While I wandered endless expanse of SHOT Show, I found myself at the FN booth. The company is large and has a huge number of products that are in service with every branch of the military. The neat thing about the FN guns is that they make a number ‘civilian’ semiauto versions of their fully […]
This is a unique pocket dump because that’s an FN Baby Browning chambered in .25 ACP. The Baby has a 2.11-inch barrel, a six round capacity, and an empty weight of around 9.5 ounces. It has a fascinating background from a historical perspective and is one tiny pistol. If you’re looking for deep concealment this gun […]
The Browning Automatic Rifle, otherwise known as the BAR, is an altogether distinct firearm from the more widely known M1918 BAR light machine gun of WWI, WWII, and Korean War fame. This BAR was born out of FN’s “Carbine 66” commercial project. Design, testing, and fine tuning was done in 1966 and completed in 1967. […]
Press release: CMMG has announced the release of a new line of AR pistols and short-barreled rifles (SBR’s) chambered in FN 5.7x28mm. Available in 5-inch barreled BANSHEE and 8-inch barreled PSB configurations, each model in the new Mk57 GUARD line is fed from FN 5.7 pistol magazines and uses CMMG’s patent-pending Radial Delayed Blowback operating […]
Narrative alert! . . . Mass shootings in gun-free nations The global history of mass shootings demonstrates that the vast majority of these crimes are perpetrated in places where citizen firearms ownership is close to nil. While people can argue about cause and effect, the facts are indisputable. This might seem surprising to people who […]
FN SCAR owners are a uniformly happy bunch. Just ask RF. While some may quibble with its looks, there’s no denying the performance or reliability (read our review of the SCAR 16S here). All of which probably explains why the much-loved rifle inspired a gaggle of its owners to organize a group shoot recently in […]
Gun Review: FN 509 9mm Pistol The 509 was born out of FN’s multi-million dollar bid for the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System contract. FN is coy about the MHS testing protocols and the results generated by the new gun. But the Belgian gunmaker claims their striker-fired pistol exceeded DOD, NATO and their own even-more-rigorous requirements for drop, dust, temperature and […]
Your eyes don’t deceive you. This AR magwell doesn’t bear the standard of a rampant Colt, the crosshairs and lion of an ArmaLite, or the generic logo of a ‘Your Name Here’ parts-bin AR builder. That’s the FN logo, because this is a new FN-15 carbine . . .
FNH USA has been working on an experimental “personal defense weapon” version of the SCAR, and was showing it off at the NDIA symposium this week. With a little help from David Crane at Defense Review (who also doubled as cameraman for this video) I was able to fire off a couple shots. What did […]
TTAG writer Chris Dumm and his BFFs (Best Firearms Friends) are heading out to a secret location deep in the Washington woods this weekend to test the FN SCAR 16S. And an ArmaLite M15. And AK of some sort or description. We’ll have reviews of each gun and an an apples-to-oranges-to-fruit-roll-up modern home defense sporting […]
FN Five-SeveN (5.7) Gun Review For some gun gurus, the FN Five-SeveN is the handgun equivalent of the world’s most fire-proof paper hat. It’s a brilliant technical achievement but who cares? For one thing, you’re more likely to find Keira Knightley at an Old Country Buffet than a box of 5.7x28mm ammo at K-Mart. For another, […]
I saw this one at the NRA show, and was drawn to it like a moth to a flame. White to rice. A nerd to a booth bimbo. You get the picture. I want one. And until I have one, this video may serve to explain WHY I want one. Enjoy.
