Gun Review: FNH USA FNX-9

By Dan Zimmerman

By Chad A.

Having recently moved from magazine capacity-limited Colorado to small town in rural Missouri, I was naturally in the market for a new gun. My first week in town I was checking out the two local Ma and Pa Gun ‘n Pawn shops and lo and behold one of them had a brand new FNX-9 I’d been eying. And it was a bi-tone! And better yet they offered me a fair trade-in value for my Glock 19 Gen 3 that I never really liked all that much (though I ended up keeping it). I did have to get over the ironic fact that this FNX was equipped with three 10-round Second Amendment-restricted magazines, but I rationalized I could easily ditch them on Gunbroker for near the cost of standard 17-rounders so I took the plunge . . .

When you purchase the FNX-9 it comes in a nice case with the obligatory swappable backstraps, cable lock, user manual, and three magazines. I was most satisfied with the three mags. I’d trade all the throw-ins (holster, mag holster, speed loader, cleaning rod) that some of the other companies offer for a third magazine any day.

One of the first things I noticed when handling the FNX is the very aggressive texturing on the grip; not abrasive or uncomfortable but definitely gives an impression that this baby won’t slip. The texturing sure beats the heck out of some of those grip stickers people put on their handguns (myself included) …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns