07 Apr 2010, 00:03

Saw the look on his face- any cop who would want to buy it might get belted in the mouth. This is the ultimate test of willpower Toy...

tctlrld · Post by **tctlrld** » 07 Apr 2010, 04:56

Beautiful. I'm hoping mine will show up at my dealer before the weekend.

Those "smileys" on the barrel should be from the test firing before it left the factory.

Now put a micro red dot on there! Speaking of that, I'd like to put a MRDS on mine (to match the TAN/FDE). Does anyone know if it will work, I'd be concerned with the relative height compared to a RMR/Docter, and I think you may not be able to cowitness with the irons with an MRDS.

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 07 Apr 2010, 06:28

Maybe they put fifty or a hundred rounds through the tacticals before shipping. Kind of like what Sig does with their 226 Navys.

I gotta say, I am impressed with the gun. I will have to look at it in person, but this may be something I buy my first suppressor for.

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 07 Apr 2010, 09:20

Not a slap in the face father but they will have to slap me with some $$

Post by **MrSlippyFist** » 07 Apr 2010, 09:36

Gorgeous.

bobapunk · Post by **bobapunk** » 07 Apr 2010, 13:32

Cool case, but it can not accommodate additional mags. I keep my FNP-45 is a soft case with 7 mags...

Can you take more pics of the sights?

fooschnickens · Post by **fooschnickens** » 07 Apr 2010, 21:57

I really need to sell my .45....

Also looks like the sleeve for the lock will accommodate a suppressor quite nicely.

mrme · Post by **mrme** » 08 Apr 2010, 03:36

fooschnickens wrote:I really need to sell my .45....Also looks like the sleeve for the lock will accommodate a suppressor quite nicely.

Why - ???

it's just the USG 45 with threaded barrel, and goofy sights for $600 more. I'll keep my money in my pocket and keep my new USG, which will shoot as good as that. But, if you have money to burn are blessed and living the high life, sure why not go for it. If I had unlimited funds it would be on my wish list for sure - buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttt

-$1000 yeah right -

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 08 Apr 2010, 04:44

^^ not to mention a completely different slide.

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 08 Apr 2010, 04:56

^^^ not to mention a completely awesome finish on the completely different slide. With Completely different sights. Night sights. Oh, and a Completely different case. Oh, and 3 15 rnd mags.

Post by **blueorison** » 08 Apr 2010, 08:35

ynoty3k wrote:^^^ not to mention a completely awesome finish on the completely different slide. With Completely different sights. Night sights. Oh, and a Completely different case. Oh, and 3 15 rnd mags.

fanboy isn't done yet, he just left to change his pants.

fooschnickens · Post by **fooschnickens** » 08 Apr 2010, 08:56

:lmao:

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 08 Apr 2010, 15:18

Was asked for additional pictures of the sites:

But then who needs nightsites?

Post by **f3rr37** » 08 Apr 2010, 15:20

You're missing a suppressor.

Great looking pistol, with or without a suppressor.

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 08 Apr 2010, 17:01

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: Now I really do need to change my pants...

Good thing there's no can on it or I mighta had to change furniture too...

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 13 Apr 2010, 09:48

Marcus was your gun filthy dirty when you got it? The barrel on mine wasn't even clean. Looks like they fired quite a few shots thru it at the factory.

mrme · Post by **mrme** » 13 Apr 2010, 11:13

Probably was a demo from the shot show...

Post by **blueorison** » 13 Apr 2010, 11:37

mrme wrote:Probably was a demo from the shot show...

Not necessarily. For certain high-level duty firearms, they do shoot more than 1-5 rounds through it. I am not discarding what you're saying, though, mrme.

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 13 Apr 2010, 14:01

mrme wrote:Probably was a demo from the shot show...

highly doubtful considering paperwork in gun is dated awhile after shot show.

nf9648 · Post by **nf9648** » 13 Apr 2010, 14:45

So, what holster you gonna run this with?

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 13 Apr 2010, 16:18

Kills me to report this but SOLD it over the weekend. Couldn't resist a
profit. I have already ordered another one though.

