.308 French Giat/MAS FRF2 in Edmonton

[Airborn_69]

You don't see these everyday at the range...

Rumour is, there is only 2-3 in this country & it's freakin heavy!!!

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[Savage]

Nice pics I heard from some Legionnaires that the FR1 was a excellent sniper rifle is the FR2 in 762 NATO or 7.5 mm

 

[Airborn_69]

7.62 NATO for the 2..The FRF1 is 7.5mm Lebel as you mentioned.

 

[Luckyorwhat]

Great pics! I'll use those in the 'name this rifle' game on another forum.

Incidentally, is all that stuff on the barrel really necessary? What is it, insulation?


P.S. is 7.5mm really .308, because the French measure between lands not bore?

 

[Craig67]

The French service cartridge is 7.5X55. .308 Winchester is 7.62X51, also known as 7.62 NATO in the 147 gr loading.

Craig

 

[Airborn_69]

Incidentally, is all that stuff on the barrel really necessary? What is it, insulation?

It's actually wood with a layer of truck bedliner rubber.

 

[Steyrtac]

Mas

Are they for sale?
I want one so baaad!

 

[Airborn_69]

Not for sale, sorry!!

 

[Airborn_69]

Would anybody know the value of a rifle system like that?? It was in exellent condition.

 

[Steyrtac]

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Dunno about the market value, rarity may raise the price above the actual value of such of a system however.
I'll ask on Tir mailly.com, I had this idea for years to make myself a bubba version on this rifle on a MAS 36-51.
I handled one on a joint exercice with French guys with the APX scope and I loved it, the scope is pretty low powered by today standards.
Thanks for the pictures!

 

[TheCanuck]

It may be an awesome rifle but damn...

"You're so UGLY you could be a modern art masterpiece"

 

[PerversPépère]

7.62 NATO for the 2..The FRF1 is 7.5mm Lebel as you mentioned.

Not 7.5 Lebel, 7,5 French.
PP.

 

[ben hunchak]

All that "insulation" on the barrel is actually there to protect the barrel when you drop it on the ground at the start of a conflict.

 

[Airborn_69]

All that "insulation" on the barrel is actually there to protect the barrel when you drop it on the ground at the start of a conflict.

WOW! Thanks for your intelligent feedback..

 

[ben hunchak]

I can give you plenty more feedback if you want...I had 2 uncles wounded and my father deafened in that war while those cheese-eaters sat back and waited to see who was winning so they could join 'em, you may not remember as you may not have been in Bag-dad yet.

 

[Airborn_69]

I can give you plenty more feedback if you want...I had 2 uncles wounded and my father deafened in that war while those cheese-eaters sat back and waited to see who was winning so they could join 'em, you may not remember as you may not have been in Bag-dad yet.

Dude, this thread is about the FRF2 not France & Canada not supporting the war in Iraq. Irrelevant!

 

[Savage]

Dude, this thread is about the FRF2 not France & Canada not supporting the war in Iraq. Irrelevant!

Hey Ben start your own thread if you like

 

[Airborn_69]

Any former Legionnaires on this thread or what???

 

[Airborn_69]

 

[Savage]

Any former Legionnaires on this thread or what???

Most of the guys I know that served in the Legion are in Tahiti but might be able to track down a couple that live in Calgary and area