By comparison, my 5-inch Robar Custom 1911 loaded with 10 rounds of 9mm and iron sights weighs in at 44.5 ounces. Not bad for a 5-inch barreled pistol using metal mags, base pads and heavier 9mm ammunition. ammunition and no optic it weighs in at 33 ounces. The Edge is lightweight by comparison to similarly-sized pistols, and even with a weaponlight attached would be comfortable to carry, given the correct holster. All ammunition that we ran through the 509 LS Edge fell inside 1.50 inches at 25 yards. Adding a Leupold Delta Point Pro, it stacked rounds on top of each other on steel at 25 yards, and at 50 yards it was still a fist sized group. HST measuring about 1.25 inches at 25 yards with iron sights. Range TimeĪccuracy testing yeilded excellent results, with the best group coming from Federal 147-gr. FN’s Low Profile Optics Mounting System is a plate adapter design that facilitates the direct mounting of more than 10 optics, all of which will co-witness with FN’s suppressor height sights, to include Leupold’s Delta Point Pro. The Edge gets a graphite-colored PVD finished slide and ships with a quality nylon case, mounting plates for most red dot sights and three 17-round magazines.
The left-side mag release is slightly extended and checkered. The slide stop/release is ambidexterous, as is the mag release button remains, but the right-side button is further tucked in and out of the way. The grip is high cut with moderately aggressive texturing. The LS Edge also accepts all current 509 24-round magazines. A flared aluminum magwell matches the contour on the magazine’s base pad, which is extended just enough to easily grab. The frame is polymer with a flat trigger that breaks at a 90 degree angle and 4.5 pounds pull weight. A green fiber-optic insert sits in the front sight, while the rear is solid-black and half-serrated-both co-witness with your MRDS. Four lightening cuts on each side of the slide maintain the appropriate balance and slide reciprocation speed.
It uses the same patented MRDS mounting system and same hammer-forged, target crowned barrel, albeit a bit longer than the rest. Army’s MHS (Modular Handgun System) contract. The heart of the 509 LS Edge is a pistol that meets all the same testing requirements included in the U.S. The new FN 509 LS Edge is an excellent example. Shorter barrels remain the most popular for concealment but 5-inch barreled pistols are experiencing a resurgence. Some of us carried full-sized pistols for years when “compacts” were unreliable and not as prevalent. Concealed carrying a full-size pistol can be a tad more challenging, but not always. MRDS-equipped pistols are often zeroed at 50 yards and will stack rounds when shooting supported, but granted, this is tough to do with a sub-compact pistol. An MRDS (mini red dot sight) allows for surprising accuracy at ranges that many considered impossible only a few years ago. Add a red rot sight and the advantages are multiplied. By Dave Bahde A pistol you can drive all week at work and race on the weekendĬompetitors have always seen the value of the longer sight radius, and-bringing the attributes of better balance and less recoil-there is a large contingent of the personal defense market who prefer a longer barrel on their carry pistols.
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