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At the exhibition Eurosatory 2022 in Paris, France, FN Herstal and Fiocchi have announced that they have entered into a new agreement. The new partnership should please U.S. customers as it specifically covers the manufacture and supply of 5.7x28mm ammunition in this market. The future plan is also to expand the existing range of 5.7x28mm ammunition for the U.S. commercial market.

FN America have announced the introduction of a new addition to their FN 509 series of polymer-framed pistols. The FN 509 Midsize Tactical comes in black and FDE with FN’s ‘Low-Profile Optics-Mounting System’ and weighs in at 27.9 oz.

FN America will be displaying MultiCam SCARs at the 151st NRA Annual Meeting. The rifles are the same as usual – SCAR 16S, 17S and the 20S commercial variants – with Crye Precision’s original MultiCam pattern applied hydrographically to the receiver and the trigger module frame.

FN America have announced the introduction of their new FN 15 DMR3 rifles. Chambered in 5.56x45mm, the new DMR3 has an 18-inch hybrid profile barrel with a 1:8 twist and is available in matte black anodized, factory Cerakote flat dark earth (FDE) or tungsten gray finishes. The rifle comes with a Geissele two-stage G2S trigger and SureFire ProComp muzzle brake.

Photo Of The Day: When I shot the SCAR 17 for the first time I was surprised how light it was for a major caliber. According to the specifications, the weight is 8 pounds or 3.6 kg, with the 16.25″ barrel. SCAR stands for Special Operations Combat Assault Rifle. This one is upgraded with a lower from Handl Defense.

In the SCAR owners groups, Eduardo Moniet of Mototech Engineering has been quietly making upgrade parts for the FN America SCAR platform. One thing he has been making is his SCARburator gas selector. You replace your factory OEM gas selector for his and you can tune how much gas goes into the piston for use with SBRs and suppressors. Or you can tune it for your ammo.

FN America have announced a $50 million contract with the US Army to provide M240L GPMGs and titanium receivers. The new award is in line with the June 2021 contract worth $92 million to produce M240 series general purpose machine guns. The titanium receiver is the key component which helped shave 5 lbs off the previous M240B’s 27.6 lb weight. The M240H introduced in 2004 weighed 26.3 lbs while the L weighs just over 22 lbs. The number of guns and additional receivers ordered under the contract has not been confirmed.

Back in August 2021 we reported that Los Angeles Police Department had selected the FN 509 MRD-LE as its new LAPD duty pistol. FN America were awarded a contract to equip the entire department over the next five years. FN America have now announced that the first batch of approximately 10,000 pistols has been delivered.

FN America have ussed a safety bulletin for FN 502 Tactical .22LR owners to check that their manual safeties are installed properly. The bulletin comes after “a very limited number of… pistols in the field” were found to potentially have “improperly installed” safety.

Back in 2018 we reported that FN would be ceasing production of the iconic Browning Hi-Power. But now its back, ‘reborn’. FN America claim improvements to the pistol’s ergonomics, fire control design, accuracy and an increased magazine capacity of 17+1.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many guns, accessories, and ammunition. For a long time, rimfire enthusiasts like myself have been looking for affordable alternatives to our favorite centerfire pistols and rifles. While the AR-15 side of the market seems to have that covered, the pistol world seems to have been left behind with only a few options that really fit into the “tactical rimfire” pistol niche. One such pistol that comes to mind is the Smith & Wesson M&P 22 which has proven to be one of the most reliable scaled-down versions of a full-sized centerfire pistol ( be sure to check out Austin R’s overview of his M&P 22 which has well over 15,000 rounds through it). However, frequent readers of The Firearm Blog will know that FN recently released their FN 502 Tactical 22LR rimfire pistol to the market, and today on the Rimfire Report we will be putting it through its paces to see how it performs.

FN America is headquartered in McLean, VA, with manufacturing operations in Columbia, SC. Altogether FN America, LLC, is the U.S. subsidiary of the Belgium-based FN Herstal, S.A. Today we’re going to have a look at the new  FN 15 TAC3 line of carbines with new configurations, new colors, finishes and other features like an ambidextrous charging handle and selector.

The new FN502 Tactical 22LR pistol was announced recently and I’m sure many of you are trying to get your hands on one. However, you should be forewarned that if you live in certain states, the FN502 could run you afoul of the law due to its construction. In an email put out to distributors and dealers for FN America, the company urged its customers to be wary of purchasing the pistols in case they go against local regulations.

With ammunition starting to show back up on shelves and hunting season just around the corner, maybe it’s time to build yourself another AR15. Primary Arms is now offering a full lineup of FN America AR15 barrels chambered in 5.56. FN America’s barrels are solid quality and each made from 41V50 Chrome Moly Vanadium steel. The new barrels are available now from the Primary Arms website and are in stock at the time of writing.

FN America have announced the introduction of their first-ever .22LR pistol, the FN 502 Tactical. The optics-ready, hammer-fired 502 Tactical feeds from a 15 round magazine and is modelled after the FN 509 and has a 4.6-inch threaded barrel. The new FN .22 comes in black or FDE and has an MSRP of $499.00.