France's Iconic Service Rifle; THE FAMAS
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- Join us in this exciting video as we take an in-depth look at France's iconic service rifle, the FAMAS. We'll test its capabilities and discuss its history, design, and performance. Don't miss out on this comprehensive exploration of one of the most famous rifles in military history!
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Hello, so I've been 8 years in the french infantry (92RI - 2008-2016, started solider ended staff sergeant) so I was quite interested in your opinion of the famas.
I think that you summarize quite well what an experienced user like me would say about this rifle. Here's a few additional infos:
The FAMAS was designed to be ambidextrous which is great for left handed shooter like me, but has also its flaws like the safety close to the trigger that's is quite an odd design choice. However in the army we didn't use the strong hand to manipulate the safety, but the weak hand. If you try this way you'll perhaps find that it is less unintuitive.
On the F1 and FELIN versions, the front flippable pip was a little bit larger than the commercial one I think, however I do remember that most of us just kept it lowered at any time as you didn't need it for engaging up to 300m, which was most of the time anyway.
The stock was badly designed yes, I completely agree with that, and it doesn't feel better after 20k rounds. In fact, shooting while wearing protection glasses (which is the basic, right?) was already quite uncomfortable, let alone with a gas mask and armor... The hump though, at 31:22 is holding the piston that absorbs the recoil, being over the center of gravity of the weapon it also stabilize it. If it was under, the weapon would rise significantly higher when you shoot.
Same about the bipods, I went to my old pictures to check, but almost all of us removed them (if we were allowed) as anyway if you prone, you'll use your backpack as a support.
At 28:50, the trigger guard rotation is to actually allow to shoot grenades vertically, that you can't with the commercial version of course as the features designed for it are missing. But to rotate the trigger guard was to prevent you to get you finger caught in if you weapon was slipping due to the recoil (that was quite wild when shooting grenades).
I had the opportunity to train and shoot with other rifles, including AR-15 likes, and in fact the trigger on the FAMAS, especially compared to the latter, is dog poo. While in operation, sand or dust would make it even tougher (you could literally hear the trigger linkage scratch). But the fact that you have a fairly light rifle, compact (76cm), easy to carry with one arm thanks to the weight repartition, such a smooth recoil, and great velocity and precision thanks to the 488mm barrel, for me it was a winner.
But as you said, when you shoot and sleep with a weapon for so much time, you naturally tend to be biased.
So sad that you couldn't put your hands on a FELIN version, while being the same platform, the optic mount make it a completly different weapon. You should actually contact the special forces PR and why not the french ambassy in the US to ask to get your hands on one, with the things happening here in europe I'm sure they would send you a rifle and an operator to show you how things are done. Qui ose gagne.
Thanks for the video guys, I enjoyed it.
Ici c'est Clermont !
Extremely informative! Thank you so much for your input! Great supplemental reading to this video!
You can tell this man knows his stuff, because he wrote something readable AND informative.
Plus there is sometime french force training in the US now we use 416 but there is a lot of famas available to try so it could be a possibility
he would have to contact French SAS (Alex) with his companies he would surely have solutions for the special versions of the famas and moreover it is an operator who seems to know his subjects well too.
The FAMAS: Because 25 rounds are divisible by a 3 shot burst if you believe hard enough 🥖🇫🇷
CMON TARS
Because 25 is divisible by 3 in *_THE METRIC SYSTEM_*
24 for the enemy, one for yourself. Because, France!
At 5:30 he straight exhaled gun smoke
It’s designed that way so you can tell when you’re on your last round without counting or pulling on empty.
You noticed when your 3 round burst is just one round.
I am a french soldier and I watch your videos for more than 2 years now, so I HAD TO WATCH this one obviously ...
Évidemment
Pour la France 🫡🇫🇷
Did you like the rifle?
Don't forget it was designed for conscripts in the late 60's and was issued in the late 70's.
Is all your training running away in a zig zag pattern?
When you compare all the guns from the time period it has been developped in, that gun was completely crazy for it's time.
True. But, don't forget the FN (belgium) weapons.
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British EM-2 and Austrian AUG beat them to he punch but the FAMAS beat them in adoption.
@@Wohlfe I honnestly don't think so
Only 86 of these were imported into the US back in the 80s.
If one comes up for sale it'll go for as much as a transferable MG
There is ZERO aftermarket for it, NO OEM spare parts.
She's a rare bird in the US.
Obligatory "moon rock rare" comment
Dog water as the kids say
There is one on Gun Broker
Ian mcoolum 😅
@@tha_black_merc For 145k you can make a small production run as well :)
I can hear Ian McCullum smiling
Forbidden chuckles.
@@bsmithhammer while Mustache Twirling
If there were a guntuber with access to dark magic it can only be Ian
Oui, Monsuer.... because it's French.
Ian McCullum is a great presenter and a very knowledgeable individual: "Gun-Jesus".
