We previously looked at the mechanics of FN's semiauto version of the US SAW, the M249S. Today we are taking it out to the range for some shooting...

In 2015, FN USA introduced a Military Collector product line - semiautomatic versions of their military contract small arms. These were the M4, M16, and - most interestingly - the M249 SAW. The SAW is a version of FN's Minimi light machine gun, developed in 1974 and adopted by the US in 1982. Th...

The "Tom Thumb" is a tiny .22 rimfire revolver made in Belgium by an unknown shop and imported into the US to be sold by the Daly Arms Company of New York. These are antique guns, probably made in the 1870s or 1880s, chambered for the original black powder .22 rimfire cartridge. There are other s...

Back in the day when Bloke was doing TFBTV, a gentleman contacted him by e-mail to describe in great detail the "clever" way he carried his FN 1910 loaded +1, i.e. with a full magazine and a loaded chamber. In doing so, he had inadvertently discovered a fundamental flaw and had put his pistol int...

The Vigneron was Belgium's standard submachine gun during the early years of the Cold War. It was originally adopted as the M1 in 1953, and about 21,300 were made. In 1954, several modifications were made, resulting in the M2 pattern. Many of the original M1s were converted to M2 specification, a...

FN played a role in the production of Polish wz.28 BARs, and in the process obtained a copy of the technical package for the weapon, and converted it to metric measurements. Under the supervision of Dieudonne Saive, this was used as the basis for FN's own BAR production, called the Modelé 30. Pro...

The SAFN, aka FN-49, is one of the classic post-war European battle rifles, and was sold to nine different countries in the early 1950s before the FAL became FN's primary combat rifle offering. What is often forgotten is that despite being limited to a fixed 10-round magazine, nearly half of all ...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn ***We've changed the name of this to FN15 instead of the M4A1 because that's more apt. We have re-filmed this with a true Colt 6921 recently using an actual USMC RCO (ACOG TA31) and will publi...

The FN America P90 + what Henry's about to do. Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack Consider supporting us via Patreon 👉 http://www.patreon.com/9HoleReviews (you an also access the Practi...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn ***UPDATE**** This is NOT a standard FN FAL, but rather an DSA Clone. We labeled it an FN FAL and it's been something that has bothered us for a while. There are a mix of features that you see...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn Shooting the FN FAL Para out to 500 yards with iron sights. Parameters: 2x shots per target from 150y to 500y, segmented per 50 yds. We have a discount for Slate Black Industries MLOK accessor...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn [or] slateblackindustries (dot) com 👉 Newsletter We did an overview of the FN SCAR17 video a while back, but never gave it a good recap. It's been a year and almost 2,000 rounds. It's time to ...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The FN SCAR 16 is the little brother, and the precursor to the SCAR 17 (heavy) as SOCOM's Mk16. This rifle was widely associated to US special operat...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️ https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The FNC was developed by FN Herstal in the late 70's to compete with the M16's dominance in the 5.56x45 rifle category. While FN was famous for its ...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The FN SCAR 17(s) / SCAR - Heavy. or the military Mk17 is either loved or hated within the firearms and military community, but there is no denying t...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The less-common SCAR 16 stemmed from the US SOCOM Mk16 project in search of a "product-improved" M4 replacement. While the initial Mk16 was woefully ...

The US prejudice against the FN FAL (including the inch pattern L1A1 SLR) is that they'll inevitably choke. However, Bloke's legit BSA L1A1 ran like a champ at Finnish Brutality 2023, with only one very minor hiccup at loading on the last rifle stage. Interestingly, the same hiccup that Ian's (Fo...

Another weaponed designed by famous FN weapons designer Dieudonné Saive, this experimental FAL was chambered to fire the British .280 cartridge. However, NATO would have something to say about it.

A compact take on the highly recognisable FAL this week. Join Jonathan Ferguson as he takes a look at a DIY shortened version of the Belgian-made battle rifle.

This week Jonathan examines an extremely rare system for suspending your revolver cylinder by Liege-based gunmaker, Alexandre Fagnus. Resembling the humble British plug chain, Jonathan explains why we don't see this system widespread among revolvers of this period.

First produced in 1951, the Belgian-made self-loading rifle was designed by famous FN weapons designer Dieudonné Saive. Saive was living under Nazi occupation when he was extracted to Britain in 1941 where he developed the Model 1949 AFN

At the end of the 19th century, cycling was booming in Europe. Unfortunately for enthusiasts of two-wheeled conveyance, so was rabies in dogs. A solution to this problem was found in the 'Velo-dog', a French/Belgian self defence revolver that gives us a fascinating peek into the perils of pedalli...

Designed to replace the somewhat last-ditch Sten gun imn the Belgian Army has a troubled history with extensive by the infamous para-commandos to suppress uprising in the Belgian Congo and were famously used in the assassination of President Patrice Lumumba.

The pinfire cartridge was a popular development in Europe in the mid-1800s that never saw much exposure in the United States. A huge variety of pinfire revolvers were made by a myriad of large and small shops, with Liege Belgium being one of the biggest manufacturing centers.

Guns ranged from ...