(FN)FAL-L1A1 same thing?

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Posted: 3/17/2005 6:13:06 AM EDT

Im confused

Posted: 3/17/2005 6:16:09 AM EDT

[#1]

Pretty much so. The differences are in the details.

Check out www.falfiles.com for more info.

Posted: 3/17/2005 6:16:44 AM EDT

[#2]

In broad strokes, yes.

In details, sorta.

Different measurements, different accessories, different styles. Same basic type of rifle, though.

The L1A1 is an imperial-measurement (inches, feet, etc) FAL, adopted by the UK and it's commonwealth friends. The FAL is a metric-measurement (centimeters, meters, etc) rifle, adopted by pretty much everyone else...and almost adopted in the US.

Most of the parts interchange pretty easily.

Posted: 3/17/2005 6:18:19 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Pretty much so. The differences are in the details.

Check out www.falfiles.com for more info.

+1

The FN FAL was Belgian-made and was built to metric measurements.
The L1A1 was made in Commonwealth countries and was built to standard (inch) measurements.

ETA: Ed beat me to it.

Posted: 3/17/2005 6:22:31 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Pretty much so. The differences are in the details.

Check out www.falfiles.com for more info.

+1

The FN FAL was Belgian-made and was built to metric measurements.
The L1A1 was made in Commonwealth countries and was built to standard (inch) measurements.

ETA: Ed beat me to it.

The metric FAL was widely manufactured throughout the noncommunist world, not just in Belgium.

Posted: 3/17/2005 6:24:07 AM EDT

[#5]

i see, thanks
Not all FAL's are FNFAL's right? only the ones made by Fabrique National. kind of a dumb question but i always hear every FAL looking rifle called. "HEY THATS A FNFAL!"

I suppose GunWares just answered that question!

Posted: 3/17/2005 6:28:31 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
i see, thanks
Not all FAL's are FNFAL's right? only the ones made by Fabrique National. kind of a dumb question but i always hear every FAL looking rifle called. "HEY THATS A FNFAL!"

i wouldn't worry about it. It's about the same as calling a Bushmaster an AR-15. Technically, it's an XM-15 and not an AR-15, but everyone knows what you're talking about.

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