FS2000 Standard now available > FN Herstal

Posted: 12/28/2007 5:57:24 AM EDT

We all saw the Gunbroker ad for the FS2000 with the standard 1.6x optic, but in a recent Q&A session on FNFORUM, FNMAN revealed that the FS2000 Standard (the FS2000 with the 1.6x factory optic) is now available!

If anyone has photographs of the reticle, please post them! I heard from Bob A. that the FS2000 Standard optic's reticle is supposed to be slightly different from the original F2000 optic:

Posted: 12/29/2007 11:39:40 PM EDT

[#1]

Nice. I will be picking one up soon as I get home from holiday.

-Ben

Posted: 12/30/2007 5:05:21 AM EDT

[#2]

Ben, please post copious pics when you get yours!

Posted: 12/30/2007 7:09:48 AM EDT

[#3]

hellz yeah- pics, man!

Posted: 12/30/2007 12:38:55 PM EDT

[#4]

Will do, I get my next big check the 8th of January...so expect to see one within a week of that.

-Ben

Posted: 1/13/2008 12:11:07 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
We all saw the Gunbroker ad for the FS2000 with the standard 1.6x optic, but in a recent Q&A session on FNFORUM, FNMAN revealed that the FS2000 Standard (the FS2000 with the 1.6x factory optic) is now available!

If anyone has photographs of the reticle, please post them! I heard from Bob A. that the FS2000 Standard optic's reticle is supposed to be slightly different from the original F2000 optic:

img170.imageshack.us/img170/1115/sightfd0.th.jpg

I handled one when P icked mine up earlier this week and the reticle looks exactly like what you posted
Pretty narrow FOV IMO, I like my Eotech better

Posted: 1/13/2008 12:12:47 AM EDT

[#6]

They need to make an FS2000 with an F2000 barrel. That would convince me to buy. Fix the trigger too, maybe.

Posted: 1/13/2008 4:03:30 AM EDT

[#7]

Could you shoot using the standard optic with both eyes open?

Posted: 1/13/2008 10:32:21 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Could you shoot using the standard optic with both eyes open?

Yes

Posted: 1/22/2008 5:18:47 PM EDT

[#9]

The standard barrel is 15.74"/400mm.

Back to the reticle, is it etched glass with tritium?

Posted: 1/22/2008 5:22:24 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
The standard barrel is 15.74"/400mm.

Back to the reticle, is it etched glass with tritium?

Yeah...15.74 inches. They did NOT need to drag it out to 17.4, that is one of the few things I don't like that FN has done.

-Ben

Posted: 1/22/2008 5:27:32 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The standard barrel is 15.74"/400mm.

Back to the reticle, is it etched glass with tritium?

Yeah...15.74 inches. They did NOT need to drag it out to 17.4, that is one of the few things I don't like that FN has done.

Wait, am I misunderstanding, or are you guys saying the barrel on the FS2000 Standard is the normal length instead of that elongated thing on the original?

If so, hot damn...

Posted: 1/22/2008 5:28:33 PM EDT

[#12]

I am still hoping to pick up an FS2000 soon. But, I think I will go with the railed version. It just seems to have more options.

Posted: 1/22/2008 5:28:46 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The standard barrel is 15.74"/400mm.

Back to the reticle, is it etched glass with tritium?

Yeah...15.74 inches. They did NOT need to drag it out to 17.4, that is one of the few things I don't like that FN has done.

Wait, am I misunderstanding, or are you guys saying the barrel on the FS2000 Standard is the normal length instead of that elongated thing on the original?

If so, hot damn...

No....the FS2000 standard has the stupid long ass schlong of a barrel.

-Ben

Posted: 1/22/2008 5:31:27 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
No....the FS2000 standard has the stupid long ass schlong of a barrel.

Gah. I honestly wish they'd cut it down to 16" so it wouldn't look like some weird mutant rifle. That's the only thing that turns me off about the FS2000.

