Bought a used FS2000 and need advice. Please help

[CovertChannels]

I bought a used FS2000 that had less than 100 rounds put through it. It was one of the original 125 made, and that leads me to my question.

Upon breaking the weapon down for a cleaning, I noticed that the original firing pin was in there without the captive spring modification. I contacted FN and they told me that my gun was one of the 300 recalled for the firing pin and that mine had not had service yet.

My question is this:

Should I send it in (free of charge) and get it modified, or is there any benefit to keeping it as is? I have heard that the firing pin is changed out, and that a second sear is removed form the fire control unit.

I have heard that the current configuration may lead to slam fires, but I haven't heard of this happening to anyone.

What would you do? Also if you have had FN do any warranty work for you, what was the turn around time before you got it back?

Thanks,

Dan

[tqtran]

I would keep it and buy a 2nd current FS2000.
I would keep it as is and throw it in the safe without having FNH do the recall.
If you have an unmolested 1st Gen FS2000, I'd keep it as is.
Buts that me

[SgtStrykerUSMC43]

You don't need the second sear in the trigger pack.

If you have never experienced and out-of-battery ignition with a rifle cartridge, I would suggest you do everything to avoid this. It's not something one looks forward to. Considering that the chamber on the FS2K is just forward of your eye when your cheek is placed on the weapon, I would send the gun in to FN to make the weapon safe.

That's what I would do.

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Turn around time on my FNAR was 2 weeks.

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[djv38]

I'd place that rifle in a safe, keep it as is, wait 20 or 30 years and sell it, and pick up another one to shoot. I'm agreeing with tqtran on this one

[ffemt596]

I think you should sell it to me. You don't need the hassle of making this kind of decision.

[HK SD9 Tactical]

IMHO

If you are going to use the firearm and are going to use off the shelf ammo WITHOUT hardened primers, then it becomes a safety issue and you should send it in for the recall work which consist of a lighter firing pin and a captive spring. I read some time ago that a person sent their FS2K in for the recall and nothing was done to the trigger pack. But FN may change the trigger pack out anyways.

If your concern is that the trigger pack will be changed out, then I would contact FNH as ask what the recall entails and if they say they will change out the trigger pack, keep the firearm in its original condition but ONLY USED CARTRIDGES WITH HARDENED PRIMERS to prevent slam fires.

It is your call. If it was ME, I would keep the firearm in its original condition - but I reload my own ammo and use only hardened primers for my 5.56 rounds.

Recalls are issued for problems that need to be corrected due to safety issues. Safety is an issue not to be taken litely and FNH would not have spent the money to do this recall and mod if there was NO potential for slam fires.

You can also swap the trigger pack with me (my FS2K is a 'safe queen') and that would make me very happy to have helped a fellow sportsman dealing with this very difficult decision....

[Beachhead]

Order a new firing pin FTW.

Put it in yourself. It will come with the spring on it.

That is if you wanted to keep the second sear and still get the sprung/safer firing pin.

[Dee]

Order a new firing pin FTW.

Put it in yourself. It will come with the spring on it.

That is if you wanted to keep the second sear and still get the sprung/safer firing pin.

Like he said...

[tqtran]

or trade it to me for my FS or one of the many people willing to get inline to trade you for it

[Green Dragoon]

I will give you different twist on this altogether. First I doubt that ten years down the road the unmodified one will be worth more, Second if you do decide to sell it unmodified and something goes wrong you will have a good chance of being named in the Law suit that follows. As you would have knowingly sold a defective item that had been recalled. It does not matter that you informed the buyer , you will still have to defend a legal action against you even though you could win.

SEND IT BACK