We have another video for you today, this time on the FN FNC carbine. These were developed in the 70s and 80s, and saw some limited military and commercial success. We have a civilian US-imported one, and we’ll take a look at how it functions and disassembles.
Prototype
FN Grand Browning: The European 1911 that Never Happened
When John Browning licensed his handgun patents, the North American rights were granted to Colt, and the Western European rights to FN in Belgium. Browning provided the patents and patent model guns to the companies, […]
Semiauto pistol
What Would Browning Do: FN’s New High Power
It seems like everyone is making a copy of the Browning High Power these days, and FN themselves have jumped into the arena as well. What FN is making isn’t just a clone of the […]
Select-fire Rifles
FN CAL: Short-Lived Predecessor to the FNC
The CAL (Carabine Automatique Leger; Light Automatic Carbine) was FN’s first attempt to produce a 5.56mm rifle as a counterpart to the 7.62mm FAL. While light and handy, the CAL was a relatively complex and […]
Thanx !
I have two .. I sure haven’t forgot this weapon!! At auctions they sell for $3000 to $4000 now, that’s hardly “forgotten”!
the fixed firing pin and the method of removing the bolt head remind me of the M249 SAW (also a FN product), the minor difference being the number of lugs of course. In the m249 it makes sense to me because it is an open bolt weapon, but i cannot see any reason to have a fixed firing pin on a closed bolt like the FNC. I wonder why they went that route.