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Posted: 10/31/2016 11:36:47 PM EDT

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Alright I eye balled it. The level proved utterly useless.

The piston moves freely so it has to be damn close. I think it's right on.

It seems a .266 locking shoulder is the way to go from my gauges. I can get the go gauge to go home on .268 but it takes a good amount of force to close it and unlock it

Oh I can't free the damn screw that holds the para stock on for the life of me. I swear they torqued it to 1000 ft/lbs. I did remove the set screw. But it won't budge at all.

I'm almost done getting it built however

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Did you remove the retaining screw on the inside that's accessible through the hole in the recoil plate?

Posted: 11/1/2016 12:16:00 AM EDT

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Yes I did

Won't budge a millimeter

That said I wised up when thinking it over a beer and simply drove a roll pin out and swapped the stocks

Posted: 11/1/2016 12:16:21 AM EDT

[#3]

She's almost together

Posted: 11/1/2016 9:27:11 AM EDT

[#4]

I did it

Posted: 11/1/2016 11:24:43 AM EDT

[#5]

That's Beautiful

Posted: 11/1/2016 3:39:03 PM EDT

[#6]

Sploosh.

Posted: 11/1/2016 3:45:33 PM EDT

[#7]

Another one for you guys

LS will be here tomorrow

DSA was on top of their shipping game this time

Posted: 11/1/2016 7:39:01 PM EDT

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Alright I eye balled it. The level proved utterly useless.

The piston moves freely so it has to be damn close. I think it's right on.

It seems a .266 locking shoulder is the way to go from my gauges. I can get the go gauge to go home on .268 but it takes a good amount of force to close it and unlock it

Oh I can't free the damn screw that holds the para stock on for the life of me. I swear they torqued it to 1000 ft/lbs. I did remove the set screw. But it won't budge at all.

I'm almost done getting it built however

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If it ain't right, you'll find out when you take it to the range.

Posted: 11/1/2016 7:47:38 PM EDT

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If it ain't right, you'll find out when you take it to the range.

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Alright I eye balled it. The level proved utterly useless.

The piston moves freely so it has to be damn close. I think it's right on.

It seems a .266 locking shoulder is the way to go from my gauges. I can get the go gauge to go home on .268 but it takes a good amount of force to close it and unlock it

Oh I can't free the damn screw that holds the para stock on for the life of me. I swear they torqued it to 1000 ft/lbs. I did remove the set screw. But it won't budge at all.

I'm almost done getting it built however

If it ain't right, you'll find out when you take it to the range.

Lets hope it's all fine lol

Posted: 11/2/2016 6:18:07 AM EDT

[#10]

Nice!

Any plans for the tools when your done? i'd be interested in them if you wish to recoup your costs.

Posted: 11/2/2016 8:12:11 AM EDT

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Nice!

Any plans for the tools when your done? i'd be interested in them if you wish to recoup your costs.

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Honestly I only have 2 specific FAL tools.

Extractor tool and the receiver wrench

I plan to keep them for future repairs.

Posted: 11/2/2016 3:41:42 PM EDT

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LS was a pain to get in

But it is now in

Headspacing checks out

Test firing after work

Posted: 11/2/2016 11:56:17 PM EDT

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Lets hope it's all fine lol

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Alright I eye balled it. The level proved utterly useless.

The piston moves freely so it has to be damn close. I think it's right on.

It seems a .266 locking shoulder is the way to go from my gauges. I can get the go gauge to go home on .268 but it takes a good amount of force to close it and unlock it

Oh I can't free the damn screw that holds the para stock on for the life of me. I swear they torqued it to 1000 ft/lbs. I did remove the set screw. But it won't budge at all.

I'm almost done getting it built however

If it ain't right, you'll find out when you take it to the range.

Lets hope it's all fine lol

It'll probably run fine, but you'll notice the rounds impacting way too far to the left or right, making it difficult or impossible to properly zero. Or so I've heard (mine ended up just fine).

Posted: 11/3/2016 10:08:44 AM EDT

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Built and test fired

Ill try and zero this weekend

No idea how far off it is. I just sort of dumped 2 mags into the dirt to ensure function

Posted: 11/3/2016 3:08:19 PM EDT

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I may have missed it in the video, but how did you install the locking shoulder? I use a vise to squeeze it in (or take it out). Easy peezy.

Righteous build, brother. Welcome to the club.

