New FN Reflex: A Micro 9mm Pistol That is Full of Surprises First Shots 

The more offers, the better, I love when companies have to compete with each other for our money.

Hickok45 has no problems shooting this gun in his review. I have one for about 3 months and shoots very accurate.

I appreciate your honest reviews. Many guntubers out there give glowing reviews to everything they get in there hands.

Looking forward to the 1000 round review. Side by side with the Shield, P365, Hellcat & Canik would be welcome!

Chris please check through the box thoroughly for a little baggie with 4 screws. Look under the plastic tray where the gun lock is. Also check the manual for which screws to use with your optic

Bought one of the non optic versions for my wife a couple weeks ago. We both really like it. Put 200 rds thru it between us. No failures and it was accurate at the distance of 15 yards we were shooting at. It shot point of aim for both of us.

I’ve been shooting my reflex for 2 months now… sights are perfect.. nice bullseye groups… really enjoying shooting and carrying…

I’ve had this firearm about 6 weeks now, put about 350 rods through it and also allowed the employees at the local gun store to try it out, everyone liked it, because we know it’s a CCW, and it’s great for that, conceals well, carries comfortably, and less snappy than Hellcat or P365; it’s also very easy to take down and field strip. If I wanted to shoot 50 yards with 4” groups, this ain’t the pistol in buying, but if I want to pull and put rounds into an attacker 10 yards away in a quick fashion, this or a Shield Plus is 100% what I want. I’ve never had an issue with accuracy when I was honest with its designed intentions.

My reflex was shooting left and low also. Not quite as low. PSA - a MGW Glock sight pusher with the 43/43x adapter works on the FN Reflex.

I'll be looking forward to the inevitable follow-up review. Seems like this gun has potential, just needs a bit of polishing. I agree, though; it should be polished from the factory.

How in the world did this particular firearm pass its factory accuracy test? I was pretty stoked about this one, but not so much anymore. Thanks for the unbiased review.

I have a 509 mid, FN pistols are nice quality and in my hand nicer than many competitors. They are solid.

Thanks for sharing your first shots and impressions - definitely piqued my interest in this new addition! Keep up the great work, looking forward to more reviews like this.

The FN Reflex should come with two sets of screws - 2 pan head and 2 flat head. This is on page 40 of the owner's manual. It is set up only for optics that take the Shield RMSc footprint: Holosun 407/507k, Romeo Zero, Swampfox Sentinel, etc. There are no plates because you are supposed to mount it directly to the slide.

I got a Holosun optic on it and got a holster and spare mag carrier for it from Muddy River, no disappointment. I sight the optics at 15 yds and it was driving nails at 15, 10 and 7 have not try 25 yet. Put about 200 rds thru it, no malfunction.

Chris, I have an update for you regarding the sights on the Reflex. I just got off the phone with FN Customer Service and was told that there was an error in the manual regarding proper positioning of the front sight. The manual illustrates the top of the front sight centered on the target just like usual. The Rep said that this was in error, that the dot in the front sight should be placed over the center of the target in what he termed a "Combat Hold" and that corrections were being made to the manual. He advised not to file the front sight as the tritium insert was close to the top of the sight and its purchase may be jeopardized. I hope to try this sight alignment out soon and I'll give you feedback on what I get. If you have time to try it with your Reflex, I'd like to hear what you experience.

I love your videos; they live up to your name. When something goes wrong, both you and us(the viewers)no that the problem is not you. It's always the gun and your sense of humor is the best. Laughed my ass off on this one. Thanks for a most enjoyable video and I sincerely mean that

@HonestOutlaw....... 💥💥💥There should be a clear small ziplock bag with 4 screws and a tool..... Mine was under the plastic Trey..... Hope this helps..... My eps carry went on with no problem... No plate needed....💥💥💥 The accuracy problem is crazy.... Mine was dead nuts accurate at 25 yards...

Guy at the range let me shoot one of these today. Ergonomics we’re great, not snappy at all, and the trigger felt nice. The reset was rough though. Wouldn’t replace my shield plus PC or MC9 (w/ post-release recoil spring and fixed extractor spring)

Just got this gun and shot it yesterday. 100 percent agree the reset is definitely long coming from shooting the 365xl I thought it was just me

I too like your honest reviews and was ready to add this pistol to my collection but will not. I will keep my Sig P365 as my primary carry gun with my S&W Shield in .45 as my alternate carry gun. Thx again.

