FN Military Collector Series Expands with M249S Para Rifle

By Tactical-Life

Fans of the FN Military Collector Series — and we know there’s a lot of you out there — take note: there’s a fourth addition to this awesome line of guns. Say hello to the semi-auto FN M249S Para or Paratrooper model, originally developed for airborne troops. As you probably know, the FN Military Collector series consists of commercial, semi-auto versions of iconic military firearms. The other three guns in this line are the full-size FN M249S Standard and the FN 15 Military Collector M4 and M16.

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The M249S Para in 5.56x45mm boasts a 16.1-inch, cold hammer-forged barrel, a closed bolt for semi-auto only operation, a M249 flip-up feed tray, an integrated steel bipod, a gas-piston system, and the famous telescoping and rotating buttstock to make it lighter and more compact, FN says. This rifle comes in both black (MSRP: $8,799) or Flat Dark Earth (MSRP: $9,199).

“The M249S Para is the fourth in our series of classic, semi-automatic FN military rifles and like the Standard, the Para is authentic to the last possible detail,” said John Keppeler, senior vice president of sales …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life