About a month or so ago I posted up some questions about an FAL that I got for a really good price but didn't know if I got something worth keeping or not.
I got a lot of good info from you guys and found out I had some really desirable parts to work with.
What looks to be an original IMBEL barrel (?) a Dan Coonan receiver and an IMBEL lower.
It already had the majority of the US made parts I needed but as you can see was in bad need of refinishing and some care.
The upper was completely stripped of any finish. But was in good shape. It has an Inch style charge handle that has been refitted to work on the Metric upper. Barrel was in excellant shape, rifling was sharp and clean. It has an FSE US made gas piston too.
Here's the upper before.
And the barrel.
The lower as you can see had a bling-o-matic nickel finish on it.
The take down lever was different from any I had seen before too. It has an FSE M3 trigger group in it
here's both pieces together to give you a good idea of the shape it was in....
OK time for the rebirth!
I opted for the DSA X series furniture, DSA scope mount with an EoTech 512 with the GG&G mount, and to have it refinished in Norrell's socom black by my friend and shooting partner DNADuster. (Many thanks man!) He degreased it many times and blasted it with aluminum oxide media.
I picked up a new spring set for it as well.
Here it is. Let me know what you think!
Right side,
Left side,
A few close ups of the mount and rail,
And the flash hider I chose.
So.... Did I do Ok?