{"id":78681,"date":"2017-09-02T09:23:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T13:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=78681"},"modified":"2017-09-02T09:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T06:20:51","slug":"iconic-fn-usas-fns-9-longslide-full-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/iconic-fn-usas-fns-9-longslide-full-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic: FN-USA’s FNS-9 Longslide \u2014 Full Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you bring up FN in conversation, people will nod their heads. If you ask them to say something about FN, a few of the folks nodding their heads will say \u201cWell, they make guns for the military.\u201d The old guy will clear his gullet and say, \u201cJohn Browning\u2019s Hi-Power.\u201d\u00a0 Well, both of these are accurate, but FN\u2019s history spans far more than just these two great guns. The BAR, The FN FAL and the M2 Ma Deuce would all be quickly added to the discussion as the group thinks began to kick in. Even these additions only scratch the surface, so let me take you through the high points of FN before we discuss my time on the range with the FNS-9 Longslide.\"Iconic:<\/a><\/p>\n

Fabrique Nationale d\u2019Armes de Guerre (FN)<\/a> was created in 1889 to build Mauser Model 89 rifles for the Belgian government. Hart O. Berg, the FN sale manager, was touring the United States in 1897 to learn about bicycle manufacturing. It was during this tour that he was introduced to John Moses Browning. In 1902, FN began making the Browning Auto-5. This was the first mass-produced semi-auto shotgun.<\/p>\n