Valkyries
03-20-2008, 03:31 PM
Written by Doc Random
Sunday, 16 March 2008 18:22
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, or National Factory of Herstal to those of us not well versed in the French language, is one of those multi-billion dollar firearms companies that the average shooter may have never even heard of. Commonly known as FN, the company has assets in the USA, and manufactures guns under the Browning (since the brand’s inception) and Winchester (since 1989) names. FN is headquartered in (the French part of) Belgium, just outside the city of Liege. Unlike quite a few other firearms companies in Europe, FN actually started out as a gun factory. Since its inception in 1889, the company has gone on to produce such all-time greats as the FN FAL, the P35 (Browning) Hi-Power, and the M240-series medium machine guns currently in use by the US military.
FN is one of those often overlooked major contributors to the advancement of firearms technology. The guns developed and marketed by the company have helped shape the face of modern warfare, while also making a significant contribution to the civilian small arms market. Even in today’s “gun-unfriendly” political climate, FN continues to keep its civilian customers as a core part of its business strategy. As such, the company regularly brings civilian versions of its most technologically advanced guns to market. Because of this, we all benefit from the reduced weight of new materials, the increased efficiency of modern cartridges, and the lower cost and higher reliability of new gun platforms. Yes, the hunter does benefit from all of these “scary” looking “assault” rifles. Instead of humping a 10-pound scoped delicate bolt gun through the desert, he/she can now tote a compact, 6-pound gun that is just as accurate (for practical purposes, of course) and will probably still work after being thrown off a cliff!
The FN PS90 is just one example of the many hot new items FN has offered to us in recent years.
Much more to read and a break down of the gun>
http://www.countryboyartillery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:an-in-depth-look-at-the-fn-ps90&catid=40:reviews-firearms&Itemid=59
the site is still under construction in some places so bare with us.
Sunday, 16 March 2008 18:22
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, or National Factory of Herstal to those of us not well versed in the French language, is one of those multi-billion dollar firearms companies that the average shooter may have never even heard of. Commonly known as FN, the company has assets in the USA, and manufactures guns under the Browning (since the brand’s inception) and Winchester (since 1989) names. FN is headquartered in (the French part of) Belgium, just outside the city of Liege. Unlike quite a few other firearms companies in Europe, FN actually started out as a gun factory. Since its inception in 1889, the company has gone on to produce such all-time greats as the FN FAL, the P35 (Browning) Hi-Power, and the M240-series medium machine guns currently in use by the US military.
FN is one of those often overlooked major contributors to the advancement of firearms technology. The guns developed and marketed by the company have helped shape the face of modern warfare, while also making a significant contribution to the civilian small arms market. Even in today’s “gun-unfriendly” political climate, FN continues to keep its civilian customers as a core part of its business strategy. As such, the company regularly brings civilian versions of its most technologically advanced guns to market. Because of this, we all benefit from the reduced weight of new materials, the increased efficiency of modern cartridges, and the lower cost and higher reliability of new gun platforms. Yes, the hunter does benefit from all of these “scary” looking “assault” rifles. Instead of humping a 10-pound scoped delicate bolt gun through the desert, he/she can now tote a compact, 6-pound gun that is just as accurate (for practical purposes, of course) and will probably still work after being thrown off a cliff!
The FN PS90 is just one example of the many hot new items FN has offered to us in recent years.
Much more to read and a break down of the gun>
http://www.countryboyartillery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:an-in-depth-look-at-the-fn-ps90&catid=40:reviews-firearms&Itemid=59
the site is still under construction in some places so bare with us.