Who here owns a FNP-45? I’m in the market (more like a hole burning in my pocket) for a new handgun. I currently own a Glock 17, 26 (both about 12 years old), and a H&K .45. Friend of mine said that he loves his FNP .45 and it is solid as a rock. I put my guns through a lot and they need to take a beating. It’s not my service weapon but I practice a LOT (rain or shine). This would probably be my new bedside weapon. I intend to do some 3-gun but Ill probably use my Glock 17…
I was thinking about one of the Glocks G21 or G30. I dont think any Gen IV .45’s are coming out soon…
From what most knowledgeable individuals have expressed, I cannot imagine either being more durable or shootable than your HK45. I would either spend the money on more ammo for your current (excellent) handguns, or spend it modifying them to suit you (grip treatements, etc.). Why throw another platform into the mix?
I do want to have someone work on the trigger - not too happy with it. Why throw another one into the mix???:rolleyes: Honestly…Dunno…Like trying out new things…
Buying guns/trying new things is fine. You just have some very well though of guns, and might not find anything better. At a certain point I decided to just buy reputable arms and stick with them, instead of constantly trying to adapt to something “better” or newer.
Do some searches for Larry Vickers’ thoughts on the HK45 and see what mods he recommends. I honestly just think that there is a good probability that you will buy a G21 or FN45 and still end up going back to square one with your HK45.
If you are truly demanding of your firearms, I don’t think that anyone here will tell you that a G21 or FN45 are more robust or even comparable in reliability to your HK45. I could be wrong.
I agree with everyone here, you have some excellent weapons as it is. But I know where you’re coming from, sometimes I feel the itch fore a NEW gun. If I were you, I’d go for the FN.
But now a days, I’d rather take another pistol class over another gun.
I own and have fired all of the above mentioned. I can’t pick a favorite out of all of them. The FNP-45 Tactical with 8.0 MOA Trijicon RMR is the newest one and it is awesome. It does not have the “feel” of the HK45 but if the HK held 15 in the mag, it wouldn’t feel that good either.
I say you buy all of them. If $ is an issue and you can only buy one, go with the Glock 21 and spend the extra $300-$500 on extra mags, ammo, holster(s) and/or training.
i prefer glocks in 9 and 10mm, but the 45 ones seem to have a decent rep too. If glock is what you shoot well, then get the glock.
i’d say the best 45’s currently on the market are probably the HK45’s and M&P 45. The FNP may be up there too, but i don’t know enough about it to say… i know it’s a bitch to get parts for FN rifles… anyone know the situation on their handguns?
At some point you have to ask yourself a question:
What am I trying to accomplish? If your goal is to own as many different handguns as possible, rock on. If, however, your goal is to build skill with a handgun then you are never going to achieve it with your current course of action.
Objectively speaking the HK45 is one of, if not the, best polymer .45 ACP handguns on the market. It will do anything you can reasonably expect a handgun to do. Instead of buying new guns, learn to shoot it. I know for a fact that it can be shot very well by somebody who knows what they are doing…so strive to be one of the dudes who knows what he is doing.
One of the besetting sins of gun boards is that they are often full of people talking hardware as if it’s the hardware that makes all the difference in performance. “Dude! I just bought this new XXXX pistol and now I can actually put bullets on paper instead of all over the range! It’s the most awesomest handgun ever!” Six months later, you see another post of “Dude! I just bought the Deathray 9000 and my performance is SOOO much better than with the XXXX!! It’s the bestest pistol ever!!!” It would be comical if it wasn’t so damn sad. It may sound weird, then, to hear somebody telling you to stop buying guns and work on upgrading your software instead, but I assure you that it’s the only way you will build any useful skill. If buying guns really did make you any better, Dave Sevigny wouldn’t show his face at a match because I would utterly humiliate him. It just don’t work like that.
You already have a good pistol. Buy ammo. Go train with competent people who can teach you how to run that gun effectively. It is cheaper and, trust me on this, far more satisfying in the long run than buying a new gun.
If the money is burning a hole in your pocket, why not consider the HK45c if you must have a new firearm? At least the manual of arms would be consistent with your current HK45.
You’ve already got the arguably best .45 ACP on the market, why buy something else? As JW mentioned, take a class, buy some ammo, enjoy what you already possess.
while never having owned a HK45 or FN45, I own a G21SF and have shot alot thru the M&P45. If I didnt have a G21sf for carry and a G34 for Competition, Id be going the M&P route. While I love my G21sf, the M&P just fits my hands so much better.
