Molded frame drooping

[Young Guns]

I'm heading up to Oklahoma tomorrow night, coincidentally.

well let me welcome you to this great state. oh, and you can leave your longhorn apparel down there.... :p

[blueorison]

Young guns, what's your opinion on the recoil of the FN TAC vs 1911's?

I don't need to wear UT jerseys as the A&M guys wear theirs, etc. I let my shooting speak for itself.

And I'm too busy wearing my awesome EA tee!!!

[Young Guns]

Young guns, what's your opinion on the recoil of the FN TAC vs 1911's?

I don't need to wear UT jerseys as the A&M guys wear theirs, etc. I let my shooting speak for itself.

And I'm too busy wearing my awesome EA tee!!!

I haven't shot too many 1911's. A Para LDA and a Kimber Raptor. The FNP TAC felt way better to me. Plus the recoil is the lowest of any .45 I have ever shot. I am very biased though, I LOVE FN. Hated the Para. The Kimber was sweet though....

So you are coming up here for some shooting? Good luck man! Hope you do well.

[blueorison]

That's very quaint to hear.

I wanted to hear your opinion, because that's exactly how I feel, and how many others feel about the FN TAC; that it is the softest shooting .45 they've ever used.

Wonderful.

I'm headed to TN from OK.

[Cyberfly]

Could have let me know you were coming home first.
I thought you were heading east straight from Texas.

[blueorison]

Could have let me know you were coming home first.
I thought you were heading east straight from Texas.

Me three, I just found out today. Oh, don't worry, you won't get out of us hanging out so easily. I'll be up there in the Summer to visit. :p

[Buffman]

I've shot my friend's 4" Kimber Pro Crimson Carry II, and my FNP-45 Tac has less felt recoil.

[smpsmp]

My FNP45T has that same gap, and it doesn't rattle or feel loose or anything like that; it's just cosmetic I think. Comparing the FNP45T to my Kimber Custom II TLE/RL 5", in my opinion the FNP45T has less felt recoil on the shooter, and everyone I let shoot the two at the gun club all said the same thing, and that the FNP45 was the softest shooting .45 they have ever fired.

[VeTTeMaNC486]

Mine isnt a tactical, just a reg run of the mill black slide/fde frame fnp45 and it has a slightly larger gap towards the muzzle of the pistol. I have never noticed until this thread. Thanks, now I will see it every time I look at the thing :laugh:

[soap_box]

The softest shooting .45 i own is a H&K Mark23, but that thing is huge, but my FN Tac45 is a close second. My STI Tactical is the most accurate and my Sig 220 w/ hogue grips is the most comfortable. Too bad I can't have all these guns in one package.

[smpsmp]

If you could it would be the world's greatest franken-heckler-fabri-sti-sig EVER.

But seriously it wouldn't work, but would be neat. :laugh:

[FNtacticalNUT]

O.K
I have a stainless/black .45 tactical and a FDE .45 tactical. And yes there is a difference in the tolerence from the slide to the frames in both pistols. I have found it is due to the polymer being of another color. Polymer is more tolerent in the form of black when manufactured. But when you form it in a light color it allows the tolerences to grow. I am not a chemist but I do know that is the cause.
It is ok because it does not bother the function of the pistol at all.
But it does bother me since I own both and one is closer than the next.
But hands down it is the best .45 tactical on the market and maybe the best .45 period.

[blueorison]

It is the best .45 plastic fantastic I've ever shot.

As for steel 1911-style .45's, the good ones are too close to call and it comes down to preference.

There are not as many top-of-the-line plastic .45's, though.

FNTacticalNut, check your PM.

[sib1948]

Got an FNP 45 T for Christmas and added Trigicon RMR 06. Extremely accurate with light recoil. It's really a beast, but definitely my favorite after my FiveSeveN. FN really did their homework when they designed this pistol. I think they have set a new standard for 45 cal polymer pistols. Great fun at the range with both weapons and let others shot them. Most are very impressed with both.

[Young Guns]

Got an FNP 45 T for Christmas and added Trigicon RMR 06. Extremely accurate with light recoil. It's really a beast, but definitely my favorite after my FiveSeveN. FN really did their homework when they designed this pistol. I think they have set a new standard for 45 cal polymer pistols. Great fun at the range with both weapons and let others shot them. Most are very impressed with both.

congrats. i'm still saving for my RMR....

[SHEEPDOG]

You can change the felt recoil on a 1911 by changing recoil and main springs. Not sure about a FN 45. I'd like to know how it will function in a hundred years. I have a FN 45 Tac, i don't realize the recoil due to the pain from the pointy grips.

[africa1]

I just picked up my brand new black 45-tactical and it has a gap at the muzzle. I can push on the polymer and close the gap. But who cares. It is the way it is.....Maybe like the AK-47, built a little loose to make it operational in sand, mud, etc. on the battlefield, or in my case, the back 40.

[Hebs]

My FDE tactical also has the forward droop. My friend's black one does not. Mine was made just a few months ago. Dec 2011.