-: Well Chris, it is shot show 2026 on the table here we have
the new FN 3 0 9 MRD.
Right? That's right. Now the big thing when I was looking at
the spec sheet on this, an eternal hammer fired pistol here
as opposed to the striker fired that we're so used to now.
-: That's right. -: Why did you guys
go with an internal hammer?
-: So one of the design themes
that we had is we wanted the pistol to be easy to use.
And so the internal hammer fire gets us a couple of things.
It gets us a really nice easy to rack slide
and then two, it gives you a really nice feeling trigger,
which helps with marksmanship
and you know, not having so much recoil anticipation.
So that's kind of what went into the thought process
of doing the internal hammer fire design.
I like it. Now my other big question
-: I had, who, who are we targeting with this pistol?
Who is our target audience? Fing.
You guys have so many great pistols.
The five seven of course is one
of my personal favorites. Sure, of course. Who are you guys going
-: After market wise with this new gun?
So this is for the new shooter and the new to FN customer.
Done a lot of research on this pistol.
Spent a lot of time with consumers and dealers
and distributors to basically kind
of understand like basically people
that are entering the market or people that have kind
of been hesitant to like consider fn.
Obviously price is important
and we, we took that into consideration,
but easy to use features, easy to shoot, easy to own,
basically is kind of what went into the,
the design theme of the pistol. So, and
-: Feature wise, we got a lot going on here, right?
Yep. We've got a nice rail on the dust cover. Yep.
That's gonna be compatible with pretty much any of the light
or laser side options out there on the market.
-: Yep, that's right. -: Were red dot ready?
-: Yep. - I did like the fiber optic front site a lot too
and it's in that FN dovetail.
So if somebody gets the itch, they wanna swap out the sites
or maybe they want suppressor height sites
for whatever reason, cowi through a red dot.
-: Yep. - It's pretty simple to swap out your sites,
but I'm actually very pleased
with the site set up out of the box here.
-: Yeah, it's, it's really nice.
You know, again, we spent a lot
of time doing research on different sites
and things like that and you know,
I think we found kinda like the right balance of, you know,
like having a front side focus, having sites that are easy
to use and like it or not, red dots are the future.
It really helps shorten the learning curve to basically,
you know, create good pistol shooters.
So all of these pistols in the 3 0 9 family,
they're gonna cut red come red dot
ready from the factory. Absolutely.
-: And of course 16 round
and 20 round magazine, that's a, that's decent
-: Capacity.
It's kind of unheard of for pistols
that are in this category to have this, usually you get one,
maybe two 15 round magazines.
And so like one of the things we wanna do is
that this is like the on-ramp to the FN brand.
So high capacity is one
of the things our pistols were known for.
So we wanted to have a 16
and then the extended 20 round magazine.
So PE people kind of get that taste for like what, you know,
what's to come with the FN brand. I
-: Like it.
Well Chris, thank you so much. Let's go shoot it.
-: Yeah, let's do it. -: Well Ben, you wanna talk about one
of the most iconic weapon platforms in existence.
It has to be the FN scar. Here we have the FN scar Next jet.
Now my understanding is you guys have more than 25 different
unique improvements on the platform.
Gosh, for the sake of time, what do you think are the
five big hitters?
-: Well, thanks for having me first off,
but yes, the next generation of Scar FN has been working on
for quite some time based on market research,
customer feedback, social media posts, our work
with the military and other MIL law enforcement customers.
When we looked at the legacy scar,
we looked at every component of the rifle
for a meaningful way to improve it every component,
improve it in a meaningful way to our customers.
What we come up with is the next generation of scars.
So the five things I'm gonna talk about is
just the tip of the icebergs,
-: Right?
-: But there I believe they're the most important
and impactful to our customer.
So just starting with the rifles,
you see it straight up front, right On the level
of the rifle is a suppressor?
-: Yes. And that's an FN suppressor?
-: Yes, that is the new FM QD 7 62.
We also have the QD 5 56,
but any forward venting,
low back pressure suppressors fully compatible
with the next generation scar.
Of course our QD series is optimized
for not only next gen scar, but also legacy scar.
-: Oh good. Excellent.
-: As you come back on the rifle, this being a Scar 17 s,
your viewers will probably notice the
receiver's now much longer.
We've lengthened the receiver on the two car,
so it covers the gas block.
The gas block still has the two position gas regulator from
Suppressed and Unsuppressed.
It's just dial length and
so shooters can grip forward more forward
and not worry about burning their hands on a
hot barrel or gas block.
Below that is the integrated rail system
underneath the barrel that's got M lock.
So it's a longer, more slender forearm with M lock
coming back on the rifle.
Our controls, every control on the next gen scar has been
enhanced or improved.
Our triggers are now much improved.
So the 16 to 17 Carine triggers still single stage are much
improved for crisp pull
and a lighter pull on the 20 s,
it's an FN design two stage trigger, also three
and a half to four and a half pounds on it.
Like the Legacy Scar 21. Nice.
Our selector levers are now improved.
We've got three selector levers that ship with the gun.
There's an offset long offset short
and a center one, two on the gun and one extra.
The user or the buyer.
The purchaser can configure the selector levers in 16
different combinations all in the box
when they purchase the rifle.
The magazine release buttons have been lengthened
and teardrop shaped, brought back closer
to the shooter's hand so they're easier to access.
Guarding around the controls has been improved.
Our biggest feature upgrade on controls is gonna be the
bolt catch release.
There's the bolt catch release is now MB extra.
So there is a right side bolt catch release,
which is very intuitive.
Once you start using, you ask yourself why was it not always
right there was gonna operate it with my trigger finger
for right-handed shooter.
Probably the biggest, the biggest improvement on the next
generation rifles of scar is really
inside the rifle and you can't see it.
-: Mm. -: It is a buffered bolt carrier.
So there's a hydraulic buffer in the bolt carrier
and the bolt carrier is now a two piece bolt carrier making
the bulk carrier modular.
-: Really? Okay. - Yes. So the hydraulic buffer being in the
bulk carrier will soften the impact
of the moving parts assembly
inside the rifle when it cycles.
This is going to dramatically reduce felt recoil on the
rifle, giving you faster follow up shots keeping you on,
-: Plus, it'll be easier on optics too, right?
-: It's gonna reduce felt recoil so it,
if the rifle's not bouncing around anything voltage
of the rifle's gonna have a much smoother ride.
But shooter experience has dramatically improved with
that hydraulic buffer.
We can talk about the controls
and features of the rifle as you see 'em and they can see
and feel and see them in a, in a, in a store,
in a retail setting, you really have to shoot the rifle
to appreciate what that hydraulic buffer is doing.
-: Well I'm happy to take you up on that bin.
There's obviously so much to talk about.
So the new FN 3 0 9
and the Scar Next Gen, keep an eye out
for a full review in an upcoming issue of Guns Magazine.