Hi, another french military here. Some of my fellow wine drinkers already commented on your video, but I'd like to point out that most of the "odd" designs of this legend of a rifle are from the fact that it was designed in the 70'. Body armors weren't that frequent by then. And most shooters were standing more sideway than they are now to reduce the width of their body facing the enemy while getting a stable stance for accurate shooting. Like this, the head was naturally more foward and fall perfectly into the gap between the handguard carry handle and the bump on the stock. This bump was not that much of a flaw by this time. With body armor, you want to expose this protection toward the enemy, insteadd of your less protected side and therefore face it with your torso.
You also seem to adopt a modern hand positionning with the thumb on top rather than the whole hand underneath supporting the rifle. It's a stance that I, honestly, haven't seen until the last decade and that I would assume comes from the AR thin barrel and the encumbrance of body armor. But with the hand under the barrel like we used to do, your fingers should never be on the cocking handle's way. Your weak hand is also well placed to operate the safety.
Last words that you don't really mention in your video, but I get that it was not really the point, is that this gun was sooooo easy to disassemble and clean. When I finally had my hands on a modern gaz operated machine gun, I've come to hate these gaz pistons. To clean the famas, you remove two pins, and have immediate access to the very very few pieces to clean.
I love that rifle, even though I found the sights a bit hard to acquire for fast aiming.
Awesome video, keep up the good work!
As a former draftee in the 1990s, I second your comment. This gun was designed with the "Nation in arms" doctrine in mind, that is meanly trained draftees and mobilized men, hence the ease of use and cleaning, and perhaps also the 3-shot auto mode (to spare ammo while attempting to do suppressive fire, the only mode for not so good shooters) and the bipod.
As a little anedocte, the first time we went to the shooting range with our weapons of endowment, I was impressed by my battle-hardened sergeant instructor (Troupes de marine) who casually tuned the iron sights of his team by standing and shooting at 200m, until he hits the bull’s eye (in one or two tunings), as we struggled to mark the target in the prone position.
Yeah, people forget how this rifle was designed to fight with a conscript army where body armour wasn't that widely issued and it was intended to be more compact in vehicles and helicopters which it does well for it's barrel length. It makes sense for France's experience in Algeria in the 60s.
I was in the military from the years 2018 to 2023, and always will be happy yet melancolic knowing that I am among the last frenchmen to use a locally engineered service rifle.
Now the centuries-old chain is broken.
It's sad, every country is slowly loosing their military production. Everything becomes the same.
@@braccereve9271
Aye. We lose what we have, but for what?
@@Briselancefor what?! So the Vatican and the the jesuits can have complete control of EVERYTHING!!!!! Duh.
@Briselance armies cost money, we have never had so much money go to our people.
Then again we break the loop and send the money out of our country to buy weapons from someone else.
.....and now you are "forced" to have Allemange Guns from HK. Poor French......so hurting to national Ego??? 🤣
Sacre bleu, le Garand Pouce vient de poster. Magnifique!
Sounds like a bunch of verbal diarrhea
At 5:30 he straight exhaled gun smoke
@@SliceyMcChop as a French... so much cringe. J'ai en mal au cul.
t'est pas le seul a ressentir ca tqt @@jeffmaesar
"Le garand pouce" 😂
As a french guy, thanks you Garand to talk about our mythic weapon. It's sad that we don't make them anymore, it's such a good rifle.
Yes since 2017 to 2028 they switched to the HK416F wich is also a great rifle and more easy customizable with optics etc@t_enjoyer4458
@@content_enjoyer4458that's true
Yes since 2017 I think. The HK416 is a great rifle @@content_enjoyer4458
We've been replacing it for 3 or 4 years now for our regular forces @@content_enjoyer4458
Ahhhhh yees je suis pas le seul fr ici
Thx for reviewing the Famas
Fierté Française !! 🇫🇷🇫🇷
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On est là ! 🇫🇷
I'm the proudest french man rn! Thx (btw you are the only Americans who make jokes about french but are actually funny and not angrying) Godspeed
Our FAMAS F1 were all re-barreled during the 2010's with different twist rate so we were able to shoot heavier bullets. Only the Marine had the G2 version wich could accept stanag mags. FAMAS worked very well with brass cased ammo, i used to shoot israeli, brasilian and US ammo without any issues. Very accurate rifle with a 19.5" barrel (which has the overall length of a 10.3 MK18...) and low recoil. Reliabilty was great. Carrying handle were improved to low profile picatinny top ones with ambidextrous horizontal charging handle palm. In Afgha back in 2010 we had an optic mounting capable carrying handle with AIMPOINT COMP M2. Regarding your gassy issues never experienced it but never shot it suppressed neither....We were teached to manipulate the safety/selector only with weak hand...
Served us very well in combat and did the job great, and would take the upgraded one over an HK416 anytime. Thanks for the vid bro 🤙🤙
Very useful feedback.