Best reviews. Hands down. Saved alot of money and time watching your reviews. Thanks.

Know this sounds crazy but change out the pinky extension on the 11round mag put the flat base plate on it and it’s a nail driver mine was 3inchs low 2-4inchs left flat base plate and it’s dead on my hold of aim tuck pinky under the firearm PLEASE TRUST AND TRY THIS IS CRAZY PUT WORKS LIKE A DREAM

Please do a full review! I keep going back and forth whether to pick this one up... Reliability is king for me. Obviously having the sights on and aligned is highly important too 😅

Love my Reflex. Had failure to feed issues when new but FN fixed it right up quickly. It shoots a little low left also but not bad. Nothing like yours. Thanks for the review

Yeah, it was just plain bad that "The World's Most Battle-Proven Firearms" came with a crooked rear sight. Overall though, I think on the later review you're gonna enjoy the heck out of it with the dot. Much more precise aiming. The EPS carry will direct mount to the slide without a mount, it shares the same 4/507k footprint if that may help any. Tactical Development's pro ledge with a Tlr7-sub Glock is already made for the FN Reflex too. Good review, even with the bad. Cheers.

I work at a gun shop. We had a customer bring one in for Cerakote that he bought less than 24 hours ago from us. It had started rusting after only one day of carry.

S&W Shield Plus Still Best in Class. Looks like Apex needs to make a Trigger Kit for the FN Reflex. Just like they did for the M&P S&W Shield replacing that Henge Trigger.

Great honesty as always Honest Outlaw!

I would love to see a follow up after you have completed the changes to the sights and have a 500-1000 rounds through the pistol.

Friend of mine had the same low and left problem with his new Hellcat, and I had the same problem with a Mossberg MC2C. This is why it’s always important to test the accuracy of your guns before your life depends on it

Just picked one up and the example I purchased has a phenomenal trigger, with the pull weight being good and the rest being short! It’s better than my 365 and only comparable to the Hellcat I have.

Holding out for the MRD version but they are hard to find. Love FN, so this could be a contender to replace my 365

Good review. Honestly after watching videos on whatever the "newest & best" flavor of the month, I remain satisfied with my Glock 19, 26, and 43. They work well without a lot of hassle. Reliable and no drama.

Got this in my hands yesterday at a local range. Didn’t care for the feel in hand or the trigger. Employees also didn’t care for the gun.

One thing I'd like to add. Just because Chris doesn't like accuracy doesn't mean you would too. I was testing a bunch of carry guns including a p365 and Hellcat. If just went from what the internet told me, I would've just bought the p365, but when I shot it, she shot like dogshit. Now, before ya say it's a skill issue, I put down a group the size of a sticky note using the Hellcat. Same target, same distance, same day even. Just goes to show how personal a decision it is to choose a handgun.

Coming back to this video 7 months later after first getting the springfield hellcat, and eventually getting the canik mete SF (subcompact). What I learned from those two guns: the hellcat size is great for me, but the trigger pull is so heavy that it really does reduce my accuracy. The canik mete SF trigger is phenomenal, but so lightweight that I grew concerned about it as a carry gun. I think this FN may bridge the gap with a longer trigger pull but a lighter pull than the hellcat.

I wonder if they did the internal hammer design just to have a feature that sets themselves apart from the competition. If they were to come out with a striker fired variant with shorter trigger pull/reset it would be a much more enticing imo.

I would be mildly tempted. I'm generally a big fan of FN's pistols, and I imagine I would like this. At the same time, I already carry one of their full size pistols, and I also have a P365 for when I need something smaller, so I don't really need a micro 9 from FN just for the sake of having another FN pistol. I would absolutely be down to try it out if my range picks one up for rental. On an unrelated note, I love Mrs. Outlaw's nails in this video. I'm not usually a fan of lime green anything, but that Skittle green looks really nice.

