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FN F2000
The FN F2000 is gas-operated 5.56mm NATO bullpup rifle developed by FN Herstal and first produced in 2001. Its safety and trigger mechanisms are derived from the FN P90.
The F2000 was designed to be ambidextrous (only the charging handle is not), and uses a patented ejection system to avoid the ejection, noise and gas release issues of a conventional bullpup. Rather than throwing spent brass from one or other side of the receiver, the F2000 shifts cartridges into an ejection chute that goes to the front end of the weapon, ejecting from a port above the barrel (similar forward-ejecting systems are used for some much larger weapons such as IFV guns and naval cannons). This chute contains five casings at a time and will often eject all of them at once when filled, leading to distinctive sprays of multiple casings which do not necessarily match what the weapon is doing at the time.
While it might appear to mount some kind of computerized scope, the F2000's actual sight is a low-power conventional optic that is often mocked as looking like a BB gun sight, with the plastic shroud over it simply a cover. An actual computerized sight with a built-in rangefinder for the GL-1 is also available.
One issue with the F2000 is that the action is not particularly accessible, with the only way to check the chamber being a small flip-up cover affectionately known as the "toilet seat," and clearing jams often requiring field-stripping. The rifle also features a rubber dust gasket around the magazine well designed to prevent dirt from entering the weapon while a magazine is inserted, but this has several drawbacks. The magazine will not drop free from the rifle when the release is pressed and must be manually pulled out, it can be hard to tell if a magazine is seated correctly, and because the gaskets are designed to conform to the shape of the standard M16 magazine, many aftermarket magazines (particularly PMAGs) will not physically fit in the gun.
The Fabrique Nationale F2000 bullpup rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:
FN F2000
Standard military select-fire version with a factory-fitted 1.6x optic mounted on a rail covered with a polymer shroud.
Specifications
(2001 – present)
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Country of Origin: Belgium
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)
- Length: 27.1 in (68.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 16 in (40 cm)
- Feed System: Standard M16 magazine (typically 30+1 rounds, 10+1 civilian magazine also available), will not load most other STANAG magazines due to rubber seal in magwell
- Fire Modes: Safe / Semi-Auto / Full-Auto (850 rpm)
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splinter Cell | SC-20K | Available with silencer and FN GL-1 | 2002 |
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | ||
| Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | SC-20K | Available with FN GL-1 | 2004 |
| Battlefield 2 | Available with FN GL-1 | 2005 | |
| The Hidden | FN2000 | 2005 | |
| Hitman: Blood Money | 2006 | ||
| Splinter Cell: Double Agent | SC-20K and M-160 | Former shown with bizarre and impossible adjustable stock, latter is MP only | 2006 |
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | SC-20K | Shown with bizarre and impossible adjustable stock, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions only | 2007 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | FT 200M | Available with FN GL-1 | 2007 |
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | |
| Battlefield: Bad Company | Available with FN GL-1 | 2008 | |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | FT 200M | Available with FN GL-1 | 2008 |
| Counter-Strike Online | F2000 | 2009 | |
| F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Armacham Type-12 Pulse Weapon | With "futuristic" look, shown as a BFG-style energy weapon using an FN GL-1 as a magazine tube | 2009 |
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | F2K | 2010 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innocent Venus | Japanese Military | Available with FN GL-1 | 2006 |
| A Certain Magical Index - Season 1 | MISAKA clones | Available with FN GL-1 | 2009 |
| Golgo 13 | Savine Brothers | 2009 | |
| Sword Art Online II | "Xexceed" | With GL-1 Grenade launcher | 2014 |
FN F2000 Tactical
Select fire version with a raised flat-top rail, not factory-fitted with an optic. The TR version has an added tri-rail on the handguard for accessories. A variant designed for the Slovenian army, the F2000 S, has the rail raised up off the top of the weapon with a gap underneath so it can be used as a carry handle.
