One of my favorite modern weapons is the FNH FNX-45. And I suspect I’m not the only one, as my review of the FNX-45 is one of my most frequently searched for and read blog posts. In the past year alone that review has garnered nearly 5,600 hits, second only to my review of the classic Walther PP chambered in .32 ACP. The FNX-45 is, quite simply, a near-perfect home defense weapon especially when combined with a Beretta CX4 9mm Carbine. If you’re a rancher located two hours or more from the nearest sheriff substation, these are the two weapons you want guarding the ol’ homestead against any potential two-legged predators.
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
Ergonomics. On any given day you'll hear about how their implementation has improved everything from refrigerators to wrenches. In some cases involving the more mundane domestic items, it's easy to gloss right over them. But while the role ergonomics play in perfecting the design of the cup holders (all 11 of them) gracing the latest Super Mom minivan is amusing at best, their importance in a pistol cannot be overrated. Better ergonomics can make a handgun easier to shoot, which is serious stuff.