New fn 9mm for edc9/1/2023 The guide rod is plastic and noticeably shorter than the 4.7-inch barrel would indicate. From there it mimics nearly every other modern service pistol in existence. The takedown process has been streamlined with the shooter only needing to remove the magazine, lock the slide to the rear, rotate the takedown lever on the right side down, and then guide the slide off the frame. It’s meant to be used as a slide release rather than just a slide lock as it is serrated and angled at the top to allow the slide to be dropped on a loaded magazine. The slide release is also ambi and is of the long-arm style. The thumb safety is ambidextrous and engages positively with just a little right-side wiggle. The pistol’s controls evoke the P-35 that it claims as an ancestor, but they have been re-engineered. While these work as expected, disassembly is quite different for the FN High Power. From the left side, the controls look similar to the old Browning Hi-Powers: Manual safety, lever-style slide stop/release, and magazine release button. I’m looking forward to seeing what the aftermarket has in store for the grips. The replaceable grip panels are sculpted plastic and the black model I tested ships with two sets, black and brown. The frame feels like legacy Hi-Powers but is slightly larger. In dry practice, it’s noticeable, but since I rarely shoot to reset, it was not noticeable on the range. It’s a longer movement than some striker guns and forces the shooter to press through the take-up slack every time. The trigger moves through about 1/8-inch of take-up before breaking cleanly, but the reset feels very Beretta 92-like, with the shooter’s finger having to move about 1/8 past the wall before the sear resets. Regardless of the overcomplicated linkage, the trigger broke at a very consistent 5 pounds, 2 ounces. I’m not sure why this was done as all the Colt patents that drove this idea are long since expired, but it is what it is. Distance from the backstrap to the face of the trigger is a scant 2.5 inches with the trigger itself retaining the legacy frame to slide sear linkage of the original pistol. To put that weight in context, that’s more than a pound heavier than a Glock 17. It’s also heavy weighing in at around 40 ounces. The gun is large, at 8 inches long and over 5½ inches tall. Let’s get through the technical specifications and then we’ll talk about range performance. But, being a 9mm means that its size is an advantage for recoil control-the gun is a ton of fun to shoot. It’s just fun, and that’s one of the most endearing things about it. The fact remains though, that the new HP is not optimized for any particular task. In case you can’t tell, I’m being facetious. It doesn’t have a flared or even beveled magazine well so one could not possibly hope to win a match with it. It does not have a light rail or an optic cut, so it can’t possibly be tactical. I know that’s a crazy concept in 2022 when every gun is supposed to be a hyper focused tool to save lives or win matches, but this pistol is nothing if not defiant in the face of modern pistol norms. (Yes, Hi-Power aficionados, that’s how FN spelled it.) What it does better than most is simple. In a world full of specialized guns, I’ve found that the new FN High Power does many things well.
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