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THE LONG SLIDE VERSION OF THE STAMIARD DUTY PISTOL IS A TOP PERFORMER.
SUMMARY
The FNS-40LS is an excellent duty gun for law enforcement officers. The 40 S&W caliber, polymer pistol is striker fired and totally ambidextrous. It comes with all the features a police officer desires with the added benefit of superb shoot-ability.
The Baltimore County, Md. Police ordered 1,920 of the FNH FNS-40LS pistols for duty carry by their officers. This is a large department and that is a lot of duty pistols. What are some of the factors that guided their decision? The answer is the FNS line of polymer frame, striker fired pistols comes equipped with every feature law enforcement deems necessary...right out of the box.
There is a trend toward firearms manufacturers offering 5-inch barrel semi-automatic pistols in addition to their standard length guns with 4- to 4.5-inch barrels. A longer sight radius equals a firearm that is inherently easier to shoot accurately.
The FNS Long Slide is available in either the 9mm or the 40 S&W chambering. Our test pistol was the 40 S&W caliber since that is clearly the most popular police pistol cartridge today. The Long Slide version weighs 29.7 ounces unloaded, which is 2.2 ounces more than the 4-inch barrel pistol. That small amount of extra weight from the barrel near the muzzle helps with recoil control.
Sights are the Warren/Sevigny dovetailed steel sights with either white dots or optional tritium night sights. The rear sight is serrated and sits as far to the rear of the slide as possible. The...