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FN Magwells Overly Flexible
- Thread starter Dragline45
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From another board:
"I actually don't think the frame being flexible would be a problem, the problem is that the guy in the video is ignorant about mag retention theory in some European circles. FN designs mag to be retained upon release and they expect you to manually remove the mag. I experienced the same issue when I first bought my pistol and talked with military friends and called FN, their intent is to prevent loosing a mag during the fog of war. The FNX was designed for a U.S. conract competition for our military as a replacement for the M9. It makes sense that you would want to retain control over the mag in combat, you aren't shooting timed competition and you will only have thee mags available and getting replacements wouldn't be easy."
"I actually don't think the frame being flexible would be a problem, the problem is that the guy in the video is ignorant about mag retention theory in some European circles. FN designs mag to be retained upon release and they expect you to manually remove the mag. I experienced the same issue when I first bought my pistol and talked with military friends and called FN, their intent is to prevent loosing a mag during the fog of war. The FNX was designed for a U.S. conract competition for our military as a replacement for the M9. It makes sense that you would want to retain control over the mag in combat, you aren't shooting timed competition and you will only have thee mags available and getting replacements wouldn't be easy."
sagebrushwy
Inactive
FNX Tactical magazine
I just bought an FNX Tactical and I have two issues with it. I should have searched problems for this pistol online because if I would have, I'd have found out that the problem dates back awhile and FNX has not fixed it. Sure, they will fix it if you complain and send it in, but what the heck is with a company that doesn't fix a problem they know about over a period of a few years, especially if the fix isn't that difficult? When you shove the magazine in, and make the mistake of a little back pressure toward the rear, it will stop half way in because it hits the ejection shaft that runs from the left side to the right side because of the pistol being ambidextrous. I can see from observation and also from reading on the internet the fix that others have performed, that a little filing or grinding to round off the shaft will fix it. I find it very unacceptable that a company would not address this problem after a few years. The other problem is more annoying than a functional problem but it "clicks" when you start to pull the trigger. A concentration breaker but not all that serious I guess. However, I wish it wasn't there.
I just bought an FNX Tactical and I have two issues with it. I should have searched problems for this pistol online because if I would have, I'd have found out that the problem dates back awhile and FNX has not fixed it. Sure, they will fix it if you complain and send it in, but what the heck is with a company that doesn't fix a problem they know about over a period of a few years, especially if the fix isn't that difficult? When you shove the magazine in, and make the mistake of a little back pressure toward the rear, it will stop half way in because it hits the ejection shaft that runs from the left side to the right side because of the pistol being ambidextrous. I can see from observation and also from reading on the internet the fix that others have performed, that a little filing or grinding to round off the shaft will fix it. I find it very unacceptable that a company would not address this problem after a few years. The other problem is more annoying than a functional problem but it "clicks" when you start to pull the trigger. A concentration breaker but not all that serious I guess. However, I wish it wasn't there.
Dragline45
New member
From another board:
"I actually don't think the frame being flexible would be a problem, the problem is that the guy in the video is ignorant about mag retention theory in some European circles. FN designs mag to be retained upon release and they expect you to manually remove the mag. I experienced the same issue when I first bought my pistol and talked with military friends and called FN, their intent is to prevent loosing a mag during the fog of war. The FNX was designed for a U.S. conract competition for our military as a replacement for the M9. It makes sense that you would want to retain control over the mag in combat, you aren't shooting timed competition and you will only have thee mags available and getting replacements wouldn't be easy."
Yeah Glock mags used to be like that too, per request of the Austrian military, until everyone complained about having to rip out their mags when empty, including Austrian military service members. Now all Glock mags have been drop free for over 20 years. FN should have learned from this if what you posted is true, though I think that is a bunch of drivel and just an excuse.
While it might make sense for FN to make a gun without drop-free mags intended for the European market, they've been in the gun business in the U.S. long enough to know that it wouldn't be a good idea in the U.S....though I think that is a bunch of drivel and just an excuse.
Also, if they did want to make a gun with a non-drop-free mag, there would be better ways to do it than to make the magwell (and presumably the rest of the frame) out of rubbery material.
So I don't believe that the drop-free/non-drop-free mag issue accounts for the gun in the video. I also don't believe for even a second that the gun in the video is typical of what FN is delivering. Assuming that the video is legit, that gun is defective and needs to go back to the manufacturer.