Who likes Battle rifles? or Blatantly showing off my rifle.

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Who likes Battle rifles? or Blatently showing off my rifle.

Here's my new Imbel Carbine. It's my first FAL and the first rifle I've built myself. I actually got it working a few months ago, but I just put the finishing touches last night on it so it's officially complete now. Woo Hoo!

It's got a Dan Coonan Reciever, FSE fire control group, Penguin Buttstock and PG, DSA textured finished metal hanguards, 17" rethreaded barrel with a TAPCO short muzzle break, TAPCO top cover with integrated weaver rail and stripper clip guides, Millet Red Dot, DSA extended safety/selector, FSE extended mag release, Uncle Mike's Quick Disconnect sling mounts and flat black Gunkote finish. I wrapped some Paracord around the front hand guards to insulate my hand from the hot metal handguards, put on an M-14 canvas sling from CDNN, and added the Spec-Ops AR-10 buttstock mag pouch. The carry handle was custom made out of aluminum by a friend.

Let's see or hear about some of your battle rifles. Garands, M1As, CETMEs, AR-10s, they're all welcome here!

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Gotta admit, that is very handsome.

I wondered about the carry handle. It was one of the first things I noticed.

How well does that scope mount work?

Mike
 
Your paracord wrap looks great. Almost like a ghillie suit if you were to leave some pieces dangling.
 
Thanks for the compliments. :)

The scope mount works very well. It clamps into the rails on the reciever and is very solid, like it's part of the receiver. I did upgrade the slotted screws on it for button head hex screws though. One does need a very short scope or red dot like I used in order to take advantage of the stripper clip guides. I tried out the clip guides with a couple clips of the Australian surplus available now and it seems to work great.
 
You know, after using scout scopes for years, and regular scopes on battle rifles I think an Aim point comp 2X mounted like that should be about right.I think I will get a top cover like that for my '58 FAL
 
Dave-
Thanks!
They are both DSA's.
The carbine is an STG-58A and the rifle is the standard SA58 with an Eotech sight on it. Both came with the Steyr steel front hanguards that I replaced with Belgian slotted plastic.
 
Probably not the best photo, but here's a shot taken at the range. If you can't tell, those are: Ar10, Bushy, and SLR95. Currently working on my Paratrooper FAL build...
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Pretty trick rod, Dave. :D Lot better paracord job than I managed to pull off.

Mmmm....battle rifles...
 
Hey, they used to wire-wrap the other British battle rifle...

Just like that! For launching grenades, no less! Now I gotta dig a wire-wrapped SMLE out of one of the safes, durnit.

Hmm. Battle rifle? Lessee.

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This is one of the new Garands being produced by SA. I got it back before they raised the prices outrageously when they realized how much of a demand there would be...

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I was using it to illustrate how big a CZ 550 in .375 H&H is.
 
DMK,

I'll bet you get your pizza with everything, as well.:D


Instead of me buying a camera and figuring out how to download pictures, please look up stock photos of HK91 and Robinson M96 (unless that's not a battle rifle).
 
So far, works as advertised. I don't know if my bulk reloaded ammo and shooting skills are up to making a judgement on the guns accuracy, but it seems to do well for itself. The construction is pretty nice, and the design is interesting.

I spent $1000, and can't understand why someone would buy an SL8 for that much instead. At $1000 to $1300, I don't really see what would be a better .223 rifle (ARs should cost much less). All the other good choices are .308.
 
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