Originally Posted By: JDM396
Originally Posted By: Robenstein
Originally Posted By: JDM396
Trigger miles ahead of any known factory glock and modularity. Glocks come with horrible stock sights, mushy triggers, and poor ergos compared to modern day offerings. They need to get with the times. I wished the FNS got the nod as I feel it's even better than the P320 but oh well.
Ergos are often subjective. For some, a glock points well and feels good, for some they don't. And they cannot be all too bad if pretty much every special ops branch adopted them over the past year and change.
As for FN, from what I understand they came in second, being notified just before the news release hit that SIG won. The FNS is a decent gun for sure, they make a hinged trigger I don't hate (unlike S&W), however the FNS pistols I shot were a bit heavy on the trigger pull. But nothing that a decent marksman could not find totally serviceable.
Glocks point well, I prefer it's bore axis to the the Sig's. The Sig just shoots lights out for me, and I shot glocks for years. The trigger in stock form is phenomenal.
Glocks are great in their own right but honestly they've been surpassed by other brands in terms of trigger, sights and ergos. Which is why very few keep their Glocks stock if they are serious about shooting.
I think FN would have won if the pistol had the removable, serialized, 1 piece, chassis style inner workings the Army had asked for. That is the other thing about this new pistol selection process, Sig basically won by default! No other company actually listened to the Army and their requirements! FN came close to satisfying the requirements because every frame component including the frame rails are replaceable but it is not 1 piece and serialized like the Army requested. What a bunch of idiots, I guess they didn't want the contract that bad did they? lol
As far as the other particulars such as ergonomics, sights, trigger, etc, most people would say that ANY of the offerings that made the cut here were better and more modern than the old Beretta 92. I bought a Beretta 92 because I just had to have one after having spent almost my entire 5 years in the Army with one issued to me and strapped on me at all times. When I compare it to any of my more modern autoloaders; CZ, Glock, or S&W, it really is such an 80's gun. Big, heavy, poorly balanced, long double action, and a very strange locking system. That being said there is something quite attractive, unique and intimidating about it. I instantly feel like Martin Riggs from lethal weapon when I pick the thing up. I even carry it occasionally and I just can't help but throw on a cheap button down shirt and leave a big cig hanging out of my mouth everywhere I go!