Hands on with the FAMAE 542

[evolture]

How's the trigger? Is it like the Swiss Arms?

 

[dizzy]

The bipod is mounted to the bayo lug, unlike the bipod on the San cg.

 

[mikethebike]

Ahh I see you already answered all my PV questions in this review, sorry about bugging you...

 

[Rookie{OMC}]

I like the fact, that I can find FRT #'s for these ERE rifles.

And the way I understand it is, the rifles can now go into a production run.

Is this correct?

 

[Shooting Centre]

I like the fact, that I can find FRT #'s for these ERE rifles.

And the way I understand it is, the rifles can now go into a production run.

Is this correct?

We have placed our order and are at the mercy of the FAMAE production cycle. They estimate 3 months.

 

[twyeh]

I can see these are missing the bayonet mount

 

[enefgee]

The bipod mount on these looks a lot like a PH type mount - way ahead of the Swissarms bipod mount.

 

[evolture]

^^^

I thought the bipod mount on the swiss arms classic green was supposed to be an improvement on the sg540.

 

[TV-PressPass]

Here's a closer look at that bipod and gas system area.

And for anyone who wants to compare the insides of their classic green to these: here's a not so fancy picture of the inside guts.



And one more pretty pictures because those two seem so plain.

 

[beltfed]

How's the trigger? Is it like the Swiss Arms?

It is not as good as a standard Swiss trigger, but decent for a service rifle.

 

[griffin86]

I really like the green furniture on it. Very nice.

 

[enefgee]

That 556 Carbine is pure ###.

 

[sewktbk]

I love the echo cyborg-style sound in the video after each shot.

 

[TV-PressPass]

.308 indoors has some pretty wild echo eh?

25 yards indoors is only so interesting. 200 yards outdoors is where these would be fantastic.

One more family photo:

 

[rivetc78]

White Fill on All Production Models? Or did you do that just for the pics?

 

[TV-PressPass]

I certainly didn't do anything to the rifles other than move them around to take photos.

You'd have to ask CSC or ERE whether this is planned for the production models

 

[Deckard]

I imagine it bangs up brass like a SIG?

 

[Shooting Centre]

White Fill on All Production Models? Or did you do that just for the pics?

White fill was done by ERE so the rifle info would be clear to RCMP. It will not be on production guns.

 

[Shooting Centre]

I imagine it bangs up brass like a SIG?

Here are a couple representative PMC 5.56mm cases. They are not beat up quite as bad as most SAN rifles would do.


And a couple 308 PMC cases. The necks take a hit but it is pretty easy to iron out.

 

[twyeh]

Is there anyway you can ask FAMAE to make us a shorter folding stock option? Like a FAL Para length or Warsaw length.
Current length looks to be a NATO length (LOP 14 inches), it will be great if they can chop it off to a much prefered LOP to 12.5 inches.