BammaYankee
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After I picked up my PTR 91 I had a spell of buyers regret ONLY because I seemed to find one post after another about the greatness of the FAL (which it is... no question). HOWEVER... in the past 6 months, I have thrown everything .308 down its throat from unbelievably filthy surplus fodder to match grade ammo and not a single hiccup, hesitation, stoppage, or failure of any kind. Not one. I have also shot it in the freezing rain, snow, and regular 'ol rain with no problem whatsoever!
It shoots as good or better than my M1a off the bench (1 moa or less iron with iron sights) and if you hose down the internals with Mil Comm's TW25B after cleaning it, it makes it even smoother and easier to clean after your next shooting session.
BTW: The best way to reach in and swab the hard to reach areas is by folding a cleaning patch a few times, clamping it in the jaws of a pair of forceps, and then dipping into the solvent. It makes it easy to hit all the vital areas you can't reach with Q tips or your fingers/ rat claws.
Quite frankly, I have found the gun to be unstoppable. Yes, the ergonomics are a pain in the you-know-what, it's hard to mount optics (get a low-prifile rail from MFIAP.com), it beats the crap out of brass, you don't have a bolt hold open mechanism (which in my opinion makes you more conscious of what you’re doing) and it weighs a ton (hit the gym if this is an issue!). But, with practice you learn what works for you in terms of mag changes, selector switch manipulation, and wrestling back the charging handle. And you also learn not to hunch up on the rear sight so you don't come home with a black eye.
I know the FAL and the M1A are always being compared to each other and to the HK G3, and the FAL seems to have the edge in popularity. But, most of the time the argument for the FAL seems to be based entirely on the fact that 9 million countries adopted it blah blah blah. At the same time, I always hear how the M14 was 'only' in service for a short period of time and for that reason alone folks think it is an inferior battle rifle (personally it is my favorite!). In both instances, I think the FAL's promulgation and the M14's short life span had more to do with the decision of bean counters in the procurement departments and not the rifles themselves.
As for the anti HK G3 crowd, their major complaint (aside from those I mentioned above) is that the rifle uses a stamped receiver. Well, so does the AKM, and all I hear about is the ruggedness and reliability of that series. Tell you what... I have a milled AK and I would stack the HK/ PTR up against it any day!
Point is, the PTR 91 is a tough as nails, hard hitting, utterly reliable, and accurate rifle! And for the price of the rifle and the magazines you will not be unhappy. It takes getting used to, but once you settle in to it and learn its quirks and how to use it, you will be more than happy with your selection.
That's just my opinion....
It shoots as good or better than my M1a off the bench (1 moa or less iron with iron sights) and if you hose down the internals with Mil Comm's TW25B after cleaning it, it makes it even smoother and easier to clean after your next shooting session.
BTW: The best way to reach in and swab the hard to reach areas is by folding a cleaning patch a few times, clamping it in the jaws of a pair of forceps, and then dipping into the solvent. It makes it easy to hit all the vital areas you can't reach with Q tips or your fingers/ rat claws.
Quite frankly, I have found the gun to be unstoppable. Yes, the ergonomics are a pain in the you-know-what, it's hard to mount optics (get a low-prifile rail from MFIAP.com), it beats the crap out of brass, you don't have a bolt hold open mechanism (which in my opinion makes you more conscious of what you’re doing) and it weighs a ton (hit the gym if this is an issue!). But, with practice you learn what works for you in terms of mag changes, selector switch manipulation, and wrestling back the charging handle. And you also learn not to hunch up on the rear sight so you don't come home with a black eye.
I know the FAL and the M1A are always being compared to each other and to the HK G3, and the FAL seems to have the edge in popularity. But, most of the time the argument for the FAL seems to be based entirely on the fact that 9 million countries adopted it blah blah blah. At the same time, I always hear how the M14 was 'only' in service for a short period of time and for that reason alone folks think it is an inferior battle rifle (personally it is my favorite!). In both instances, I think the FAL's promulgation and the M14's short life span had more to do with the decision of bean counters in the procurement departments and not the rifles themselves.
As for the anti HK G3 crowd, their major complaint (aside from those I mentioned above) is that the rifle uses a stamped receiver. Well, so does the AKM, and all I hear about is the ruggedness and reliability of that series. Tell you what... I have a milled AK and I would stack the HK/ PTR up against it any day!
Point is, the PTR 91 is a tough as nails, hard hitting, utterly reliable, and accurate rifle! And for the price of the rifle and the magazines you will not be unhappy. It takes getting used to, but once you settle in to it and learn its quirks and how to use it, you will be more than happy with your selection.
That's just my opinion....
