Re: Another Nice Gun

[MathesonT@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 5/29/2001 5:54:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
salamndr@3web.net writes:


> Some time ago someone posted a message on the new assault rifle of FN, has
> anyone more information about it, an article where it appeared, something
> else?


There have been short articles in Jane's International Defense Review, Small 
Arms Review and a couple of other rags.  No in-depth and no hands on.  Doubt 
there are more then two dozen prototypes in existence at this point.

So far the only things that bug me are the electronically regulated ROF, and 
the forward ejection system.  Otherwise everything looks real interesting, if 
not a little clunky when it comes to the sight unit and LTL bolt on.

> Has anyone here actually used the weapon in question? What about speaking 
> with
> people who have? I am curious.

Good luck there.  Outside of designers at FN and maybe FNMI, there are 
probably only a handful of folks in various defense evaluation organizations 
who have gotten hands on.  I would expect FN to make a big publicity push in 
the next year or so.  If they want to unseat OICW they are going to need a 
lot of backing, and that means having shooters at all of the Expos and glossy 
pictures on the cover of all of the gun rags.

Rob