Posted: 11/3/2016 4:06:10 PM EDT

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I may have missed it in the video, but how did you install the locking shoulder? I use a vise to squeeze it in (or take it out). Easy peezy.

Righteous build, brother. Welcome to the club.

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That part wasn't in the video. I try to keep them around 1 min as that's about as long as I can keep interested in some strangers videos anyhow.

Originally pressed it with a vice

I had some serious issues putting it in. It wasn't going in on the left side of the receiver and I pulled it from the vice to see it somehow canted several degrees. It burred the receiver a bit

Had to use a file to correct that.

I then used a hammer, paying close attention to the left side. It STILL was canting for some reason.

Finally said screw it and chamfered the leading edge to get it started in the left side hole.

Pounded it in. Its in there VERY tight.

Posted: 11/4/2016 2:08:26 PM EDT

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The receiver wall is all there to guide the locking shoulder as it passes through. Keeping it aligned as it passes over the ejector block until it hits the opposite receiver wall can be frustrating, but a healthy amount of grease in the channel helps.

Posted: 11/13/2016 3:37:05 PM EDT

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I did it

http://i.imgur.com/2VOrtiq.jpg

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Nice!

I bet it's gloriously loud.

Posted: 12/5/2016 5:34:47 PM EDT

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More shorty FAL content

11" FAL at 100 and 300 yards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZKPKHktTk

Posted: 1/9/2017 6:34:36 PM EDT

[#20]

Very cool...but I bet that thing is crazy loud....

Posted: 2/8/2017 7:00:13 AM EDT

[#21]

why did I click on the Fal section?

And then this thread?

fml

Posted: 3/17/2017 12:52:50 PM EDT

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why did I click on the Fal section?

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Right?! Now I gotta build a FAL...along with all my other projects.

Posted: 3/19/2017 7:41:44 PM EDT

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Great...just when i thought i was out, now i have to have one of these! lol great vids and build man thanks.

Posted: 3/19/2017 7:57:13 PM EDT

[#24]

Gorgeous!

Kind of jealous...

Posted: 3/19/2017 8:11:55 PM EDT

[#25]

OP, well done!

Posted: 3/20/2017 8:33:41 AM EDT

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Since this thread is popping back to life how about some updated pics?

Posted: 3/20/2017 9:31:00 AM EDT

[#27]

Those are nice. You did a great job. How much longer till the stamp comes back and you can swap the brace out?

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:12:44 AM EDT

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Those are nice. You did a great job. How much longer till the stamp comes back and you can swap the brace out?

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Ive decided to leave as a pistol for now

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:32:10 AM EDT

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Ive decided to leave as a pistol for now

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Cool. Still good job. The video was interesting. I hadn't realized you could build a FAL at home until I stumbled across this thread. Thanks for sharing.

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:37:20 AM EDT

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Cool. Still good job. The video was interesting. I hadn't realized you could build a FAL at home until I stumbled across this thread. Thanks for sharing.

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Yup it was honestly not that hard of a build.

It did take some fine tuning that wasn't mentioned in this thread, but it runs real nice

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:41:14 AM EDT

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Yup it was honestly not that hard of a build.

It did take some fine tuning that wasn't mentioned in this thread, but it runs real nice

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What was the time to put it together and how much did you save?

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:55:38 AM EDT

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What was the time to put it together and how much did you save?

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3 or 4 hours or so taking my time overall with the small amount of modifications.

I don't think I saved any money as I had to buy specialized tools and go and no go gauges

Posted: 3/20/2017 5:11:41 PM EDT

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Nice build! Enjoy!

Posted: 3/22/2017 12:39:22 AM EDT

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3 or 4 hours or so taking my time overall with the small amount of modifications.

I don't think I saved any money as I had to buy specialized tools and go and no go gauges

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Dumb question, where'd you find the manuals/guides to follow?

Posted: 3/22/2017 8:49:45 AM EDT

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Dumb question, where'd you find the manuals/guides to follow?

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Just googling online. Its not a hard build.

All you really have to do is screw the barrel on and make sure the gas piston operates smoothly. Then use pin gauges to determine the correct locking shoulder to set the headspacing. Its really not a hard build, more involved than a AR, but its not bad.

Really the hard part came in with tuning it. My barrel was overgassed. I welded up the gas plug and redrilled it smaller. I also had a out of spec extractor along with a bent piston to make matters more complicated. Now it runs great and is properly gassed.

Heres a snip bit from when I was tuning it.