NOTICE: Uxbridge Arms (UA) will be importing, testing and selling a wide range of interesting firearms for your review and enjoyment, please follow us here on CGN.
Our first rifle up for review, test and sale is the the French FR F2 sniper rifle and we have a limited number of these rifles in stock c/w original scopes and available for sale in store and online. We plan to take this rifle to the range for a "range test" and video the results so that you can enjoy the performance of this rifle with our staff. As part of the range test, we are seeking a limited number of local volunteers in Uxbridge, Ontario to assist us with this event and as a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to participate in the testing of this rifle if you are a licensed PAL holder. Please understand we will not be able to accommodate everyone that wants to volunteer, the opportunity is limited and participants will be selected at the exclusive discretion of Uxbridge Arms. If you don`t get selected for the FR F2 range test, please don`t worry, we have the MG34, Browning 1919 and many, many more rifles coming up for test fire at the range over the next few months.
To volunteer for the FR F2 Range Test, please email us rangeteam@uxbridgearms.com -please no phone calls to volunteer, email only. You may drop by the store to inspect a rifle at any time.
For background, the FR F2 (French: Fusil à Répétition modèle F2; English: Repeating Rifle, F2 model) has been the standard sniper rifle of the French military since 1986. It is designed for shooting at point targets at distances up to 800 metres.
The FR-F2 is an upgrade from the earlier FR F1 sniper rifle. The rifle barrel is thermally shielded along a considerable part of the barrel by a polymer shroud. The barrel is free floated and is equipped with a flash hider. It uses a different bipod-stock configuration from its predecessor, which is built just ahead of the receiver. GIAT studies lead to a new three groove conical barrel. Tapering the barrel from the throat area up to the first 100 mm of the barrel and at the muzzle end reduced barrel wear caused by propellant gasses passing the projectile in the bore.
The rifle's manual safety is located at the rear of the trigger.
It uses 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition and is equipped with a telescopic sight. French army standard issue is either an APX L806, with a bullet drop compensation calibrated for 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition from 100 to 800 m in 100 m increments, or SCROME J8 (Army) or Nightforce NXS (Air force) or Schmidt & Bender 6×42 mil-dot (Navy). Backup sights on top of the barrel shroud are standard on each F2 rifle.
The rifle is also issued as part of the FÉLIN infantry combat system outfitted with a SAGEM Sword Sniper 3-in-1 optic, which serves as a telescopic sight, thermal weapon sight, and laser rangefinder. The FR F2 utilizes the same basic bolt design as the older MAS-36 infantry rifle. The MAS-36 bolt action was however extensively modified and strengthened to reduce accuracy-inhibiting flex in the FR F1 and FR F2.
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