So, I was reading this thread last month and was explaining my likes and dislikes of the Tavor and the FS2000 and mentioned that I'd probably get another FS2000 at some point in the future. I was thinking at the time that since they'd been (apparently) discontinued that they might not be the best choice to pick right now, though. But, like a song that gets into your head even if you don't want it to, I couldn't stop thinking about the FS2000. One thing led to another, and I ended up picking one up off the EE.
I've owned two before, and sold both to buy other, more "sensible" rifles, but the FS2000 has a draw on me like no other black rifle. They have their quirks...oh lord, they have their quirks. Let's see...there's the challenging trigger pull, tricky chamber access, magazine type limitation, and now, maybe issues with their discontinuance. But, when I picked this one up, it was like putting on a favourite pair of jeans. Sure, it's short and a little thick in the middle--as am I
--but it really feels like it was designed for me, it's that comfortable. And the trigger pull, while different, can be managed. The trick is to find the point at the start of the second stage--it's not that hard--just before the final break. The release at that point is short, crisp with a positive, very short reset. The mag issue doesn't bother me--I use 10-round LARs usually with C-products floorplates so they don't get lost up the tall magwell. I'm not doing shooting any competitions that require fast mag changes so the lack of drop free functionality doesn't bother me either. I find their balance point (just at the pistol grip) more comfortable than the Tavor's more rearward balance, and my experience is that the FS2000 is also more accurate the the Tavor. Restricted status doesn;t change how I shoot this rifle, either, since there's no Crown Land shooting in Nova Scotia and all my shooting is range-only anyway.
Maybe I'll be able to resist sensibility and logic this time and hang onto this one!
Here's my younger daughter four years ago in a picture from this thread about my first FS2000:
and here she is with the latest...the rifle looks a little smaller now!
I'm still using the Trijicon RMR on the rifle--I like its small size and light weight....more details here.
I've owned two before, and sold both to buy other, more "sensible" rifles, but the FS2000 has a draw on me like no other black rifle. They have their quirks...oh lord, they have their quirks. Let's see...there's the challenging trigger pull, tricky chamber access, magazine type limitation, and now, maybe issues with their discontinuance. But, when I picked this one up, it was like putting on a favourite pair of jeans. Sure, it's short and a little thick in the middle--as am I
--but it really feels like it was designed for me, it's that comfortable. And the trigger pull, while different, can be managed. The trick is to find the point at the start of the second stage--it's not that hard--just before the final break. The release at that point is short, crisp with a positive, very short reset. The mag issue doesn't bother me--I use 10-round LARs usually with C-products floorplates so they don't get lost up the tall magwell. I'm not doing shooting any competitions that require fast mag changes so the lack of drop free functionality doesn't bother me either. I find their balance point (just at the pistol grip) more comfortable than the Tavor's more rearward balance, and my experience is that the FS2000 is also more accurate the the Tavor. Restricted status doesn;t change how I shoot this rifle, either, since there's no Crown Land shooting in Nova Scotia and all my shooting is range-only anyway.Maybe I'll be able to resist sensibility and logic this time and hang onto this one!
Here's my younger daughter four years ago in a picture from this thread about my first FS2000:
and here she is with the latest...the rifle looks a little smaller now!
I'm still using the Trijicon RMR on the rifle--I like its small size and light weight....more details here.
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