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A new machine gun by FN
A new machine gun by FN

A new machine gun by FN

A new machine gun by FN
A new machine gun by FN

A few days ago FN Herstal, the company responsible for such designs as the Minimi (M249 SAW), FAL or SCAR, has presented a new machine gun called the FN EVOLYS.

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The company described its new product as a modern, ultra-light weapon that combines the features of a belt-fed machine gun and an assault rifle.
FN has developed two EVOLYS models - 5.56x45mm and 7.62x51mm. The guns weigh 5.5 and 6 kg, respectively.

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The reduced weight and good balance of the weapon make it easier to shoot from any position. The transition from one shooting position to another is also facilitated by the design of the carrying sling attachment mouting points.

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The double-sided fire selector is equipped with a semi-automatic mode, as is the case with carbines and assault rifles, which significantly increases the range of use of the new weapon by not limiting its function only to support fire, but also giving the shooter the ability to hit targets with precision fire.

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The rifle fires from an open bolt, and the gas system is based on a short-stroke piston. From the very beginning, the weapon was designed for intensive work with a silencer, so no decrease in the effectiveness of weapons equipped with this accessory was recorded during factory tests. In addition, the use of a hydraulic buffer provides a significant reduction of recoil and provides greater control of the weapon, which is important especially when shooting without support.
The receiver and the belt feeder are also designed in an innovative way. In the case of EVOLYS, there no longer is a raised cover of the receiver, under which the ammo feeding mechanism is installed.

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The entire receiver is monolithic, which significantly influences the stabilization of optical sights mounted on the top picatinny rail. The ammunition belt is attached to the left side of the weapon after opening the small cover (see video below).

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The ammunition feeding system is also equipped with the function of automatically "correcting" the arrangement of ammunition in the event of incorrect ammunition arrangement after inserting the belt. This alleviates the problem of loading the first cartridge into the chamber. An interesting fact is that the last link of the ammunition belt is automatically ejected when the last shot is fired, which speeds up the reloading process. Of course, the light polymer stock is also noteworthy, as it resembles the one found in the SCAR rifle series.

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The gun is equipped with a light MLok handguard, the aggressive porting of which ensures adequate barrel cooling.

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The new ultra-light FN EVOLYS machine gun will be on display at the FN Herstal booth in the Belgian North HALL pavilion at the DSEI international fair in London from September 14-17, 2021.

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Sources: thefirearmblog.com, events.fnherstal.com, soldiersystems.net

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