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France's Iconic Service Rifle; THE FAMAS
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- Published on Feb 11, 2026
- 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 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".
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.
💩😅
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
M16A2: *Has carry handle*
Famas: "We're same same.. but diiiffereeent!"
Mike: Speaks French
Micha: I need an Italian to translate
Made me chuckle
Bonjourno
Goorlammmi
@drunkthorr8387 🤌
Antonio marghareeeeeeeti
Arrivederci
25:33 The bump on the stock is to house the extra parts needed for the automatic/military version. The civilian versions don't need those parts and so are simply removed, leaving that space empty. Thanks Ian!
Can't legally have those parts.*
I didn't know that. Thank you.
This should be pinned
Don't need 😢
it's not needed per say for full auto either, all the hump contains is a recoil buffer, consisting of a lever and a truck suspension spring
it is sorta needed for the full-auto because of the high cyclic rate of the rifle at >1k rounds/min but the gun won't stop working without it, you can get military pattern stocks that fit the civvie guns
in fact the only part that won't fit civilian production rifles on the famas is the "trigger pack" shell as that's really the only part you need for full-auto capability (well, you also need the actual fa parts, but without the proper shell you won't be able to fit them anyway)
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 😅
Only because the foreign funded and directed gun control movement wanted it that way. It looks like a much better rifle for self-defense than the AR-15, at least in urban areas against the growing armed migrant hordes the Democrats are importing and turning into an army against the native population.
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.
One small thought from a former U.S. armorer: a reciprocating cocking mechanism is generally, a bad idea.. Perhaps solved in a later model? 19:30
Jean-Michel FAMAS est dans la place 😊
Il se fout de nous et mes brêles que vous êtes sont contentes...
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 an italian, what you said is absolutely correct. Always glad to help a british friend !
Sembrava quasi un attacco personale a noi che ci siamo dovuti sorbire Francese alle medie 😂
Um he's American
@noahjkeely Speaking English. Well more or less.
@noahjkeelythat’s the point
@kino_61d’accordo 😅
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
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...
I'm here because MGS1 and also the MK23. Fuckin SOCOM is awesome. The MK23/FAMAS kit is iconic for me.
Just started the video, I'm gonna be slightly disappointed if there are no MGS references.
don’t forget MW2(OG)
@senseilecuck7974 fair but the MK23 is not in MW2. Plus the FAMAS is THE combat rifle in MGS1.
@phillydelphia8760 SAME
“5.56ers and pineapples”
French soldiers with bérets and Famas just look iconic. Salutation de Suisse🇨🇭
I well recall watching news coverage of the USMC arriving in Lebanon in the early 80s. They were stumbling off of some sort of landing craft staggering under the weight of the crap they were encumbered with. Off to the side were a few Ledenigrate
You're the next with the famous PE-nonante !🇨🇭
They look great as they are running away in retreat
@mrpops09 I think you were looking at american soldiers (Vietnam, Afghanistan etc)
@mrpops09 Yes cause thats were the Americans are with MacDonalds.
That landscape with the mountains is absolutely beautiful!
Idaho is a beautiful state.
Wish I lived in Rohan. Colorado’s almost there I suppose.
I just may have to move there. NY just doesn't have the freedom I need to breath.
@B1ack_A1ch3myst Not politically.
As an American, we always make fun of the French as a joke, but in reality.... the French are very strong people. They won way more wars in history and took over all of Europe at one point. Shout out to my French Commandos . I trained with a few.
British here, the French are the best frenemy ever, Always joke but if anyone else messes with them. well.
You guys should be nicer to france, they really were quite important to America in the beginning
I'm french, I knew a few serious military guys, like foreign legion, they are quite funny, and quite dangerous to face !
But all share a common problem nowadays: our gouvernements su ksss (completely)🫤
Otherwise all armies would be even more stronger!
interesting fact ...the most decorated legionnaire was an american ....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._%22Jack%22_Hasey
@87frontside Yep, no better way to have a strong allied force then to be able to mess with them haha. Their commandos are no doubt a vicious bunch. Salute to all allied forces world wide.
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?
25:35 It's because the full auto version of the FAMAS has a spring buffer and lever there. The buffer was omitted from the semi-auto versions.
Preach
yep he is lackking the dampening system that worked wonders and the 3 shot burst as well which was a staple feature of the famas, most of the time a double tap within 5cm at almost all combat distance the third being usually a bit higher up.
Iron sight impact from 570 yards is very impressive
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.
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??? 🤣
Nothing like Garand Thumb on a Sunday morning
Morning ? Its like 6pm here
@raphrobm88 Its almost as if there are different timezones in the world. WOW
@raphrobm88sounds like commie propaganda to me, it’s impossible to not watch garand thumb in the morning
Nothing like Garand Thumb to keep me company at dinner
Hell yea it’s morning in Cali I’m taking some fat dabs sippin on some syrup america
3:46 as a french, this is wonderful
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.