Je digère pas qu'on soit passé sur un fusil allemand, même si je peux comprendre le besoin des troupes de s’équiper avec un fusil plus "moderne"
Dommage, un modèle nexgen aurait été tellement stylé pour nos armées
mille fois oui meme si le remplacant est bon, on est devenu dependant des allemands merci macron , de gaulle doit se retourner dans sa tombe. et je prefere notre bon vieux famas ila fait se preuve jamais eu de souci
FAMAS Felin right? it seems super rare and very nice, plus, can use the camera sights with it. wish one would find ine and test it. how did the trigger feel?
I read this in a French accent and it made it better
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Famas : Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, lit. 'Assault rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory .
I thought it means "Find Attacking Military and Surrender" 😂
Part of the historic Saint-étienne factory is now and engineer school (another part is an art school iirc)
@@TheOmomierz who surrendered for the “ Quasi war “
@@TheOmomierz FTG FDP
@@TheOmomierzhaha so funny. You said surrender like in Vietnam or Afghanistan ?
Je suis impressionné par le nombre de français qui regardent cette chaîne !
Le fusil d'assaut préféré des français c'est sûr!
Le HK416 à ses avantages, mais sans blagues, le FAMAS te fait sentir français, il à ses défauts et ses qualités mais il est français! 🇨🇵 💪🏻
Le plus gros problème du hk416 c'est la gamme que le gouvernement a choisi, tu le sais Sans doute mais il y a plusieurs gamme représentant la qualité des matériaux utilisés et de la précision des pièces, allant de A a F, la F étant la pire, on les a reçu monté a l'envers et les matériaux sont de très mauvaise qualité, les finitions sont finies a la pisse c'est du n'importe quoi, devine quelle gamme notre gouvernement de co**ards a choisi ? La f évidemment, parce qu'elle coute beaucoup moins cher. Ont aurait vraiment mieux fait de garder le FAMAS et de continuer a le modernisé au fil des années, comme le rafale
Le FAMAS est une légende et devrait être un symbole national. Je le voie bien dans la main de la Liberté Guidant Le Peuple. Temps pis pour l'anachronisme.
It's funnier when you realize Garand Thumb is named after the M1 Garand, which is named after Jean Garand, a French-Canadian!
Awesome video for awesome hardware. The FAMAS F1 will always have that unique cool factor of a design. Great to see you love it!
French-Canadians are not French. Genetically speaking and culturally.
@@DylanWOWilliams Moyons-donc…
@@DylanWOWilliams Well it is stupid to say that we are not French "Genetically" speaking while most of Quebec settlers and colons came from the North-West regions of France. (Maine et loire, Bretagne, Normandie etc...)
@@JeffreyBezeau The interbreeding has lead to French Canadian having their own specific genetic markers and very specific diseases that only affect them. Major parts of the definition of race.
@@DylanWOWilliamsunfortunately for you, French isn’t a race.
As a French soldier : on été tous vraiment triste de voir notre famas partir à la retraite. Un fusil avec des défauts mais beaucoup de qualités qui compensaient. C'est un symbole français qui s'envole...
Le problème n'est pas tant celui-là que d'être allé prendre le M416 allemand comme si nous étions incapables de produire nous-mêmes un successeur au Famas, une honte quand on connaît la tradition de qualité dans ce domaine.
De mon côté on l'a encore pour deux ans je pense
You don't need a rifle anyway. All you need is a white flag.
@@jorelldye4346 France is the country with the most military victories in the world, without the French at Dunkerque on May 27, 1940 who saved the English, Great Britain lost the war, what you need is to go get it done fuck
@@jorelldye4346so much history ignorance in the US...
As a regular user of this wonderful gun and shooting instructor, I can testify that a decent shooter can drop targets at 500/600m 9 times out of 10 while standing and using the iron sights.
Very sturdy and reliable gun, even after generations of young soldiers used and abused it.
Too bad you couldn’t try the burst/full auto mode. That’s quite an experience. And surprisingly accurate on burst even at 50m distance.
Is it because with that fire rate you get multiple rounds already out the door before the first shot's recoil really hits you?
Yes, this and the very nature of the gun. Being a bullpup, it is really well balanced. Most of the weight is distributed behind your strong hand.
You could fire it one handed like a pistol and you would still hit your shots.
Thanks for this tribute to our beloved Famas. You've pointed out so well weaknesses and strength of this eighties rifle, a part of our military story now. Looks like you had fun to use it, as we had. Anyway at his time this old guy was freaking deadly and accurate. Cheers
what i love the most about the famas is the sound it makes, its just so iconic when that action is cycling.
I was just thinking "does that sound different? Or am I imagining it?"
Iron sight impact from 570 yards is very impressive
First time I see one your videos, the scenery is fantastic :)
Used a FAMAS during my 10 months mandatory military service in 94. Loved it :)
As a french, it's beautiful to see this fella in action.
