Unique F-11, the FAMAS in 22LR
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The FAMAS began being rolled out in earnest to troops in the early 1980s. To coincide with this, Unique rolled out a 22 carbine very closely following the profile and general handling of the FAMAS, the F-11. Closer inspection of this now quite rare beast shows that it is in fact an X-51Bis carbine cleverly concealed in some slightly modified plastic furniture. In this vid we take it apart and also take it out for a test run.
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