An assault rifle made by Fabrique National de Herstal (FN Herstal)in two models; The FN SCAR-L, made to fire the 5.56x45mm NATO round, and the FN SCAR-H made to fire the 7.62x51mm NATO round. It was made to fill requirements of US Special Operations Command(SOCOM)and was purcased in 2004
FN SCAR... I have no idea for an example
by Burkus March 30, 2009
FN Fusil Automatique Leger (Light Automatic Rifle)
Introduced by FN Hestel of Belgium in 1952. It was a evolutionary improvement upon the previous FN49 semi-automatic rifle. It was originally designed to use the 7.92x33mm Kurtz cartridge developed by Germany during WW2 for their Stg44, the first "assault rifle". Due to US political pressure upon NATO, the US 7.62x51mm cartridge was adopted instead. Many nations not affiliated with the Warsaw Pact used the FAL, most notably the nations of the British Commonwealth under the designations L1A1(UK and Australia), C1A1(Canada), and R1A1(South Africa). Other nations adopting and/or manufacturing FAL rifles include Belgium, West Germany(G1), Austria(Stg58)Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.
Semi-automatic only versions are popular in the US civilian market. Model range in price from $400 for rifles made by Century International Arms, Inc. which were mainly Commonwealth parts kits rebuilt on Brazilian or Canadian manufactured receivers, to $1000+ for completely US made rifles from D.S. Arms, Inc.
The FAL was adopted by the British Commonwealth in a somewhat altered form including a folding charging handle, and the plans were converted from metric to Imperial. Such FALs are usually referred to as being "Inch pattern". Likewise, Belgian, Brazilian, German(G1), Austrian(Stg58), or D.S. Arms manufacture are referred to as "Metric pattern".
Basic specifications for the FAL are as follows,
Caliber : 7,62mm NATO (7.62x51mm/.308) D.S. Arms make versions in .243 Winchester and 7mm-08 as well.
Action: Gas operated, tilting breech block, select-fire or semi-automatic only
Length: 43.31 in. (110 cm), 38.98 / 28.98 in. (99 / 73.6 cm) for folding stock model
Barrel length: 21 in. (53.3 cm), 17 in.(43.1 cm) for folding stock model
Weight: 9.81 lbs. (4.45 kg) empty, 8.32 lbs. (3.77 kg) empty for folding stock models
Magazine capacity: 5-30 rounds, depending on magazine type
Rate of fire: 650-700 rounds per minute (Automatic versions only)
Introduced by FN Hestel of Belgium in 1952. It was a evolutionary improvement upon the previous FN49 semi-automatic rifle. It was originally designed to use the 7.92x33mm Kurtz cartridge developed by Germany during WW2 for their Stg44, the first "assault rifle". Due to US political pressure upon NATO, the US 7.62x51mm cartridge was adopted instead. Many nations not affiliated with the Warsaw Pact used the FAL, most notably the nations of the British Commonwealth under the designations L1A1(UK and Australia), C1A1(Canada), and R1A1(South Africa). Other nations adopting and/or manufacturing FAL rifles include Belgium, West Germany(G1), Austria(Stg58)Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.
Semi-automatic only versions are popular in the US civilian market. Model range in price from $400 for rifles made by Century International Arms, Inc. which were mainly Commonwealth parts kits rebuilt on Brazilian or Canadian manufactured receivers, to $1000+ for completely US made rifles from D.S. Arms, Inc.
The FAL was adopted by the British Commonwealth in a somewhat altered form including a folding charging handle, and the plans were converted from metric to Imperial. Such FALs are usually referred to as being "Inch pattern". Likewise, Belgian, Brazilian, German(G1), Austrian(Stg58), or D.S. Arms manufacture are referred to as "Metric pattern".
Basic specifications for the FAL are as follows,
Caliber : 7,62mm NATO (7.62x51mm/.308) D.S. Arms make versions in .243 Winchester and 7mm-08 as well.
Action: Gas operated, tilting breech block, select-fire or semi-automatic only
Length: 43.31 in. (110 cm), 38.98 / 28.98 in. (99 / 73.6 cm) for folding stock model
Barrel length: 21 in. (53.3 cm), 17 in.(43.1 cm) for folding stock model
Weight: 9.81 lbs. (4.45 kg) empty, 8.32 lbs. (3.77 kg) empty for folding stock models
Magazine capacity: 5-30 rounds, depending on magazine type
Rate of fire: 650-700 rounds per minute (Automatic versions only)
I like the FN FAL. It's nearly, but not quite as accurate as a M-14 or M-1A, but it's more reliable. And it has better ergonomics than a HK G-3 type rifle. As well as not screwing up the brass like the G-3 does so you can reload for it.
by J. Gerth April 13, 2007
A bullpup submachine gun manufactured in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale. The P90 is prehaps the most versitile weapon of it's kind: It's 5.7x28mm round possess better ballistic capabilities than the 9mm, with greater range and armor penetration. However, due to the uncommon round and doubtless high expense, the 9mm SMG will be around for a long, long time to come, which is perhaps a good thing, with guns like the Heckler & Koch MP5.
Dr. Evil cursed his cheap gun and picked up a P90, only to be eaten by his own laser beam-headed sharks, after the frikin' thing jammed.
by JoeBob September 14, 2003
The FNC is an assault rifle chambered in 5.56mm NATO and manufactured by Belgian arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale, or FN. Unlike the similar FN FAL, the FNC uses a long-stroke gas piston like the AK-47, while also inheriting features from the AR-15, making it a good, solid, all-around assault rifle. It's also the weapon that Al Pacino used in the bank heist scene in "Heat".
It's based on John Moses Browning designs, so it's guaranteed to be fucking awesome.
It's based on John Moses Browning designs, so it's guaranteed to be fucking awesome.
by James Bell January 19, 2009
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The act of pushing the Fn key on a keyboard with one hand, then running your other hand across the row with the function keys (F1, F2...). Whatever options are bound to those keys will all be triggered at once. This works best on laptops, as the function keys do things like lock the computer, change screen size, and alter wireless configuration. This often causes destruction to the user's computer, for hilarious effect.
Person 1: What's on your computer?
*leans in, fn-slides, flees*
Person 2: What the fuck! What did you do?
*computer attempts to resize the screen, turn on num lock, hibernate, lock workstation, and change contrast*
*leans in, fn-slides, flees*
Person 2: What the fuck! What did you do?
*computer attempts to resize the screen, turn on num lock, hibernate, lock workstation, and change contrast*
by HighPriestMcKickass February 25, 2011