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FN downshifting features for discounts

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In the past couple of years, I’ve been reviewing a lot of FN handguns. Like, a lot.

Some of the cooler ones have been a series of “Tactical” big bores, specifically the 10mm FN 510 and .45 ACP FN 545. Introduced earlier this year, sports 4.71-inch extended threaded barrels, protective “dog ear” housings around the rear sights, and ships with extended magazines, capable of holding as many as 22+1 rounds.

510 and 545 Tactical models seen here (Photo: Chris Eger)

Well, FN just this week introduced a more carry-friendly take on the 510 and 545, with new MRD models that run more standard-length 4.1-inch barrels, have 15+1 round magazines, and drop the “ears” for an easier tuck. Plus, they are like $120 cheaper.

Like the FN 510 and FN 545 Tactical, the compact introduced a sub-caliber .22LR rimfire trainer with the same feature set: the FN 502 Tactical.

FN 502 Tactical (Photo: Chris Eger)

Similarly, FN just debuted a less “tacti-cool” model of the FN 502 this week as well.

The new FN 502 MRD drops the extended barrel and magazine but still has all the other features– and about a $90 drop in price.

On FN’s Tactical Plinker

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A few weeks ago, FN debuted a more “tactical” minded .22LR pop gun. Sure, sure, the company, through its Browning spinoffs, has been making rimfire handguns for generations but those preceding guns were all meant for Bullseye-type shooting. Sadly, Bullseye has been losing steam for decades and everything today is more, well, tactical, especially for those under 50.

Enter the FN 502.

I’ve been kicking it around for a couple of weeks and have 300 or so rounds through it both suppressed and unsuppressed as well as with and without a micro red dot installed. I have to admit, it is fun.

More in my column at Guns.com.

FN Goes…22?

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As I have mentioned a few times before, I really like FN’s 509 and 503 series pistols and have spent some extensive periods running them on T&Es over the past couple of years as part of my “day job.” I even got to go behind the scenes at FN’s factory in Columbia, SC back in 2019 to see how they are born.

I knew about the FN 502 back in December, when I saw the PTO trademark for the name filed. However, what I did not fully know this week, is that it is a hammer-fired .22LR!

A “tactical” gun built on the lessons learned and profile of the 509 (it uses the same holsters), the 502 includes an optics-ready slide and a threaded barrel, as well as a 15-round magazine option.

Yes, I have one inbound for testing! You know this…

More on the FN 502 in my column at Guns.com.