W.E.G.
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ALL your FAL's are belong to me! 
The popularity of the FAL in America.
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Will you just look at all those folding-stock Paras? I wonder if any excaped the torch? (sniff, sniff), kinda' sad isn't it?
jagdpanzer347
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Another excellent picture W.E.G. That photo is from the Falklands war, right? Mucho Argentinian full auto goodness?
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Slvr Surfr
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Damn the scopes! 
silverlance
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I'd like to get all wood furniture for a fal of mine one day. I think walnut, rubbed rich would look real nice. the handle would be walnut reinforced with steel bracing. the handguards would be wood with vent holes and aluminum heat sink liners.
W.E.G.
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Yeah, that's a Falklands pic.
W.E.G.
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...as in the FALklands
I think these are POW's and their captured arms.
I think these are POW's and their captured arms.
silverlance: I'd like to get all wood furniture for a fal of mine one day. I think walnut, rubbed rich would look real nice. the handle would be walnut reinforced with steel bracing. the handguards would be wood with vent holes and aluminum heat sink liners.
What??
They were female and over 18 years old, that's what they led me to believe anyway.
What do you think I am? Some kind of sicko?
El Tejon
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The Gaucho FALs went to Davy Jones locker within a year of the UK's victory.
Neptune sez: "All your FALs belong to us."
Neptune sez: "All your FALs belong to us."
I read a book on the Falklands, and a comment in there stated that the Argentine folding paratrooper models were being picked up by the British troops because of the folding stocks and because they were full auto. The Brits apparently were semi auto only.
So let me ask, to whom are you going to sell fully automatic weapons? The world is totally awash in obsolete old small arms. And there are few buyers. Governments do not allow their citizens to own them, and their armies have got all that they want.
The only value these would have had was scrap value. And then, predicting all the rules and regs about proving demilling and proper disposition for all the parts, I suspect it was cheaper to dump them in the ocean.
Maybe Rocko the Tuna has one.
Guess it might have been cheaper then (unfortunately) to ditch them.
But at the same time, you'd think that someone, somewhere in their government would look at all those FAL's made in another country that would have no ties at all to Great Britain and say "Cool. We can use these for years in all kinds of clandestine stuff and arm our allies secretly without anyone knowing about it. All I need now is some shipping containers to stash them in."
But at the same time, you'd think that someone, somewhere in their government would look at all those FAL's made in another country that would have no ties at all to Great Britain and say "Cool. We can use these for years in all kinds of clandestine stuff and arm our allies secretly without anyone knowing about it. All I need now is some shipping containers to stash them in."
El Tejon
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goon, the UK has no enemies. They sense misunderstandings and heal wounds with drum circles and interpretative dance.
Rifleman 173
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M-14, M1A and M-21 rifles are the most popular ones over here in 7.62 NATO. FALS are up there but the M1A family of rifles has the FAL beat for accuracy, especially at longer distances. The most popular rifle over here has GOT to be the M-4/AR-15 rifles because they are so very flexible. Besides, some of the FALS have trouble with barrel whip or barrel harmonics which seldom appears in the M1A series of rifles. 
I started out with FALs before switching to the M1A. The FAL is probably the most ergonomic battle rifle, and is a classic example of 1940s technology and 1950s manufacturing. The receiver is not trivial to manufacture, particularly when compared to the M16/AR-15.
I've built a number of FALs on a variety of receivers, and while you can WECSOG them, there are things to be aware of. The best kits i can recall were the early STG58s, which had little more than rack wear, and barrel that looked like they had hardly been used. The German G1 kits were also pretty nice. The later stuff got worse and worse, and more expensive.
After running through several FN, I started to get frustrated with the horrible triggers and poor accuracy. Folks have been accurizing the M14 since day one, and making one shoot MOA is pretty well understood and a number of smiths can build a nice rifle for you. It's easier to scope a FAL, but at a certain point it hardly seems worth putting on anything more than a unity optic or dot.
I'll put my Kreiger barreled M1A with it's 2.5 pound Rader trigger against any FAL made on the 600 yard line.
That being said, I plan on getting another 'Congo' length FAL.
I've built a number of FALs on a variety of receivers, and while you can WECSOG them, there are things to be aware of. The best kits i can recall were the early STG58s, which had little more than rack wear, and barrel that looked like they had hardly been used. The German G1 kits were also pretty nice. The later stuff got worse and worse, and more expensive.
After running through several FN, I started to get frustrated with the horrible triggers and poor accuracy. Folks have been accurizing the M14 since day one, and making one shoot MOA is pretty well understood and a number of smiths can build a nice rifle for you. It's easier to scope a FAL, but at a certain point it hardly seems worth putting on anything more than a unity optic or dot.
I'll put my Kreiger barreled M1A with it's 2.5 pound Rader trigger against any FAL made on the 600 yard line.
That being said, I plan on getting another 'Congo' length FAL.
Rifleman 173
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Over the years, I've owned 2 M1A rifles and loved both of them. But being always on the move and experimenting, I got rid of them. I plan to have another one pretty soon. Every FAL I've checked out just seemed to lack what I needed or wanted in a rifle of the 7.62 NATO caliber. I have no doubts that FALS are good, decent rifles and I would not hesitate to use one in combat BUT I would PREFER an M1A over any other kind of rifle of that caliber. Right now I'm playing with the M-4/AR-15 type rifles and the AK type of rifles and, when I'm done playing, I'll get me an M1A to keep. You just can not beat the M-14, M-21 or M1A family of rifles for accuracy.
anymanusa
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I got my FAL because I thought it was the coolest looking GI Joe weapon any of my GI Joe dolls (action figures for the homophobic) had when I was a little kid.
No really, I got it because it shoots 308, a caliber which I am fond of, and my particular unit seemed like a great value for the money, and after inspecting the build/design for about an hour, I decided it was on my 'must have' list.
No really, I got it because it shoots 308, a caliber which I am fond of, and my particular unit seemed like a great value for the money, and after inspecting the build/design for about an hour, I decided it was on my 'must have' list.
I came to the sad realization that while the M1A/M21/M25 beat the FAL for accuracy, the AR-10 variants kick their butts. I've owned an SR-25, and two AR-10Ts, the last one heavy customized. They would all easily shoot sub MOA with match ammo, and my 260 custom 10T would do 1/4 MOA on occasion.
But it had no soul.
If I wanted a super accurate semi, I'd have GAP build me another AR-10. But both the FAL and the M1A have a certain je ne sais quoi the AR-10/SR25/M110 lacks.
But it had no soul.
If I wanted a super accurate semi, I'd have GAP build me another AR-10. But both the FAL and the M1A have a certain je ne sais quoi the AR-10/SR25/M110 lacks.
At one time, I did a bit of work on FALs, and designed a few add ons, as can be seen here:
http://guntech.com/fn/
http://guntech.com/fn/
anymanusa
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nice page Guntech. Could you give me a little guidance on making a flash suppressor or muzzle brake for my FAL? I have access to a machine shop, and the end of my barrel is plain, and there is no crown either.
How would one go about attaching a device like that to my gun? Thread it? Solder it?
Any input would be appreciated.
How would one go about attaching a device like that to my gun? Thread it? Solder it?
Any input would be appreciated.
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