FAL L1A1

Post by **papabear** » December 5th, 2008, 3:48 pm

I finally came around and armed myself with a more modern day SHTF gun besides the M1 Garand & M1 Carbine of yesteryear. As some of you know, the government sent me and many others in the 60's and 70's to a tropical paradise and gave us a AR-16 .223 to take with us. I for one would have rather had the old M1 Garand or the M14 both .30-06 to have done my talking for me, lets just say I don't care to much for the .223 round, I realize a lot do and that is fine, but in a fire fight when your being shot at with 7.62x39 and all you can throw back is .223, well, nuff said.

Anyway, I got somewhat modernized recently when I picked up a FAL L1A1, with a 3x9x40 scope, [3] 20rd mags and 600 rds of .308 to go with it, I also what a decent red dot scope for it also. Range report when time and weather permits.

papabear

barnett3006 · Post by **barnett3006** » December 7th, 2008, 12:53 am

SWEET! Awesome buy Papabear! Is that a Century built FAL or a kit gun or what?

Post by **dfunk** » December 7th, 2008, 10:35 pm

papabear wrote: lets just say I don't care to much for the .223 round, I realize a lot do and that is fine, but in a fire fight when your being shot at with 7.62x39 and all you can throw back is .223, well, nuff said.

Agreed - I'd rather arm myself with an Kalashnikov vs. a black rifle for reasons of ballistics and reliability. Nice rifle you got there!

Post by **papabear** » December 7th, 2008, 10:45 pm

Thanks barnette3006 and dickfunk, appreciate your comments, its a Century build with a new barrel. Hope to make it to the range this week.

papabear

grayfox · Post by **grayfox** » December 8th, 2008, 12:56 am

Papabear,
I think that is one of the best battle rifles ever built. You done good. Now your ready for the zombies.... ;D

hairypolack · Post by **hairypolack** » December 8th, 2008, 1:25 pm

Very nice indeed. Isn't .308 another term for 7.62X51? If so, maybe you should think about giving those 7.62X39ers another run for their money.

Post by **papabear** » December 8th, 2008, 11:52 pm

hairlypolack,

Yes sir, .308 is 7.62x51, and the only way I'd give em a run for their money at my age is if they came ashore and threatened us here, then you could bet your sweet beepie I'd take em on.

I did take it to range this morning, it was a cool 37 degrees and a tad windy, didn't put up a target, shot at the 6" steel plates on the 50yd range, I was impressed, using the flip up peep sight and a standing free hand stance I was actually knocking em down, yelp missed a few times but hit more than I missed..... ;D. I was using Winchester NATO 147gr ammo. The recoil was minimal, second shot recovery was good, at rapid fire it was still easy to handle. The extracted cases were thrown about 6-8 ft at 2:00 o'clock, I'm sure anyone shooting to my right would appreciate that. I wish I had gotten one of these a long time ago, next trip to the range and hopefully with warmer weather, I'll video it. Red Dot sight ordered.

Papabear

Post by **papabear** » December 9th, 2008, 12:01 am

grayfox,

10-4 on that, it be a 10-50 and 10-52 for the Zombies, the FAL can get "R" done.

Papabear

Post by **papabear** » December 11th, 2008, 10:58 am

The BSA red dot sight came in yesterday, easy install on the DSA mount that came with the FAL, now I can find those zombies a lot quicker and put a hurting on em. Off to the range as soon as the weather breaks again.

Papabear

Post by **papabear** » August 19th, 2009, 8:53 pm

Took my L1A1 .308 to the range awhile back to zero in the BSA red dot I put on it. it was a tad cool that morning at 8:30 but no wind, I didn't have it bore sited first so it took a few rounds to zero it in but once I got it zeroed in it was sweet, These old eyes really like it, wider field of view and much easier to find the target. I also took this video shooting in 3, 4 and 5 rd busts, this is a fun gun to shoot and now with the red dot scope its even more fun......

. One of the things I like about the British L1A1 is its the "inch" instead of the metric" and it will take both the the inch and metric mags, it came with 3 inch military mags but at a local show I picked up three military metric mags so now I have plenty of mags for it.

tankdriver · Post by **tankdriver** » August 29th, 2009, 9:56 am

I have 2 FN Fal's.....

And I love them... They are great rifles. Chosen by over 90 nations. That in it's self says a lot.....

1st, my Stg 58 on a DSA reciever I built myself.

Shoots well too

and a British L1A1 that is a Century build on a Imbel reciever that I just put new wood on. I have not shot it yet.....

rottenrick · Post by **rottenrick** » August 29th, 2009, 11:15 am

Tankdriver,
As my wife would say: Ow, pretty. Over the years I've found I can drag just about anything home, as long as it's 'pretty'. She's the only person I know that would call an M38 Mosin Nagant pretty. Sadly, this standard doesn't apply to other women. I got a negative reply when Iasked for Halle Berry for christmas.

Post by **papabear** » August 29th, 2009, 2:59 pm

tankdriver,

You got two really nice FAL's, especially the British FAL with the new furniture, I be drooling over that one.

rottenrick,

Well now there is at least two of us that think the MN M38 is purdy.......

rottenrick · Post by **rottenrick** » August 29th, 2009, 8:44 pm

Papabear,

I brought home that M38, and an 800 rd tin of ammo, fully expecting 'Another gun' response from her. What a guy might call 'Purdy' as compared to most women, is in most cases totally different. This revelation led to some interesting changes in strategy.

Post by **papabear** » August 30th, 2009, 8:48 am

rottenrick,

Good point..... ;D, and take heed with those interesting changes in strategy, but as long as they work keep em going......

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