Over 5500 Rounds and Keeps on Ticking

[bigjim]

That's interesting, I didn't know the FNP-45 had the FNX rail, pistol grip/checkering and new style safety lever.

Thanks
Jim

[djv38]

That's interesting, I didn't know the FNP-45 had the FNX rail, pistol grip/checkering and new style safety lever.

Thanks
Jim

Actually, it's the other way around

FN decided to re-do the FNP 9 and 40 with the 45's style frame (mainly the grip texturing. It's kind of their 'thing' now, or at least that's what they are going for).

[panthers]

bug out kit...is yours anything like the mobile zombie preparedness kit that i'm putting together??

http://www.zombiesarecoming.com/2007...paredness-kit/

[Warlord43B]

Ok wow, what's the life on the our barrels???

My guess would be over 15000 rounds. I'm not entirely sure, but it'll probably be more than most people will shoot in their lives. I'll probably get the 9 up to around 10K rounds, just accounting for future weapons purchases and I'll probably be putting it in my vehicle or a bug-out kit.

Dj shouldnt these barrels have a life of about 60 K, im just thinking that normally is what the military wants for a life cycle. I think i read that in an article.

I wouldn't doubt that. Cold hammer forged, so they should last quite some time (probably more rounds than most people will ever fire through their pistols). I don't know what the military requires for barrel life in pistols, but my guess is it would be higher than what they require for rifles.

The US Army likes to have a high round count for barrels. My duty pistol(Beretta M9(92F for you civs. ) has to be one of the first they got it's beat to HE!!. I hope the Army goes to the FNP-45 it would be a nice change or at least go back to the 1911. Funny story on how the US Mil. went to the M9 though. It was a "treaty" to keep us in good standing with Italy. So when they were testing to "replace" the 1911 they changed the requirements so the M9 would get the contract. Go figure politics gets to decide what pistol I carry.

[KW Gary M]

My FNX is just over 6 months old and has close to 1,000 rounds through it without a single problem. Has seen about every ammo around. Cheap WWB, High quality factory protection ammo, cast hand loads, JHP hand loads loaded VERY HOY for protection and about anything else I could stick in her magazine. Eats them all.