Always enjoy your absolute honesty 👋

I just picked up a Reflex. Hits 5" low and 3" left out of the box. Ordered and installed a Holoson EPS Carry, but have yet to zero the red dot. I think the included plate and screws are for the RMR footprint. No plate required to mount the EPS Carry. Re-use the screws that came in the cover plate. I have experienced several 'failure to feed' issues. I've only put 200 rounds through it so far and 8 or 9 failures to return to battery. I've got a long weekend coming up and I'll put another 2-3 hundred rounds through it. I really want to like this pistol and am disappointed that a firearm from a reputable manufacturer like would arrive with these issues. Perhaps I need to give up on the internal hammer and great trigger (and I do like the trigger) and go back to my first choice of the Sig P365.

When the add a manual safety. . I will consider, heard it may be coming at the shot show..but who knows for sure

The triggers on these things must be wildly inconsistent, i picked up two of them and the triggers were nothing like you showed and talked about, no sponge, they were crisp, but had a long reset. Too long. Glad I saw this review, never know which one you will get

Fyi... the screws on the cover plate on the slide work perfectly with the Holosun 407k pattern. Gun is awesome with perfect reliability through 500 rounds.

Haha I asked in the last episode about the Reflex, and now it's here. Awesome.

FN recommends Holosun K series or a Shield. None of the screws included with either of them fit so I ended up using the screws that held the optics plate in place if memory serves. I didn't like the 407K because it obscures the rear sight due to it's height from the floor plate so I bought a Shield too. It has a lower profile from the floor plate so I like it much better. I never shot it with just the iron sights so I wasn't too concerned about them, after watching this I miked the front sights and they were indeed off center just a bit so I punch adjusted them. The rear sights were aligned fine. I'm going to the range today to put another 200-300 rounds through it BECAUSE out of the box, after installing the Shield and after cleaning it and re-lubing it I experienced failures to feed on multiple occasions through about 50 rounds. FN CS (who I can't say enough good things about) told me the gun has a break-in period. OK, even though I own multiple FN's in various configs and have never had to break one in to get it to properly feed, I shot 300 rounds of the recommended 124 grain bullets through it the next day and the FTF's did reduce dramatically although not completely. To be fair some of those were reloads that I load myself that work fine in every other 9mm I own. I like the fact that it's a hammer gun, I LOVE the feel of it, ergonomically it's one of the best feeling pistols I have simply because it's slim and light. As I've gotten older I've found it harder to carry a 4 inch barrel pistol so I really like the way the Reflex feels while carrying it AIWB. It's almost unnoticeable. I love it's accuracy, especially at 3 -10 yards, that you can hit a target at 75 yards is impressive as hell. I can barely see a target at 25 yards but I done got the oldness. Sorry for the long winded narrative. Love your videos, I'm a big fan. Thanks for putting them up.

Love your analysis and honesty! Great show. I own a FN503 which I bought after shooting Glocks and Sig P365. I love my 503 for it’s small footprint and conceal-ability however the 503 only holds 6 standard and 8 with extended mag. But you are correct both have long trigger pulls. The new version has a higher capacity mag which is nice as well as a rail for accessories and red dot which the 503 doesn’t have. Grips are similar. Looks like it could be a nice option.

Thanks, Chris and Mrs. Outlaw~

Chris, I bought a Reflex about a month ago, took it to the range and put 100 rounds through it and it grouped low and slightly left. I put up a new target at 21 feet and really concentrated. My five-shot group was 3 1/2" low and 3/4" left. I took a picture of the target, gave the group distance from center and stated that Federal HST 124 grain had been used. I returned the pistol to FN the next day requesting a shorter front sight and windage adjustment. To their credit, FN returned the pistol in just four days. However, they made zero changes to my pistol but included a range target with five shots grouped tightly around the center using the same 124 grain ammo and fired from the same distance. There was a brief comment written on the target stating, "POA, POI". After seeing you and your wife getting pretty much the same results, I will get back in touch with them. FN apparently wants me to adapt to their set up whereas I want the sights configured to the way that I shoot. Considering that many firearms of all types come with adjustable sights, I don't think I am being unreasonable and other than the sights, I like the gun. I also have an FN FNS-40C that I bought a few years ago and it was what influenced me to buy the Reflex. SMH, FN.

