René Crauwels

Gimme gimme gimme M/90 !

Slovenia’s Specialized Bullpup: the F2000S

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When the Slovenian decided to adopt a new infantry in the mid-2000s, the Arex Defense company decided to submit the F-2000 into the trials. The H&K G36 was widely expected to be the winner, but Arex had already been involved in making F2000 parts as a subcontractor for FN, and wanted a chance at a domestic-production rifle for Slovenia.

The one major hurdle was that the tender required the to have a carry handle, which the F2000 does not. At the request of Arex, FN agreed to design a version of the rifle with such a feature, but balked at the extremely tight time frame required. So instead, Arex made their own new upper receiver for the F2000, with an elevated picatinny rail and a carry handle beneath. This was entered into the trials and ended up winning. A contract for 6500 of the guns was issued, and they were delivered in 2006-2007. The final design was designated the F2000S by FN (not to be confused with the civilian-sale semiautomatic FS2000).

Thanks to Arex Defense for giving me access to this to film, and thanks to Polenar for hosting me in Slovenia!

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