Is your FNP .45 finicky ?

I have one on order and have been reading reviews and I've read several saying that the FNP .45 is pretty picky about the ammo it likes.
What kind, brand, type of ammo runs best in yours?
I am gonna handload for the handgun does it like a certain bullet type?

Negative. Runs like a top.

Mine does not like COAL longer than spec, like a lot of WWB trends to be. Mine also does not like SWC.

the mags are "finicky" not the gun.

the mags don't like white box winchester rounds.

but I've shot wolf .45 in the thing and had no issue - good accuracy too.

Thanks for the info....can't wait for it to get here so I can burn some powder

I reload for my handguns, and it does not like to be limp wristed. I did shoot about 30 200gr gold dots just fine. Reloads ~ 600, no issues.

Here you go, after a day of shooting.

At first,I had a lot of FTF's with mine,it seemed that she was extremely picky with ammo..

I took apart the one mags and sprayed it down with dry Teflon lube,while leaving the others alone for comparison...

Lubed mags = She ate anything and everything I put in her... 100 rds/0 ftf's

non-lubed mags = Same ol' story... 100rds / 21 ftf's (not exaggerating)


The factory mags have been extremely problematic in the past (not sure about the newer ones,my FNP is a couple of years old)

I was pretty close to throwing her in the river because of them...

I have only shot it one time. But I used PMC bronze. Worked great with tight groups.

No. Not at all finicky. The only time it has jammed in 2,000 rounds so far is on one box of WWB, which is expected. It ate prior WWB fine, but I stopped buying it as I am not interested in stockpiling problem ammo.

i shoot cheap blazer aluminum case stuff at the range with no problems. The gun shoots great and is super smooth. It has my glock friends looking to buy them.

I shot mine a week ago with some wwb and had the expected problems.It ate federal and AE as well as Gold dots great. I shot it again yesterday and had a mag of WWB but not sure which batch this was but should have been the same. It ate the whole mag except for trying to load the first round. Then shot more federal and ate all of that. Mine is having a problem throwing the cases into my face. They hit quite hard scratching my polycarbonate glasses the first time. Used eye protection this time.
JR

You don't want to "lube,teflon etc..." any pistol to get it to eat ammo. You are just asking for trouble in the field, unless, of course, you just range shoot indoors. :)

My FNP-45 USG is sitting at close to 800-1000 round mark, and it has run like a dream. Complete dream. Had one stovepipe in this time and that was a bad set of reloads.

About 800 rounds through my early FN 45 (decock only).

Will not reliably feed semi wad cutters.

I have ten mags, mostly 15 rounders.

Seems like after the 300 round count, the feed ramps get dirty enough to start causing problems. Last range session, I shot 300 rounds AE, then switched to Fed Hydrashocks and HST's, and started getting failures with the hollow points.

Previous range session to that, dirty gun, would not reliably feed Federal hollow points.

Previous to that, WWB, no problems.

I consider the gun to be finicky.

Fn offered to replace the mags (they said they originally thought it was WWB causing the problems, but it turned out their mags were suspect), but they only have 15 rounders for exchange, and I like the 14 rounders better.

I've fed mine just about everything I could scrounge up, the only issue I've had was squib loads from Tula ammo, and that was an AMMO issue, rectified by Tula (VERY promptly & professionally, I might add!). I have a habit when I clean my guns, that I disassemble my mags and wipe them down with a silicone cloth inside & out. Yeah, it's an extra step, but I've found through the years that I never have any magazine/feed issues when I do this.

I've had my FNP 45 USG for a couple months. Been shooting Remington UMC FMJ, American Eagle FMJ, Ranger SXT JHP and have used some brass cased Herters that I bought from Cabela's for 15.99 a box. All of it shoots really well and I have had zero malfunctions. I was very surprised at the accuracy of this gun right out of the box.

I finally got my FNP-45 USG in hand....took it to the range and it ate everything I fed it. Love this handgun so far

Mine ate anything.

I ran over 500 rounds through it one day during a bowling pin match. Ammo was HSM and it was filthy. Gun never skipped a beat.

