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Good topic! Which I am not qualified to answer, as I assume you are talking exclusively the AR platform. Having owned and owning non AR weapons that are piston designed from the ground up, I really can ascertain no signifigant advantage to piston designs for the way I use my firearms, but I was never in the sandbox, either. Look forward to reading this discussion.

As my wife would attest, I avoid the dishwasher like the plague, so I would have no clue. Plus with a 15 round mag, it is a lot more fun to go shoot up your dishware after dinner than wash it. With the price of targets, its competitive. plus the wife gets to go to Ikea more to buy new stuff, so she's happy.

a little strange that he never fires the gun in the video. It shows him holding it then he starts playing with the grip. As I couldn't replicate it. I am somewhat suspicious if something else wasnt done to the firearm before the film. Any number of chemicals or heat treatments (microwaves, etc) could have been done to the frame to destroy its molecular integrity. So like I said, a very large grain of salt as to its authenticity.

that would be a sweet set up with interchangeable mags. Have you had any issues with grip flex like in that video in this thread? Seems to be a bit controversial right now.

98; Part of the reason I like the FNX is the size of the grip. Below is my Sig SP2022 which is a large full size auto. The curse of big hands. My FNX for comparison.

Have a salt stone, never use it anymore. Only thing I will say is it makes the best tasting grilled mushrooms I have ever tasted. Also a good job on grilled shrimp. Every thing else, it is just too salty even for a salt addict like me.

tried to replicate the film, after shooting 2 and 1/2 boxes of ammo through mine, I left it on my black dashboard in the sun for an hour while I shot other stuff. Couldn't. There is a little grip flex, but not much. I take that film with a huge grain of salt. Good idea though about the love making, if the FNX makes love as well as it shoots, I am a lucky man.

Looks killer Shepp, let us know how it tastes. Quick review. I picked up a Char Griller Akorn earlier in the season. Couldn't afford a Big Green Egg, and these are the same concept. Menards if you have them had it on sale for $248. Amazon usually around $299. It is porcelin coated twin wall steel with insulation in between the walls. It has really excellent air control. So far I can get the heat down to 240F, or as high as 700F for searing. With an optional smoking stone insert it serves as a passable smoker, but is actually more of a convection oven. It is based on the traditional asian kamodo ovens used for thousands of years. Amazing how it retains moisture in everything it cooks. Steaks and roasts are juicy, so is chicken. Takes a lot less time to cook and uses very little charcoal. Use lump charcoal only, however. I will never go back to a Weber.

I am afraid its only going to get worse.

Bad photo, but the Kydex holster from Blade Tec fits very well and is very secure. I put on the paddle style backing and it is by far and away the most comfortable paddle I have ever used. The pistol does not seem that big or bulky with it. The magazines fit the mag holder very securely but I haven't put it on my belt yet. Decided to hold off on the tritium night sights. Might have a,gunsmith do those, haven't decided yet.

RRA or Armalite, you can't go too far wrong.

Glad to hear it Mag, you earned a rest before elk season. Hope you can find a new place to hunt if you need to.

This is the guy who got me into AR10's. http://www.apg-wi.com/ashland_daily_press/news/ashland-s-mrnak-wins-gold-medal/article_5dcd118c-5118-11e5-98ef-6ff17ff30bba.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

Half the cops shot this year were black. So I say, Black Cop Lives Matter! I don't see Black Lives Matter protesting that fact. Where are they when police of their own race needs them? When the 13% of America that is black accounts for only 13% of the murders in the US, maybe I will take the time to listen to what they have to say about violence against them. Heck get it down to 25% of the murders, and I promise to listen. At 52% of the murders committed in the US, The best way to save black lives is to clean up black on black violence. Do that and I will listen and try to help somehow.

exactly! Unfortunately, happens quite often in the sciences especially the so called "social sciences" then academnicians would care to admit.

Nice SBR. How is muzzle blast/flash?

Close enough to give it to you. A Chinese Type QBU 88, The successor to the L85.

Trump is right. Enough with political correctness. But It is easier for people to rationalize and ignore problems that are staring them in the face. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_States

Congrats! From the looks of it they fit your P220 as well. Two awesome pistols there man! I thought about saving a couple of more months for the P227, but patience has never been my strong suit. How do those extended mags handle?

Give me what you want to prove, and I can design a study to prove it.

can't add anything, Hemi summed it up really good. This whole BLM crud overlooks their role in fomenting a lot if not most the violence in this country. Clean up your own neighborhood and a lot of these problems disappear.

Got to the range today for a little bit, so here are my impressions: First, yes there is some flex in the grip when a magazine is removed. Not a lot at 80 degrees, but it is disconcerting if you are not used to it, which I wasn't. The reason for it, is I think FN has pushed the limits of what you can do to accommodate a 15 round 45 acp magazine and still have a grip that most people can grip comfortably. Something has to give when you use thinner polymers, and in this case it is torsional rigidity. It did not affect performance, and disappeared once a magazine was inserted. Two: With an empty magazine it seems a little nose heavy. Once you put a loaded magazine in, it points naturally as pointing your finger. Nice job on the ergonomics, FN! Three: Ammo digestion; It functioned flawlessly with everything I put through it, but accuracy wise it liked 230 gr bullets the best. The Remington Golden Sabre 185 gr Hollowpoints I put through it was the least accurate of any ammo I tried. Funny, the same holds true of my 1911's. 230 gr ball and JHP's did quite well on accuracy. See pictures below. Four: At 25 yards it shot slightly to the left. For me, this is normal for factory set sights. I took a nasty left hook to the eye in my boxing days that distorted the lens in my right eye and causes this. If my son shot it, it would be dead on. One reason I like adjustable sights. Five: The good news, is that once I got used to it, it is accurate as all get out. In fact the pistol is capable of more accuracy than I am. All in all I am very satisfied, especially once I get the sights replaced and/or adjusted. My best groups are below. first picture 230 gr. FMJ generic. second picture 230 grain Remington JHP Third picture 230 grain JHP Remington rapid aimed fire. All shooting was seated off a rest. All 25 yards. I need to get some more ammo! Shot everything I had!

They got rain somewhere out west!

Check that out tomorrow, mine isn't a tactical but the frame should be the same. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/08/10/flexible-fnx-magwell/ never would have thought in a hundred years! Some quick research. A lot of discussion about this on forums. A lot of individuals have shot theirs in the desert, left them on car dashboards in the sun and never had anything like this happen. One suggestion is that there are a lot of gases pushed back into the magwell when Osprey suppressors are used. Might be from the hot gases. Will do more investigation.