FNP-40 Rattle

insomni · October 16, 2011, 09:42 PM

I appologize if this has already been addressed. I serached the forum but didn't find anything.

I have an FNP-40. I love it. I shoot it well, it's accurate, and seems pretty durable and tough. I love the way it handles, and feels.

One issue though, I can hear the rounds rattling in the magazine.... but only when I load all 14, or 10. I don't hear a rattle with 13 rounds. It doesn't appear to affect the functioning of my pistol, it has yet to fail to chamber or fire a round with any of the magazines I have. there's no difficulty whatsoever loading or dropping mags.

Is this normal, or did I get some old mags?

**Mike Irwin** · October 16, 2011, 09:44 PM

It's fairly normal.

I have semi-autos that will do it.

It's just how the rounds sit when they're loaded into the magazine. Some of them are firmly held by others and the spring pressure, while others, for whatever reason, become free to pivot back and forth.

Jim243 · October 16, 2011, 10:23 PM

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Is this normal, or did I get some old mags?

Yes, very normal.

Jim

DBLAction454 · October 16, 2011, 11:17 PM

Your all good buddy!

My USP .45 and glock 19 do the same thing.

Just make sure the rounds are seated to the rear when loading them

Mrgunsngear · October 17, 2011, 12:26 PM

Both my FNP9m and FNX9 do it too.

Slugthrower · October 17, 2011, 07:10 PM

Normal for the FNP 40. It is a super pistol, enjoy it.

If it is any comfort. Most premium self defense ammo comes in 20 round boxes these days so buy two. Load up one mag to full and chamber a round, then fill up your other two mags to 13 rounds each and you are rattle free and there are no extras left over.

JGus · October 19, 2011, 03:14 PM

My FNP .45 came with one 14 round mag and two 15 round mags, and does it too. And I absolutely LOVE this gun! A hi capacity .45 with a polymer frame that shoots as accurately as my 1911's, whats not to love?

October 16, 2011, 09:42 PM	#1
insomni Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2011 Posts: 342	FNP-40 Rattle I appologize if this has already been addressed. I serached the forum but didn't find anything. I have an FNP-40. I love it. I shoot it well, it's accurate, and seems pretty durable and tough. I love the way it handles, and feels. One issue though, I can hear the rounds rattling in the magazine.... but only when I load all 14, or 10. I don't hear a rattle with 13 rounds. It doesn't appear to affect the functioning of my pistol, it has yet to fail to chamber or fire a round with any of the magazines I have. there's no difficulty whatsoever loading or dropping mags. Is this normal, or did I get some old mags?

October 16, 2011, 09:44 PM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	It's fairly normal. I have semi-autos that will do it. It's just how the rounds sit when they're loaded into the magazine. Some of them are firmly held by others and the spring pressure, while others, for whatever reason, become free to pivot back and forth. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

October 16, 2011, 11:17 PM	#4
DBLAction454 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 394	Your all good buddy! My USP .45 and glock 19 do the same thing. Just make sure the rounds are seated to the rear when loading them __________________ "If you show up to a fair fight, you're not prepared" -Unidentified Marine Sniper Instructor "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen

October 17, 2011, 07:10 PM	#6
Slugthrower Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2006 Posts: 823	Normal for the FNP 40. It is a super pistol, enjoy it. If it is any comfort. Most premium self defense ammo comes in 20 round boxes these days so buy two. Load up one mag to full and chamber a round, then fill up your other two mags to 13 rounds each and you are rattle free and there are no extras left over. __________________ History is a freak show and a dark comedy. Mankind is a spectacle all to itself. Play your role, let the jesters play theirs. In the end...who has the last laugh?

October 17, 2011, 12:26 PM	#5
Mrgunsngear Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2011 Location: Carolina Posts: 3,415	Both my FNP9m and FNX9 do it too.

October 19, 2011, 03:14 PM	#7
JGus Member Join Date: October 13, 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 15	My FNP .45 came with one 14 round mag and two 15 round mags, and does it too. And I absolutely LOVE this gun! A hi capacity .45 with a polymer frame that shoots as accurately as my 1911's, whats not to love?