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Posted: 3/18/2006 5:23:58 PM EDT
Link Posted: 3/18/2006 5:29:42 PM EDT
[#1]
Nice FAL....expecting tear gas?
Link Posted: 3/18/2006 8:41:39 PM EDT
[#2]
very nice.
Link Posted: 3/18/2006 9:04:28 PM EDT
[#3]
Nice.

You know, some people get rid of that bipod and metal handguards  You'll know why when you shoot it.
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 12:02:40 AM EDT
[#4]
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 12:06:21 AM EDT
[#5]
Buy a cheap set of Penguin plastic.   The metal handguards get friggen hot as hell.   I ditched the bipod on mine too, it gets heavy.  



It's a crappy photo but this is mine with the OD penguin plastic handguards.
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 11:15:27 AM EDT
[#6]

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I ditched the bipod on mine too, it gets heavy.  


but looks sooo cool! Thats why you've gotta have one with and one without.....and a para, and an IZZY, and a..............
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 11:58:37 AM EDT
[#7]
+1 for the Penguin plastic stock/handguard sets. Great quality and look great.
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 4:47:27 PM EDT
[#8]
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 4:52:12 PM EDT
[#9]
LOOKS AWESOME

stick with the metal handgaurds, only sissys need plastic
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 5:09:50 PM EDT
[#10]
Good FAL as is!  Congrats.
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 8:39:18 PM EDT
[#11]
I dig the crap out of mine and know you'll find it a favorite of yours too!  Lot's of things to get to personalize yours too.
Link Posted: 3/19/2006 8:44:06 PM EDT
[#12]
Link Posted: 3/20/2006 8:02:41 AM EDT
[#13]

Quoted:
LOOKS AWESOME

stick with the metal handgaurds, only sissys need plastic




ya......  put adhesive backed automotive heat tape inside those guards to keep them cooler
Link Posted: 3/20/2006 9:24:31 AM EDT
[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
+1 for the Penguin plastic stock/handguard sets. Great quality and look great.




linky?



Ooops, sorry about that.
www.gunpartsguy.com/
Link Posted: 3/20/2006 5:11:42 PM EDT
[#15]

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Blemished Penguin furniture sets can be had for $30.  I bought a set and could only find one small blemish on the pistol grip.



I bought two sets of the blems and can't find a thing wrong with them. Well, except for the fact that the buttstocks are shorter than the original foreign ones. I suppose I can just find one other compliant part to make up for it and use the original one...

With US made gas piston. hammer, trigger, sear, pistol grip, handguards and receiver, I'd have 7 compliant parts anyway, the buttstock was just langnaippe...
Link Posted: 3/21/2006 11:44:19 PM EDT
[#16]
Link Posted: 3/25/2006 7:39:46 PM EDT
[#17]
Gun Parts Guy doesn't have Penguin Stocks Anymore

I heard on FAL FILES that Penguin was bought out and not in the game anymore!

Sad if True!!

BIGGER_HAMMER [/g]
Link Posted: 3/26/2006 2:25:17 PM EDT
[#18]
I used to like the plastic forends, but now I have a different opinion, and it's just my opinion, so let me run this by you'all---The metal handguards get hot allright, but they also dissapate heat rapidly. As stated above, a little automotive heat tape (Thermotec) on the inside where you hold on to them is good, but leave the rest of it alone to get rid of the heat. I know the Austrians had a good reason to use those handguards, or they wouldn't be on there. I may be wrong, but I bet that the reason they used them is that they wanted the operator to have a better idea just how hot the rifle was, and, it gets rid of the heat a bunch faster. What say the bretheren?
Regards, Willy
Link Posted: 3/26/2006 7:06:55 PM EDT
[#19]
I use surplus bipod-cut Imbels. Penguins don't have bipod cuts (you will need them if you want to keep the issue bipod, which is ϋber cool), and IMO they are not as tough as imbels.
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