En effet, et en tant qu'ancien de la Marine, j''ai connu la transition entre le binome Mas 49-56+ MAT49 et le Famas G2...Le Famas G2 est pour moi LE meilleur Famas comme ils auraient du tout être dès le début, car éliminait quasiment tous les défauts des F1, a savoir, chargeurs conçu pour être jetables, trop fragiles pour être finalement utilisés en réemploi car solution jetable bien trop coûteuse, l'arme conçue autour d'une munition 5.56mm pas encore définitive (la version finale SS109 était plus puissante, donc inadaptée au Famas F1), chargeur de seulement 25 coups, mauvaise protection de la poignée,etc...Le choix du HK416 n'est pas mauvais en soit, mais l'on perd les avantages non négligeables du Bullpup (voir le Malyuk utilisé par les forces spéciales Ukrainiennes qui savent que qu'est le combat de haute intensité...), pour moi le Thales F90MBR aurait été un bien meilleur choix et Thales étant un énorme groupe (français!) , aurait eu les reins bien assez solides pour installer une usine en France (le F90 étant produit en Australie dont il équipe l'armée)...Et l'armée française n'aurait pas perdu sa "signature" bien reconnaissable...
Manque plus qu'un test sur un des modèles de PGM et on aura le summum français 👌🏻❤
Moi j'ai entendu que les Famas français ont été retirés des entrainements militaire pour entre remplacés par des fusils américains (pour faire plaisir aux américains, décision politico-commerciale) mais que les soldats français et même étrangers qui rentraient dans l'armée française préféraient les Famas français. Je me souviens de ce soldat ukrainien qui avait demandé à reprendre un Famas français pour l'entraînement et avait dit que le fusil américain c'était de la merde (car il ne voyait pas bien avec).
Thx for reviewing the Famas
Fierté Française !! 🇫🇷🇫🇷
👍
On est là ! 🇫🇷
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
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.
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 :)
Just spending my Sunday living vicariously through Garand Thumbs videos
😮 At 5:30 he straight exhaled gun smoke
Real
You too?
I watched this episode while eating French Toast, my respects have been paid
I ´m french i ´ve been wanted a video about the famas for years
I visited Vimy France and some locals helped me out and gave me a ride. Very nice people
Sans blague !
France is a fucking glorious country. Thanks for Lady Liberty again
The French are giving their government what for right now. Vive la France!
@w_stew8912France caught a bad rap from the two big ones, but they've been fucking shit up for like 1300 years. Those boys aren't afraid to roll some heads.
this is not a rifle, this is a legend
Next challenge for Micah’s pronouns…he/him/French
Cigarette in French
Il/lui
Pin this comment
Trigger dispo in three phase heavy trigger condition ….like the farmers….
He/she/her/hers
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)
@DevilFromHeaven2137 who surrendered for the “ Quasi war “
@DevilFromHeaven2137 FTG FDP
@DevilFromHeaven2137haha so funny. You said surrender like in Vietnam or Afghanistan ?
Incroyable !! ENFIN notre FAMAS favoris !! Tu régales
In my time as a Fallschirmjäger and when we train together with our french comrades, this was my favorite rifle. It was love by the first touch
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...)
@BeardedCaptn 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.
I was just in Paris. The soldiers were sauntering around with their HK 416 and the police had B&T SMGs. No Famas to be seen.
It's being phased out. And will be completely gone by 2028
still will be used, just not phased out on the field but rather for training at bases.
Was there anyone else in Paris? A group of individuals.. perhaps?
@DukeNuggets69it will also be used by reservists for a while.
Some military unit stile use it, french gendarmerie use it every day
The mountains at your place are truly spectacular
The look has always been so cool to me!
As a french, it's beautiful to see this fella in action.
Very nice video about the FAMAS, vive la France 🇫🇷
No
The scenery during the 570 yard shots (and throughout the video) are just 🤌
Thank you for all your reviews!! French people follow you! Big Thanks!!👍
Being in the French Army, I guarantee that this weapon is a pure legend. The French do not produce many firearms. yet when they do, they do it nice and clean!!! Vive la France!! Thanks for this video guys! I love it😉
French revolvers are superb. Manhurin I think? GIGN use them sometimes.
mais arretes il est eclaté le famas
@yassineyassou4695 tu as servi dans quoi ?
@yassineyassou4695 Clairement pas, t'a fumé quoi encore ?
When someone talks about how good French guns are, no examples come to mind.
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
Im so glad you made a video about the Famas. Even if its not the most practical rifle out there, it is still my favourite rifle, glad you liked it. Thank you
That thing is your fav rifle?!?! 😂🎉🎉
@jimmylarge1148 yeah, so?
