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Maximus
05-24-2011, 03:48 PM
I haven't shot a rifle in I dont know how long its been!! :lol:

I have Keith scrounging up a shop manual for it as its dirty as Hell and needs taken apart & cleaned.

I also took in a Romanian AK47 with 2 mags. Blake snatched that up before I could give him a price or take pics!! :eek:

http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy39/CincySpeed/ShopII.jpg

Ill probably sit on this, clean it up and sell it off later on.:D

ibstrokin
05-24-2011, 04:04 PM
What is it...an FAL? Post more pics, what caliber? I'm on my phone, its hard to make out the deails.

Maximus
05-24-2011, 04:20 PM
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy39/CincySpeed/ShopII114.jpg

I need to get rid of this FN butt-stock!! WTF, you cant even "arm" the weapon with your thumb!! Of course you can select the FN "Safe" switch thou.:mad:

facemelter71
05-24-2011, 04:57 PM
308,Hell yea.

Maximus
05-24-2011, 05:16 PM
308,Hell yea.

I can reach out and touch someone. :cool1:

cstreu1026
05-24-2011, 05:31 PM
I can reach out and touch someone. :cool1:

...but you'll go broke doing so. :D

I'm just jealous.

Maximus
05-24-2011, 05:33 PM
...but you'll go broke doing so. :D

I'm just jealous.

HA! Little does Keith know, but I will be in his personal stash of 308!! :D

Stangman
05-24-2011, 05:55 PM
Less of an expensive large caliber of bullet sounds a lot better than a lot of a small caliber, cheaper bullet... :D

Ya need less of em to hit the target :rockon:

ibstrokin
05-24-2011, 05:58 PM
It's an FAL, good rifle, many people prefer them to AR's (my brother being one). Here are a few stock options.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=691446

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=659001

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=732263

My brother (TZ250) has a lot of knowledge on FAL's if you have any questions on it.

Maximus
05-24-2011, 06:04 PM
It's an FAL, good rifle, many people prefer them to AR's (my brother being one). Here are a few stock options.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=691446

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=659001

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=732263

My brother (TZ250) has a lot of knowledge on FAL's if you have any questions on it.

Nice. But what about the Grip? This one-piece NATO butt/grip is a POS!!

ibstrokin
05-24-2011, 06:18 PM
Midway will have everything you need, just do a search under FN (the name of the original designer/manufacturer) or FAL. Yours was made by Imbel (kinda like buying a Bushmaster AR15, the AR is for Arma-lite...who designed it, but others make them also) and imported then had to have a certain % of American made parts (legal stuff). But if your doing a search, then use FN FAL. Or PM my brother who may have better resources for you.

ibstrokin
05-24-2011, 06:22 PM
This is a DS Arms Imbel FAL rifle, as you can see, they aren't cheap. The FN FAL rifles go for closer to $1800

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F1DSAIMBEL&name=DSA+Imbel+FAL+.308+Rifle&groupid=11

ibstrokin
05-24-2011, 06:27 PM
BTW, take my info with a grain of salt, I know a little, but I'm no expert. As far as ammo, if you search, you can usually find surplus brass or Russian steel cased ammo for about .40-.50 cents a round. Good American ammo will be closer to $1 a round. Buy cheap, because target ammo will do little better than cheap ammo in most battle rifles.

Black92LX
05-24-2011, 06:41 PM
Craig I would take it to a gunsmith and have it looked over very well before firing.

The importer CAI is Century Arms Incorporated and are known for very poor quality control. Some things imported them are decent and can be fixed to be just fine but most are done horribly and take lots of work to function reliable.

Once you get over those hurdles the FAL is an awseome .308 platform.

ibstrokin
05-24-2011, 07:01 PM
Here is a good source for you to find out info.

http://www.falfiles.com/index.php

Blackballed
05-24-2011, 10:32 PM
FAL... Very nice. This is one gun I would like to fire in the future. I hear they are very reliable. Good work:bigthumb

TZ250
05-24-2011, 10:35 PM
But what about the Grip? This one-piece NATO butt/grip is a POS!!

The stock/grip is from the Clinton era and was part of the assault weapons ban. One of the 'bad' features of an assault weapon, said the gov., is that they had pistol grips. If the manufacturer eliminated the pistol grip, they could have something else more desirable, like a removable magazine, threaded barrel, flash hider....


The importer CAI is Century Arms Incorporated and are known for very poor quality control.

...the FAL is an awseome .308 platform.
Yes and yes, Black92LX is correct. However, Imbel receivers have good reputations. L1A1's are inch pattern rifles. Your stock will not interchange with a metric pattern rifle. FAL parts are easy to get, but the supply is drying up. Magazines for inch and metric patterns are different, but both are plentiful and cheap.

I am a fan of FAL rifles.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss58/TZ250Fanatic/FAL_Robs_A.jpg

Maximus
05-24-2011, 11:58 PM
So Im stuck with this Butt stock/pistol grip? :mad:

Holy Shit! These fire Grenades?!?! Sign me up!!! :cool1:

ibstrokin
05-25-2011, 12:12 AM
No, your not stuck, you just need to find one in inch pattern.

http://entreprise.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=12

Timido
05-25-2011, 07:23 AM
Butthole! Sign me up to shoot that thing. I know people who are looking for those btw

DeckerEnt
05-25-2011, 01:16 PM
I like mine and found my butt stock and pistol grip from tapco, or sarco. One of those. I will bring the manual with me next time I am up that way. Is this at the shop or at your house?

Maximus
05-25-2011, 02:50 PM
I like mine and found my butt stock and pistol grip from tapco, or sarco. One of those. I will bring the manual with me next time I am up that way. Is this at the shop or at your house?

I took it home. I was afraid I would get shot and someone would take it from up here! LOL!!!

DeckerEnt
05-26-2011, 11:17 AM
Very cool!! May have to stop by with mine and we can compare.