Post by **blueorison** » 13 Apr 2010, 16:52

toyslr wrote:Kills me to report this but SOLD it over the weekend. Couldn't resist a
$250.00 profit. I have already ordered another one though.

good shiet toys.

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 13 Apr 2010, 18:25

wasn't planning on selling it. had it more as a "hook" to get people up tp the table.
but after selliing 4 guns on saturday, it was a good move. have one allocated to
replace it, should be here in a few weeks.

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 17 Apr 2010, 06:06

Pictures:

The Barrel Scrarches. There are dark marks around the barrel opening in the slide that won't come off so I take it it was part of the coating from the barrel.

"polished" feed ramp and somewhat around the chamber opening:

I hope this is supported enough for .45 +P rounds?

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 17 Apr 2010, 09:05

Nice pics buff, but blue is just not it's color

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 17 Apr 2010, 11:33

LOl that's the rubber mat I clean guns on

resists most if not all chemicals unless you let it sit on it for awhile. Fairly thick and durable. It's printing press mat, and they have scrap rolls of it my dad gets from a neighbor for free

owsi26 · Post by **owsi26** » 24 Apr 2010, 21:48

Besides the obvious beauty, how is the pistol for all day carry? Is it too heavy with a loaded magazine?

MadDogDan · Post by **MadDogDan** » 26 Apr 2010, 15:53

Picked mine up last week. This thing is sweeeeet. Eats anything I feed it and the SA trigger pull out of the box was smooth and breaks at 3lbs. The DA pull is a little long and 7 lbs. but still managable. I mounted one of my Insight MRDS's and love it. The only down side is it sits so high you don't get a good co-witness with the open sights. I have a Trijicon which co-witnesses perfectly but like the Insight better. I don't have a holstger for it yet so I am not using it for 3-gun yet or CCW. Blate-Tech is the only company I have found so far that does a left hand OWN and IWB holster. I have ordered one of each so I can use mine for competition and CCW. I will let you know if it is too heavy to carry all day once my holsters come in. I suspect it will be fine as I sometimes carry a 5" all steel, Springfield TRP Operator with full rail and have no complaints.

Her is a pic next to my current daily carry gun, a S&W M&P9mm that had the slide milled to accept an MRD. The fact that FN already milled the slide and added a threaded barrel got me to buy it.

MadDog :thumb:

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 26 Apr 2010, 16:05

Color coordination FTW, let us know how those holsters work. I've never liked my Bladetech Ultimate IWB for my FsN IOM

MadDogDan · Post by **MadDogDan** » 27 Apr 2010, 06:30

What did you not like about your Blade-Tech Ultimate IWB holster? I haven't found any other makers of an IWB that looks like it can be used with the FNP-45 Tactical "without" much modification.

MadDog

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 27 Apr 2010, 07:30

Well, I dont know about the FNP-45T, but I know Cross Breed makes a FNP 45 Cross breed IWB, and since I love my Comp-Tac M-Tac for my Kimber, I'd imagine that a cross breed would be best for something the size and heft of the FNP 45.

I hate my BladeTech Ultimate IWB because it's attachment point is so flimsy and it shifts on my belt way way way way way too much. No maybe I'm not wearing my belt tight enough, which I highly doubt, but it slides, and takes different cants when whenever it wants to, and is just overall sub-par to me. I sincerely can not imagine carrying something like the FNP45(t) in one, much less a fullsize 1911 like my Kimber.

I now exclusively carry my Kimber, simply because I like the holster and carrying experience more than my IOM with bladetech, and considering the weight disparity between the two, you'd think I'd opt for the lighter gun...

I'm saving up for a FNP 45T and another FSN, this time the USG, because I want to mod the shit out of it, and also Comp-Tac makes an M-Tac for the USG so maybe I'll be able to carry it with some comfort.

