Posted: 12/27/2015 10:09:53 PM EDT
| From what I understand, the FAL's tilting bolt locking mechanism is not very conducive to accuracy. The rounds remaining in the magazine exert varying amounts of upward pressure on the bolt as rounds are expended. Also there it's only one locking surface on the bolt so lockup is not very consistent. |
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Ed vandenburg from Houston does those. I've seen his out shoot bolt guns That gives me two variables with the bolt guns: A) The bolt guns B) The capability of the nuts behind the bolt guns Best to you, OP. My brother would salute you. Me, I'd go the Stewart Wilson route. Well hells bells, I did do that in 1999 and ever since  :
http://www.reloadersnest.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11579 I'm not into the voodoo stuff. Just give me an ARMALITE AR-10 of choice and let me shoot. Again, OP, the very best to you. I'm old & thrashed and don't have time to chase that FAL dream. |
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Go look over on the Files for the 2 MOA thread. Lots of info and iinteresting findings there. That said while I love the FAL, it is inherently not a precision style gun: loose tolerances, bad trigger, tilting bolt, lots of moving weight in the gas rod, thin wjippy barrel... Trying to accurize one is throwing money away but hey... More power. |
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I tried for more than a year to squeeze decent accuracy out of the FAL. I rebarreled a receiver twice, once with a DSA medium contour barrel. If memory serves, about the best I could consistently get was no better than 4 MOA for a minimum of five shots.
On a whim I purchased a DPMS LR308 and never looked back. Not only is it a more accurate gun, it's easier to shoot accurately. I think the FAL is a great gun for its intended role, but as a long range tack driver, I found it lacking. I hope your Krieger tube shoots well. Please do give us a range report when you get it twisted on, and good luck! |
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I've owned AR-10s, plenty of them, and if accuracy was the ONLY quality I was looking for then that would be my choice, hands down. But like many others out there, I find the FAL oddly attractive (from numerous perspectives). My goal is not a 1MOA rifle. My goal is to create as best I can without taking away from these qualities, the most accurate FAL I can, and this is important, without having to feed it only custom ammo. I've a sizeable and broad selection of govt ball ammo from which to choose and this will be what it uses day in and day out: Hirtenberger, DAG, Portuguese, British L2A2, Australian F4, and a variety of US ball and commercial. Custom 7.62 NATO ammo will be dedicated to my Enfield L39A1, and/or my Winchester Centennial Palma gun. As several have pointed out, I may be just wasting my money, but until I try the new barrel with quality ammo, I won't know for sure. Who knows, I may succeed. And if I do I'll have a battle rifle that not only looks cool as all get out, but puts the rounds where I want them. Anyway, at 63 I'm not too old for another project.
Bottom line: I'm keeping my expectations within reason. Tack drivers I already have. Now I want a well sorted out battle rifle. Keith |
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I'm late to the party but if you are going to spend the money on a Kreiger you should have it cryo'd again after the machining. Please link me to evidence that cryo is worth the time and money. I've heard various opinions but nothing I'd call definitive. Thanks. Keith |