That bump on the stock is for the spring system allowing the rifle to shoot bursts at 1000 rpm. It's not present on civilian version, just like there's no rifle grenade system.
It's also a built in riser for heads up shooter lol
The mountains at your place are truly spectacular
"The biggest threat to France is the French". As a French I cannot agree more.
Loved the video and thank you for this awesome FAMAS review. As a french soldier I shoot more (if not only) with the HK416 and not with the FAMAS and I would love to shoot with the revalorised FAMAS. It would be great to see a video from you about the differences and upgrades between the FAMAS in this video and the revalorised version (But I think it would be really difficult to put your hand on one).
I am glad you liked it, It's such an iconic weapon and I will never know why there is so much hate around the FAMAS sometimes. It's a great weapon, well balanced and very accurate ( more than the HK416 in my opinion) but it's outdated unfortunately.
Thank you for the video !
Peut être qu'un jour, on aura droit à une remise en service d'un modèle de Famas modernisé ( même si j'ai des doutes, vue la merde qu'à été la ""révolution"" entre très grosse guillemets du système félin )
Salut étant ancien militaire français je comprends ce que tu veux dire, si l’état français actuel serait un peu moins bête on aurait des vcd15 au sein de l’armée ça permettrait a terme de réformer une industrie complète et de permettre à Verney-carron qui appartient à cybergun de pouvoir produire de A à Z un fusil à un coût abordable.
Pour ce qui est du famas il serait judicieux de reproduire des fusils pour le civil au vue du nombre de fan à travers le monde ça pourrait être un véritable carton, peut-être que récupérer d’abord des f1 pour les brider en semi-auto et les vendre serait plus rentable…
En tout cas il n’y a pas plus anti français que notre gouvernement dans le domaine du petit calibre, il n’y a cas voir le contrat pour les vcd15-10 pour l’Ukraine la honte la dga
I served in the German-French brigade, I trained on a g36 and FAMAS, the FAMAS is a fun rifle to shoot, the G36 has a bad rep but I enjoyed it, a fairly accurate rifle too, I also had the Mg3 as I was the machine gunner and I got training with a Panzerfaust, fun times :)
As an Italian-American, your hair blowing in the breeze while you graced us with your flawless Italian language abilities, is the most French thing I've ever seen. I'm equally surprised there was no French joke when you mentioned tip-to-butt. Missed opportunity.
I don't understand why he asked an Italian to fact check when he spoke French, rather than asking a French person.

@@pedalevaaaa4172 Italy and france rivalry joke
@@NeonFlamingo1337 Not a rivalry if one side doesn't care at all about the other side..
@@DiavoloGrenadineYea never got why the Italians were so obsessed with us 😂
@@occi31 Inferiority complex
Next challenge for Micah’s pronouns…he/him/French
Cigarette in French
Il/lui
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Trigger dispo in three phase heavy trigger condition ….like the farmers….
He/she/her/hers
The Famas has such a distinctive sound, I could recognize it everywhere
After hearing every guntuber ever talk smack about the triggers on bullpup style guns I didn't have high hopes when I bought one for myself...and now I find myself questioning whether or not said guntubers are too pampered with high end AR trigger groups to even know what an average trigger pull feels like anymore. Having shot mainly hunting guns and AK style rifles my whole life, I can say my bullpup has the most clean and crisp trigger of any gun I've ever shot. No slop, no slack, clean break, short reset...I'm sure it ain't the best around, but it's the best I've shot. This stood out in stark contrast to the many complaints I commonly hear from popular guntubers, including Mike, about the low quality of bullpup triggers in general.
The bullpup hate is a bit of a meme at this point. It's seemingly low-hanging fruit for a lot of gun critics and you just have to roll with it. Whether that be Aug, Famas, whatever. At the end of the day if the weapon trigger was straight terrible, it wouldn't have been a staple firearm of France for decades. The Famas in particular is just a rustic, solid rifle that gets the job done, which is what you'd expect.
@Lion Not so much a low-hanging fruit as a constant reconsideration as to whether the compromises the configuration imposes are worth the advantages it offers. Bullpup owners love to feel singled out, and in reality they are the single worst things about bullpups, but most guntoobers are there to give out information and insight on the actual machine. This includes comparisons to other machines in other, more popular, configurations. You guys can't be the main character all the time, get over it.
Also, hunting rifles have notoriously fantastic triggers. IDKWTF OP is talking about.
@@null2470 Idk where you got the main character syndrome thing just from my comment about acknowledging problems and weighing them comparison to overall performance for a simple main battle rifle It's apples and oranges really. No need to be aggressive. For the record my comment is trying to say that the trigger problem common with a lot of bullpups is well known, and you see it a lot on the space, so what else is new?
Relax.
