A set of 3-dot tritium sights co-witness with the red dot optic for a clean sight picture. The FN 509 MRD-LE uses the company’s proprietary Low-Profile Optics-Mounting System for fast sight acquisition and consistent shot placement. This can be problematic, but it shouldn’t be a problem with the FN 509 MRD-LE. This is a common problem for shooters whose grip consistently interferes with the slide stop lever. This purpose-built duty gun comes with a fully ambidextrous slide stop guarded by a frame cut out on each side to prevent accidental interference with the shooter’s hands. They work well when running the slide, conducting press checks, loading, unloading and doing malfunction drills. I like the aggressiveness of the cocking serrations, especially with wet or gloved hands. The slide of the FN 509 MRD-LE has well-designed front and rear cocking serrations that are suitably aggressive. Speaking of magazines, the FN 509 MRD-LE comes with three 17-round steel magazines with a high visibility follower. When clearing malfunctions, these can help the shooter diagnose and fix problems quickly.
This is something I have done to some of my personally owned handguns, and I like seeing this included on a duty handgun. These cutouts make stripping a stuck magazine quick and easy. One of my favorite features of the FN 509 MRD-LE is the magazine cutouts in the bottom of the grip. Combined with the interchangeable back straps, every shooter will find a combination that fits them perfectly. The grip texture on this duty handgun is by far the best I’ve ever experienced from any duty handgun manufacturer. It has four different types of texture along the back strap, front strap and side panels, and below the slide stop lever.
It feels good in the hand without being too abrasive. When you first examine the FN 509 MRD-LE, it’s hard to miss the terrific grip texture. The upgrades include a conical striker and a flat-faced duty-rated trigger that combine for superb accuracy from a striker-fired handgun. It’s manufactured at the company’s state-of-the-art production facility in Columbia, South Carolina, and is built on the FN 509 platform with some upgrades for law enforcement. The FN 509 MRD-LE not only met my expectations, but it reset my expectations.Īccording to the company’s literature, the FN 509 MRD-LE delivers more precision and versatility than any other duty-rated handgun. Or maybe I was expecting them to produce the FN 509 MRD-LE. I really wanted to like the handgun, but it didn’t live up to my expectations of a duty handgun from FN. When the FN 509 made its debut, I did a test and evaluation and was disappointed.
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To be perfectly honest, I was curious to see what FN did to improve the FN 509 series of handguns. When I heard about this, I couldn’t wait to use and abuse the new FN 509 MRD-LE (Miniature Red Dot-Law Enforcement) handgun and jumped at the opportunity to put it through its paces. Recently, the Los Angeles Police Department selected FN’s newest offering as its issued duty gun. To say the company has a history of making military-grade firearms is an understatement. consumers and law enforcement, as well as the M4/M4A1 carbines, M16 rifles, MK46, MK48, and M240 machine guns, and the MK19 grenade launcher for the U.S. FN America currently produces the FN 15 series of modern sporting rifles for U.S. As a matter of fact, the FAL has been used by more than 90 countries. subsidiary of FN Herstal, S.A., a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-quality, reliable firearms for military, law enforcement and commercial customers worldwide. I put thousands of rounds through that rifle, and it never failed to outperform me.įN America, LLC, is a U.S. On a personal level, my first department-issued patrol rifle was an FN FAL that I seriously used and abused. While working for FN Herstal, S.A, John Browning designed several exceptional firearms including the Browning Hi-Power and the M1919 Browning. demands attention from American firearm aficionados due to the company’s relationship with John Moses Browning. As someone who respects the history of firearms, FN Herstal, S.A. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for FN firearms.
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