History[]
The Varminter series is the small brother of the FAC Scout series. As the Scout was created for big game hunting, the Varminter was downsized for small game and pest control. Depending on preferred game, FAC is planning to offer different calibres for their rifle, but the first step was made with .22 Hornet. As the system is to short for larger rifle calibres, FAC is planing with other small and medium game cartridges around the size of the .22 Hornet.
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Size comaparison between different .22 Hornet and two standard NATO calibres.
All five calibres available for the FAC Varminter: .22 Winchester Magnum, 5.7x28mm, .22 Hornet, .218 Bee and .221 Remington Fireball (from top)
Two equipped 18" versions of the Varminter II series with 3-10x scope, bipod, flash hider and suppressor.