“As mentioned, the newest addition to FN America’s line is the FN 15. This is arguably the most faithful copy of a government-issue rifle available for civilian sales, which makes sense as FN has been producing the 5.56mm M16 rifle under Colt license for a U.S. government contract since the late 1980s.”
“FN’s years of experience manufacturing the M4 and M16 for the U.S. military have produced a commercial AR-15 that is mil-spec and much more. These are very basic AR-15s with the same configuration seen on issued rifles for over two decades. These are the first true-to-issue AR-15s being made in the same South Carolina facility that has been making issued M16/M4 series rifles since the late 1980s. If my test FN 15 is any indication, these are built better—or at least more accurate—than issued rifles. Word on the street is that these models are just setting FN up to be a major AR vendor in the civilian market.”
This is arguably the most faithful copy of a government-issue rifle available for civilian sales, which makes sense as FN has been producing the 5.56mm M16 rifle under Colt license for a U.S. government contract since the late 1980s.