@null2470 you've clearly never even shot a gun. You're living in a fantasy world if you think the average hunting rifle has a "good" trigger. I shot my first two deer with a Norinco SKS, my third with a Remington .270, and my first buck with a Century Arms AK. Where I'm from, those are average hunting rifles. If you're spending two grand on your hunting rifle, then you're just hunting for likes. You know what's just as likely, actually? That the only thing you've ever shot is a shitty old SKS, and you think that has a good trigger. 😳
@@Ajax_KennedyDepends on where you are from. In Finland we have been ruined by Sako and Tikka glass-rod triggers for decades 😂
Hello from France.
You're French is quite good.
Short, compact, reliable, accurate, and easy to use.
Never had a problem!
Fantastic service gun.
Hi, was in the french navy, we had the G2. Loved that weapon, super accurate and reliable, easy to maintain, easy to set up to your eye. But indeed, lots of gaz when you fire, especially full auto fire, your eyes start to cry and hurt. Also, interesting to notice you can change your aiming eye easily and have the ejection chamber on the other side. Great video so far.
Tête de Mickey !😁
Thank you for the dad advice 💜 that one hit really close to home and made me smile.
Vive la France ! 🇫🇷
French beautifully made love ❤️💚
From Saint Étienne with love 🇨🇵
Thanks for the awesome statue. She kicks ass. Vive la liberté!
Wish y'all wasn't dealing with wannabe tyrants and could protect yourself without having to do a bunch of crazy Marxist b.s. freedom ain't free. 🗽
Original Famas F1 had specific french 5.56 ammunition for the 1:12 twist barrels and specific chamber.
Using other countries' ammunition could cause issues.
Such as casings sticking in the chamber or overpressure.
Foreign ammo was gradually banned.
There were issues with magazines as well as they were designed as one use only.
The army being the army...did not throw them away.
Main issue were the feeding lips that would bend.
All this was fixed on the later models (G2) that used NATO Stanag mags and a 1:9 twist chrome lined barrels.
Muzzle velocity with french ammo was over 3100 fps and closer to 3000 on the later rifles.
Most civilian versions were made in .222 Remington, a caliber more common for shooters.
Most calibers used in service firearms required a lot more paperwork for civilian ownership.
Even in france, the Famas is very rare and sells for a premium.
Thank you for all your reviews!! French people follow you! Big Thanks!!👍
Always good content . The survival/ combat skills vids are very informative . I’d like to see one on the caracal 816 , Adams arms p2 308 , and walther pdp
Hi guys, i'm french, living in france, and i can tell you that it's the best review ever i've seen about this rifle. You made me laugh a few times when you talk about us😂👍. I do possess a Verney Carron VCD15 which was proposed to replace the famas but, as usual, french government choose the german solution. Small comment, the biggest threat for france is not french people but Emmanuel Macron...that said, i can't wait for you doing a review of french wine, french cheese and off course, french women😂 take care. Longue vie à garand thumb
Love French wine!
@@phillipsmith3366 yeah, if you like food and drink, France is a nice place to visit.
Some people says that when god create France, he create the most beautifull place on earth, but to counterbalance it, he populate it with french people😂😂
NON, les françaises, on se les gardent !!!
La spécialité des français : piétiner leur président. La conséquence : personne de "normal" ne veut plus devenir président.
Respectez vos élus et vous pourrez en avoir des meilleurs.
The idea that the French military should be supplied a French rifle regardless of quality is silly. We've got a great MiC with excellent know-how in many fields but the smalls arms industry is gone. And unless the government decides otherwise with billions of investment for a renaissance, it will remain so, because Verney-Carron just isn't up to the task. The VCD15 just doesn't hold a candle to the HK416F (which is not perfect itself but still) and anyone not hell-bent on chauvinism knows it. Even the basics, such as the quality of materials used, between the two is night and day..... AR-15 parts of mediocre quality, imported and assembled in France under the "made in France" label... Yeah, the French armed forces for sure missed out.... lmao. Not to mention the clear inferiority in performance against the SCAR and HK it was competing against.
A rifle is nowhere near strategic enough to expect the troops to be content with being equipped with something clearly inferior to many of the options on the market when they are expected to be risking their lives. Someone arguing for the SCAR-L over the HK416 is one thing... but the freaking VCD15? There is no logic behind this beyond holding particluar political beliefs. Your comment is great hint of it, but if you're one of those people in France still looking for Teutons in the trenches... in case of trouble with Germany, we'll make do with a domestic solution or we'll just do what H&K is suing a bunch of foreign companies for and reverse-engineer the HK416 to produce it ourselves lol. It is nowhere near a priority beyond national pride. In regard to small arms, relocating ammunition manufacturing back home is far more relevant.
Et aussi.... même pour blaguer, demander à des hommes étrangers de faire des reviews de nos nanas....... quoi, après les avoir essayer? Et puis quoi encore? Vous avez l'air d'investir tous vos stocks de patriotisme sur la compagnie frauduleuse qu'est Verney-Carron et sur le méchant Macron..... parce que ça, c'est une sacrée fierté à géométrie variable? mdr
Super cette vidéo les gars !! Bise depuis la France ! ❤
Dude…the backdrops on this video are a work of art. 👌🏻
Kinda off topic, but i really like the colour grading in you guys' videos. Kudos to whoever did it.