Posted: 1/23/2008 3:34:49 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:

Quoted:
No....the FS2000 standard has the stupid long ass schlong of a barrel.

Gah. I honestly wish they'd cut it down to 16" so it wouldn't look like some weird mutant rifle. That's the only thing that turns me off about the FS2000.

Actually I'm more pissed about FN chosing an odd barrel size and still not bring the OAL to 30". Why 17.4"? Why not 16" if they aren't bothering with a 30" OAL? Personally, I feel that a 18" barrel will give you more velocity AND bring the rifle to over 30" OAL. Many AR15 setups use a 18" barrel, so why not have one on the FS2000? 17.4" just doesn't make sense as it is still too short to meet 30" OAL but it is longer than 16". A 16" barrel would be the shortest legal barrel length before it becomes a SBR, but the OAL would still be around 27"-28" OAL, slightly longer than the min. legal OAL.

(The 30" OAL is needed for a few states, and changes the classification of the FS2000 to a rifle in at least 1 state.)

The reticle appears to be etched. I have no idea if tritium is used.

Posted: 1/23/2008 7:29:20 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
No....the FS2000 standard has the stupid long ass schlong of a barrel.

Gah. I honestly wish they'd cut it down to 16" so it wouldn't look like some weird mutant rifle. That's the only thing that turns me off about the FS2000.

Actually I'm more pissed about FN chosing an odd barrel size and still not bring the OAL to 30". Why 17.4"? Why not 16" if they aren't bothering with a 30" OAL? Personally, I feel that a 18" barrel will give you more velocity AND bring the rifle to over 30" OAL. Many AR15 setups use a 18" barrel, so why not have one on the FS2000? 17.4" just doesn't make sense as it is still too short to meet 30" OAL but it is longer than 16". A 16" barrel would be the shortest legal barrel length before it becomes a SBR, but the OAL would still be around 27"-28" OAL, slightly longer than the min. legal OAL.

(The 30" OAL is needed for a few states, and changes the classification of the FS2000 to a rifle in at least 1 state.)

The reticle appears to be etched. I have no idea if tritium is used.

Move out of Michigan then. They shoudn't have made the original design unavailable to the rest of us when it was legal in the first place (permanent flash hider, or .5" extra barrel, not 2" extra barrel)

-Ben

Posted: 1/23/2008 8:15:32 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I am still hoping to pick up an FS2000 soon. But, I think I will go with the railed version. It just seems to have more options.

Take the plunge Clasky.

Are you going to pick-up the Monolith foregrip if you get it?

Posted: 1/23/2008 3:31:12 PM EDT

[#18]

Sorry for the confusion--I was responding to the post regarding F2000 vs. FS2000. By saying "the standard" I was referring to F2000. Not "FS2000 Standard". Both the Tactical and Standard have unnecessarily long barrels.

Posted: 1/23/2008 4:34:21 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:
We all saw the Gunbroker ad for the FS2000 with the standard 1.6x optic, but in a recent Q&A session on FNFORUM, FNMAN revealed that the FS2000 Standard (the FS2000 with the 1.6x factory optic) is now available!

If anyone has photographs of the reticle, please post them! I heard from Bob A. that the FS2000 Standard optic's reticle is supposed to be slightly different from the original F2000 optic:

img170.imageshack.us/img170/1115/sightfd0.th.jpg</a>

I handled one when P icked mine up earlier this week and the reticle looks exactly like what you posted
Pretty narrow FOV IMO, I like my Eotech better

+1

I thought I was missing out but it is like looking through a straw.

Posted: 1/24/2008 1:04:15 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
They shoudn't have made the original design unavailable to the rest of us when it was legal in the first place (permanent flash hider, or .5" extra barrel, not 2" extra barrel)

-Ben

I agree. I never understood why they went with a 17" barrel either. Hopefully they have fixed the charging handle defect by now.

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