Need FAL help Badly ***Resolved***

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Need FAL help Badly ***Resolved***

Posted: 11/28/2014 9:46:25 AM EDT

I have a Century R1A1 and the gas regulator ring broke and I cannot find one.

L1A1 parts DO NOT fit it, they are too small.

Any ideas?

Posted: 11/28/2014 10:35:49 AM EDT

[#1]

maybe call these guys ?
http://www.shop.ernstarmory.com

Posted: 11/28/2014 11:05:33 AM EDT

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Sent them an email, thanks.

Posted: 11/28/2014 11:06:14 AM EDT

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Falfiles?

Posted: 11/28/2014 4:08:06 PM EDT

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Post there too. This thing may get sold off as a nice kit if I can't find the part.

Posted: 11/29/2014 9:00:14 AM EDT

[#5]

Get one from DSA

Posted: 11/29/2014 9:29:32 AM EDT

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If it is held on by a clip you need and inch version. If it threads on you need a metric version.

Posted: 11/29/2014 9:35:42 AM EDT

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Bought one from DSA, it didn't fit, too small by about 0.003"

Posted: 11/29/2014 2:49:56 PM EDT

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Id send an Email to Gunplumber...he's the Go-To guy for FAls now Link

Posted: 11/29/2014 11:15:00 PM EDT

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I fixed it myself. I used aluminum oxide sanding belt wrapped around an arbor and basically reamed out the inside of the gas ring until it slipped over the gas block. I cleaned up the the gas block with the abrasive belt too which made it function better too.

Posted: 11/30/2014 1:48:06 PM EDT

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Got a pic of your gas block?

Posted: 12/4/2014 9:16:57 PM EDT

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Rifle AKA 'The Green Weinie'

Right side of gas block

Left Side of gas block

Top of gas block

Posted: 12/8/2014 4:12:28 PM EDT

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The Green Weenie has a gas block made in 1961 by Enfield. That makes it an inch gas block, you'll need an inch gas adjuster.

It has a metric lower receiver with an inch flip-up rear sight.

Can the piston plug be rotated (or even removed) with the handguards in place?

Posted: 12/9/2014 11:33:25 AM EDT

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That particular part in the picture is the most buggered up gas adjuster I ever saw. I can adjust mine with my finger tips. If it gets really nasty I suppose you would need a tool. When i first got a FAL I had trouble removing the gas plug due to the previous owner never cleaning the gas system. If you keep it clean things just work better.

I am wondering if the one you have was damaged by someone with a gas cyl wrench, common pliers, or a hammer and punch trying to force it. If it fits on and rotates all is good I suppose. all it has to do is block the oriface.

ETA- look at the front of your gas block at the very small hole. Make sure there is a set screw there that locks your front sight from spinning. I saw your front sight is a bit turned so I thought I'd mention it. The original set screw has a point that mates in the groove on the front sight's threaded shaft.

Posted: 12/9/2014 2:43:32 PM EDT

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The gas regulator ring might be for the Indian 1A1.

Supposedly it has a smaller diameter than Aussie or Brit rings.

Posted: 12/9/2014 6:55:31 PM EDT

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Ha! another Indian nonconforming part! I didn't know that one.

Posted: 12/9/2014 10:10:30 PM EDT

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I was looking at that Ring and thinking that the gas setting markings looked somewhat..."Freeform" That WOULD explain things

Posted: 12/10/2014 1:41:42 PM EDT

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The Green Weenie has a gas block made in 1961 by Enfield. That makes it an inch gas block, you'll need an inch gas adjuster.

It has a metric lower receiver with an inch flip-up rear sight.

Can the piston plug be rotated (or even removed) with the handguards in place?

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Yes the plug comes right out.

It is a total Century Angry Beaver Parts gun for sure.

Posted: 12/10/2014 1:44:11 PM EDT

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The shaft that the ring goes over was too LARGE. I had two L1A1 rings and both were small. So I figured if I had to WECSOG one of them I would do it to the worst one which is why that one looks so bad.

In those pics the repairs were already completed.

I haven't had a chance to function test it though.

Posted: 12/10/2014 1:45:37 PM EDT

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That particular part in the picture is the most buggered up gas adjuster I ever saw. I can adjust mine with my finger tips. If it gets really nasty I suppose you would need a tool. When i first got a FAL I had trouble removing the gas plug due to the previous owner never cleaning the gas system. If you keep it clean things just work better.

I am wondering if the one you have was damaged by someone with a gas cyl wrench, common pliers, or a hammer and punch trying to force it. If it fits on and rotates all is good I suppose. all it has to do is block the oriface.

ETA- look at the front of your gas block at the very small hole. Make sure there is a set screw there that locks your front sight from spinning. I saw your front sight is a bit turned so I thought I'd mention it. The original set screw has a point that mates in the groove on the front sight's threaded shaft.

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Yeah I seem to have lost that sight lock down screw at some point.

I use the red dot mostly anyway.

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