NEW TOY!!!! FN Herstal FS2000....
just got this gun this past monday, lucked out and my FFL had one in stock.
JIMMY(and you know who you are) got the first one he had.
quick rundown:
oprics are a must.
Eotech is a mite too high for comfortable use, as is the TA01NSN ACOG
intersting gun, very handy and easy to use.
havent shot it yet, but looks like fun.
I parked an "Ultra-dot" brand Aimpoint clone on top for now, havent decided what the final optic would be on this, probably an Aimpoint M2, when i get the M3 for my M16...
oddities I noticed:
1. trigger group, including the hammer and disconnector, and trigger is PLASTIC...very hard polymer.
2. gun comes apart in units, push the silvery button on the side, this results in a locking bar sliding out, then the whole barrel group comes out as a unit with the rail and all.
3. ejection is on the very front part of the upper, and is vigorous, the unit launches empties out the front via a tube over the barrel, the mech is ingenious.
4. chrome lined 1/7 twist barrel, actual length is 17", add the flash hider on to it, which has a small pin in place to keep it there.
5. uses M16 mags, but does NOT take Orlites, Thermolds, betamags, or chinese drums. the drums need a longer tower. Mags do not drop free, but must be removed with a little force, this can be solved by removing the rubbery dust skirt in the mag well.
6. trigger pull is odd, kinda stiff but not terriby spongy, like most bullpup designs, the safety and charging handle are perfectly placed, and the gun locks open similar to an HK Mp5 style setup. Like a lot of European designed weapons, there is no mag related bolt holdopen.
just a couple pics
http://www.bigboomstick.com/guns/fs2000L.jpg
and
http://www.bigboomstick.com/guns/fs2000R.jpg
Can't wait to go shoot it.
looking for the factory sling, or factory tactical sling for it...and would love to have the factory style optic on it (probably impossible to get)