FN America, LLC has announced the launch of the FN 15 Guardian, a new addition to the company’s modern sporting rifle product line. Derived from FN’s battle-proven blueprint, the FN AR 15 Guardian provides reliability to sport shooters and personal protectors at an affordable price.
The FN 15 carbine is chambered in 5.56 and weighs 6.6 pounds, featuring a 15-inch M-LOK free-floated aluminum handguard and MIL-B-11595 CMV barrel.
FN 15 Guardian: High-Quality and Affordable
Chris Cole, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for FN America, LLC, highlighted the combination of high quality and affordability in the FN 15 Guardian.
“High quality and affordability don’t typically go hand-in-hand, but today’s buyer deserves to have the best of both worlds when they’re investing their hard-earned money into a rifle. That’s why we chose to develop the FN 15 Guardian…”
“As a leader in barrel manufacturing, FN has some of the most sought-after and high-quality AR-style rifles in the industry. For the release of the FN 15 Guardian, we focused our energy into creating an extremely high-value, reliable carbine that carries the legacy of our manufacturing expertise to new FN customers.”– Chris Cole
As a leader in barrel manufacturing, FN has a reputation for producing high-quality and sought-after AR-style rifles. The FN AR 15 Guardian aims to carry this legacy to new customers with its high-value and reliable design.
Features of the FN 15 Guardian
The FN 15 Guardian is chambered in 5.56x45mm and features:
- 16-inch button-broached, hybrid-profile barrel with 1:7 twist
- A2-style flash hider
- 4150 chrome-moly vanadium steel construction
- High-pressure tested (HPT) and magnetic particle inspected (MPI) certified
- Nitrided for corrosion resistance and durability
- Bolt carrier group
- Machined from 9310 alloy steel
- Nitrided, HP/MPI tested and certified
- Sealed, torqued, and staked gas key
- Mid-length gas system and low-profile gas block
- 15-inch aluminum handguard
- Continuous top rail
- 24 M-LOK slots at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock positions
Scott Vilardi, Senior Product Manager for Law Enforcement and Commercial Carbines, emphasized the importance of maintaining high standards for FN quality in the Guardian.
“When we created the specification for the FN 15 Guardian, our focus was on perfecting the foundation of the rifle to ensure the high standards for FN quality remained, cutting corners to reduce the purchase price was not an option, our customers expect more from our brand and we have to deliver on that trust.”“When you handle our newest carbine at the gun counter and shoot it on the range, you’ll notice the premium fit and finish stands out at this price tier. We’ve paid special attention to the core components to overdeliver on accuracy potential, ergonomics and fast-handling capability. With the new Guardian, FN customers have a dependable and high-quality carbine that’s ready to perform right out of the box and can be easily customized with most AR-pattern components.”
“When you handle our newest carbine at the gun counter and shoot it on the range, you’ll notice the premium fit and finish stands out at this price tier. We’ve paid special attention to the core components to overdeliver on accuracy potential, ergonomics and fast-handling capability. With the new Guardian, FN customers have a dependable and high-quality carbine that’s ready to perform right out of the box and can be easily customized with most AR-pattern components.”
– Scott Vilardi
The carbine’s core components have been carefully designed to offer accuracy potential, ergonomics, and fast-handling capabilities. As a result, the FN 15 Guardian is ready to perform right out of the box and can be easily customized with most AR-pattern components.
Additional FN 15 Guardian Specifications
The FN AR 15 Guardian also features:
- Slick-sided upper receiver
- Eliminates forward assist
- Brass deflector and ejection port cover
- MIL-SPEC charging handle and safety selector lever
- Lower receiver
- Machined from 7075-aluminum forging
- Hard coat anodized for surface finish and durability
- Single-stage MIL-SPEC trigger
- Ranges from 4.75 – 7.5 pounds
- FN custom-designed 30-round magazine and furniture
- Improved ergonomics and handling
- 30-round magazine with in-mold stippled grip texture
- Six-position glass-filled polymer stock
- Anti-snag latch for tight lockup
- Pistol grip with optimal 19.5-degree grip angle
The FN 15 Guardian has a suggested retail price of $999.00 and ships with one 30-round magazine. The FN AR 15 series of modern sporting rifles also includes the FN 15 TAC3 and DMR3, along with a complete line of accessories.
The FN 15 Guardian will be on display at the FN Booth (Booth 5450) at the 152nd NRA Annual Meetings. The convention, hosted at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, will take place from April 14-16, 2023. For more information about the FN 15 Guardian’s high-performance, value-oriented features, visit www.fnamerica.com/fn15guardian
About FN America, LLC
Carry the Future | FN America, LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of Belgium-based FN Herstal, S.A., provides U.S. military, law enforcement, and commercial customers with a complete range of state-of-the-art, groundbreaking solutions developed around small caliber firearms and associated ammunition under the FN brand name.
FN Herstal is the Defense & Security entity of the Herstal Group, which also includes a Hunting & Sports Shooting entity (Browning and Winchester Firearms’ brand names) and operates globally. FN product lines include portable firearms, less lethal systems, integrated weapon systems for air, land, and sea applications, remote weapon stations, and small-caliber ammunition, as well as modern and cutting-edge solutions to provide enhanced combat, logistics, maintenance, and communication capabilities.
In addition to FN America – headquartered in McLean, VA, with manufacturing operations in Columbia, SC –, FN Herstal is the parent company of FNH UK in the UK and Noptel (optoelectronics) in Finland. For more information on FN’s latest products, visit www.fnamerica.com
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