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Here's FN America and True Velocity's announcement in full:

FN America announced an expansion of their FN 509 series pistol at the 2024 SHOT Show. The expansion includes new models, limited-edition colors and configurations, and compensator kits designed to enhance recoil mitigation. These releases mark the ongoing evolution of the FN 509 series, which spans 18 models across consumer and law enforcement lines. Let’s take a look at the New FN America pistols and compensator kits.

The name FN can spark either controversy or praise depending on who you ask about them, and more importantly, what exact product you’re talking about. A little while back I had the rare opportunity to run an FN SCAR 17 absolutely ragged for about three days in the desert – something that I think not a lot of civilian rifles ever get to experience. While the SCAR 17 nearly killed the Trijicon VCOG that was attached to it, the rifle itself managed to keep running, without any malfunctions for the entire week in which about 500+ rounds of .308 ball ammo were shot through it. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has had extensive experience with FN’s vast product line as they carry a reputation for having some of the best “combat-proven” equipment in the industry. However, the big downside to all that is that most of their highly sought-after AR-15 rifles and barrels are somewhat overpriced according to some. One prime example of this is FN’s 15 DRM3 and TAC 3 rifles which both cost nearly $2000 but are known for being some of the best “duty grade” off-the-shelf AR-15s available. This is simply not the case with the new FN Guardian, which comes in at an MSRP of $999 and can now be found for a street price of around $875. But does the FN Guardian still maintain the legendary reliability and accuracy that FN’s AR-15s are known for? We’ll find out in today’s review!

Ever since the SCAR-SC, affectionately known as the Baby SCAR, was announced, U.S. customers have clamored for details, timelines, and availability of both a pistol variant and the unique compact SCAR-SC folding stock. And the wait is now over. The Baby SCAR is available as the FN SCAR 15P, a sexy, compact gun that includes many of the features required in a capable defensive carbine. But this pistol also has a few trails that need to be flushed out before you decide to pull the trigger. Let’s take a look.

FN America has announced the availability of a limited production run of the SCAR 17s DMR in 6.5 Creedmoor. The SCAR community has its faithful followers, and so does the Creedmoor for good reasons, so I think this will be a great combination. Just look at this FN SCAR in the USASOC International Sniper Competition, from one of our Photo Of The Day.

FN America has a new .22 LR pistol, the 502 MRD. It takes the existing 502 and adds an optics-ready slide. Much like the original, it features a 10-round capacity and a single-action-only hammer.

True Velocity, Inc., designers of lightweight composite-cased ammunition, have announced a new partnership with FN America. The partnership will look to test True Velocity’s conversion kit which can chamber the M240 in the proprietary 6.8TVCM composite-cased cartridge with the change of a barrel.

Hot on the heels of FN America’s announcement that they will be opening a new, second facility at Liberty, South Carolina, the company has now announced their plans to expand their current site at Columbia. FN America will invest $18 million in the Columbia site to add 40,000 square feet to the site. The expansion will also see an extra 100 jobs added at the facility that already employs more than 600 people.

FN America, the US subsidiary of Belgium’s FN Herstal, has been in operation for more than four decades. Its current guise is the result of a merger of the two separate prior iterations, FN Manufacturing and FNH USA. Beyond the Belgian and American operations, the company maintains a UK branch as well. Today, FN America is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and their manufacturing facility near Columbia, South Carolina primarily handles military arms, such as the M249 SAW and M240 machine guns. Now FN America has announced that they are expanding to a second domestic manufacturing operation. This new plant will be located in Liberty, SC, which is about two hours’ drive northwest of Columbia. This announcement came in the form of the following press release, where you can find some additional details.

Good evening everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Turbo T3 rifle suppressor. Last week we recapped the silencer coverage from the 2023 SHOT Show. Hours before I hopped on the plane to Vegas for the show, the new FN RUSH 9Ti pistol suppressor arrived for a review. Since this is FN’s first entry into the suppressor market, you might be wondering how it stacks up? Let’s take a look.

There was significant buzz around FN America’s booth during the first day of SHOT 2023. FN America have unveiled a brand new rifle developed for a US government requirement. We headed over to take a look.

Just before SHOT Show began FN America announced the expansion of their 5XX series with two new calibers 10mm and .45 ACP. On the first day of the Show we headed to FN to take a look at the new pistols.

FN America have announced the expansion of their FN 5XX series, building on the FN 509, they are now introducing the FN 510 Tactical, chambered in 10mm Auto, and the FN 545 Tactical, chambered in .45 ACP. Both pistols are suppressor ready with 4.71-inch recessed target-crown barrels, have optics cut slides and are available in either black or FDE finishes.

A little over five years ago, FN announced the SCAR-SC Subcompact Carbine to military and law enforcement customers, and ever since then, the crowd has been chanting for a civilian version. Affectionately known as the Baby SCAR, the FN SCAR 15P has just been released to the U.S. market in pistol form, chambered in 5.56x45mm with a barrel length of 7.5”. For customers who plan to make a short barrel rifle through the Form 1 process, stocks will be available for purchase separately. Additional information can be found below.

Every time a major firearm manufacturer releases their own suppressor, my overall happiness and outlook on life get just a little bit better. The only way we are going to move short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, and silencers into the mainstream gun community, is through the support of the large gun companies making them just as available as pistols and long guns. FN America has just announced the release of the FN RUSH 9Ti, a 9mm pistol suppressor that is designed to fight the blowback of gas towards the shooter’s face.