Another French weapon is the MR73. It would be very nice to see you review that pistol
Also the FR-F2, that sniper rifle is so under-rated.
So cool that you did a review of the BR75.
Amazed by this weeks dad advice and the way it was delivered
Americans hate France (particularly after 2003, Iraq, French Bashing). We recognize that you have helped us a lot, less at WWI but still! For our part, we also helped you, particularly during the war of independence. We appreciate you, stop belittling us and calling us cowards...We are brothers in arms, we have everything to get along but despite everything, we don't get along, it's unfortunate 😕.
It's a sad vestige of ww2 propaganda. Not all Americans believe the subversive media. Hail Victory, brother in blood.
Navy doorkicker here. I know we modeled our revolution after seeing yours. Thanks for the statue of liberty.
Fellow frenchman here. The surrender jokes are just that, jokes. It's like when we call Americans fat or Italians effeminate etc. Don't take it too seriously.
You're a bit too sensitive. I make these jokes from time to time as a French woman. We often mock the Belgians and the Americans even if we like them. I prefer the surrender jokes which at least have some historical background (although limited to one specific time in history) than weirdos commenting shit like 'Oui Oui Sacrebleu' or 'Mamma mia' under French or Italian videos, cause I don't even see how it's supposed to be funny unless you're 8 years old.
@@manila-89-93 Americans are conditioned to think this way about the French from an early age. It's not an accident or a joke. The people who own American media have a personal grudge against the French and go out of their way to take jabs at them.
Further, it's an undeserved stereotype. The French didn't do what they did, 70 years ago, out of cowardice. They did it out of respect and love for their people. Don't let the TV tell you otherwise.
your first line was iconic 😭👌 cheers from 🇫🇷
this is not a rifle, this is a legend
I did my military service in France in 1990, so I had the Famas F1, once properly adjusted for you, it is very precise, in the lying position, I put 25 cartridges in the size of a head at 200m. It is light, has very little recoil, and is very easy to handle. i keep a good memorie.
« Je voudrais un Famas » perfectly French, Congrats ! (I’m French by the way😀) that’s a iconic assaut rifle for us…à lot of my Friends who Had use it and use other assault riffle regret the famas for a lot of reasons.
Great to see you handling our rifle😎🇫🇷
Greeting from France buddy!!
That's the wrong flag. Here you go: 🏳️
That's yours🏳️🌈
@@jorelldye4346America got beaten by random Vietnamese peasants and random underequiped afghan so the white flag is more an American flag than a french one.
@@jorelldye4346 Sorry we didn't follow you in your fake war buddy. Found those WMDs yet ?
Don't forget Lafayette 🇫🇷🇺🇲
What a Remember with the FAMAS, Thks for the Vid !!! ⚓👊
I love the fact you have the metal gear solid sounding music in the back round when you guys get into the tip to butt
One of the most visually iconic rifles in the world
Lol NO! 🤡
Bullpups in general, but the FAMAS and the AUG stand out.
My favourite bullpup rifle ever! Also the coolest looking one.
I used the FAMAS on a joint UK/French exercise in CENZUB. Being used to the SA80 I didn't find using the FAMAS much different. One thing I hated, which you also mention, was the gases when the action is pushed to the rear; even wearing ballistic glasses wasn't enough to stop me being "blinded" when firing, so I adopted a new firing position with my cheek on the bump on the stock. It was only a blank firing/TESEX so accuracy wasn't an issue, but that's an experience that always comes to the front of my mind whenever I see the FAMAS in action.
Best dad advice yet! Most who heed it will see joy magnified as life draws on.
Former 2rep French foreign legionnaire here carried this puppy in Djibouti,mali, Afghanistan and many other places smoke a few dip shits along the way before we got the hk416 love these rifles and I am truly heart warmed to see one on the channel idk why but I have been waiting on you to have one of these and here it is they are so.hard to.get your hands on in the u.s.
Let's gooo vive la France 🇨🇵🇨🇵
Super test bravo !
I've got great memories firing the military version during my service. Most of what you said (pros as cons) I tend to agree with. I fired the steel ammo and the full auto/burst of 3 version and I remember how insanely awesome that RoF was while keeping the weapon super stable. And of course how incredibly accurate it was in semi-auto.
Metal Gear Solid on Playstation was my first introduction to the FAMAS.
I had to scroll way too far to find this comment. But same here.
I didn't even think it was real. It was chosen because it looked futuristic and also like Mk. 23 SOCOM, it was relatively square and boxy, which made it easier to render in the game.
Why Foxhound, an American "hi-tech special forces unit," would use a French assault rifle, we'll never know. 😂
Something sexy about the Famas. Been my favorite rifle since I was a kid and I want a quality civ copy so bad.
