Besides being placed slightly too far rearward, the design itself proved nice. It’s too easily pinned down with a thumb’s forward-firing grip. What I don’t like is the slide lock and release. Hit it, the mag drops, and you can get a fresh one quickly into the gun due to its big magwell. Dropping mags and reloading come easy with the big magazine release. The grip is thin enough for most shooters, comfy to get your hands on, and adjustable with various backstraps. Keeping the gun on target doesn’t take much practice, and tracking the green front sight provides minimal challenge.Įrgonomically the gun is mostly sound. The grip texture keeps your hand in place, and the design allows for a high grip on the gun. Controlling the LS Edgeĭriving the gun between targets or rapidly firing into a single target at multiple points is easy and responsive. The lighter slide keeps things balanced, and it’s especially nice when handled with one hand. We get minimal recoil, and the gun makes it quick and easy to fire fast follow-up shots on target. The LS Edge is a big gun, and big guns are easy to control, and the LS Edge scores high in control factor. How about control? Well, it scores high in that regard as well. The thin front sight makes it easy to see these targets at longer ranges. ![]() At 50 yards, I could ring a 10-inch steel gong over and over with hardly a miss. How accurate? Well, I could punch out a 2-inch circle at 15 yards without issue. As such, you can be quite accurate with the gun, especially when combined with the thin front sight, full-grip, and long sight radius. The takeup is minimal, and the wall is stiff but breaks cleanly. The light 4.5-pound trigger provides a smooth pull that’s very crisp and clean. The big LS Edge pistol is a blast to shoot. At the bottom of the gun, we have a rock-solid aluminum magazine well that makes reloads quick and easy. The trigger comes with the safety dingus design that ensures only a proper pull will fire the weapon. If I was using a red dot, the thin front sight wouldn’t distract from the red dot reticle or fill my view.įN installed a flat-faced trigger that fires as soon as it reaches 90 degrees. The front sight is a high visibility fiber optic design that’s thin and unobtrusive. It’s a nice tough, and I hope that more companies follow FN’s lead in including suppressor height sights with optics-ready firearms. On top of the optic’s cuts, we also get suppressor height sights for cowitnessing. It’s an impressive system that’s simple and handy. It utilizes all popular optics patterns, including Trijicon, Leupold, Docter, and many, many more. FN maintained a good balance by lightening the slide to provide a weapon that didn’t feel front-heavy.įN cut the slide for optics and includes a variety of screws and plates to allow the LS Edge to use a wide variety of optics. The frame features the Picatinny rail we all know and love. Fit and finish are excellent and well done. The matte stainless slide blends fantastically with the black polymer frame. Three 17 round magazines keep capacity current, and a 24 round tactical magazine is also available. The rear sight is pressed rearwards, and the total sight radius is an impressive 6.7 inches. The gun weighs 31 ounces and has an overall length of 8.2 inches. We get a five-inch long barrel complete with a lightened slide. The LS Edge holds nothing back size-wise and doesn’t try to be a meek little blaster. ![]() The FN 509 LS Edge comes with a nice soft padded carrying case, three 17 round magazines, and a system of plates and screws to attach a variety of optics. It can be concealed carried, but make sure you pack a good holster backed by a good belt to do so. The LS stands for long slide, and this isn’t your typical concealed carry pistol. ![]() They come in 9mm and in a variety of sizes, including full, compact, subcompact, tactical, and now beyond full size with the LS Edge. The FN 509 series utilize a polymer frame and striker-fired design. The latest model is the FN 509 LS Edge, and it’s truly something special. Outside of the civilian market, they saw adoption by Brinks armored cars and the LAPD. The FN 509 became an entire series of pistols. ![]() However, FN knew they had a winning pistol and marketed it outside the military. FN submitted the 509 series to the MHS trials, but SIG ultimately won. What sets the FN 509 LS apart from the stock FN 509? Is it really any better?įN Herstal arms the United States military with machine guns and M16s, and at one point, aimed to produce their next handgun.
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