Bought a FNAR

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Its been along time since I've posted, but I finally bought a FNAR with the heavy barrel. Here is my experience after 250 rounds through it...

1.It has never jammed in anyway or form.

2.The magazine fits into and out of the mag well with ease.

3.With all of the cheek comb and stock adjustments it comes with it fits me like a glove.

4. The trigger is nice and crisp, and it feels like a hair trigger compared to my M1A Loaded.

5. Accuracy. It is definitely a sub MOA semi-auto. At 100yards I can get 3 shot .75 inch groups, some groups are smaller. I've had a few 3 shot groups slightly smaller than .5 inch, these are rare though. I have done some 5 shot groups that are just over .5 of an inch to about .75 of and inch is size. Some groups will be slightly over 1 inch, but this is because of me and ammo selections. I should mention that I don't hand load. I only shoot factory match ammo.

6. Cleaning. The barrel and action are as easy to clean as my M1A. The gas system, I will admit, is definitely more labour intensive but not "hard" to clean. I've done it once and the next time will be faster.

7. Visual appeal. I like it. It has a unique presence to it and I think that works in its favour. It looks mean with the Bushnell 4200 I put on it.

8. Overall impressions. It really like to shoot this gun. It is very accurate and feels great in my hands. The look of this rifle as I stated earlier is different, but this works in its favour. It has a really unique beauty to it. I would recommend this rifle to anyone who loves accurate semi-autos.

Anyone else out there have one or shot one recently? Would love to hear more reactions and impressions on this rifle.
 
Congrats on you purchase. I do recomend you start reloading, as my 308 match ammo only costs about 60 cents/round.

Am I correct in assuming you can't clean the barrel from the breach end?
How dirty does the gas system get?
 
Thats right. You have to clean from the crown into the action. The gas system after 250 rounds really wasn't that dirty. I would say that it might even be less dirty the next time I clean it, due in part to that there might have been extra oil or grease on the gas system from the manufacturer. It's suggested to clean the gas system after about 300-350 rounds. I did it after 250 because I was curious to take it apart for the first time.

And yes, its non-restricted.
 
a very nice rifle, is it non-res?

although i think for that kind of price, I would go for the kel tec rfb but that is just me, I like to piss off the liberals/anti's by owning a demon rifle. :D
 
Here are some pics of the FNAR and a five shot group at 100 yards with Winchester supreme match 168gr.
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tx200 said:
It is the heavy Barrel. And its heavy.
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Actually I'm curious about that, since I have yet the chance to play with one. I've never been a big fan of the regular BAR hunting rifle.

If I recall correctly, the FNAR with the 20" fluted heavy barrel was supposed to come in at ~8lb? A plain jane M14 is about the same with a skinny barrel profile.
 
Winz said:
If I recall correctly, the FNAR with the 20" fluted heavy barrel was supposed to come in at ~8lb? A plain jane M14 is about the same with a skinny barrel profile.
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FN USA website advertise the: -20" heavy 9lbs 14 oz
-20" standard 8lbs 13oz

Sadly I never saw the latest offered in Canada, maybe a Questar special order item...

To compare with the M14 is touchy but we could say that weight are pretty close if you also put rails and scope mount to the M14.
M14 pros: proven reliability and toughness, plenty of parts, mags, upgrades, gunsmiths, tips, etc.
FNAR pros: match accuracy out of the box

To me the M14 is THE military rifleman's rifle. The FNAR is more like a police rifle.
 
wildphil24 said:
FN USA website advertise the: -20" heavy 9lbs 14 oz
-20" standard 8lbs 13oz

To compare with the M14 is touchy but we could say that weight are pretty close if you also put rails and scope mount to the M14.
M14 pros: proven reliability and toughness, plenty of parts, mags, upgrades, gunsmiths, tips, etc.
FNAR pros: match accuracy out of the box

To me the M14 is THE military rifleman's rifle. The FNAR is more like a police rifle.
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Thanks for the specs. I guess I should be less lazy and could have looked that up.

I don't know about the comparison of availability of parts, gunsmiths, etc. I love my M14s and tweaking them. The BAR is pretty wide spread available so except for the mag system, parts are probably easier to acquire.

As for the M14 = Mil, FNAR = LE ....whatever, I won't go there. Either one should work just fine for hitting paper and/or furry animals who happen to taste good for supper.

My C7A2 works just fine for the unwanted furry animals. When that fails, we have other tools in the green machine.
 
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