Gun Wiki
Explore
Main Page
Discuss
All Pages
Community
Interactive Maps
Recent Blog Posts
On the Wiki
Firearms by type
Pistols
Revolvers
Submachine guns
Rifles
Shotguns
Sniper rifles
Machine guns
Grenade launchers
Rocket launchers
Anti-tank weapons
Ammunition
Commercial cartridges
Military cartridges
Wildcat cartridges
Musket balls
Minié balls
Shells
Companies
People
Gun science
Jargon
About and Community
About this Wiki
Administrators
Policies
Communication
Discussions
Community corner
Editing $1
Manual of Style
Sandbox
Copyrights
FANDOM
Fan Central
BETA
Games
Anime
Movies
TV
Video
Wikis
Explore Wikis
Community Central
Start a Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Sign In
Sign In
Register
Gun Wiki
3,253
pages
Explore
Main Page
Discuss
All Pages
Community
Interactive Maps
Recent Blog Posts
On the Wiki
Firearms by type
Pistols
Revolvers
Submachine guns
Rifles
Shotguns
Sniper rifles
Machine guns
Grenade launchers
Rocket launchers
Anti-tank weapons
Ammunition
Commercial cartridges
Military cartridges
Wildcat cartridges
Musket balls
Minié balls
Shells
Companies
People
Gun science
Jargon
About and Community
About this Wiki
Administrators
Policies
Communication
Discussions
Community corner
Editing $1
Manual of Style
Sandbox
Copyrights
Editing
FAC 70
Back to page
Edit
Edit source
View history
Talk (0)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
{{guninfo |name=FAC 70 |image=[[File:FAC70.png|300px]] |origin=United States of America |manufact= |maker=[[John P. Foote]] |design=1970 |birth= |death= |type=[[Assault rifle]] |nobuilt=1 |caliber=[[5.56×45mm NATO]] |action=[[Gas operation]] |length= |barrel= |weight= |justweight= |width= |height= |magazine=[[STANAG magazine]]s |cycle= |effective= |range= |usedby= |velocity= }}The '''FAC 70''' ('''F'''oote '''A'''utomatic '''C'''arbine, 19'''70''') was an American prototype [[assault rifle]] that was designed by [[John P. Foote]]. ==History== The FAC 70 assault rifle was developed from John Foote's previous rifle prototype, the [[R68]]. Foote hand-built the FAC-70 prototype in the US but sent it to England to be evaluated by the [[Sterling Armament Company]], who had expressed an interest in producing a new assault rifle. Ultimately, however, it lost the Sterling contract to the [[AR-18]] from [[ArmaLite]]. The FAC 70 prototype remained in the UK in Sterling's archives. ==Design== The FAC 70 was essentially an improved version of the R68 that was cheaper and easier to manufacture than the R68. The FAC 70 is also lighter than the R68. Due to similar looks, it can be assumed that the R68 and FAC 70 both used the same [[AK]]-derived long stroke gas piston action with a rotating [[bolt]]. As with the R68, for easy usage, the weapon's charging handle was located on top of the weapon so that both left- and right-handed users could use the weapon with ease. The safety was also located inside the trigger guard so that one could flick it quickly while keeping their finger on the trigger. The weapon takes 20 round [[AR-15#M16|M16]] magazines as standard. ==References== *[http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=279 Article on ''Small Arms Review''] [[Category:Assault rifles]] [[Category:Prototypes]]
Summary:
Please note that all contributions to the Gun Wiki are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Template used on this page:
Template:Guninfo
(
view source
) (protected)
Follow on IG
TikTok
Join Fan Lab