First Look: FN Reflex With Manual Safety

The safety is ambidextrous and mounted on the frame.

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posted on September 29, 2024
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Fn Reflex Manual Safety

FN America has added a manual-safety model to its lineup of FN Reflex polymer-frame, striker-fired pistols. The Reflex series consists of micro-compact “slimline” 9mm pistols meant for easy concealment and portability. These small pistols are built around a 3.3-inch cold-hammer-forged barrel, are designed with an easy-to-rack slide with front/rear serrations and take a standard magazine that holds 11 cartridges of 9mm ammunition. Both extended 15-round magazines or diminished-capacity 10-round magazines (for firearms in restrictive locales) are also available for FN Reflex pistols. The new models with manual safeties include a pair of ambidextrous safety levers on either side of the frame meant for left or right-handed shooters to engage or disengage with their thumb in addition to the series of redundant safeties already designed into the FN Reflex series.

These micro-pistols might be small, but they still have a universal accessory rail molded into their polymer frames. This rail can accept tactical lights such as the Streamlight TLR-7 Sub series or the SureFire XSC series. In addition to this, the FN Reflex is optics ready for “slimline” micro-red dots that use footprints such as the Shield RMSc or the Holosun K.

FN Reflex Manual Safety Features and Specifications:

  • Caliber: 9mm
  • Action: Striker-fired, semi-automatic
  • Magazine Capacity: 10, 11 or 15 rounds
  • Weight: 18.4 ounces
  • Barrel Length: 3.3 inches
  • Barrel Features: Cold hammer forged with target crown
  • Overall Length: 6.2 inches
  • Height: 4.27 inches
  • Width: 1 inch
  • Trigger Pull Weight: 4.5 to 5 pounds
  • Sight Radius: 5.05 inches
  • Frame Material: Polymer, FDE or Black
  • Optics Ready: Yes

Retail pricing for the new FN Reflex Manual Safety models starts at $599. To learn more about these micro-compact defensive handguns or other firearms sold by FNH USA, visit fnamerica.com.

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