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This is one reason I feel the FAL is such a great design. The charging handle is on the left, yet it ejects to the right. Another example are HK rifles, with the charging handle on the left.
There's a vid on you-tube of a Brit Sergeant placing a startling quantity of rounds down range in a remarkably short time--all on an SMLE or one of the Mk 1's--worth a watch.
the AR charging handle is the worst ever designedThe charging handle on my FAL is on the left side and it works just fine. I like it better than the rear handle on my AR if I am honest.
who would be in combat locked into a sling? that is range shooting and that is where it belongs. those guys must have forgotten everything when artillery and machine guns opened up and then throw in some tanks and planes straffing50-75-100 years ago, solders were taught to shoot using the sling as added support for increased accuracy.
Pretty hard to run a bolt left handed when your left arm is attached to the rifles forend with a tight shooting sling.
It's also pretty hard to hold a 10 pound army rifle by the pistol grip and get enough leverage to run a bolt fast.
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You really don't notice, unless you're shooting shotguns...No, because every time you fire a shot, it would eject the casing across your field of vision.