You won't be able to lay your hands on a true famas from the Saint-Etienne manufacture since they're not supposed to be exported out of our country. But some place have the right to produce civilian models in Europe. The only problem is you won't be able to find any "very fast" ( you get what i meant ) shooting model since we're not allowed to have such things in France unfortunatly.
@@lacroraw wouldn’t care for an automatic version anywho. It’s just the design I dig. Id never pay $10k for the semi auto version by any means either.
@@Uzielsquibb Alr i respect that. Even tho i think the Feline system model is esthetically better ( without all the electronics shits on it )
@@lacroraw Century Arms actually imported a small number of true Saint-Étienne produced semi-automatic FAMAS rifles into the US around 1989. They were sold under the name "MAS .223" and there are thought to be less than 200 of them in circulation. They are rare and incredibly expensive when they do come up for sale. Expect to pay around $30,000 USD for one.
@@darkstar7447 I wasn't talking about the civilian model but the military one with 3 rounds burst. They did sold some model but no one excepted Saint-Etienne do have the liscense to produce them. This is why they are so expensive and rare outside Europe
Thanks for memories, having shoot with a Famas during my tour of duty, with bipod on a lying position , it was possible to switch magazines without losing your line of shooting on a human size target at 200m 😍
Awesome video. My grandfather used three rifles in his careers as a soldier. The SLR in the British Army, M16 in the US and then the Famas in the Foreign Legion during the first half of the 1980's. I recall him saying a few times that the Famas was his favorite out of all the service rifles he got to use.
He used it extensively during combat in Central African and Beirut and didn't report many issues, especially with being able to accurately engage and kill the enemy. He did note that the barrel tended to rust quicker in the jungle but that is something that was easily fixed by cleaning the weapon more.
Looking forward to watching this video in full later. From my research the Famas is rare as fuck in the US so its pretty neat you managed to get hold of one to make a video with.
How did he end up serving in three seperate armies?
@@amhuman5138 British army since he was born in Scotland. Moved to the US in his 20s since he had family there and joined the US army. Then evenually came back to the UK and got into some legal troubles so he fled to join the foriegn legion.
@@Jack-ux1ow Bloody hell, that'd be a resume and a half.
I'm a french soldier, and I prefer the FAMAS than the HK416... a real good french assault weapon 🇨🇵
Love France and French army from Korea 🇫🇷❤️
I believe that PSA is looking to bring the FAMAS back in their "Battlefield" series to go alongside the STG44, and I really hope that they do. Probably years away though.
That would be amazing. I want one
well psa owns the famas in the video so they are probably using it as a reference so they can replicate it. they probably also gave it to garand thumb to see what the intrigue is like for the famas. i think they will start making them
Please and modernize it
In the mean time, 3D Gun Builder has the FAM-AR.
Sweet jesus thankfully, this platform has been gatekept by only a few thousand imports in the 80s, it nay have even been just a few hundred, I forget
Awesome 😎 Merci pour la vidéo !
Great video Mr.Gthum,well you get a review on AA12 next. I see Preadtors sketch in the future
Solid snake used this weapon best 🔥💯
*zooms in on Genome soldier with scope*
"They're armed with five five-sixers and pineapples."
Quelques differences notables avec le FAMAS de l'armée française :
- Absence de bipied
- Absence bague de maintien pour le tir FLG (lance-grenades)
- Absence d'allidade de tir tendu (pour le FLG justement)
- Absence du sélecteur de rafales sur le boîtier mécanisme (rafales de trois coups ou rafales continues)
L'un des meilleurs fusils d'assaut de l'histoire moderne ! 💪🇨🇵
great review, thanks from france
In my regiment, to be a precision shooter (not a "sniper", they're above) and use a FRF2, we would be required to shoot a target at around 800m with 2/5 shots. With iron sights.
And it was accurate if you know how bullets behave and you know your rifle, but at those distance with a 5.56, it's quite influencable by weather, but I managed to put 3 shots on target.
With iron sights. With 5.56. Just let that sink in.
I don't know how many rifling your version has, but ours being the latest had 3 or 4, it depends.
In the "hump", there's something to lessen recoil, and you're supposed to put your head on the "groove" you spoke of. There's little to no recoil anyway.
The fact that our rifle changed is purely politic. The thing is, the FAMAS manufacture was shot down due to that, and a replacement was created for the offer to change our main rifle, a modernized version, super well made, and not even that expensive compared to the other options. But even before the call, it was already decided to change for the HK. And there were a few lawsuits by other companies when it was discovered. Like when Sweden (iirc) wanted a new aircraft but already bought the F-35, but the Rafale still kicked it's ass even with the competition *HEAVILY* favoriting the F-35. That type of shit.
Every former soldiers that I know of were outraged by that. The HK is worse in *EVERY* way compared to our nearly 50yo rifle, and all that just for politics.
