FN 502

{{short description|Polymer frame semi-automatic handgun}}

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| origin = United States

| type = Semi-automatic pistol

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| design_date = 2021

| manufacturer = FN America

| unit_cost = $559 (MSRP)

| production_date = 2021-Present

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| weight = {{convert|23.7|oz|g|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|7.6|in|mm|abbr=on}}

| part_length = {{convert|4.6|in|mm|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1.4|in|mm|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|5.8|in|mm|abbr=on}}

| cartridge = .22 Long Rifle

| action = Single-action, Hammer-fired

| rate = Semi-automatic

| feed = 10- or 15-round Box magazine

| sights = Fixed 3-dot iron sights

| ref = {{cite web |url=https://fnamerica.com/products/pistols/fn-502-tactical/ |title=FN 502 |website=fnamerica.com |accessdate=September 1, 2021}}

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The FN 502 is a polymer frame single-action hammer-fired semi-automatic pistol manufactured in Columbia, South Carolina, by FN America, a division of FN Herstal.

History

Introduced in September 2021, the FN 502 is chambered in .22 Long Rifle and is intended for target shooting.{{cite web|title=Review: FN 502 Tactical|url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/review-fn-502-tactical/|publisher=American Rifleman|access-date=January 10, 2023}}

Design

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The FN 502 is based on the FN 509 design.

The FN 502 is FN‘s first semi-automatic rimfire pistol as well as the first rimfire pistol with a slide-mounted tactical red dot.{{cite web|title=The FN 502 Tactical: FN's Premiere Optics-Ready .22 LR|url=https://fnamerica.com/press-releases/the-fn-502-tactical-fns-premiere-optics-ready-22-lr/|website=fnamerica.com|date=September 2021 |access-date=September 1, 2021}}

See also

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