DJ, the FAL bug bit me in 1997 back in the FAL FILES blue board days. I just recently started looking around there again.

As to the suppressed BOB/BIB I think it makes a lot of sense for the following reasons:
A. Quiet, why draw attention to yourself if not needed.
B. .22lr is better than a sharp stick, and quite a bit of ammo can be carried.
C. A .22lr suppressor can be used on a pistol or a rifle that is threaded for the same pitch. A Marlin Papoose, Henry AR 7 Survival, or any other breakdown rifle can be stowed in a backpack easily.

Now I needed to talk the wife into a combo set-up for my b-day.