@applepielord905 just checkin bro. I said it’s a party! U embarrassed or something? Seem offended like them libs do
@jimmylarge1148 you said "that thing" which yes, gave some off vibes. Also dont assume anything, im pretty pro-gun
@applepielord905 well I’m not a huge fan of it but I’m totally ok with you being one bro. When I saw it I just didn’t expect it to be anyone’s fav? I’m not a gamer so I didn’t kno it had a following from games either. I wasn’t tryin to hate on u tho bro.
Hello from France.
You're French is quite good.
I was able to hold one of these in Operation Desert Storm. Our camp was near the French paratroopers, and we socialized with them at Rafha, Saudi Arabia. I thought it weird compared to my M16a2. I did not know what it was at the time.
Were you with the 101st ABN? Because I was near a French paratroop camp too, and I traded a set of my desert fatigues for a set of their desert fatigues. They gave us some of their ration boxes in exchange for cigarettes.
No , my Army Reserve Water supply company was attached to the 18th Airborne Corps.@htdang6075
It was a FAMAS.
Je viens de finir et incroyable vidéo merci Garand Thumb ♥️ Vive la France 🇫🇷
Former French soldier here (recon unit). The famas has never let us down, robust, precise, handy. He really deserved a modern version. But political decisions have decided otherwise. Thank you for the video always at the top ! Et vive la France ! 🇫🇷
As French the FAMAS never did let me down I do love the FAMAS
Merci Monsieur GARAND THUMB pour cette vidéo sur notre cher FAMAS 💥🫡🇫🇷
Thank you Mr GARAND THUMB for this video on our dear FAMAS 🙏😉🦅
It’s wild watching GT and all our other gun boys blowing up and SLAYING over these years.
I love that FAMAS. Thanks for the review.
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
I fell asleep on the plane and when we landed at Orly, I thought I was in Africa or something lol
@User71956 you were indeed
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 :)
My favourite bullpup rifle ever! Also the coolest looking one.
Who remembers the pre-patch FAMAS in BF3?
Holy cow, that is a hell of a deep cut reference. Used to have 30rnd mags before they fixed it to 25 lol
That thing made me know rage.
Black Ops FAMAS is the best video game FAMAS.
It was so overpowered no one in the competitive scene used any other weapon. For the entire time that game existed.
The memories. That thing was a beast pre-nerf. Also, sometimes we did a squad up with bipod, suppressor and a 6x scope. Fun for days…
I just had war flashbacks
I really like the final note at the end.
Used a Famas D series during my service in 2008/2011, best gun i ever used , even after trying marines M4. Put an Eod and vertical grip on it , this gun is Magic. Keep up the good work guys
What's a Eod?
Gonna need to know what outfit you were with and how you were able to just decide what your service weapon would be. If you decline to provide any info on the subject myself and everyone else is just going to assume you are a fucking liar. Seeing as how picking load out kits isn't the norm for any military. Also to my knowledge the Marines didn't change their service rifle to the M4 until 2016 while not impossible it was a rarity to see M4s alongside Marines.
@onnelly5904I don't know if he knows. Everything he said sounds like a bunch of bullshit. But I could be wrong. Just going to have to wait and see if he replies. Calling the Famas D the best gun he ever used is a wild take. I could be wrong but I don't even think that is a real firearm.
@glamour3296He probably means the D series of F1 FAMAS. The rifle was produced in different batches over the years, with the A series being the earliest and the D series coming down later. A FAMAS serial number always starts with its series' letter, followed by five figures (e.g. B48210).
Also, I imagine that by EOD, he means EOTech. Even if he had not been issued one (and he certainly wasn't issued one in the regular French Army considering the years during which he served), he might have procured one from the civilian market, which would have been totally plausible. With the absence of Picatinny rails on the FAMAS F1, French troops at the time were known to have duct-taped AimPoints red dot sights to the carry handle
He's absolutely right about the optic even if he spelled it wrong. About the front grip, meh, I liked the stock well enough and a vertical grip would interfere with sighting the rifle grenade launcher.
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. 😂
At 3:45
you in fact did tell ''My names is Michael. I am a FAMAS. I want a FAMAS"
You actually spoke french GG man, And it's a guys from Paris who is giving congrats by the Way !
Been Watching the channel for a long time and still love it today.
I like what you do From gun reviews to the informative Videos.
Keep up the good Work because man we do ''Need'' it in this crazy World.
Who was in Paris???
Oui oui snail
@Jarred8281 Probably an occupying force, they love taking France.
@Jarred8281migrants
@Jarred8281Poggers in Paris, dubiggers in Dubai.
It is also a weapon in Metal Gear Solid on PS1 !
So cool that you did a review of the BR75.
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.
Nonsense
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.
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
Let's gooo vive la France 🇨🇵🇨🇵
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. 🗽
Wholesome thread, love to see it
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.

