{"id":9596,"date":"2015-04-14T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=9596"},"modified":"2015-04-13T16:42:09","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T20:42:09","slug":"civilian-version-of-the-fn-m249-saw-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=9596","title":{"rendered":"Civilian Version of the FN M249 SAW?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"semi-automatic-m249s-fn-minimi\"<\/a>How much is that SAW-y in the window?\u00a0 <\/em>FN Herstal USA<\/a> will be producing a civilian version of the U.S. Military’s M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), according to news from the NRA Annual Meeting 2015.\u00a0 Also in the works from FN are two Military Collector versions of the M-4 and M16.\u00a0 Here is the presser:<\/p>\n

(McLean, VA \u2013 April 10, 2015) FNH USA is excited to announce that three new products, including a brand-new product line, will be making their first appearance on the FNH USA Booth #2324 at the 2015 NRA Annual Meetings in Nashville, TN. Expected to be released in the Fall of 2015 are the mil-spec FN M249S\u2122, a semi-automatic version of the U.S. Military\u2019s M249 SAW light machinegun and two new additions to the company\u2019s modern sporting rifle line, the FN 15\u2122 M4 and M16 Military Collector Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cFNH USA has a unique history of commercializing and releasing to U.S. firearms buyers products that were originally developed for military or tactical applications,\u201d said Mark Cherpes, President and CEO of FN America, LLC. \u201cWe are proud to continue that tradition with the introduction of the FN 15\u2122 Military Collector Series and the semi-auto FN M249S\u2122.\u201d<\/p>\n

FN M249S\u2122<\/p>\n

The FN M249S, a semi-automatic version of the M249 SAW light machinegun, was originally developed by FN Herstal as the FN MINIMI\u00ae and adopted by the U.S. Military in 1988. The rifle features the signature 20.5-inch FN cold hammer-forged, chrome-lined barrel and operates from a closed bolt position. Chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, the rifle will accept both magazine and linked ammunition belt and offers a 4.5-6.5 pound trigger pull out-of-the-box.<\/p>\n

FN 15\u2122 Military Collector Series<\/p>\n

The FN 15\u2122 Military Collector\u2019s Series M4 and M16 bring to market military replica rifles made to FN\u2019s exacting specifications. The semi-automatic rifles are chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO and feature M4 -profile 16 and 20-inch 1:7\u201d RH, button broached and chrome-lined barrels, respectively. Each UID-labeled lower receiver is equipped with an ambidextrous selector switch, just like its select-fire big brother.<\/p>\n

To learn more about FN America, LLC and FNH USA branded products, visit us at booth 2324 at the 2015 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits or visit www.fnhusa.com<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"FN15_mil_colector_m16\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What are your guesses for a price on that SAW?\u00a0 Oh, I’m thinking I couldn’t afford one…<\/p>\n

Randall<\/p>\n

photos:\u00a0 FN-USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How much is that SAW-y in the window?\u00a0 FN Herstal USA will be producing a civilian version of the U.S. Military’s M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), according to news from the NRA Annual Meeting 2015.\u00a0 Also in the works from FN are two Military Collector versions of the M-4 and M16.\u00a0 Here is the presser: (McLean, VA \u2013 April 10, 2015) FNH USA is excited to announce that three new products, including a brand-new product line, will be making their first appearance on the FNH USA Booth #2324 at the 2015 NRA Annual Meetings in Nashville, TN. Expected to be released in the Fall of 2015 are the mil-spec FN … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[805,804],"class_list":["post-9596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-firearms","tag-fn-herstal","tag-nraam-2015"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p28xkp-2uM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9596"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9603,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9596\/revisions\/9603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}