HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

Austin R
by Austin R
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I’m at a Loss?

Welcome everyone to the 239th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal? Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

In our last edition, our poll showed that you, the readers, decided the Remington 700 chambered in .458 SOCOM was a hot gat.

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At this time the original auction remains up with the wildcat chambered bolt action gat still up for grabs. We can only hope it’ll make its way to a new home in the not-so-distant future.

In this week’s edition of HGFC, we look at a very rare pre-ban FAMAS chambered in .223/5.56. As is tradition, this foreign bullpup gat is currently up for sale on GunBroker for $75,000 Starting Bid with No Reserve.

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP?

Look Mom a FAMAS or I’m at a Loss?

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

Let’s see what the Staff had to say about this week’s offering:

“For the true believer in Gun Jesus. Hot Gat” -Giorgio O.

“That carry handle has its own zip code, and that grip is so fat that NRA RSO’s are in orbit around it. Hot gat because this fudd doesn’t understand the appeal.” – Adam Scepaniak, Fudd

“Financial insanity but I don’t care – still a smoking hot gat. Pairs beautifully with your yacht and vintage Ferrari.” -Will P.

“Ca fusil est tres chaud!” -Doug E.

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

Selling this foreign gat is GunBroker seller razdds2, located in Boca Raton FL. Let’s see what they had to say about this rare imported bullpup.

CUSTOM LAYAWAY OPTIONS AVAILABLE, EMAIL ME AT MKRSPORTING@GMAIL.COM

ALL OF MY PACKAGES ARE PROFESSIONALLY PACKED TO ENSURE SAFE AND SECURE SHIPPING TO YOUR DEALER.

This FAMAS is in excellent condition and comes with two magazines, sling, bayonet, and cleaning kit.

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

Will only ship to a FFL dealer. No sales to any location where this gun is prohibited. Do not bid if it is not legal for you to own this gun in your area. Gun is sold as-is, please look at all pictures. If you require extra pictures, please reach out to me. Flat rate shipping of $120 to the continental states. If you require insurance, that is an additional cost that I can obtain for you. I only ship using Fedex or USPS Registered Mail, depending on the value of the gun and the insurance you decide to buy.

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HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

Manufactured since 1978 by the French company MAS the FAMAS is one of those holy grail-type rifles. I mean that in the sense that it might be bad, good, or otherwise, but you’d never know because no one has one. I’ve had the privilege of shooting a lot of obscure, rare, and otherwise cool firearms and I’ve never encountered a FAMAS. It’s one of those guns that fell right in the middle of multiple weapons and import bans and I’m sure there’s really only a select few people that can buy them.

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

So is there anything really cool about it? Well not really considering it’s a .223 (all my research indicates it’s not up to 5.56 NATO spec) and it’s a simple blowback design. The idea of a blowback bullpup being worth anything close to this amount is absolutely insane. But hey, it’s a FAMAS and you don’t have one so you’ll never know just how good or bad it just might be.

So what do you think? Is this French bullpup worth it with an opening bid of $75k or are you better off staying away from anything French today? As always I leave it up to you, the readers, to decide.

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Look Mom a FAMAS or I'm at a Loss?

What do you think? Is this FAMAS a Hot Gat or overpriced and outclassed Fudd Crap? Be sure to let us know in the comments below, and cast your vote to let us know if this ULTRA RARE Pre-ban FAMAS is a Hot Gat or Fudd Crap:

Austin R
Austin R

The author is a military contractor who enjoys conducting independent firearms research and reloading. Article inquiries and suggestions are welcome at austinjrex at gmail.com

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