@lesoudedusud 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
vive la france est nos forces armées !!!! thank u Garand !!!
Ex: Parachutiste français (Tempête du désert), mon record personnel avec cette arme est un tir de 400 m sur une cible de 30 cm (3 impacts) sans lunettes de visée.
Le problème était sur les tirs intensifs en rafale, au point où le canon devenait bleu.
mais, dans la vraie vie, aucun militaire n’aura à tirer avec son arme de service plusieurs chargeurs (5X25) en rafale (2s)
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 !😁
@Bercy-xl8hx ouiiiiiii j'ai hésité à l'indiquer lol
Short, compact, reliable, accurate, and easy to use.
Never had a problem!
Fantastic service gun.
The Famas has such a distinctive sound, I could recognize it everywhere
As a french, i'm french.
« 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.
Its amazing how far this channel has come. The shooting is incredible. I wish I had time and money to shoot this much. Literally just walk into the woods behind me yet I dont have the time. Im done pooping now... thanks for the vid.
Oh, so you have plenty of time work the turd shooter, but not the lead one, huh? Weak. Try eating every other day to free-up some of that time. Or just make like a bear...
@ItsMrAssholeToYou pretty much. Being divorced and having wages garnished pretty much means i have to work myself to death. They just raised the cs again after i filled contempt... nothing done to her though...
I feel ya on that my fellow toilet youtube watcher! 😅. Best place to watch vids.
Haven't seen this thing since back in the day when they had the gun digest they had the catalog of every gun that was currently on the market for that year. In the 80s.
Hello. I was a French soldier, and I'd like to give you some tips on "ultra-close" distance shooting. I can see that you're using "finger taps" (at 5:52) on the trigger, which causes your impacts to shift to the left. If you make this finger-tap error at 100 meters while standing, you won't get all of your impacts on the target.
French soldiers use a specific technique with the FAMAS called "double-tap shooting". This method involves pressing the trigger, slightly releasing it until you feel a small click at the end of your finger, and then pressing again for the next shot. Soldiers train intensively to make this motion automatic, allowing them to shoot very quickly and achieve a well-grouped shot. We very rarely use the burst mode or three-round bursts; in most cases, it's single shots in "double-tap" mode. Indeed, we have not used the three-round burst mode since 2006. Well, j'espère que ces conseils t'aideront !
C'est dommage que l'armée n'utilise plus les Famas. Ce sont des fusils d'assaut très précis et dévastateurs. J'imagine que ce sont les AR-15 et dérivés qui ont pris le dessus de nos jours..
La fameuse doublette. (En service de 2016-2018 contrat sentinelle 2 ans créé apres les attentats)
En effet j’ai jamais tiré en 3 coups, et des qu’on entendait une rafale ça chiait trés fort pour le mec qui avait tiré 😂
I'm a french soldier, and I prefer the FAMAS than the HK416... a real good french assault weapon 🇨🇵
As a Brit I can testify to the fact that our rivalry with the French does extend to us "owning" a worse service rifle. Honestly, any excuse to one up is worn like a badge of honour, even if it's "Our rifle stinks harder than yours*
J'avais ce même FAMAS quand j'étais en service. Arme très fiable et robuste. Merci pour ta vidéo. 🤘
Why would you need an Italian to check a French sentence? 😂😂
"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
Still riding that 2003 french bashing hey...
The only country who told you straight that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and still paying the price for having the guts to tell you " no."
this was my favorite gun in Combat Arms
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 🇫🇷🇺🇲
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
Solid snake used this weapon best 🔥💯
*zooms in on Genome soldier with scope*
"They're armed with five five-sixers and pineapples."
Absolutely love this gun. What a review!
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.
The joke is mandatory.
One of the most visually iconic rifles in the world
Lol NO! 🤡
Bullpups in general, but the FAMAS and the AUG stand out.
The hump in the stock I believe is where the burst mechanism is located on the military rifles and is not on the commercial guns. If I'm not mistaken the G2 guns were for the Navy or Marines and not a general upgrade across the board.
Burst mechanism is at the bottom. It's a removable 'trigger pack' thing. Top is recoil buffer, although I don't remember seeing one, let alone service one.
@0bzen22 Got it. I thought it was all kinda one unit.
Super test bravo !
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?
L'époque où la France fabriquait de superbes armes. 🇫🇷💪🇫🇷
Elle en fabrique tkt
This "I'm French so I surrender" meme is getting really old.
French people have shown their fighting prowess many MANY times in the past. Hell their country is named after a weapon.
And I'm saying this as a Finn who many think as a superb warrior people despite us losing all the wars we've fought in during our independence.
Fr, us Americans need to learn our history. America would be nothing if France didn't fund the Continental Army.
Près de 40 ans. Mon service à Berlin en 1987 , nous l’avions déjà, en service déjà depuis plusieurs années.
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.