Hi there gambillk!
You need to be veteran in both Battlefield Bad Company & Battlefield Bad Company 2. I'll link some links here that can be useful to you. You can also contact EA and they can add the veteran status to your account.
- With kind regards, Timmie.
After doing the aforementioned suggestions, I ended up talking to EA's helpline and online chat for over an hour.
Sheldon from EA's hotline has come to the conclusion that this is a known issue with BFBC1 and that there is NO SOLUTION.
So unless you had unlocked the F2000 before BFBC2 was released and the Veteran system was transferred over to BFBC2's website, there is no way to get the F2000 in game.
If you have an issue with getting BFBC2's M1 Garand or getting titles added to your account to increase your Veteran level, you can contact EA's hotline or online chat and they can assist you.
I signed up for the Veteran status before Bad Company 2 was released, but it didn't even give me the gun then. This is retarded. EA should just simply unlock this for everyone so we don't have to waste time running in circles on forums, with support/advisors, etc. It's a waste of our time and theirs.
Also, just so those arrogant pricks in the game that currently have this gun, who think they are God's gift to the game, will get a shot of their own medecine.
Fix that damn issue already! And dont say that this game is too old! Many people still playing it and its fun! Better than BF3 sometimes.