For anyone interested, i own one and did have the same issue, but if you dont mind shelling out for a red dot, it turns into a pretty great and surprisingly accurate micro 9

Just bought one and have the same grouping problem. However, I found a video that addressed shooting low and left. The instructor had you take a regular grip on target then stick your pinky, ring finger and middle finger towards the target and then firing. My results were that I no longer shot low left but was just an inch left and level with the bullseye at 7 yards.

Yay honest outlaw video

Full review with an optic please! Would love to get your final thoughts soon because I got an itch that needs to be scratched! 😂 Love your content. Thank you!

Same problem with my Shield plus optic ready. Have a regular Shield Plus with three white dots sight and enjoyed it so decided to get one to put a red dot on. I shoot dead on at 10 yards with the 3 dot sights then took the optic ready and shoot off to the left side 4-5 inches. Not a problem after putting a dot on but if the dot ever goes down and I need to use irons in a self defense going to be shooting left.

I haven’t been interested in any FN product since they discontinued the Hi-Power. That’s a premium price for a plastic pistol. Thanks for the excellent review.

I have a 503 and it shoot really nice (besides a round falling out when you chamber and reload the round). I wonder if they were trying to make a budget friendly version with this gun.

Had to send mine back with failure to feed problems even after 700 rounds. Plus it shot low and left. Haven’t received it back yet.

Great review. A Canik/FN comparison would help a lot of us decide. Look forward to that. Thanks!

Chris, I made it out to the range this morning and came up with a sighting method that works for me. Per the FN Customer Support Rep, I placed the red dot on the front sight over the center of the target but instead aligning the two white dots on the rear sight with the red dot, I centered the red dot along the top edge of the rear sight so that the upper half of the red dot was over the top of the rear sight and the lower half was below the top of the rear sight. Goofy, I know, but it put the rounds right where I wanted them in elevation. To correct for the rounds hitting to the left of target center, I modified my grip on the gun. As you know, there isn't a lot of real estate on the handle so getting my left/support hand where I normally have it wasn't working. What I did instead was apply a bit of pressure to the right up by the trigger guard in addition to and instead of simply pulling straight back. It helped a lot BUT, I do not believe that a pistol that exists solely as a personal defense weapon should expect to be held and sighted any differently from the way I've been shooting for the past few decades. IF I have to use this it will be because of a mortal concern and I may very well need to get rounds off fast and accurately relying on practiced muscle memory. I saw a third RU-vid review of the Reflex yesterday and the shooter was experiencing the exact same round placement issues you, me and two other reviewers experienced. In my never-to-be-humble opinion, FN needs to address this by, at least, offering to adjust the sights to the owner's specifications. I'm sorry to say that I should have purchased the model with the optics cut but who would have thought that such large errors with a target only 21 feet away would prove to be such an issue?

My Hellcat sights were low too but at least centered. The tritium stayed in but the luminous ring around it came out during a class so I fixed the problem with an XS Big Dot set that were on for elevation. I rarely leave home without it now.

After watching more reviews recently, the low left thing is way too common on this new gun, all by experienced shooters. Someone stated FN claims it’s made for combat grip which maybe explains the low but not the left. I really want to like this gun, but want to understand what the issue is before I buy

I have the reflex and this has precisely been my experience with it.

It would be nice to see FN do to this pistol what Sig did to their P365; namely, offer more versions like the XL, Macro and esp. the Fuse.

Until this review of the FN reflex, most youtubers seemed to give glowing reviews of the trigger and pistol in general.

Thanks but Shield Plus is a better out-the-box investment IMO.

Most honest reviewer I've heard yet. Already bought this one so now I know what I need to do when it comes in. Thanks

I like your honesty! Could you give a demonstration on how to tap the sights & sand them? If not, what type of tool did you tap with? Have you found a holster for it since this video came out & if so, what brand?👍👊

So.. S&W Shield Plus it is! Thanks for the data 👍

Im glad this review came out. I'm wanting a good edc, and the Shield Plus seems to be the way to go.

Very interested in a full review and comparison! Thank you for all your efforts and expertise!

