FN F2000

The FN F2000 is gas-operated 5.56mm NATO bullpup rifle developed by FN Herstal and first produced in 2001. Its safety and trigger mechanisms are derived from the FN P90.

The F2000 was designed to be ambidextrous (only the charging handle is not), and uses a patented ejection system to avoid the ejection, noise and gas release issues of a conventional bullpup. Rather than throwing spent brass from one or other side of the receiver, the F2000 shifts cartridges into an ejection chute that goes to the front end of the weapon, ejecting from a port above the barrel. This chute contains five casings at a time and will often eject all of them at once when filled, leading to distinctive sprays of multiple casings which do not necessarily match what the weapon is doing at the time.

While it might appear to mount some kind of computerized scope, the F2000's actual sight is a low-power conventional optic that is often mocked as looking like a BB gun sight, with the plastic shroud over it simply a cover. An actual computerized sight with a built-in rangefinder for the GL-1 is also available.

One issue with the F2000 is that the action is not particularly accessible, with the only way to check the chamber being a small flip-up cover affectionately known as the "toilet seat," and clearing jams often requiring field-stripping. The rifle also features a rubber dust gasket around the magazine well designed to prevent dirt from entering the weapon while a magazine is inserted, but this has several drawbacks. The magazine will not drop free from the rifle when the release is pressed and must be manually pulled out, it can be hard to tell if a magazine is seated correctly, and because the gaskets are designed to conform to the shape of the standard M16 magazine, many aftermarket magazines (particularly PMAGs) will not physically fit in the gun.

The Fabrique Nationale F2000 bullpup rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

FN F2000

Standard military select-fire version with a factory-fitted 1.6x optic mounted on a rail covered with a polymer shroud.

FN F2000 - 5.56x45mm NATO

FN F2000 - 5.56x45mm NATO with FN GL-1 - 40mm

Specifications

(2001 – present)

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Country of Origin: Belgium

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)

• Length: 27.1 in (68.8 cm)

• Barrel length: 16 in (40 cm)

• Feed System: Standard M16 magazine (typically 30+1 rounds, 10+1 civilian magazine also available), will not load most other STANAG magazines due to rubber seal in magwell

• Fire Modes: Safe / Semi-Auto / Full-Auto (850 rpm)

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Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
Splinter Cell	SC-20K	Available with silencer and FN GL-1	2002
Söldner: Secret Wars			2004
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow	SC-20K	Available with FN GL-1	2004
Battlefield 2		Available with FN GL-1	2005
The Hidden	FN2000		2005
Hitman: Blood Money			2006
Splinter Cell: Double Agent	M-160	MP only	2006
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2	SC-20K	w/variety of accessories	2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	FT 200M	Available with FN GL-1	2007
7.62 High Calibre		w/ various attachments	2008
Battlefield: Bad Company		Available with FN GL-1	2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky	FT 200M	Available with FN GL-1	2008
Counter-Strike Online	F2000		2009
Project Origin	Type-12 Pulse Weapon	w/ FN GL-1	2009
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3	F2K		2010
Ghost Recon Online	?	Available with FN GL-1	2012

Anime

Film Title	Character	Notation	Date
Innocent Venus	Japanese Military	Available with FN GL-1	2006
A Certain Magical Index - Season 1	MISAKA clones	Available with FN GL-1	2009
Golgo 13	Savine Brothers		2009
Sword Art Online II	"Xexceed"	With GL-1 Grenade launcher	2014

FN F2000 Tactical

FN F2000 Tactical TR with CAA FVG5 folding foregrip - 5.56x45mm NATO

FN F2000 Tactical TR with gray finish - 5.56x45mm NATO

Select fire version with a raised flat-top rail, not factory-fitted with an optic. The TR version has an added tri-rail on the handguard for accessories. A variant designed for the Slovenian army, the F2000 S, has the rail raised up off the top of the weapon with a gap underneath so it can be used as a carry handle.