MadDogDan · Post by **MadDogDan** » 27 Apr 2010, 13:08

For all of you wanting to use the Insight MRDS I just discovered a down side to that optic. It has a plastic lense and since it sits so high and farether forward, brass will sometimes hit the lense. I just got back from a range session and noticed 8 or 9 small scratches in the lense due to brass deflection. I am going to give the Trijicon RMR duel illumination model a try. The lense is hard coated "glass" and the housing is aluminum. It also sits much lower so you can co-witness the dot with the open sights and the lower height may prevent brass from hitting the lense.

MadDog

adamme · Post by **adamme** » 29 Apr 2010, 06:21

I know what my next gun is going to be!!!!!

congrats, I am very jelous right now....

SGT_Calle · Post by **SGT_Calle** » 02 May 2010, 09:35

I picked up one of these Taticals about a month ago and I love it. It's only about 3-ish ounces heavier loaded than my XD40 4" loaded (according to an old postage scale my dad has, lol).
I'd be really interested in what holsters you guys end up with. I'm having trouble finding stuff for mine.
Any pics and links would be awesome!

fnsweet · Post by **fnsweet** » 23 May 2010, 08:21

Picked up mine this week and immediately added a Trijicon RMR. Having owned several custom 1911s from Ed Brown, Nighthawk Custom, and Wilson Combat along with the usual suspects from HK, Glock, FN Herstal, Sig Sauer, Springfield, S&W, I can honestly say that the 45 Tactical immediately became one of my favorites. It is an absolute pleasure to shoot and of a level of quality that compares favorably to anything else I've seen. The boys in Columbia got it right this time and this pistol is sure to get a good portion of my range time in the coming months. It is soft shooting and very accurate. I can't wait to try it with a suppressor.

Although a bit large for concealment, I would be interested in a good holster if anyone is aware of something currently available. If you are considering picking up one of these beauties, you will not be disappointed. :thumb:

ynoty3k · Post by **ynoty3k** » 24 May 2010, 08:26

To quote my self...

ynoty3k wrote:Well, I dont know about the FNP-45T, but I know Cross Breed makes a FNP 45 Cross breed IWB, and since I love my Comp-Tac M-Tac for my Kimber, I'd imagine that a cross breed would be best for something the size and heft of the FNP 45.

I hate my BladeTech Ultimate IWB because it's attachment point is so flimsy and it shifts on my belt way way way way way too much. No maybe I'm not wearing my belt tight enough, which I highly doubt, but it slides, and takes different cants when whenever it wants to, and is just overall sub-par to me. I sincerely can not imagine carrying something like the FNP45(t) in one, much less a fullsize 1911 like my Kimber.

I now exclusively carry my Kimber, simply because I like the holster and carrying experience more than my IOM with bladetech, and considering the weight disparity between the two, you'd think I'd opt for the lighter gun...

I'm saving up for a FNP 45T and another FSN, this time the USG, because I want to mod the shit out of it, and also Comp-Tac makes an M-Tac for the USG so maybe I'll be able to carry it with some comfort.

Cross Breed Holsters makes one for the FNP 45. NO Idea if it has the sight clearance needed for the FNP 45 T

http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/IWB/t ... roductName" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And there's a growing request into Comp-Tac for a Minotaur body for the FNP. Again, I dunno if the sights will clear. The threaded barrel may also be an issue depending on how the terminate the kydex body.

There was one guy on here petitioning comp-tac to make theirs, and a thread and some way to contact them, but I seem to be failing at using the search function today...

RaYhoLio · Post by **RaYhoLio** » 06 Jun 2010, 21:16

Thought you guys might get a kick outta this.. I watch this guys vids quite a bit, and today they were running an FNP-45 tactical... It kicked butt... set a new record actually.. If you watch the whole thing, and listen closely, they also discuss the FS-2000 at one point (lots of wind noise during that conversation.)

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 07 Jun 2010, 08:34

Ohh gosh nutfancy.. I see someone left the safety off on the FNP45T when showing it to the camera man.

Post by **blueorison** » 07 Jun 2010, 10:24

RaYhoLio wrote:Thought you guys might get a kick outta this.. I watch this guys vids quite a bit, and today they were running an FNP-45 tactical... It kicked butt... set a new record actually.. If you watch the whole thing, and listen closely, they also discuss the FS-2000 at one point (lots of wind noise during that conversation.)

