The FAC 70 (Foote Automatic Carbine, 1970) was an American prototype assault rifle that was designed by John P. Foote. The FAC 70 assault rifle was developed from John Foote's previous rifle prototype, the R68. Foote hand-built the FAC-70 prototype in …

2011年8月24日 · The FAC 70 Carbine (Foote Auto Carbine) was a 5.56mm weapon that was a product improved version of the R-68 Rifle, which was considered to be too heavy. The FAC 70 was lighter and easier to manufacture than the R-68.

2025年3月7日 · R68/FAC-70 . Mr. Foote designed an assault rifle concept in 1968. The intent was to produce a 5.56 assault rifle that used STANAG magazines but to do it super cheap. It competed with the AR-180 as a cheap-to-build and simple gas-operated assault rifle. The original was the R68, which developed in the FAC-70.

Carbine 1970 (FAC-70). John P. Foote is an American firearms designer with many original designs to his name, including the M261, .22 caliber conversion kit for AR-15 and M-16 rifles. Below are photos and general data about the FAC70 rifle and MG-69 machine gun given to Sterling by J.P. Foote. FAC-70

2022年3月18日 · J.P Foot's FAC-70 an 5.56 assault rifle designed in 1970 on basis of earlier R68 rifle. Sterling was supposedly very interested in the design but Foote was unable to provide blueprints as all examples were hand made

The FAC 70 Carbine (Foote Auto Carbine) was a 5.56mm weapon that was a product improved version of the R-68 Rifle, which was considered to be too heavy. The FAC 70 was lighter and easier to manufacture than the R-68.

At MAC, he invented a rifle called the FAC-70 (Foote Automatic Carbine) and attempted to strike a deal with Sterling Armaments Corporation in England to manufacture his rifle, but nothing became of this, despite Sterling showing great interest in the weapon. Shortly afterwards, MAC experienced financial problems and was forced to close.

FAC-70 (Foote Automatic Carbine, 1970) 1969 წლის მიწურულს ბრიტანული კომპანია „Sterling Armaments Company“ აქტიურად ჩაერთო საიერიშო შაშხანის მოდელის ძებნაში.

It was a low-cost assault rifle developed with simplicity and ease of production in mind. Only a hand-made prototype was built by Foote and the gun never reached production. Two years later, Foote redesigned the R68 in the form of the lighter FAC 70 carbine. The R68 was a basic gas-operated, 5.56mm assault rifle made from stamped steel components.

His first work was the Ranger 7, an improvement on John Foote's FAC-70, but this did not see production. What did get into production was his Bushmaster Assault Rifle, a long-stroke gas piston rifle with an AR style bolt and fire control group, apparently inspired by …