Nightcrawler
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Nightcrawler's FAL Folly
For a long time, I'd had this idea in my head that I could have just one rifle that could do everything I could possibly want to do with a rifle and I'd be happy with it.
And woe upon me, my friends, for I was a fool!
I've come to realize that I want more than one FAL rifle. I have one, my DSA STG58A, but I think I would be better served by two FAL rifles. If I had a chunk of money to spend and could get them customized as much as I'd want, they'd be as such (post AWB, of course):
The first would be a 21" DSA medium contour rifle. The barrel would be blackened stainless steel. It would have the muzzle break removed and would be fitted with a bayonet lug that accepted M16 bayonets. If this were not possible, it'd have an L1A1 flashhider/bayonet lug combination. The barrel would be shortened to about 20" or so, and would be fluted. The rear sight would be a DSA windage-adjustable Para style. The handguards would be Penguin non-bipod-cut, and the stock would be a Penguin humpback. The grip would be an Ergo G3-style, and I'd have a scope mount for whatever optics I wanted.
The second rifle would be an 18" Paratrooper carbine. It'd have a DSA lightweight alloy Para lower receiver, with a steel folding stock. The chrome lined barrel would be fitted with a Belgian combo-device, and I'd have the tubular bayonet for it. The rear sight would be a DSA windage-knob para, and I'd probably have DSA's para scope mount for optics mounting options. It too would have the Ergo grip.
These two would cover just about everything I currently want out of a rifle. Though, in a perfect world, a 13" FAL OSW would find a home in my collection, too.
Just musing, everyone. I've gone more than a month without handling any rifle other than my would-be M16, and it's beginning to get to me. FWIW, I also miss having a car, having my own computer, having my own TV, and having daytime temperatures not break 110 degrees. LOL
And God I hope I spelled "folley" right. "Foley" is when you get sound effects, right?
*sigh* It's been a long couple of weeks.
EDIT: ARGH! It's "folly"! I've been out of skool too long I think. LOL
For a long time, I'd had this idea in my head that I could have just one rifle that could do everything I could possibly want to do with a rifle and I'd be happy with it.
And woe upon me, my friends, for I was a fool!
I've come to realize that I want more than one FAL rifle. I have one, my DSA STG58A, but I think I would be better served by two FAL rifles. If I had a chunk of money to spend and could get them customized as much as I'd want, they'd be as such (post AWB, of course):
The first would be a 21" DSA medium contour rifle. The barrel would be blackened stainless steel. It would have the muzzle break removed and would be fitted with a bayonet lug that accepted M16 bayonets. If this were not possible, it'd have an L1A1 flashhider/bayonet lug combination. The barrel would be shortened to about 20" or so, and would be fluted. The rear sight would be a DSA windage-adjustable Para style. The handguards would be Penguin non-bipod-cut, and the stock would be a Penguin humpback. The grip would be an Ergo G3-style, and I'd have a scope mount for whatever optics I wanted.
The second rifle would be an 18" Paratrooper carbine. It'd have a DSA lightweight alloy Para lower receiver, with a steel folding stock. The chrome lined barrel would be fitted with a Belgian combo-device, and I'd have the tubular bayonet for it. The rear sight would be a DSA windage-knob para, and I'd probably have DSA's para scope mount for optics mounting options. It too would have the Ergo grip.
These two would cover just about everything I currently want out of a rifle. Though, in a perfect world, a 13" FAL OSW would find a home in my collection, too.
Just musing, everyone. I've gone more than a month without handling any rifle other than my would-be M16, and it's beginning to get to me. FWIW, I also miss having a car, having my own computer, having my own TV, and having daytime temperatures not break 110 degrees. LOL
And God I hope I spelled "folley" right. "Foley" is when you get sound effects, right?
*sigh* It's been a long couple of weeks.
EDIT: ARGH! It's "folly"! I've been out of skool too long I think. LOL
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