For New Year’s weekend FNH USA posted a sneak peek of their SHOT Show 2015 offerings with the addition of an FNS 9mm/.40 Compact.
From FNH USA:
General specifications for both:
- Striker-fired autoloader
- Double-action operation
- Available in Standard and Manual Safety
- 5.5 to 7.7 lbs. trigger pull
Slide
- Stainless steel construction
- External extractor with loaded chamber indicator
- Front and rear cocking serrations
- Available in matte black or matte silver
Barrel
- Cold hammer-forged stainless steel
- Polished chamber and feed ramp
Frame
- Polymer construction with replaceable steel frame/slide rails
- Two interchangeable backstraps with lanyard eyelets
- MIL-STD 1913 accessory mounting rail
- Serrated trigger guard
Operating Controls
- Fully-ambidextrous slide stop lever
- Fully-ambidextrous magazine release
- Available with or without an ambidextrous manual safety lever
Magazine
- Polished body
- Low-friction follower
- Polymer base pad
Sights
- Fixed 3-dot or fixed 3-dot night “The FNS™-40 Compact offers the same features as the standard models but have 3.6” barrels and is designed to be snag-free for better concealment and a faster draw. The front sight also has a larger dot for faster target acquisition. The FNS-40™ Compact comes with two 10-round and one 14-round magazine.”
- Technical specifications:
- Caliber: .40 S&W
- Operation: Double-action
- Sights: Fixed 3-dot or Fixed 3-dot night
- Magazine: 10 or 14 rds.
- Weight: 25.8 oz. (empty)
- Barrel Length: 3.6″
- Overall Length: 6.7″
- Available in Standard and Manual Safety
- Made in the USA “The FNS™-9 Compact offers the same features as the standard models but have 3.6” barrels and is designed to be snag-free for better concealment and a faster draw. The front sight also has a larger dot for faster target acquisition. The FNS-9™ Compact comes with two 12-round and one 17-round magazine.”
- Technical specifications:
- Caliber: 9mm
- Operation: Double-action
- Sights: Fixed 3-dot or Fixed 3-dot night
- Magazine: 12 or 17 rds.
- Weight: 23.4 oz. (empty)
- Barrel Length: 3.6″
- Overall Length: 6.7″
- Available in Standard and Manual Safety
- Made in the USA
- Visit their website to see for yourself: http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/handguns/fns-series/