Did not lube or change anything after I started shooting

Today I ran 200 rounds of .45 Blazer and Hungarian MFS through my new Tactical and had no feed issues at all. Felt like shooting a 9MM as others have stated. I did notice that my mag release would not sufficiently eject the mag as the shooting continued. As mentioned by someone elsewhere, the mag release on the left side operated OK but the release on the right acted like a European release where you have to tug at the mag in concert with depressing the mag release button in order to remove the mag. Has anyone else experirenced this phenomena?

I'm right handed and totally dig the ambi mag release I use my index finger to release the mag and I noticed the same thing as you the first couple of mag drops, but it seems now that it has went away, the mags drop free with no sticking at all.

I fail to see the problem using a dry teflon spray on the mag springs... It doesn't attract dirt,dust,or debris of any sort....
Sure beats the alternative; a 25% ftf rate.....
It's an easy fix to a huge problem..

But then again,what do I know? The only "field" I'm ever in is the one behind my house....
And.. I surely never roll around in it..

Is it the length of the WWB ammo that makes it unreliable?
Anyone know the length of the WWB ammo?
At the fun show yesterday I got 1k of Match Grade RWS 45 ACP for $350.
It was all they had left. There seems to be a run in ammo along with the recent price hike.
Never would have got the stuff except my pops was with me and assured me RWS was a good old school euro ammo maker.
Anyway the RWS is 1.254inch/31.85mm.
I shot PMC Bronze though the Tac without issue. It comes in at 1.259/32mm.
Seeing as how the RWS is just a bit shorter I suspect I wont have any feeding issues.
Anyone use RWS yet? I will take it to the range this week but wanted to see if you guys used the stuff yet.
Also anyone ever use golden saber[1.216inch/30.89mm]? I have the tac sitting with a mag full of that in the night stand. I don't want any feed issues with it.
Too pricey to test on anything than a deserving target.....

Mine eats 230 Golden Sabers without issues.

The real problem with WWB is that it has inconsistent OAL. Some lots of it are OK, some are way out of spec.

I've never had an issue with Federal or S&B ball ammo.

Mine has had no problems with any ball ammo, WWB included. But it will not function with JHP's though. I contacted FNH about it and they sent new magazines to me. I tried those today with the same results. I am now waiting for a call back from FN

That is strange that it won't shoot JHP's. What are you using? I have about 100 rounds of Winchester Ranger and Federal HST JHP's through mine without a single issue.

Fiocchi extrema with 230 grain hornaday xtp's . I was going to try some TAP but it is the same bullet.

I have no experience with the Fiocchi. The Ranger and Federal JHP's are provided through work so it is not likley that I will try anything else. But they perform well...cycle smooth and good accuracy.

I have no troubles with the XTP bullets, no matter who loads them.

This is turning out to be a treat. I have not received call back from FN so I went to club to burn a bunch of FMJ's through it.
One maybe two of my new magazines the follower is hanging up. I usually number my mags but haven't got to these yet. So I
am not sure if the problem was with the same one or not. I'll get them cleaned up and moving well tonight and numbered. Cracks
me up though.

I've run 3 magazines of Corbon 185 +P+ without issue. Also have run a couple of magazines of other high end defensive JHP's through it. Haven't had this gun jam yet.

Just reporting no issues with the RWS match grade ammo.
Worked perfectly no malfunctions.
In fact my tac 45 has yet to fail now with 4 different types of ammo now.
Starting to wonder if these reports of misfeeds are overblown.

Mine has no trouble with FMJ rounds. It won't feed a common hollow point. If that is overblown sorry just a fact. I know how to shoot
and have many other handguns to rely on. Glad yours runs better.

theres a recall on the mags there outta spec. fn replaces them no charge.

Mine has worked reliably except for some WWB the first day. It does throw cases in my face and hard about 24% of the time now. Hard enough to put two scratchson my polycarbonate lenses.

Went to the range today and shot 150 rounds of my hand loads 75 rounds 230gr. FMJ's and 75 rounds of 200gr. XTP's no malfunctions at all. I'm absolutely loving this handgun Its a blast to shoot.

Unless your life is worth less than a $20 box of bullets, Id run them through your gun before betting on it.