Specifications
(2001 – present)
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 7.5 lbs (3.39 kg)
- Length: 27.1 in (68.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 16 in (40 cm)
- Capacity: Standard M16 magazine (typically 30+1 rounds, 10+1 civilian magazine also available), will not load most other STANAG magazines due to rubber seal in magwell
- Fire Modes: Safe / Semi-Auto / Full-Auto (850 rpm)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitman | Interpol operative | with Bushnell holosight red dot sight | 2007 | |
| The Last Deadly Mission | GIPN officer | 2008 | ||
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Channing Tatum | Duke | with trijicon tri power dot sight | 2009 |
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Marlon Wayans | Ripcord | with trijicon tri power dot sight | 2009 |
| Gamer | Various | Slayers | 2009 | |
| Gamer | Zoe Bell | Sandra | 2009 | |
| The Expendables | Sylvester Stallone | Barney Ross | with EOTech red dot sight, flashlight and laser pointer | 2010 |
| The Expendables | Jet Li | Yin Yang | with EOTech red dot sight, flashlight and laser pointer | 2010 |
| Iron Man 2 | Mounted on War Machine | 2010 | ||
| The Mechanic | Jason Statham | Bishop | With backwards Leupold CQ/T sight | 2011 |
| Lockout | Police officers | With Bushnell holosight red dot sights | 2012 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Haysbert | Sgt. Major Jonas Blane | The Unit / Extreme Rendition | Fitted with scope | 2006 - 2009 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | SC-20K | w/ mechanically impossible collapsible stock, and various attachments | 2005 |
| Splinter Cell: Double Agent | SC-20K | w/ suppressor, C-More reflex sight, impossible collapsible stock and FN GL-1 | 2006 |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | As the "FN-F2000" | With optional ACOG scope | 2007 |
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | w/ various attachments | 2009 | |
| Splinter Cell: Conviction | "SC3000" | Hybrid of F2000 Tactical and Crye Associates MR-C | 2010 |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | w/ FN GL-1 and various optics | 2010 | |
| Medal of Honor | F2000 | w/ FN GL-1 and various accessories, MP only | 2010 |
| Battlefield Play4Free | F2000 | With railed forend and optional EOTech or Sightmark Sure Shot red dot sight | 2011 |
| SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs | ATAC 2000 | 2011 | |
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | F2000 | Tactical Handguard, added in Arctic Strike DLC | 2012 |
| Battlefield 3 | F2000 | w/ various attachments | 2012 |
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | ||
| Ghost Recon Online | F2000 | With FS2000 CQB handguard or FN GL-1 | 2012 |
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | "MAK-200" | AK-style gas block, AR15-style front sight and ACOG scope | 2013 |
| Renegade X | "Tactical Rifle" | 50-round magazine and scope | 2013 |
| Ghost Recon: Phantoms | F2000 | With FS2000 CQB handguard or FN GL-1 | 2014 |
| Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault | F2020 | w/ various attachments | 2016 |
FN FS2000
Civilian, semi-auto only version of FN F2000, available as the FS2000 Standard with original 1.6x scope and cover or as the FS2000 Tactical for the flat-top version. The later FS2000 CQB has a tri-rail that replaces the entire handguard rather then being mounted to the front of it. The primary visual difference between the FS2000 and the F2000 is the pinned muzzle device, which has a different flash hider, slightly extends the barrel, and is not compatible with a bayonet. Discontinued in 2013 due to poor sales.
Specifications
(2006 – 2013)
- Type: Civilian sporting rifle
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 8 lbs (3.65 kg)
- Length: 29.3 in (74.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 17.4 in (44.3 cm)
- Capacity: Standard M16 magazine (typically 30+1 rounds, 10+1 civilian magazine also available), will not load most other STANAG magazines due to rubber seal in magwell
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminator Salvation | T-600 Terminators | 2009 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane West | Michael | Nikita / Coup de Grace | Fitted with C-More sight | 2010- |
| Taraji P. Henson | Detective Carter | Person of Interest / Flesh and Blood | Green Receiver | Apr. 5 2012 |
| Gary Shank | Top Shot - Season 4 / SWAT Throwdown | CQB model | 2012 | |
| Walking Dead - Season 6 Episode 12 | FN FS2000 | 2015 |
See Also
- FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.