{"id":101246,"date":"2026-08-01T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T06:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101246"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:16:38","slug":"eugene-stoners-future-assault-rifle-concept-f-a-r-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/01\/eugene-stoners-future-assault-rifle-concept-f-a-r-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugene Stoner&#8217;s Future Assault Rifle Concept (F.A.R.C.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XmMah3Boj9Q?si=9D2XAnIQXkrkUoI4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 6 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p>After developing the AR-15 with Armalite, Eugene Stoner worked for a number of different companies. In 1972 he co-founded Ares Inc, where he and his partners worked on a wide variety of weapons platforms. Their work included rapid-fire cannons and full-fledged artillery as well as small arms. The first of those small arms was the Future Assault Rifle Concept &mdash; FARC. This was a gas piston, rotating bolt 5.56mm rifle design with a number of interested elements. The FARC-1 was a concept on paper only, leading to production of a few FARC-2 and FARC-3 prototypes. The project was cancelled in the wake of the end of the Vietnam War as funding for such things was much less readily available.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Institute of Military Technology for allowing me to have access to these prototypes and bring them to you! 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In 1972 he co-founded Ares Inc, where he and his partners worked on a wide variety of weapons platforms. Their work included rapid-fire cannons and full-fledged artillery as well as small arms. 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