Tony, check out the laws more carefully.

The DOJ now considers a thumbhole stock to be the same as a pistol grip, as in your once legal Century FAL is now an Evil AW.

By the way, mine was never a Century FAL, they just imported the receiver and I did the rest.

Alas, I sold my FN.
you're right, the [censored] gun laws here change more often than the seasons.

it was cool when folks would come up & say.. nice assault rifle.. what is it?

then i tell 'em 7.62x51.. this is a Battle rifle.. it eats assault rifles for breakfast <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
well.. at least in terms of penetration & long range tag <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Battle rifle's and bowie's rule!
Your streetwalker looks less "pock marked" than I heard Busse knives were under the coat. It is going to look awesome when it is finished.

I was moved to tears when I heard my government destroyed 20 000 FALs(C1A1's I think the canadian C designation is confusing)The soldiers who had to use them hated them because they were old and to long for clearing buildings.
I love the FAL both for it's history, it was used by both sides in the Falklands war, and as the basis for a nice custom rifle. There is a great article about newschool FALs in the G$A tactical guns and gear issue.
One of the only gun laws that is better in canada is we can get some great norinco M14 clones new for 300$US. They are nowhere as nicly finished as the springfields but if you like to do your own gunsmithing projects (I would guess Oddball does) they make a great basis for a custom battle rifle.

Burned on. With a laser. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to remember getting told the L1A1 SLR (British FN Fal) was an assault rifle... Albeit no good for clearing houses unless you just shot straight through the walls! Styling wise I prefer the M14 (I must admit) as it's less full on military.

Great collection though!!

Unsub,
Oh no!! that's a darn shame!
yeah for long shots across desert plains 7.62 nato >> 5.56
dammit.. instead of destroying they shoulda commissioned a shorter variant.. or something.
So what's Canada using now for a rifle?

Good looking family

Dan

That is correct. The logo's are laser etched, so it goes through the coating and into the steel

Dan

I saw pictures of a whole room full of unused G1's that were destroyed a few months back.

I have handled a few M1A's and they are nice but they are much more expensive and much harder to build your own. The only advantage is their stock. In CA that lets you use detachble magazines but you can't buy magazines larger than 10 rounds.

If I could walk in to a gun store and buy a real Springfield Armory M14 or a real FN FAL, I would probably leave with a FAL.

My first MBR was a Garand and it's a nice rifle. I wanted to get a few more from the CMP but before I could, I bought a FAL and now I rarely think about CMP Garands.

It's just like my first Swamp Rat. I have had other nice knives but I haven't bought any knife beside Busse, Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard since then.

Once you find the Busse family everything else is just everything else...

oddball,
so true.. just now i am contemplating how to best feed and make room for This addiction!

I had a similar set up but with wooden furniture up front. Ditch the Thumbhole rear with a STG58 rear. Seen it in action all over the world, particularly in the boonies with the GHKs, I like it over my previous HB HK SR91. I'll get some pics up once I get time. Great shooter for BR, not in the Sniper grade though!