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Posted: 11/6/2022 5:20:35 PM EDT
I added Aimsport mlok rail and mlok grip panels. I also painted with paint kit from Arizona Response Systems and added Primary Arms 3x prism scope. 13C851DA-8A18-4C3C-A607-286B7F75EAA4 by fmfmarine Devildog, on Flickr |
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Nice. One thing I'd love to see is a two-piece MLOK rail that is designed to work in conjunction with a free float barrel nut, so that we can have a free float MLOK handguard. I also want to try to find a way to get a correct-color Rhodie paint kit that produces a matte finish like the original vehicle paint used (it's less flat on the kits due to the polishing effects of handling). |
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Turns out, regular handguard can take an mlok rail section! Attached File I put a new led in the light so it's now not negative lumens. |
| I’m certainly an avid FAL enthusiast and still have several nice ones. The shorter para length barrels are my favorites. Rhodesian stuff is pretty hot right now, and the FALs from that conflict (as observed in SOF magazine) were what sparked my interest in FAL many years ago. I’ve never been quite able to torque myself up to paint one of my rifles, but I do find the Rhodie paint scheme oddly attractive. They simply used what they had available to good effect. |
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Attached File Had this one built by DSA back in the quad rail days…. Excellent but heavy. |
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Originally Posted By eodinert: Turns out FALs don't have barrel nuts. Originally Posted By eodinert: Originally Posted By bigstick61: Nice. One thing I'd love to see is a two-piece MLOK rail that is designed to work in conjunction with a free float barrel nut, so that we can have a free float MLOK handguard. Turns out FALs don't have barrel nuts. They have some kind of attachment where the handguard retainer would normally go. Not sure what the actual term for it is. Not sure exactly how it was secured, either. |
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Originally Posted By bigstick61: They have some kind of attachment where the handguard retainer would normally go. Not sure what the actual term for it is. Not sure exactly how it was secured, either. The retainer is sandwiched by the barrel and the receiver I thought.....It’s been a while since I did mine. Brit patterns have a timing washer. The handguard retainer is loosely sammiched/captured. You don’t want to forget putting one on before torquing the barrel on. The front of the handguards have a bolt that passes through one guard, the gas block and threads into the opposing guard. Not seeing a handy way to free float one unless you make it integral with a timing washers.....which vary in thickness by design to time the barrel. Much easier to stockpile 12 timing washers than a $200 handguard with 12 different size ends. |
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Originally Posted By SteelonSteel: The retainer is sandwiched by the barrel and the receiver I thought.....It’s been a while since I did mine. Brit patterns have a timing washer. The handguard retainer is loosely sammiched/captured. You don’t want to forget putting one on before torquing the barrel on. The front of the handguards have a bolt that passes through one guard, the gas block and threads into the opposing guard. Not seeing a handy way to free float one unless you make it integral with a timing washers.....which vary in thickness by design to time the barrel. Much easier to stockpile 12 timing washers than a $200 handguard with 12 different size ends. Originally Posted By SteelonSteel: Originally Posted By bigstick61: They have some kind of attachment where the handguard retainer would normally go. Not sure what the actual term for it is. Not sure exactly how it was secured, either. The retainer is sandwiched by the barrel and the receiver I thought.....It’s been a while since I did mine. Brit patterns have a timing washer. The handguard retainer is loosely sammiched/captured. You don’t want to forget putting one on before torquing the barrel on. The front of the handguards have a bolt that passes through one guard, the gas block and threads into the opposing guard. Not seeing a handy way to free float one unless you make it integral with a timing washers.....which vary in thickness by design to time the barrel. Much easier to stockpile 12 timing washers than a $200 handguard with 12 different size ends. I'm talking about the free float handguards. They have some kind of piece that attaches differently than the handguard retainer in lieu of it. This is what the handguard itself attaches to. The free float ones were open on top because they were one-piece designs, but I'll bet a two-piece design like some of the AR two-piece handguards could be made to work to allow for having a free float MLOK handguard. As for the normal retainer, it's loose. Installing the handguard keeps it in place, otherwise it can slide up and down the barrel. |
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Originally Posted By Dark_zero_x: Turns out, regular handguard can take an mlok rail section! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/441360/signal-2022-04-27-18-12-49-390_jpg-2590648.JPG I put a new led in the light so it's now not negative lumens. What kind of rail section is on your forearm for your light? |
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Originally Posted By Jayg0351:
It’s a classic paint job for the FAL. |
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Originally Posted By bigstick61: Nice. One thing I'd love to see is a two-piece MLOK rail that is designed to work in conjunction with a free float barrel nut, so that we can have a free float MLOK handguard. I also want to try to find a way to get a correct-color Rhodie paint kit that produces a matte finish like the original vehicle paint used (it's less flat on the kits due to the polishing effects of handling). FALs don't have barrel nuts. |
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Originally Posted By Redoubt99: I love the paint job, but not a fan of the rails system. To each their own though, Im just a purist when it comes to FAL/L1A1 rifles... https://i.imgur.com/2AN5OZg.jpg Second from the bottom is my jam. I should have never sold mine. Need to buy another after Christmas. |
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Originally Posted By Dark_zero_x: Magpul short rail section I think a 4 or 5 slot. Originally Posted By Dark_zero_x: Originally Posted By arfn: What kind of rail section is on your forearm for your light? Magpul short rail section I think a 4 or 5 slot. Thanks! Is the forearm just a generic bipod-cut plastic one? |
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Originally Posted By arfn: Thanks! Is the forearm just a generic bipod-cut plastic one? Yeah sar48 handguard. So imbel. Attached File |
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I knew that I liked rhodesian paint jobs. I knew that I disliked most modern furniture on FAL’s. Now I learn that I really dislike when modern furniture FAL’s are painted like a 1970’s classic battle rifle when they look nothing like the original style. Ugh. Sorry, just not my cup of tea. Kind of like hydro dipping a Colt SP1 with Multicam.... |
2021 can’t come soon enough!
Edit- well maybe 2020 wasn’t so bad after all.....
Edit- well maybe 2020 wasn’t so bad after all.....
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Originally Posted By Redoubt99: I love the paint job, but not a fan of the rails system. To each their own though, Im just a purist when it comes to FAL/L1A1 rifles... https://i.imgur.com/2AN5OZg.jpg +1... Feel exactly the same. Some nice rifles you have pictured. Funny- my only FAL with anything modern is a PARA Imbel build which has a railed top cover and a red dot on it. Just came to me that way...looks just like yours does. |
2021 can’t come soon enough!
Edit- well maybe 2020 wasn’t so bad after all.....
Edit- well maybe 2020 wasn’t so bad after all.....
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Originally Posted By Dark_zero_x: Yeah sar48 handguard. So imbel. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/441360/20211204_192615_jpg-2596886.JPG Thanks very much. |
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Originally Posted By Dark_zero_x: Turns out, regular handguard can take an mlok rail section! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/441360/signal-2022-04-27-18-12-49-390_jpg-2590648.JPG I put a new led in the light so it's now not negative lumens. I realize this was a while ago but do you happen to remember the details of the light upgrade? I have a couple of m3s that I'd love to improve. |
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Originally Posted By Redoubt99: I love the paint job, but not a fan of the rails system. To each their own though, Im just a purist when it comes to FAL/L1A1 rifles... https://i.imgur.com/2AN5OZg.jpg fourth from the top, a beauty. deets? |
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