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Posted: 12/13/2001 7:49:39 PM EDT
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The Centruy L1A1 takes the more expensive and harder to find inch mags.
There's not much to be known about the FAL that you can't find here www.l1a1.com/cgi-bin/forums/ultimatebb.cgi |
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Posted: 12/13/2001 7:52:01 PM EDT
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The Century receivers are inch pattern, but many of the IMBEL receiver Centrury rifles, used inch pattern parts kits, but assembled them in a metric receiver.
I agree, ask this question in the site listed above. |
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Posted: 12/13/2001 8:03:57 PM EDT
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FAL site is down for a few days.
If you have an IMBEL receiver these are mostly metric. Check the mag that came with it. Metric mags have a small rib running from top to bottom of mag on the right side rear and a small notch at the top for the mag catch. I am not familar with inch mag. Added TAPCO has NIW metric mag 9-10 bucks in lots of ten. |
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Posted: 12/13/2001 8:13:02 PM EDT
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The Century L1A1 takes a Metric magazine. It uses Inch pattern parts mated to a metric patter upper receiver.
Austria and Belgium make good metric pattern FAL mags. |
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Posted: 12/13/2001 8:25:18 PM EDT
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An L1A1 receiver will usually accept most metric pattern Mags (but not visa versa). The Inch pattern Mag. has a large (1/2" square) rectangular magazine catch, at the upper front end. It appears to be welded on) The metric version has a small (3/16") protrusion stamped out from the mag body.
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Posted: 12/13/2001 8:27:12 PM EDT
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I got mine from Tapco. Good deal for brand new mags.
However, www.gunsnammo.com/index_files/magazines.htm now has a better deal. $10 each, $90 for 10. Brand new. Why buy used? I bought some of the $5 used mags, and they sometimes hang up on removal... from the follower. New ones work perfect. |
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Posted: 12/14/2001 4:25:06 PM EDT
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Everyone, thanks for the great info. This is truely a great resource with great people.
RayVet, thanks to your description even a simpleton like myself can figure it out...It does take Metric mags. I'll be shooting tomorrow, uless it's snowing hard at my favorite spot up in the Cascades. I'll post a report on my newest rifle. Regards, Pepper |
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Posted: 12/14/2001 4:50:52 PM EDT
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I have one of those Century FAL's and mine can use both inch and metric mags. Is that unusual or is it normal?
Vulcan94 |
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Posted: 12/14/2001 6:30:22 PM EDT
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Just so you know, inch pattern mags can be converted to metric mags quite easily if you had to do it. I converted a couple of inch pattern 30rd mags to fit my metric rifle.
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