Smith and Wesson FPC Review
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- In this video, I provide a review on the smith and wesson FPC (S&W Folding Pistol Carbine).
I shot it at 15, 25, and 55 yards using iron sights, standing, unsupported. I provide my thoughts on this carbine and how I think it stacks up against other options in the market.
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0:00 Range time
0:52 Intro
1:17 Components
3:00 Functions
6:07 Likes/Dislikes
14:45 Results - Věda a technologie
Bought mine last November for $525 total. Added a Holosun red dot and a Magpul hand stop. I’ve put just over 1,000 rounds of mixed ammo through it with zero issues. It’s fun to shoot. Everyone I know who has fired it doesn’t want to stop. Easy to carry, very accurate out to 75-100 yds. Good trigger. Great to carry in the pickup.
If you can find one at that price, I believe thats worth it. I agree its VERY fun to shoot, and simple to work.
I bought one of these about 6 months ago, have the same Magpul flip up sights on mine as you have on this one. I love to shoot this gun. Very fun gun to shoot.
Thats the rub! Its actually pretty fun to shoot, but the controls are not quite right. End of the day If its fun, thats what matters. Especially for something like this.
Got one. Love it. Super fun and reliable.
It is definitely fun to shoot!
TACCOM makes a great top plateto mount optics over reciever.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing, that is really good to know! This is certainly a good design to customize.
Whining. I’ve got one and it always fills me with joy and appreciation. I don’t have to slap it to enjoy it, and if you have the mental capacity you can do competent shooting out to 100 yards, maybe a bit beyond that. I fully believe that I got more in this than what I paid new for it, but I don’t use iron sights except on my shorter barreled pistols. Here, I find a Holosun green dot perfect.
Thank you for watching. I'm not trying to whine, just trying to show the ins and outs for folks who are shopping. Seeing as how you already own it, that part of the video is irrelevant for you. Standing unsupported, I was hitting my head sized steel target rather easily, I am pretty impressed with its accuracy. It really needs a dot sight. Overall, it's a very fun firearm to shoot.
S&W could have sold millions more if they would have made it Glock compatible or even just made it so you could just change the magwell out like Ruger did on the Carbine...
For this reason, I'm out..
... and S&W Response was a disingenuous attempt to sell more...the most common complaint they received was the one I mentioned... and what did they do....
crickets....
Thanks for sharing n' God bless
Thanks for watching and commenting! I understand why they didnt make it glock compatible and to me thats completely acceptable. Competitor brand and the M&P series of pistols is plenty popular and has plenty of aftermarket support.
They had a fun idea going for this pistol carbine Buuuuuut....
After seeing their execution of it, it seems to be more of a money grab to me, at a minimum rushed to production.
None of the controls are in the right place, the construction is all plastic, nothing but small bolts and nyloc nuts holding it together and more. It seems like they took a concept and just made it without truly testing it. How in the world does this thing make it to market, and the only control surface you can operate is the trigger.
It's ok to be picky, but geez'o man. I'd like to be within earshot when you're driving a waiter nuts with the specificity of your order.
LOL, nice. I am just trying to be specific so that people looking at purchasing are aware of the ins and outs. That way, they can make a better informed decision. Especially when dropping $700 plus on this one.
LOL I couldn't agree more. Couldn't even make it through the entire video. I have never heard anyone whine that much about a firearm. Love my FPC.
Well, thank you for watching what you did. As I stated above, I am trying to hit all the ins and outs so people can make a more informed decision before purchasing a $700+ pistol carbine. Sounds like you already own this particular firearm, so this video isnt meant for you.
They do make accessories for this gun. There is a rail mount that bolts on where the 6 screws that hold the upper to the lower and extend the rail back further, but the rear rail section wont be level with the front rail, but you can put a riser on the front sight to use irons on it. Works well with a red dot though. They also make aluminum front handguards and replacement buttstocks, but the buttstock I saw dosent have mag storage, which would be finr with me because the gun is way to unbalanced with full mags in the stock. I did hear some company was producing an aluminum replacement charging handle as well, but havent saw that myself yet.
Thank you so much for sharing this information! This firearm has so much potential, I figured there had to be some aftermarket options. I have not been able to dig into it yet, so your comment is very helpful to me, and others!
The more you shoot this gun, the ejected rounds beat the crap out of the plastic ejection port. I have about 3,000 rounds through mine and it takes a toll on it. Like you said, the receiver should be metal, NOT plastic.
Thank you for sharing your experience with it. Thats good information for us all to know!
It's only 500 dollar's find another side folding semiautomatic that you can mount a optic on!!! It's not 2000 Biden has ruined the gun market! If you can find a better gun that does the same thing please let me know!!! I keep one in my boat box for hog's! It folds up but I can keep a 3 power scope on it! I don't care for it but it's what I could find that would hold a optic!
Wow. Whine much??? You want S&W to build the perfect (in your mind) FPC. Awesome, but then you would whine at the $1800 price tag. This is a $550 firearm. It is an awesome gun for what it is and what it is priced at.
The Smith having an MSRP of $700, makes an AR PCC a better option for me. However, as stated in my conclusion, I believe the Smith is VERY fun to shoot, and if you could find one under that cost, I consider it a good option. If you can find one for the $500 range, I believe that would be worth it, and the after-market provides good options for setting it up.
@@LuckyLoonOutdoors Nobody pays MSRP, or at least they shouldn't. Street price is in the $500's for this FPC.