/r/FNFAL

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The unofficial fan club to the Fusil Automatique Léger, first designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal in 1954.

Originally designed by Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal in the early 1950s, the FAL would be adopted by nearly 100 countries with production numbering over two million rifles. This 7.62 NATO battle rifle earned the title "Right Arm of the Free World"


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Checkout the Wiki for information on history of the FAL as well as the various types and countries that manufactured the right arm.


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Everyone is a Range Safety Officer, if it seems unsafe call

  • Treat all firearm as if it were loaded.
  • Never point a firearm at anything you're not willing to destroy.
  • Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until ready to shoot.
  • Know your target and what lies beyond.

In addition:

  • Ensure the weapon is safe to fire, a gunsmith is cheaper than a hospital visit.
  • Only use the ammunition type stamped on the barrel or listed in the user manual.
  • Wear eye and ear protection.
  • Alcohol, legal and illegal drugs, and firearms are never a good combination. Do not mix!
  • Keep weapons out of the reach of children, criminals, and other prohibited persons - it is your responsibility to protect your firearms!

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/r/FNFAL

10,848 Subscribers

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The emotional support FAL is here to help me get through this term

17 Comments
2024/12/05
01:58 UTC

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Should I convert these inch mags to metric ?

I've got these inch mags that I can't used I know that they can be converted to metric I just don't know how hard that is to do. Or should I sell them and get metric mags ?

7 Comments
2024/12/05
00:20 UTC

0

Looking for an X Products 50 round drum

As the title says i am looking for a 50 round drum. I just got my SA 58 and want to get a drum for it. If no one has one is the Promag drum any good?

7 Comments
2024/12/04
08:27 UTC

4

Mags for Christmas?

I am sitting on a bunch of FAL mags that I am considering selling, and I was wondering about current pricing. They sure have gone up since I bought the lot that I have, but I think there are still some bargains out there. There is one auction that is for 10 starting at a penny. I don't know if there is a reserve or not.

I also have a SADF "hippo" pack that I think I will put up on GAFS, but I have to figure out it's relative worth too. Any of you guys have one?

And who is wanting Santa to bring mags for Christmas?

3 Comments
2024/12/03
17:53 UTC

9

Gun will not cycle

So I recently purchased the DSA SA58 FAL RIFLE-TRADITIONAL PROFILE BARREL, PARA STOCK RIFLE and the gun will not cycle I shot about 40rnds through it and tried every gas setting and the closest it got was not even ejecting the brass but the bolt would move the ammo I was using was .308 WINCHESTER IGMAN 147 GR and per the owner’s manual it says it can run .308 and 7.62x51 nato so i guess I’m just looking for answers before returning it.

32 Comments
2024/12/02
10:08 UTC

19

Vltor Fal Handguard Long in black

Looking to buy a Vltor Fal Handguard Long for my Fal, anybody here looking to sell one or know where I can find one?

0 Comments
2024/12/01
20:28 UTC

142

Can someone help me identify this model?

Spotted with the Myanmar’s rebel forces

29 Comments
2024/12/01
18:56 UTC

102

STG 58

I’ve had this rifle for about a decade now. Took a gamble on it as it wasn’t functioning when I bought it and I really had no idea what kind of rifle it was. The piston was seized and it had weak primer strikes so it was a single shot rifle, sometimes. Now it sits here as a really great shooting rifle.

7 Comments
2024/12/01
18:22 UTC

33

Combat Ready FAL

Did a few upgrades to my favorite battle rifle...

8 Comments
2024/12/01
16:28 UTC

74

some issues yesterday

You guys here have been great to me so I’ll ask you, yesterday across about 400 rounds I had an insane amount of issues, stovepipes, failure to feed you name it. Seemed to be with certain magazines. What I had to do more than anything was assist the rifle going into battery with the live round. It’s as if the recoil spring doesn’t have enough power to strip the round from the mag and go into battery. I had to pull the bolt a little and let it drop, pull it and let it drop and then it would seat the round incrementally as I pull the bolt. Any tips? It’s an 01 sa58 from DSA. “The good stuff”. I will add that no I did not properly adjust the gas I ran the rifle on setting 1. Maybe that was not wise. I’m open to input thanks fellas

18 Comments
2024/12/01
15:08 UTC

3

First FAL

Recently been liking the FAL a lot but I dont have a ton of money to spare right now and the DSA seems to be a solid option anybody got any thoughts on them or any other semi-affordble new production FALS?

10 Comments
2024/11/28
03:11 UTC

208

Spotted at the local cabellas

Tempted for parts

36 Comments
2024/11/27
19:05 UTC

3

Barrel thread direction?

From the perspective of the shooter, turning the muzzle device counter clockwise loosens the muzzle device. Would this be Left handed threads or right handed threads?

4 Comments
2024/11/24
03:23 UTC

1

Opinion on optics

Right now I’m running an Eotech I’m think of switching to a primary arms 3x or 5x with a Piggy back rds anyone have a good reason to go with one or the other?

7 Comments
2024/11/23
19:24 UTC

5

Light mount

I’m trying to mount a light to my SA58. I’d prefer not to mount it to the barrel, or swap the handguard. Are there any other options for mounting a light?

7 Comments
2024/11/23
01:10 UTC

6

Anyone know where I can find these barrel spacers can’t find them in stock anywhere

4 Comments
2024/11/23
01:10 UTC

184

Not my image of course

5 Comments
2024/11/22
21:59 UTC

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