Went to the range today to sight in my gunplumber built G1. Upon arriving, I noticed the local scout troop were camping out over the weekend. I asked the troop leader if he minded if I sighted in my rifle since all the benches were occupied with single shot .22's. He said no problem since many of these young men were shooting at the trap range.
Quickly got it sighted in at 25yds using port ball....windage was dead nuts....elevation was a couple inches high. 10 clicks up corrected this. Last 3 were in 5/8".
Setup 3 25yd RF pistol targets at 100. Fired 10 shots....all in the 10 ring with 6x's. I notice the scout leader checking out my rifle while walking back. I ask him if any of the senior scouts would like to try their hand with the FAL.
He said sure, and yells out for a couple 12-13 year olds. I give them a run down on how the rifle works and have each of them load 5 rds using the mag loader / stripper clip. Their eyes were as big as saucers....
after they touched off the first round. WOW THAT WAS COOOOOL!!!!! CAN I SHOOT AGAIN!!! I say shoot'um up. One of the fathers was busy taking pictures. It felt good to these young men and their fathers having such a great time shooting a nasty assault rifle.
I go down to retrieve the targets and I have to say these men can shoot. Nearly all shots were in the black. This was with peep sights.
Upon leaving, I get a resounding THANK YOU from all. MY PLEASURE.
As a side note, if anyone is thinking of buying a custom FAL...Mark from ARS does exceptional work. He's one of the best.