HS Produkt VHS-2 French Army trials rifles

[Barn Owl Lover]

Ian from Forgotten Weapons got a hold of a couple of examples of the HS Produkt VHS-2 rifles that were submitted to French Army trials as a FAMAS replacement. As we know, the HK416F won the trials, but the VHS-2 was a close second based on Ian's research into the rifles and trials, and the VHS-2 was the only actual bullpup rifle submitted. Mechanically, the VHS-2 is basically a modified G36, but in fully ambi bullpup format.

Articles (with links to videos):

French Trials VHS-F2 Croatian Bullpup - Forgotten Weapons

https://youtu.be/2A-1lBWqHrw HS Produkt of Croatia makes an interesting modern bullpup rifle, the VHS. The rifle has gone through several major design iterations in the past two decades or so, and the most recent version (the VHS-2) was part of the competition to replace the FAMAS in French...

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VHS-2 Bullpup at the Range - Forgotten Weapons

https://youtu.be/SMEawx7TlNQ Yesterday we took a look at the inner workings of the VHS-2, and today we are going to put some rounds through it. I am trying out both a short-barreled VHS-K2 that was limited to 2-round burst (for French police trials) and a full-length VHS-F2 from French military...

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[AGG]

Very neat--- I will take one (1) semi-auto version.

Tony