Assault rifle//France
ID — FAMAS-G2
Designation
FAMAS G2
MAS (Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne) / GIAT
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- FAMAS G2
- Alias
- Fusil d'Assaut MAS — Génération 2
- Manufacturer
- MAS (Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne) / GIAT
- Country
- France
- Year
- 1994
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- Limited
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 925 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~1100 rpm
- Effective range
- 450 m
- Maximum range
- 3200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 488 mm
- Overall length
- 757 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.8 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Otturatore a massa ritardata a leva
- Bolt / action
- Leva di ritardo (delayed blowback)
Feed
- System
- STANAG magazine
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoBurstAuto
Historical profile
Introduced in 1994, the G2 was designed to bring the FAMAS to NATO standard: AR-15 magazine well for 30-round STANAG mags and a 1:9 twist barrel to stabilise SS109 ammunition.
Adopted in limited numbers by the French Navy (Fusiliers Marins), while the Army kept the F1 until replacement by the HK416F in 2017.
Retains the bullpup layout with three-prong flash hider/muzzle brake and 3-round burst selector.
Variants
FAMAS G2 Commando (canna 405 mm)FAMAS G2 SMG
Main users
France (Marine Nationale) · Djibouti
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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