Talk:FN P90

Stargate

Just as a note that might help some scifi fans. It's the gun most commonly featured on the TV show "Stargate SG1" (and it's spinoffs). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.42.126.82 (talk) 19:28, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

It was also popularized by the RC P90 in Goldeneye(N64) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.55.176.9 (talk) 01:00, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

This info might be worth including if we could find reliable secondary sources. Rezin (talk) 21:58, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Here you go, <ref name="Sweeney2011">{{cite book|last=Sweeney|first=Patrick|authorlink=Patrick Sweeney (gunsmith)|title=Gun Digest Book of The Tactical Rifle: A User's Guide|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zVW9hALa3ysC&pg=PA141|year=2011|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-1898-6|page=141|chapter=PDWs|quote=Next up is the FN P90. Those who have watched the TV series “Stargate” will be quite familiar with it, even if they haven't seen it in person or fired it.}}</ref>

Thanks for finding that. Here's another.[1] I don't think I've ever watched an entire episode of Stargate, but even based on channel surfing I know that the P90 is the "Stargate gun". It's a close and prominent connection, verifiable by multiple reliable sources, and probably deserves inclusion. I'm hesitant to create a whole section just for a one-sentence paragraph. Maybe it'd make more sense to note this in the "history" or "users" section? Rezin (talk) 00:04, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

I should note that the presence of a "pop culture" section in this article has been the subject of numerous threads on this talk page. The conclusion of some of those is that the material needs proper sourcing, an issue which has been addressed with these two references. Clearly, many editors think this article should mention the firearm's use in "Stargate", which is why it keeps coming up. I expect that more people have seen the firearm on that show than have seen it anywhere else, and one of the sources says the show popularized it. While it's important to keep unsourced material out, a cited mention of the firearm's use in the series is not undue.

OTOH, from my previous research I'm doubtful that a lookalike gun with a different name used in Goldeneye has much chance of being sourced. That game was apparently quite significant in the history of video games, but even so little has been written about the weapons and their real life analogs. Rezin (talk) 00:20, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

not sure if pop culture will ever come back or needs to (thats up to smarter wiki editors than me), however for pop culture usage the FNP90 was heavily described in detail and bragged as the preferred weapon in stargate in season 5 ep 8 - the warrior. since the display of its abilities this gun has been known by fans as the stargate gun and its cult status has remained solid with viewers. now this could be subjective but i am unaware of any other gun in tv shows been givent he level of attention of having an episode dedicated to showing off its combat abilities before. this alone should be worthy of at least a pop culture comment. 203.219.85.18 (talk) 09:28, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Feed issues?

There is nothing here indicating that it has feed issues due to it's magazine. Was this article written by a fan-boy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.78.183.102 (talk) 14:35, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

The P90 magazine does not have feed issues. That was a myth created by HKPro (and perpetuated by people who don't know any better). ROG5728 (talk) 19:13, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Assault Rifle?

The introduction reads "could be classed as a compact assault rifle" This is erroneous as the 5.7x28 (as well as the 4.6x30, 7.92 VBR, etc.) is an armor-piercing 9mm replacement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.245.163.20 (talk) 20:42, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

HKPRO

I deleted a citation to HKPRO.com. It is not a reliable source for Wikipedia articles because its articles are anonymously posted and there's no discernible editorial review process. See WP:V for general rules, and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Firearms#HKPRO/ hkpro.com for a specific discussion of this source. Rezin (talk) 17:10, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

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