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Slovenia's Specialized Bullpup: the F2000S (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2023-05-27 12:00:01 +0000 UTCWhen the Slovenian Army decided to adopt a new infantry rifle in the mid-2000s, the Arex Defense company decided to submit the F-2000 into the trials. The H&K G36 was widely expected to be the winner, but Arex had already been involved in making F2000 parts as a subcontractor for FN, and wanted a chance at a domestic-production rifle for Slovenia.
The one major hurdle was that the Army tender required the rifle to have a carry handle, which the F2000 does not. At the request of Arex, FN agreed to design a version of the rifle with such a feature, but balked at the extremely tight time frame required. So instead, Arex made their own new upper receiver for the F2000, with an elevated picatinny optics rail and a carry handle beneath. This was entered into the rifle trials and ended up winning. A contract for 6500 of the guns was issued, and they were delivered in 2006-2007. The final design was designated the F2000S by FN (not to be confused with the civilian-sale semiautomatic FS2000).
Thanks to Arex Defense for giving me access to this rifle to film, and thanks to Polenar Tactical for hosting me in Slovenia!
Comments
Paul Beck
Okay then I'll guess that the facility you visited frowned on mag dumps. 🥺
Forgotten Weapons
Yup!
Paul Beck
Does it have a Fun Switch?!?
Djd
Based on Ian's videos with the Polenar guys ,Id love to know the wee tricks Arex used in beating the G36:)
Guido Schriewer
didn't the belgian army adopted it? damn.. now I have to look that up.... days gone by were so easy. fal. done.