Looks like a kick butt little pistol.

I make fun of this guy all the time. My tacticool friends all watch his vids. I watched one once and couldn't stop laughing because it was so dumb.

But, YMMV.

RaYhoLio · Post by **RaYhoLio** » 07 Jun 2010, 11:02

LOL there's no real good source to get real world caught on tape experience with gear.. I sorta appriciate being able to see the stuff work, or fail right on camera... Sure, he takes himself a little too seriously.. but don't all media personalities?

Besides, running thru the desert and shootin' stuff looks like fun to me

smpsmp · Post by **smpsmp** » 25 Jan 2011, 00:36

The case being nice (someone mentioned in an earlier post) is actually an Eagle Industries case. When I got a FNP45 tactical with an RMR sight on it from my friend it was one of the first things I took notice to when I opened up the case. Then when I broke the gun down I noticed the same marks pointed on previously on the barrel by others here too. Figured the marks came from the factory in testing but who knows.

SeaHawkDriver-B · Post by **SeaHawkDriver-B** » 25 Jan 2011, 01:34

FNP-45 Tac is for zombies and home defense... its a massive brick to try and conceal. Whats the point of a threaded barrel if you aren't going to suppress? Whats the ponit of a tac rail if you aren't going to mount a light?

I keep mine by my bedside table but I don't ever see carrying it in a concelaed fashion.

Buffman · Post by **Buffman** » 25 Jan 2011, 05:44

Looks like it will conceal nicely just as my FSN does with the holster I bought for mine

Website · Post by **jgreenberg01** » 25 Jan 2011, 06:12

I'm willing to bet that it will conceal... tac-light, optic and all. I hope to prove it if Raven Concealment would effin start work on my holster that I ordered on November 8, 2010, grrr!!! It's amazing, I sent my Form 4 in over a week after I ordered the holster, and got my suppressor home 2 weeks (and still counting) before the holster. Who would have thunk that anyone works slower than the ATF?!?!?

:wall: :wall: :wall:

SeaHawkDriver-B · Post by **SeaHawkDriver-B** » 25 Jan 2011, 19:17

Oh think just about any guns CAN conceal, it just about what you're willing to put up with. It also depends on your body type, the kind of clothes you wear, etc. I dont have much of a spare-tire to hide a gun under, and living in a warm state, short and flip flops rule the day.

smpsmp · Post by **smpsmp** » 25 Jan 2011, 19:49

Along with the gun my friend gave me a bore snake for it and a blade tech holster that he had ordered to go with it, and with the right clothing one could conceal it. If I wore my heavy Carhartt jacket it does conceal as long as I leave the jacket unzipped, or just be careful when bending over so it doesn't stick out the bottom. As far as carrying it IWB, it would be harder to do with it only because it has an RMR sight on it, and one would risk catching the site on clothing while drawing the weapon. But other then that it just depends on what you can wear in the environment. I carry it often when hunting since I'm geared up anyway, and that's usually the only time when I really do.

Website · Post by **jgreenberg01** » 26 Jan 2011, 07:53

SeaHawkDriver-B wrote:Oh think just about any guns CAN conceal, it just about what you're willing to put up with. It also depends on your body type, the kind of clothes you wear, etc. I dont have much of a spare-tire to hide a gun under, and living in a warm state, short and flip flops rule the day.

Did you just imply that I'm fat? :laugh: Just so you know, my chest is 44" and my waist 33" - no "spare tire" what-so-ever! I carry my FsN all day in that same warm climate with no issues. The FNP-45T isn't that much bigger, but I do have my doubts because of the optic and the weight.

Anyway, I found a guy here locally who makes the SAME holsters as Raven Concealment for WAY less money than Raven does, and he does it in under a week. I saw the quality and it's the same. He will make the holster, two mag pouches plus one for my suppressor as well for less $$$ than Raven was charging for just the holster and tuckable belt loops.

I'll have pics and possibly a review next week...

SHEEPDOG · Post by **SHEEPDOG** » 26 Jan 2011, 20:03

once you get it don't keep it a secret. :thumb:

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