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Talk:FN EGLM
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Late Model FN MK 13 mounted on a Gen3 FN SCAR-H CQC - 40mm
Proper name
The FNH USA website refers to this is the Mk 13, which is apparently what USSOCOM calls it, but the regular FNH website just refers to it as the FN40GL-L/-H/-S. Why are we going by the USSOCOM designation rather than the manufacturer designation? Is the Mk 13 actually a different model, or is it just nomenclature? --Funkychinaman 09:49, 21 December 2011 (CST)
- The weapon was first proposed for USSOCOM's EGLM requirement; in full, it was adopted at Mk 13 Mod 0 EGLM. I guess FN40GL is just how they sell it to everyone else, same as Mk 16 / 17 versus SCAR. Evil Tim 10:10, 21 December 2011 (CST)
- Thinking about it, it's possible the change to FN40GL from EGLM (which I'm sure they used to use) might have something to do with the Colt / Bushmaster M4 lawsuit; I notice HK has started referring to the AG-C as "EGLM" and it's possible that since the EGLM term originates from USSOCOM and not from FN itself that they feared a lawsuit might go a similar way and declare EGLM as generic. Evil Tim 02:29, 22 December 2011 (CST)