FN FAL or AR-15?

Even though I am a bit of an AR fan, I would jump on the chance to own a genuine L1A1. If you choose to sell it later on to finance that perfect AR upper, you definitely won't lose money.

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I agree with this...if it's a genuine L1A1 I'd be all over it.

Ptr91

its not a FAL its an SLR and f I want it back
its a real rifle not a mouse gun

Gosh i cant put myself in your place ( for one thing i know nothing of your countrys laws ) . However i live in the USA ( where a GOOD fal is a premium gun . I happen to live in some rural open country where i can take my fal out to play further out than most folks . I tend to start shooting at 440 yards , that is a quarter mile for the folks who want to know . I want to ideally centerpunch an area that is about 4" around at that and out ( with out running to 600 yards ) . On sub 100 lb targets the ar is just the ticket , and is far more accurate than the fal . Howeve3r i tuned my gas system with the fal to work with 110 grn. and now the "600" is about 480 or so , but it works . buy what you will , but a .308 will allways trump a ,223

I'd go w/ the FAL now & the AR down the road as availability changes

FAL for sure

7.62 x 51mm has several advantages over 5.56 x 45mm.
The FAL does an adequate job of delivering 7.62 x 51mm.

I happen to prefer a more accurate 7.62 x 51mm delivery system - the M14

FAL No question, I would not even own a AR, Trainned with the A1 and A2, I just figured there will be plenty of them laying around if I have needed one! 7.62X51 will drop anything, and most body armor does not stand a chance!

Better to have a Gun and Not need it" Than need one and not have one!

Neither, get a PTR-91.

If it's a good old SLR have a close look first if possible.

Remove and look at the gas plug for erosion, pitting or suspiciously smooth edges to the gas cut out. Some squaddies had a nasty habit of using erosive cleaning materials to get that shiny clean look before inspection and rerturn to armory. Same habit with the piston and piston head grooves

With the barrel, gas piston tube, chamber and flash hider, check for pitting.

Open up the working parts , bolt carrier and bolt and check the firing pin for pitting and sharp edges.

The L1A1 is/was solider proof, is NOT sub MOA, but can deliver 2-3 MOA groups reliably and possibly better, if a quality build and not shot out.

The standard iron sights are simple and are adjustable

If you can get either a SUIT/SUSAT sight you will be surprised how good you can be.....

There are after market replacement top covers that provide standard rails for sight mounting.

Even if you treat an L1A1 indifferently, it will never let you down.

Get the FAL - specifically get the DSA STG-58. I've never enjoyed owning another rifle as much as my DSA FAL.

Didn't you read the post? He's in Sweden he CAN'T get a DSA. Period.

you guys are such Fudds.. i cant believe the dominant voice is for Fal.

A quality AR is as reliable as any other automatic weapon on the market today.. you cant bury them in the sand and dig them out and expect to shoot it, but who does that? you cant bury a fal in the sand either.

the AR has the Fal on accuracy AND range- so the .308 flies father? what are you aiming at? a mountain? range is limited by accuracy potential.

and "stopping power" is moot when you're talking about COM hits- no one is going to keep fighting after taking a 5.56 to the torso.

ARs are more available, the ammo is more available and cheaper, replacement parts are abundant- even now, during The Obamanation.

geh... i'll never understand it.

My Fudd-gun can beat up your mouse-gun.

You may have researched this more than me but FWIW DSA does do foreign sales I believe. Now, there may be import/export legislation preventing this that I don't know about.