FN Service Bulletin: FNS Family of Pistols

[Chief Sapulpa]

"FN recently became aware of a condition found within the FNS family of pistols that, under a very limited and unlikely set of circumstances, could cause the pistol to delay fire after the trigger is initially pulled. This condition can only be replicated in FNS pistols manufactured before February 12, 2017."

https://fnamerica.com/customer-support/fns-service-bulletin/

 

[okcBob]

Avoid “tap rack bang”.

 

[Buzzdraw]

I wonder if this is only in the remaining non-remediated FNS's. The FN FNS series got a black eye early on, because the pistols had a habit of firing when loaded without the trigger being pressed. Several cases of this in the LE community resulted in them getting pulled from service there. Pistol might simply be resting in the holster when the "bang" occured. FN did do a re-engineer and would pay shipping both ways back to the factory, as well as install new "no surprise bang" parts, all at no cost to the pistol owner. There isn't a history of problems in the remediated pistols.