When in mission in Africa, we did some few exercice with some U.S. marines (hey brothers !), and of course like the kids we are, we shot all the arsenal the others got lmaoo
Every one of them wanted to ditch their rifle for ours.
I never got gassed up (I think that's how it's written), neither were my brothers, so like you said it might be an ammunition issue, or maybe just the civilian version that have different things than the military one. Or both.
In fairness, most people will compare it with a modern civilian AR15, but who would in his right mind would buy a 1970s milspec M16?
Three days ago I searched if you made a video with the famas and now you posted one 😮
Hello,
Verry nice video (as usual) thanks a lot. Inside the the stock (military version) there is a buffer that explain the special shape.
As a french, i'm french.
I don't care what anyone says, this is the most beautiful gun ever made. Just so esthetically pleasing
Ah ! On l'attendait celle-là ! 🇫🇷
In the military variants the bump in the stock you don't like is occupied by a small buffer system intended to further reduce recoil in full-auto/burst firing. The Forgotten Weapons videos on the military pattern FAMAS show it in detail.
Why would you need an Italian to check a French sentence? 😂😂
Surrender joke is so boring! I have use the FAMAS during 11 year's for me better than the HK.
Never in a million years 😂😂
@@ako5bcv 1200 victory made better man!
@@ako5bcv Ohhhh boy you can't even imagine how good we are at war. Legend say we are so good we are now fighting ourselves to get some challenge :D
Nah, its still funny. You call us fat, we call you cowards, it's all in good fun.
Great dad advice and 100% true! Kids are awesome!
Fun Fact - Croatian HS Produkt VHS-2 (Better known in US as "Hellion") was direct competitor for 416 as France new service rifle. Unfortunately as we know from Mike words, VHS lost with 416 because HS Produkt weren't able to produce and deliver main batch of rifles in designated time.
"I surrender", in the same time France have the most military victories in the entire world :p Nice video btw
Ca s'appelle du sarcasme l'ami
@@lacrorawj'aime pas :)
@@Axewylde89 Typiquement français faut croire qu'on est tous aigris
@@lacrorawça s'appelle du French Bashing l'ami et y'en à partout ^^ Pour autant je suis pas encore aigri par la vie perso, peut-être que toi oui, bonne continuation o/
@@Axewylde89 Ouai donc c'est bien ce que je disais pas besoin de faire un pléonasme.
They were selling WWII era French rifles at a local gun store a few years back. The description for each one stated “never fired, dropped once.”
"WW2 era french rifles" have make WW1. Much more used than american rifles.
Damn!!! I am so happy to be one of the last to shoot with this arm. Seeing this makes me so nostalgic. This arm is just magnificent. Too good to look at 😍🇫🇷
I am an ex French Foreign Legion NCO and I find the use of trite stereotypes insulting, the use of the word surrender for example. France has won more battles and wars than the US, dare one mention Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea etc.?
Oui Oui baguette
Were you actually in the french foreign legion? It'd be pretty cool if you were!
@@BasicallyWorking I was and my service number was 165***. I served in the early eighties.
@@bloakey much respect to you sir, 😎. Did you like the FAMAS after all? 😁
The difference being is that America doesn't surrender we fight it out until we win or lose. The difference between us is that when it really matters France would rather surrender while America would rather fight
These rifles are great if you can find them. Never fired and only dropped once.
Lmfao. Solid comment😂😂😂
I guess that was a jab at the french army right?
Aka one of the most persistant militaries in the history of the world. Who fought on through impossible situations and wars, who are still considered one of the best armies in the world.
Who were then put into a joke by people who dont know shit about history.
@@elelz6409i take it you’re a french-man
@@elelz6409 honhonhon we le'surrendeur
@@elelz6409Imagine getting this triggered by a comment. Fragile pierre egos.
Nice surprise to see you testing the Famas!
It would appear that the weapon tested is a version for the civilian market, even if in the end it doesn't make much difference.
The difference is visible :
on the barrel, which is fitted with a ring that can be adjusted along the length of the barrel, which is then fitted with notches. This device enables rifle grenades to be thrown.
on the stock and mechanism housing, which on the military version is fitted with a 0/3 selector, enabling the gun to fire in bursts of 3 or unlimited bursts when the trigger guard safety is set to R.
The father thing made me rethink life itself.
Thanks❤
I bought a Jakl. It’s a single shot and won’t cycle. Having to return for warranty work. Your review got me
I’m former French military and I used the Famas more than 6 years before I join a unit who already used HK416. Famas was a very reliable and lightweight assault rifle. 😊
First time hearing truly funny jokes on French by an American, and not just ignorant misplaced hate. It was mentioned but a fellow French man but had to say it.
Dad advice this episode hit home. My son just turned 1 and the advice could not be more true.
Picked up an SK/AK sight adjustment tool and nice bipod from PA website
GIJOE Dusty Desert Figure came with this Gun, very cool!
Best dad advice ever. Thanks