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The FNC is an assault rifle designed by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] in the mid 1970s, based upon a failed previous attempt known as the Carabine Automatique Legere(CAL.) The FNC design is based upon features borrowed from other well known assault rifles, such as the [[FAL]], [[AK-47]], [[M-16]], and [[Galil]].
Like the M-16 and most other modern assault rifles, the FNC fires the [[NATO]] standard [[5.56mm caliber|5.56 mm]] cartridge. It uses a detatchable 30 round box magazine and can also accept [[STANAG]] style magazines used by the M-16 series. Internally, the FNC borrows heavily from the AK-47 gas system with some improvements over the original Soviet design.
The FNC is currently used by the Belgian armed forces and is licensed to [[Sweden]] and [[Indonesia]] as the Bofors AK-5 and Pindad SS1, respectively. Once called "the free world's assault rifle," the FNC is generally regarded as a sound, reliable design, although the stiff trigger pull of around 10lbs somewhat hinders accuracy and shooter comfort.
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