Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.
As a result of favourable reviews of the Mk 48 Mod 0 and increasing demand for a more powerful variant of the Minimi, FN Herstal introduced the Minimi 7.62. In November 2006, a FN Herstal press release said the Minimi 7.62 had recently been "launched onto the market" and was available "with a fixed or telescopic buttstock and a standard or ...
A muzzle brake or recoil compensator is a device connected to, or a feature integral (ported barrel) to the construction of, the muzzle or barrel of a firearm or cannon that is intended to redirect a portion of propellant gases to counter recoil and unwanted muzzle rise. [1] Barrels with an integral muzzle brake are often said to be ported.
A German soldier aims an FN FNC during a Belgian/German weapons qualification at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 2009. The spring extractor is located inside the bolt head, the ejector is fixed and riveted to the inside of the receiver housing.
It is likely that FN hoped to generate sales in West Germany for the 30-11 rifle equipped with familiar German accessories and optics. Although the original (configuration 1974) already had a removable scope and diopter, in a later phase (configuration 1978 and 1981) picatinny or EAW pivot mounts were added to fit a wider range of scopes.
Due to the shortened barrel with the gas port intersecting the barrel bore near the muzzle, the gas port diameter was opened up to match the internal diameter of the gas tube at 0.110 inches. [ 1 ] A second prototype used a custom profile 16-inch (410 mm) barrel with the gas port and front sight base/gas block moved back approximately 2.5 ...
The FN FNP pistol is a series of semi-automatic, polymer-framed pistols manufactured in Columbia, South Carolina, by FNH USA, a division of Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. [5] The handgun debuted in early 2006 and is variously chambered for the 9×19mm , .40 S&W , .357 SIG and .45 ACP cartridges.
FN A5M: McMillan A5 stock with buttpad spacers and adjustable cheekpiece, 20-inch heavy barrel or 24-inch heavy fluted barrel. FN A5M Shooting System: FN A5M with scope and bipod. FN A5M XP : FN A5M with 5/8 x 24 tpi threaded barrel.