Key facts
- Type
- Bullpup assault rifle , Semi-automatic rifle (FS2000)
- Place of origin
- Belgium
- In service
- 2001–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- See Conflicts
- Designed
- 1995–2001
- Manufacturer
- FN Herstal
- Produced
- 2001–present
- Variants
- See Variants F2000 F2000 Tactical FS2000 F2000 S
- Mass
- 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) ( F2000 ) 3.39 kg (7.5 lb) ( F2000 Tactical ) 3.65 kg (8.0 lb) ( FS2000 ) 3.44 kg (7.6 lb) ( FS2000 Tactical )
- Length
- 688 mm (27.1 in) ( F2000 ) 688 mm (27.1 in) ( F2000 Tactical ) 744 mm (29.3 in) ( FS2000 ) 744 mm (29.3 in) ( FS2000 Tactical )
- Barrel length
- 400 mm (16 in) ( F2000 ) 400 mm (16 in) ( F2000 Tactical ) 443 mm (17.4 in) ( FS2000 ) 443 mm (17.4 in) ( FS2000 Tactical )
- Width
- 81.3 mm (3.20 in)
- Height
- 259.1 mm (10.20 in)
- Cartridge
- 5.56×45mm NATO
- Action
- Gas-operated , rotating bolt
- Rate of fire
- 850 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
via Wikipedia infobox
~14 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The FN F2000 is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup rifle, designed by FN Herstal in Belgium. Its compact bullpup design includes a telescopic sight, a non-adjustable fixed notch and front blade secondary sight. The weapon has fully ambidextrous controls, allowed by a unique ejection system, ejecting spent cartridge casings forward and to the right side of the weapon, through a tube running above the barrel. The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the IDEX defence exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
Design details
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “FN F2000” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.