• Manufacturer: FNH
• Model: FNS-9 Longslide
• Caliber: 9mm Luger
• Capacity: 17
• Operation: Striker-Fired
• Trigger Pull: 5.5-7.7 lbs.
• Overall Length: 8.25 in.
• Overall Height: 5.5 in.
• Width: 1.35 in.
• Barrel Length: 5 in.
• Twist Rate: 1:10 RH
• Weight: 26.5 oz w(empty)
• Sights: Fixed 3-Dot
• Frame Color: Black
• Slide Finish: Matte Black
• Features: Fully-Ambidextrous Magazine Release MIL-STD 1913 Accessory Mounting Rail No Manual Safety

Longslide 9mm Striker-Fired Pistol

The FNS Longslide is the result of five years of intensive development and more than 400,000 rounds of testing. This advanced striker-fired pistol features a 5-inch barrel, longer sight radius, and enhanced ballistics while offering the safety of a double-action system. It comes with fully ambidextrous slide stop levers, a magazine release, 3 magazines, and an interchangeable backstrap system with lanyard eyelets. The FNS Longslide is ready for the range when you are.

The market for compact,

FNH FNS-9 Longslide 9mm Striker-Fired Pistol with Night Sights but a growing number of guns are also going the other direction. Long slide handguns are traditionally considered competition firearms for IPSC, IDPA, and 3-gun contests, as their additional length offers improved accuracy and increased velocities. We’re also seeing a number of non-competitive shooters buying long slide guns for target shooting and home defense.

Whether you’re looking for another target pistol or planning to compete on a national level, there’s never been a better time to be in the market for a lengthy 9mm. Long slide 9mm handguns come in a variety of configurations, from single-action 1911s to polymer-frame, striker-fire guns.

Here’s a look at some of the best long slide 9mm pistols available today:

Is FNS 9mm a good gun?

The FNS-9 4″ has a shape, length, width, and unloaded weight that matches the Glock 19.  They’re both striker-fired 9mm pistols.  There are some aesthetic differences, of course.

Beyond that, the FNS-9 is almost exactly like a Glock 19…except slightly better in almost every way.

Cue the Glock fanboys copying and pasting their carefully worded hate message in the comments below…

I’m not going to say that the Glock 19 isn’t a good gun.

It is.  It’s a great gun.

It’s easy to just say something is better but let’s get into some specifics.

First off, the aforementioned aesthetics.  The slide is curvy and angled.  The ridge on the left side has similar curves to a 1969 Mustang.  It’s got full ambidextrous controls.

On the Glock, the only thing left-handed shooters get is the ability to swap the magazine release button around.  On the FNS-9, all the controls are there and ready to go.  You can swap hands and continue to use the gun with no issues.

It’s also got a flared magazine well.  This makes it easier and faster to swap mags.