FC rifles (Last redo) by blackkaiser2000 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

EDIT!: I have changed out the old photo of this artwork due to my making a better one you can see the old one here

Hello guys after a long time without posting it bring you a new and final redo of my FC rifle.

The FC rifle came about when it was found just how expensive and complex it is to produce and maintain the M2 Garand on a grand scale. While experiments were conducted on making an M2 Garand rifle receiver out of cast steel, They were found to not be satisfactory due to the lack of experienced workers. So the idea to produce an inexpensive, simple, and fast-to-make semi-automatic battle rifle that could be chambered making both .303 and 30-06 was talked about by the gunsmiths of the valley. The idea was presented and accepted by the Caugax Council, after finding out the excessive cost of making the milled steel m2 rifle. As a starting point for the rifle. A Dominican gunsmith called Jose Cruz and his team converted several tilting bolt semi-automatic rifles. Like the SVT-40, FN-49 FN FAL, they use 303 British ammunition with the same Bern gun magazines used in the M2. The conversion of these rifles achieved roaring success in field tests, the most popular being the FN rifles. While these rifles were popular, they were not designed to be mass-produced by workers with little skill. A solution to the problem was solved quickly by a woman called Felicia Felix. A draftswoman from Don Bento's Company who had presented a set of plans for an SKS rifle on .30-06 from her college days. Felicia's work entered Don Bento's eyes when he received the PDF of the plans that were sent by mistake. Alongside the report that reported a large amount of old unused tooling for SKS rifles from Russia and Albania. Impressed, Don Bento appointed Felicia to Jose's team to develop and perfect Felicia's old design and construct a prototype. In two weeks, the 10 prototype rifles were completed and tested by the National Guard. The prototypes passed the torture test with flying colors. However, the rifles contained a few flaws that needed to be fixed. The prototype rifles were built using parts from various guns. The trigger mechanism from FN-49. The gas system is copied from an FN FAL. The receiver and cover were made custom and were made in a local metal shop, while the rear sights are from the SMILE. The FC prototype greatly impressed the council and was adopted with a few modifications to suit more economical and faster production. This simplified rifle became the FC MK1. One of the prototypes is still in possession of the Felix/Cruz family.

The rifle commenced production on April 6, 1921, two months after the valley was chucked back to the past. A batch of 2,000 rifles was sent to the National Guard and the 3rd West Cork Brigade for testing. Although the initial production of FC-21 received encouraging feedback from the troops. There were a few bugs to work out on the rifle. Due to the rushed production of the rifle, the gun was roughly made and had some sharp edges. It was reasonably frequent to hear in the early days of the war that a soldier nicked himself on dissembling the rifle. It meant the soldier would enjoy good luck for life. This was discovered to be caused by improperly sharpened tools and inexperienced workers. This was soon fixed with the help of downtime Irish and later German gunsmiths and metalworkers.

Despite being popular, the rifle's rough finish was commented on by both the Irish and the Puerto Rican troops. So the FC rifle MK 1 was nicknamed Betty la fea or Ugly Betty in English. After the leading character in the world-acclaimed Colombian telenovela. The FC was first used in the field by the 3rd West Cork Brigade in limited numbers on loan from the city-state of Caugax. Who wanted to test the new rifle in the field? As expected, the design was highly effective in terms of reliability and firepower. By late June 1921, half of the time traveler's army was armed with the FC rifle. People in the IRA said that the group had about 70,000 FC rifles by the end of the war. Approximately 19.8 million rifles had been produced during the war. The mass production of the FC led to its distribution throughout the world. Although largely dismissed by other nations, the rifle became popular among allies of the Irish, mainly Puerto Rico and India. It was also sold to numerous paramilitary and revolutionary factions throughout the world, especially in Africa and South America.

1. FC-21 MK 1: The FC-21 came about due to the request by the council for modifications to the new rifle. To satisfy the council, many are the design of the SKS with elements of the FN-49. As a result, the rifle was lengthened to 1116 mm (43.5 in) to accommodate the recoil from the British .303 ammo. The gun stock was a stronger modified M1 Garand style made of local roble oak wood and, later, Irish oak. T top hand guard was made of AG-4S glass reinforced with phenolic resin plastic. One clever feature of the FC-21 was the use of the Lee Enfield MK3 rear sights. This was a way for a soldier to get used to the rear sights on a real MK3 Lee Enfield rifle. It equally made it easier for ex-army vets from the British army who sided with the IRA to instruct the rebels in their use. The muzzle brake is a modified cruder copy of the SVT-40 muzzle break made to accept the Pattern 1907 bayonet. A Trigger mechanism hybrid copied and simplified from the SKS and the FN- 49. This version of the rifle is the most prolific seen in action during the troubles in Puerto Rico chambered in .30-06, it saw use in the Chinese civil war in the 8mm Mauser.
2. The FC 21 MK2: This version of the FC-21 was developed around the same time as the MK1. To make it easier to handle and modernize FC 21 to 21st century standards. This version of the FC-21 was inspired by tactical gunstocks for the SKS carbine made by Tapico. It was straightforward to fabricate the lower due to its FN FAL/G3-inspired lower design. This lower receiver also had a selector switch for automatic fire due to it being thought to be easier to control in full automatic with the pistol grip, but this was proven false this also has a rail for optics sights. This version of the FC-21 came alongside the MK1 in a few months. In the post-war years, this was the main battle rifle of the Irish army until the 1980s, with it being replaced with the AR-18. The rifle is still in use by the Garda and both the MK1 and MK2 are widespread in civilian hands today.