I was going to buy this but it was too similar to my sig macro so I decided agains it. I didn't know it was a internal hammer tho so im considering it even more.

That rear sight would of drove me nuts to do a whole video with it that far off.

You are both getting so good at this.

I wish they would have eventually offer a striker fired version

Just picked up one of these with the optic option, its called FN Reflex MRD. Can't wait to get it to the range later this week.

This reminds of me of the Jericho 2 review. Shots were off.

I've been saving up for this side arm but every HONEST review i see it's all shooting low left. how can FN release a gun like that?! I'm going to wait a bit and see if they work out the iron sight issues

So close to getting the reflex until this review. I’m now reconsidering other options. But that’s a good thing. We need honesty!

I bought a couple of FNS40’s back in 2013 and after 6000 plus rounds they’re tack driver super accurate.. I have no desire to buy any other FN Pistols

Like I said in your short video, I’m a die hard P365 fan. I carry appendix in a small leather holster. I was hoping for a great review, not a so so review, because I really wanted an excuse to buy one. My concern w/the FN was carrying appendix with a single action hammer fired gun w/o a safety. Seems you have that concern with the P365. That being said, I would love to see a comparison between the FN & the P365 and if possible address this issue with both guns. Your thoughts if the gun would be a candidate for a thumb safety. As always, great video and very informative.

I just got one actually it’s pretty accurate at 10 yards I can hit a 3 inch metal target pretty regularly

IWI Masada Slim for the win 💯💯💯💯

Screws that came with my EPS carry worked perfectly for the Reflex

Enjoy your channel and watch regularly. My optics ready reflex came with screws in the box for most common red dots.

Cannot wait for the review of the CZ Shadow 2 compact....

I had no issues mounting the EPS Carry to the Reflex, using the flat topped screws that came in the FN box. No plate needed.

Hi Chris, why don’t you make a video on how to aim and improve your skills when your hand gun metal sights precision sucks. That even with bad sight you can hit the target. Would appreciate sharing your skills.

FN reflex vs IWI Masada Slim please

I was thinking about picking up one of these, so thanks for the initial review. I'm reluctant to pick up another micro-9 that isn't as good as my Mossberg MC2sc (which you never tested). But speaking of FDE pistols, are you ever going to do a final review of the Area Delta?

I love when she goes "BEEEP!!!" Never change, Mrs. Honest Outlaw.

Thanks for your testing the new firearm

Love and enjoy the Honest review's to you both yes let's see a further review on this little guy please

I had this same exact issue with my late model p365. Ultimately why I sold it. I can deal with windage, however the elevation issue was a mystery. I still want to give this reflex an opportunity, hopefully you just got a Monday gun. Other channels seemed to have great luck with it.

I think with U shaped sights, you have to align the top of the U and the middle of front sight post Dot together. That’s when the hellcat Pro Manuel said.

I own this gun and I've owned a 365, this FN is miles better than the sig. It feels higher quality and it doesn't feel like the mag is going to shake loose like the sig. FN is late to the game but made the best micro 9 out there. The only other complaint I have is the name, its corny. Other than that I love this thing

I'd like to see a side by side comparison with the Keltec P11, which is also a hammer-fired compact. It also has a mile long trigger pull. I'm not too crazy about it, but my daughter loves it. Nice thing about the Keltec is you can use high cap S&W 5906 mags in it.

Imma keep asking for it until someone releases it.... a DA/SA micro 9 in roughly the P365XL form factor.... I'd buy the HELL out of that for an EDC once it's proven reliable.

Strange…a lot of others are putting holes directly center. What we have here is a little user error lol

Please do a full review! Trust your opinion and would like to see before making a purchase.

I enjoy your vids, but had you put in 10 seconds of effort on Google or FN website, you would have seen you direct mount optics with RMSC footprint. Which gun is best is always subjective - having said that, I own FN Reflex, P365, X-Macro, and my first gun, a Kahr PM9. FN Reflex is by far my favorite and easiest to shoot and get on target. Trigger is great and slide is easy to manipulate. James Reeves at TFBTV didnt have the issues you seem to have with your gun, nor did I. To each his own. Thanks for the video.