However, the United States adoption of the M16 rifle and 5.56×45mm cartridge caused the French to rethink their approach, and consequently the Type 62 was not adopted. Nevertheless, approximately forty different 7.62×51mm NATO calibre prototype rifles were developed between 19, most notably the FA-MAS Type 62. Since France was engaged in the First Indochina War at the time, and was also the second-largest contributor to NATO, the research budgets for new types of weapons were limited and priority was given to the modernisation and production of existing service weapons. 30 US Carbine, 7.92×33mm Kurz, 7.65×38mm (Made by Cartoucherie de Valence) and some other intermediate calibers. The first French bullpup rifles were developed between 19 at the AME ( Atelier Mécanique de Mulhouse) and MAS, testing rounds such as. The FAMAS is expected to remain in limited service until 2028. Beginning in 2017, the FAMAS was replaced in most frontline units in the French Army by the HK416F. The FAMAS is recognised for its high rate of fire at 1,100 rounds per minute. It is known by French troops as Le Clairon (The Bugle) due to its distinctive shape. The FAMAS ( Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, in English "Assault Rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory") is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS in 1978, a year after the Austrian Steyr AUG. Rear aperture fitted with tritium night inserts, front post 30-round detachable box magazine ( STANAG) ("G2").25-round detachable box magazine ("F1").
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