#AIRSOFT FNC M3 MANUAL#
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The selector lever is located on the left side of the receiver and has 4 settings: 'S' - weapon safe, '1' - single fire mode, '3' - 3-round burst, 'A' - continuous (automatic) fire.

#AIRSOFT FNC M3 MANUAL#

The FNC uses a 2-position gas valve, a hammer-type firing mechanism and a trigger with a fire selector switch that is simultaneously the manual safety, securing the weapon from accidental firing.

The spring extractor is located inside the bolt head, the ejector is fixed and riveted to the inside of the receiver housing. The rifle is also used as a service rifle by the armed forces of Tonga, a microstate in the Pacific Ocean.Ī German soldier aims an FN FNC during a Belgian/German weapons qualification at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 2009. The FNC was finally adopted by the Belgian Armed Forces in 1989, as a service-wide replacement for the 7.62×51mm NATO FN FAL, after having been issued in small numbers to airborne infantry units for several years. Slightly modified, it remains the main service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces. Sweden adopted a version of the FNC for domestic production in 1986, naming it the Ak 5. Trials for the Swedish Armed Forces were held between 1981–1982, using updated prototypes that proved the utility and efficiency of the design, impressing both the Swedish military and Belgian Army staff back at home.

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The Indonesian government later acquired a license to permit Indonesian firm PT Pindad to manufacture the rifle for all branches of the armed forces, as the Pindad SS1 and Pindad SS2. The first state to adopt the FNC was Indonesia, which purchased approximately 10,000 rifles in 1982 for its air force. This prototype was soon withdrawn from the NATO competition after performing poorly due to its rushed development.

The rifle's design is based on the FNC 76 prototype, which itself originated from the commercially unsuccessful FN CAL rifle.

The FNC was developed between 1975–1977 for NATO standardization trials, as a less expensive alternative to the M16 rifle. US Army infantryman firing an FNC at a target during a stress shoot The FNC ( French: Fabrique Nationale Carabine) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed by the Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal and introduced in the late 1970s. Gas-operated long-stroke piston, rotating boltģ0-round detachable STANAG box magazine (standard issue) or other STANAG magazinesĥ13 mm (20.2 in) sight radius (standard rifle)