New FN 309 MRD: Budget User Friendly 9mm
@BallisticAviation stops by the curiously vacant FN booth to grab a quick, unsupervised look at the new FN 309 MRD. As staff rushed out ahead of Winter Storm Fern, Luke swooped in for one last peek at what could be a great contender for the best new budget compact 9mm pistol. This budget-friendly 9mm internal hammer-fired pistol delivers user-friendly features like an easy-rack slide (25% less effort), softer grip texture for better control, optics-ready direct mount for Shield RMS/DeltaPoint Pro patterns, and 16/20-round polymer magazines, all for a street price of around $450. Multiple passive safeties and a green fiber front sight make it approachable for new shooters while maintaining FN reliability for EDC carry.
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Shout out to Luke, who has become very good at these overview videos.
So, the 309 is hammer fired and carried cocked and UN-locked?