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Posted: 4/25/2012 5:50:49 AM
Originally Posted By Windustsearch:
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
can someone explain to me why some metric rifles have Open gas block/ front sights that look like the inch pattern front sight? It's an early Belgian gas block. It was on early Belgian rifles, early Israeli rifles, Argentine rifles, and L1A1s. so he "modern" ones are the closed ones? |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 10:28:06 AM
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
Originally Posted By Windustsearch:
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
can someone explain to me why some metric rifles have Open gas block/ front sights that look like the inch pattern front sight? It's an early Belgian gas block. It was on early Belgian rifles, early Israeli rifles, Argentine rifles, and L1A1s. so he "modern" ones are the closed ones? Yep, the belgians went to the closed type in the late 50s (IIRC). Israel came up with their own beveled closed type in the 60s. The Brits, Aussies, and Argentines stayed with the older open type. |
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Posted: 4/26/2012 8:53:08 PM
Don't mind the cheap optic on there it's not staying..just using it till i get something better.
Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic...our good digital camera went tits up.. 
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Posted: 4/27/2012 7:58:04 AM
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
where did you get the woof for this? thats exactly what i;'ve been wanting to build. is that all DSA? I used an early 50's Belgium parts kit. Only the receiver is DSA. |
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Posted: 4/30/2012 2:42:17 PM
Damn, all these pictures are trying my patience... Can't wait for my FAL to get here at the end of the week. Can't friggin' wait!
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Posted: 4/30/2012 3:54:56 PM
Originally Posted By 57Strat:
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
where did you get the woof for this? thats exactly what i;'ve been wanting to build. is that all DSA? I used an early 50's Belgium parts kit. Only the receiver is DSA. Do you know where i can find similar wood? |
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Posted: 4/30/2012 5:46:48 PM
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Originally Posted By Roebuck:
Originally Posted By 57Strat:
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
where did you get the woof for this? thats exactly what i;'ve been wanting to build. is that all DSA? I used an early 50's Belgium parts kit. Only the receiver is DSA. Do you know where i can find similar wood? The Holland butt-stock on my rifle is ultra rare, so not much of a chance to find one like it. The forearm is from a Canadian C1A1 FAL. These can be found but it will be hard to find one in excellent condition. Your best bet is to buy the repro stuff if you want really nice looking wood. There are a couple of companies making reproduction FAL wood furniture (see link). If you don't care about scratches and dings, I'm sure you can look over on FAL Files Forums and find some well used original wood. http://ironwooddesigns.com/IWDHome.html |
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Posted: 5/2/2012 1:19:17 AM
Originally Posted By 57Strat:
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
Originally Posted By 57Strat:
Originally Posted By Roebuck:
where did you get the woof for this? thats exactly what i;'ve been wanting to build. is that all DSA? I used an early 50's Belgium parts kit. Only the receiver is DSA. Do you know where i can find similar wood? The Holland butt-stock on my rifle is ultra rare, so not much of a chance to find one like it. The forearm is from a Canadian C1A1 FAL. These can be found but it will be hard to find one in excellent condition. Your best bet is to buy the repro stuff if you want really nice looking wood. There are a couple of companies making reproduction FAL wood furniture (see link). If you don't care about scratches and dings, I'm sure you can look over on FAL Files Forums and find some well used original wood. http://ironwooddesigns.com/IWDHome.html Thanks, i gaveu p on IWD because they were always out a year ago. |
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Posted: 5/11/2012 7:28:47 PM
[Last Edit: 5/11/2012 7:29:01 PM by Jimmeh]
Supposedly the FAL I just bought was reviewed in some gun rag. I believe it given the history I have with the store I got it from.
$950 OTD, hope I did well. 
I stripped the Afgan pattern Duracoat off all the metal parts. I can't stand painted guns. 
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Posted: 5/11/2012 8:34:36 PM
[Last Edit: 5/12/2012 6:15:05 PM by kbar-04]
My meager collection, Meager considering I first picked up an FAL rifle in 1974....and they have plagued me ever since..
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Posted: 5/12/2012 1:47:11 AM
[Last Edit: 5/12/2012 1:47:31 AM by Sturmgewehr-58]
Built this one out of spare parts I had laying around.
The barrel was from a Rhodesian parts kit I bought from Federal Arms Corp 10 years ago. It had been cut with a chopsaw right behind the muzzle threads. I cut it back to 17" and crowned the muzzle.  |
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Posted: 5/12/2012 6:12:08 PM
Those 3 are all Belgian, 50.61, 50.00 Type 1 and 50.00 Type III
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Posted: 5/12/2012 10:26:10 PM
A few new pics of my old Izzy...
The last pic is of my mag carrier, an old Chinese Type 63 chest pouch. I bought it from a FAL Files member many years ago and hit it with a little spray paint. Definitely an old-school method of carrying mags...  |
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Posted: 5/18/2012 10:00:28 PM
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Posted: 5/21/2012 5:08:13 PM
 
This is what happens when you're bored, and have access to Duracoat. |
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Posted: 5/22/2012 7:11:54 AM
Better photo of my 1961 vintage rifle:
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Posted: 5/22/2012 6:24:49 PM
Whole lotta franken going on.....I like
you need a 30 rd mag. Here's mine..Not life yet. I should be able to fire up the jacobs ladder this weekend when I get my LS  |
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Posted: 5/22/2012 7:28:39 PM
Originally Posted By bap: Whole lotta franken going on.....I like you need a 30 rd mag. Here's mine..Not life yet. I should be able to fire up the jacobs ladder this weekend when I get my LS http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq26/DESRATBAP/franken.png I was trying to get one from AIM but they are out. Yeah the gun kinda just popped up and i bought it without thinking metric/inch parts. Hopefully it works with the happy switch is hit. |
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Posted: 5/23/2012 11:54:36 PM
My locking shoulders were shipped to the wrong address so i had to have them express mailed to make sure they got here in time. Got out to test the gun for the first time today.
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Posted: 5/24/2012 3:08:43 AM
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Posted: 5/24/2012 5:34:35 AM
IMBEL FAL, with a kydx mag holder. |
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Posted: 5/25/2012 1:39:21 AM
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http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo145/Vegasego/2012-05-17_19-40-06_788.jpg IMBEL FAL, with a kydx mag holder. 18" barrel? 16"? Either way, looks good. |
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Posted: 5/25/2012 3:37:58 PM
Originally Posted By viper5243:
My locking shoulders were shipped to the wrong address so i had to have them express mailed to make sure they got here in time. Got out to test the gun for the first time today.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-8yQm06uEI
sick +1 
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Posted: 5/25/2012 5:35:03 PM
[Last Edit: 5/25/2012 5:36:12 PM by Jimmy41]
First FAL pattern rifle, for which I have lusted since I was... probably 12
I spent a lot of time looking for pics of one with a PWS FSCFAL muzzle device. So hopefully this will help anyone thinking of getting one. Just got the rifle, stripped and cleaned (a lot of greasy crud, now gone). It was someone's kit build on a DSA receiver and I got some help from an industry guy on this forum (much appreciated) getting a minor issue with the takedown lever squared away. Yet to fire it though... can't wait. 
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