Without a doubt, this rifle is one of the best I own, probably the best overall battle rifle in my collection. Out of the box, it was zeroed perfectly at 200m. A bit heavy to lug around all day, perhaps, but worth the effort. It points surprisingly well. Standing, I can hit military "dog" target out to 300m all day, and almost twice that from prone. Let me put it this way -- if I were "working" along the southern border, this is what I would bring along.
CQB would tough, since it is a rather long piece, but that .308 makes it all worthwhile, methinks, because the .30cal is far superior to the .223 if you want to shoot something and have it stay shot. And with 20 rounds as fast as you can pull the trigger, it would wreak holy hell on hostiles coming in the doorway in a stacked entry, for example.
Ammo and mags are cheap for this firearm. And as others have pointed out, DSA has now introduced many newer variants of this that deserveexamination. Bottom line, the FAL is without a doubt one of the best of the best. You will not be disappointed.