Specifications

(2001 – present)

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 7.5 lbs (3.39 kg)

• Length: 27.1 in (68.8 cm)

• Barrel length: 16 in (40 cm)

• Capacity: Standard M16 magazine (typically 30+1 rounds, 10+1 civilian magazine also available), will not load most other STANAG magazines due to rubber seal in magwell

• Fire Modes: Safe / Semi-Auto / Full-Auto (850 rpm)

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Hitman		Interpol operative	with Bushnell holosight red dot sight	2007
MR 73		GIPN officer		2008
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Channing Tatum	Duke	with trijicon tri power dot sight	2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Marlon Wayans	Ripcord	with trijicon tri power dot sight	2009
Gamer	Various	Slayers		2009
Gamer	Zoe Bell	Sandra		2009
The Expendables	Sylvester Stallone	Barney Ross	with EOTech red dot sight, flashlight and laser pointer	2010
The Expendables	Jet Li	Yin Yang	with EOTech red dot sight, flashlight and laser pointer	2010
Iron Man 2			Mounted on War Machine	2010
The Mechanic	Jason Statham	Bishop	With backwards Leupold CQ/T sight	2011
Lockout		Police officers	With Bushnell holosight red dot sights	2012

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
Dennis Haysbert	Sgt. Major Jonas Blane	The Unit / Extreme Rendition	Fitted with scope	2006 - 2009

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	SC-20K	w/ collapsible stock, and various attachments	2005
Splinter Cell: Double Agent	SC-20K	w/ suppressor, C-More reflex sight, collapsible stock and FN GL-1	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms	As the "FN-F2000"	With optional ACOG scope	2007
7.62 High Calibre		w/ various attachments	2008
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2		w/ M203 grenade launcher, Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, suppressor, red dot sight, 1.6x optical sight, EOtech holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG, thermal sight and/or extended magazine	2009
Splinter Cell: Conviction	"SC3000"	heavily modified	2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2		w/ FN GL-1 and various optics	2010
Medal of Honor	F2000	w/ FN GL-1 and various accessories, MP only	2010
Battlefield Play4Free	As the "F2000"	With railed forend and optional EOTech or Sightmark Sure Shot red dot sight	2011
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs	ATAC 2000		2011
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	F2000	Tactical Handguard, added in Arctic Strike DLC	2012
Battlefield 3	F2000	w/ various attachments	2012
Arctic Combat			2012
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	"MAK-200"	AK-style gas block, AR15-style front sight and ACOG scope	2013
Renegade X	"Tactical Rifle"	50-round magazine and scope	2013
Ghost Recon: Phantoms	F2000	w/ various attachments	2014
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault	F2020	w/ various attachments	2016

FN FS2000

FN FS2000 Tactical with tan frame - 5.56x45mm NATO

Fully black FN FS2000 Tactical - 5.56x45mm NATO

FN FS2000 CQB - 5.56x45mm NATO

Civilian, semi-auto only version of FN F2000, available as the FS2000 Standard with original 1.6x scope and cover or as the FS2000 Tactical for the flat-top version. The primary difference is the pinned muzzle device, which has a different flash hider, slightly extends the barrel, and is not compatible with a bayonet. Discontinued in 2013 due to poor sales.

Specifications

(2006 – 2013)

• Type: Civilian sporting rifle

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 8 lbs (3.65 kg)

• Length: 29.3 in (74.4 cm)

• Barrel length: 17.4 in (44.3 cm)

• Capacity: Standard M16 magazine (typically 30+1 rounds, 10+1 civilian magazine also available), will not load most other STANAG magazines due to rubber seal in magwell

• Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Terminator Salvation		T-600 Terminators		2009

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
Shane West	Michael	Nikita / Coup de Grace	Fitted with C-More sight	2010-
Taraji P. Henson	Detective Carter	Person of Interest / Flesh and Blood	Green Receiver	Apr. 5 2012
Gary Shank		Top Shot - Season 4 / SWAT Throwdown	CQB model	2012
		Walking Dead - Season 6 Episode 12	FN FS2000	2015

See Also

• FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.