TUTORIAL: FS2000 Standard to Tactical Conversion.

[artranscience]

Now that I have installed the factory sights, the only way to tell is to intimately know the FS2000. The clues that it is a conversion are the crenelations still remaining on the top, and the placement of the serial number. But it all definitely looks factory.

[artranscience]

Recently, I ended up replacing the barrel support plates with legitimate FS2000 Tactical plates, making the conversion 100% complete as it would come from factory. There is no longer anything to distinguish this weapon from an FS2000 Tactical. For anyone to know, they would have to have access to some kind of algorithm or database associating serial numbers with model types.

Considering that I did this (that I bought the Tactical support plates), it would have been smarter to hold out and keep the Standard barrel support plates as they were, so that I would still have all of the parts necessary to convert back to a standard if I ever felt like it. It of course was not all planned out, though - I wasn't sure how this would go or what would happen, and I was more excited to see if it were possible than I was careful to maximize the return for each dollar spent. I am happy that I went through all of the cutting and customizing that I did, because it was an amazing learning experience, and it gave me something to share with all of you. As far as my recommendations would go, though, unless you just have a spirit for adventure (as I often do), just buy the Tactical support plates, forego the dremeling, and keep everything pristine. I have already gone through the trouble of exploring the options for you, so reap the rewards without paying the price!

As it stands, I basically have one factory set of tactical support plates and one set of "custom" ones. The custom cut support plates buckled out to the side the tiniest bit and in the end I just felt like I wanted the real deal. Nevertheless, the custom cut ones always functioned flawlessly, and the tiny issues regarding bending or buckling could have been fixed with some further dremeling. But sometimes you just want factory, and if it's within your budget, why not, right? I'm at the point now where I would rather invest in the guns I already own than buy new ones anyhow.




As many of you know, I have a stock OD Green FS2000 as well, and it is a phenomenal carbine as well, but this one here is one of those weapons I will never sell and will always own. I have done (and undone) some crazy and interesting things to and with it. As many of you know, it has been cut, sanded, painted, stripped, polished, broken, fixed, customized, and who knows what else. And there is no way I could overstate how much I have learned about the FS2000 platform via working on it.

[berthlamenacetarine]

Nice threat, great job "chapeau bas"