Variant FN F2000 Assault Rifle Series and FN F2000 IWS Belgian Assault Rifle

The FN F2000 and FN F2000 IWS Assault Rifle (Integrated Weapon System) is not exactly a simple assault rifle; it is a weapon system consisting of a bullpup assault rifle and a number of snap-on attachments and weapons to suit the F2000 to nearly any sort of tactical situation. The FN F2000 assault rifle is unusual for its extraction; it throws the spent case forward up a channel and then ejects it just to the rear of the flash suppresser. This is an added layer of complexity, but means that left and right handed people can easily use it without worrying about spent casings being ejected in their faces or down their shirts.

FN F2000 Standard Assault Rifle

The FN F2000 IWS Assault Rifle cases are not ejected into the air violently like most rifles; they fall gently to the ground. This minimizes the chance of detection of the firer by an observant enemy. The FN F2000 Rifle is equipped with an optical sight with 1.6x magnification; there are backup iron sights, and the optic sight is mounted on a MIL-STD-193 (Picatinny) rail. An optional feature is a complete “fire control system;” this module has a sight with a 2.6x magnification, laser rangefinder, ballistic computer, and an IR laser aiming module.

FN  F200 Tactical Assault Rifle

The amount of attachments and weapon accessories that may be fitted to the F2000 is staggering. They include, but are not limited to: a flashlight mount, a laser aiming module, a 12-gauge shotgun, a 40mm grenade launcher, a less-than lethal weapon module (any of these under the barrel), and a variety of aiming modules, scopes, or sights on top of the receiver. In the Fall of 2007, a civilian/police version of the F2000 was released: the FS2000.

FN F2000 EGLM Telescopic

Though very similar to the F2000 Assault Rifle, several key features are changed. Of course, the FS2000 Assault Rifle is a semiautomatic-only rifle, with a sear that makes conversion to automatic fire extremely difficult. Since many countries will not allow a civilian rifle to have a barrel as short as that of the F2000 (15.5 inches), the barrel is lengthened to 17.4 inches. The fire selector, difficult to use by a left-handed shooter on the standard F2000, was moved to a position under the trigger.

FN F2000 Semi Automatic

Multiple chamber-loaded indicators were added, both visual and tactile. The FS2000 is not sold with the 1.6x optical sight of the F2000 Assault Rifle (though it can be bought separately), and is not compatible with the F2000’s computerized fire-control system. (The MIL-STD-1913 rail and the backup iron sights remain.) The FS2000 cannot mount a grenade launcher, nor can it mount a bayonet or a shotgun module, but other F2000 accessories can still be mounted. The reduced-capacity versions of the magazine are identical to the standard magazine, but they have a molded-in block in them.