Don't get it. You could shoot your eye out with it.
And while we are at it, how does the CETME stack up to the FAL? is the FN worth the extra$?
It's an excellent rifle. I'd put the 21" barrel on it, para stock, replace the dust cover with the scope mount, and definitely use the original long flash hider - NOT THE BRAKE!!
try the falfiles - falfiles.com
I'd go with the DSA para congo myself.
Another one that I am looking at is the Krebs Tactical Carbine, although it is more like an AK than a FAL.
FALping
You're kidding, right?
:o)
Mulder - how often do you intend to fire at or near full auto rates? (Makes a big difference on which barrel/receiver combo you want.)
Definitely get the factory bipod. (Not as adjustable as some aftermarket ones, but the ergonomics are great for most usage.)
Few - if any - rifles are as well balanced to carry on patrol as the FN.
The FAL isn't my first choice for CQB but it is a very reliable weapon but if that's your cup of tea so be it .
1. Get the shortest barrel length offered by DSA
2. Get the Flash suppressor of your choosing DEFINATELY
NOT THE MUZZLEBRAKE.
3. Replace the dust cover with the scope mount sold by
either tapco or DSA.
4. Remember that the money invested in glass results in
joy on the range and good quality scopes last longer.
5.Be advised that the .308 is a full power cartridge & it
has a solid recoil & is rather loud especially in
confined spaces.
The FAL isn't my first choice for CQB but it is a very reliable weapon but if that's your cup of tea so be it .
1. Get the shortest barrel length offered by DSA
2. Get the Flash suppressor of your choosing DEFINATELY
NOT THE MUZZLEBRAKE.
3. Replace the dust cover with the scope mount sold by
either tapco or DSA.
4. Remember that the money invested in glass results in
joy on the range and good quality scopes last longer.
5.Be advised that the .308 is a full power cartridge & it
has a solid recoil & is rather loud especially in
confined spaces.
Nobody ever made a really good trigger for a FAL. The big secret is that they get better as they wear in. Some people try to lap them with jewelers' rouge. My own basic thinking is to simply not use new triggers on FAL rifles. Buy a used one. www.gunthings.com
I do not have a scope on it, but with the peep site the weapon is very accurate at those ranges. I shoot with a 21: barrel.
I have shot Rueger 7mm Mags (own), Rueger Ranch Rifles (own), and friend's M1s and M14s (Fulton Armory) I personally like the FAL the best...but if I could afford a match grade Garand or a Fulton M14, I would get one of those in an instant too.
Here I am before I put the normal stock on it.
Short to mid-range sniping and CQB/FIBUA often require two or three different weapons. I have never trained to clear my home with a 600 yard rifle. That duty is reserved for a pistol-grip shorty shotgun and an assortment of pistols.
Good luck and be ready for Squantos to jump on here with some goofy advice. I have been informed in confidence that he has a red-dot scope on his vacuum!!
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Thanks for the ping Jeff!
As to a multi task, one, do it all rig, I'd suggest ya take a peek at a three gun match and look at their rifles..... I adopted a simple system for my HBAR Flat top I saw at such a match that made so much sense for meeting my needs here on the plains of the panhandle. My flat top HBAR has a 10X leaupold for 200-800M Yotes and a Eotech mounted on the floating handguard at the two o'clock position that lets me cant the rifle just a bit for up close snap shots (CQB) but easily transistion back up to twelve o'clock for nailing sod poodles at 600M !
I have the same system set up on a bone stock M1A "loaded" version I picked up last year. It's a quick and easy setup with the addition of a set of rails or getting some hammer monkey (not Eaker) to install em for ya !
That's as "goofy" as I can get this late .....Hope I helped ya think of other ways to solve yer problem.
The very best resource for helping your decision is "Boston's Gun Bible"
www.javelinpress.com
Those are contradictory requirements.