Cleaned and lubed my new magazines. Ran another 200 FMJ's through it last weekend with no problems. At the end of the day I finished off the box of Fiocchi XTP's and it's getting better. The first jam was when trying to strip the second round. The second jam was stripping the first round from the 2nd magazine. It's a fun, accurate, easy to shoot handgun. Great for bowling pins. But until I get some work done or it breaks in more I have to be selective on what I feed it. I'm going to give FN another call after this post. I believe from the others experience that mine has a problem other than magazines.

Put another 100 rounds or so through my FNP 45. Had two failure to feeds but noticed it was the same bullet...WWB. Had no issues with the American Eagle FMJ that I used.

Oh...BTW. Got to shoot about 20 rounds through my buddies Scar H. I want one!

Update on mine: had one stovepipe on the very first round (not loaded +1) when a novice shooter gave it a go with never-tried-before steel cased ammo. I'm thinking it was the shooter limpwristing, as the rest of the 50 round pack went through the gun with no issues. I've got around 500 rounds through this baby now.

Fired my brand-new FNP .45 (built in 12-10) for the first time yesterday.

I deliberately loaded WWB FMJ's; I had to know if I spent $650.00 on a finicky POS.

Well, hell, guys.

Ate that stuff like it was popcorn, ejected cases into a neat pile 1-2 feet to my right, and
never once skipped a beat The two 14-rounders and the one 15-rounder performed perfectly.

I fired ten rounds of this off-the-wall all-copper 165-grain HP's. The FN FED them all right, but they were
so weakly loaded they wouldn't eject; felt like I was shooting a cap gun and you better believe I checked
the bore to make sure the dern slugs actually left the bore Glad I only bought the one box when I bought
the pistol, along w/ 200 rounds of RWS FMJ head-busters. I may pull the remaing slugs and reload them to
operational pressure.

Overall, VERY pleased with my purchase. I'm still kinda old-school when it comes to .45's; I GOT to have a
"cocked and locked" feature for them, something I've never seen the need for in other calibers. What's really
weird, in a good way, is how much the FN's grip feels like the LRT's I use all day, every day at work..............
a .45 caliber LRT gun, neat.

Next time, I'm gonna put that TulAmmo steel-cased FMJ through it, along with some 230-grain JHP's.

Almost forgot! The slide release was VERY stiff when I got the pistol, but after a few mags it was easy enough
to manipulate with my thumb with no effort.

Just bought mine and was having lots of FTF with WWB. Havent tried to run anything else through it yet but one thread i read said the the guy was told by FN that they use Remington ammo to test fire

Bought mine a few months back and I've put a little over a hundred rounds of WWB through it without any problems.

I've only had issues with WWB. Most likely due to the OAL length of the cartridge exceeding specs.

I own both the 45 tactical and 45 FNP. The FNP is real particular about what ammo it will shoot.
I will be getting rid of it shortly. Neither gun compares to my H&K's.Since your life could depend
on this gun DON'T buy it! Save up a few more bucks and get the H&K or any other proven design that
is reliable.
And let me tell you...I wanted to like these guns (FN's) but, I won't risk my life or loved ones life on
a pretty gun that is not as close to100% reliable as other makes.

You have to do what is best for you but I would send your mags back to FN and have them replaced with the newer mags before you give up on the FNP.

The new mags for me are flawless with any ammo I have tried and I wouldnt hesitate to use this gun to defend my life infact for me its the first one Im going for.

The reason I sold my FNP-45 was because of how unreliable the mags were. I loved everything else about the gun, but it became too frustrating. FN had me send them in, they tried to tune them to work better. Nothing. Sent me replacement mags (well actually they sent me a whole new gun, not sure how that worked though). Still no bueno.

Maybe some day I'll revisit the gun, give it another go.

First day I had my FNP at the range I put over 300 rounds through it. I was shooting American Eagle, CCI Blazer Brass, Remington HP UMC from 2005, and Winchester Ranger Ts. I had them in mixed in the mags and the gun ran very well. I did have some FIF with one 14rd mag. Took it apart and trimmed a little of the flash off the follower and the mag has worked since. I have not yet fired my new FNP Tactical.

Can you post a link!

The only time i had issues with mine was WWB from Walmart and it happen twice. Anything else i feed it, it eats no problem.

I did read in another forum that the WWB OAL is out of spec.

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