Shot a FS2000 for the first time the other day.

[briansmithwins]

So, I'd been considering a FS2000 as my next rifle for some time. Found out one of my coworkers had access to one so I arranged a little range trip.

Turned out he had a FS2000 Standard. The stock optic wasn't too bad, but the lack of illumination makes me eliminate it as a possibility.

My impressions:
1) The trigger wasn't as bad as all the detractors made it out to be. The first stage was pretty junky and mushy feeling. But once it hit the second stage it broke pretty cleanly and the reset point was easy to find. I've seen ARs that had triggers I liked less.
2) One malfunction out of ~50 rounds. I took my first shot and then the trigger went mushy. I pulled the CH back and it came back freely about 1/3 of the way then stopped. Having read around the FN Forum a little I stopped tugging on the CH, pulled the mag out, then ran the CH thru the full range. 3 cartridges dropped out of the mag well. I inserted a new mag and kept shooting. The mag in question had a popped seam and was barely retaining rounds. I crushed it flat and trashed it.
3) It was weird not having any case ejections and then seeing 6 empty brass dribble out the front. Mag changes were pretty natural too, weak hand goes to the armpit, trip the mag latch and pull down. Probably not going to be as fast on mag changes as a AR, but then again, what is?

BSW

 

[dark.zero.x]

I love my F2k, in 3000 rounds I've only had 3 malfunctions 2 ammo related and 1 octuple feed. I would highly recommend the tactical or CQC model so you can mount your own optics. I find that, with practice you can get some mighty fast reloads going but still not AR fast.

 

[billwitten]

Most uncomfortable assault rifle ever

I spent some time with the FS2000 several months ago and I must say, I was glad to turn it back in. I am big, 6'4" with big hands, etc. It was an extremely uncomfortable gun for me to shoot. I shoot an AUG A3 all of the time and love the ergonomics of it but both the FS2000 and the PS90 get nothing but bad comments from me.

 

[tahunua001]

I actually liked the FS2000 to a degree. I loved the ergos, I never had any failures, it was semi accurate, the controls weren't very hard so I didn't even need the guy behind the counter to give me a walk through, and it conformed very well to my body.

however I hated the iron sights on them and I am one of the detractors that wasn't a fan of the trigger. if I slapped a red dot on there I think I could stomach the trigger enough to get one...but not for new....gently used with a fair trade in price I think I could handle it.

 

[2DREZQ]

Got one sitting around here somewhere...
Poor trigger, but usable once you get the hang of it.
Quick mag changes.
I love the balance and one-handability of it.
Accurate as I can be, but haven't tried it with good optics yet.
the looks grow on you.
easy to police your brass, and that's a significant issue in a lot of situations.
pricey, but what isn't these days?