another FAL guy here but i do own a few AK's

the 5.56 arsenal is one of my favorites to shoot. it's sooo smooth

Glad to hear it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> It just looked like one I guess.

....at last....some style and class.... !!

Great thread!!!!!

I took this pic of an Iraqi that thinks he is a mall Ninja notice the taped on laser.

Lets not forget the first of the real battle rifles.

Its difficult to pin down what the "best" rifle is as there are too many variables: weight, ergonomics, accuracy, reliability, capacity, cartridge capabilities, etc etc etc ad nauseum. When built by a quality company: the AK47/AKM (in 5.45, 5.56, 7.62x39), AR15 (in 5.56), and FAL (7.62x51) are all the best at one or more of the criteria mentioned above.

At the end of the day, reliability is my first priority.

I pretty much have all the MBR's covered and when it comes down to it this is my go to baby. Just a plain old Imbel kit with an Imbel receiver. I shortend the barrel to 18". I built this rifle pretty much out of left over parts from previous builds. This thing just flat out shoots !




I built it two weeks before the 6th annual Oregon FAL shoot this last June. I was using 1968 Australian surplus for the compitition.


Here is a copy of the MBR results with 23 shooters. This is the FAL I was using.

This was posted on another fourm from one of the organizers of the event. Here is the copy below.

"I'll fall on my sword (again) in the DEBRIEF thread. Meanwhile, we had very tough conditions on an already difficult shoot. The poppers are USA poppers, and are 24" tall. The round 'body' is 8" wide. There were five poppers standing at 125 yards, and another five standing at 250 yards, making it a 3 MOA challenge for FALs, iron sights, and (mostly) surplus ammo. And then came the wind and rain. Gusting at 20 (easily), and at times 30mph, it was a very difficult day.

These results are for the MBR Class, which, in case you don't remember, is .30 caliber rifles with iron sights. Without further ado, the order of the

MBR Class in the Drop 10 Event

1. sportsnut - 65.87 seconds (FAL)
2. kwthor - 79.02 seconds (FAL)
3. Tuscan Raider - 83.40 seconds (Garand and four [that's 4!] clip loads)
4. Tat2 - 90.42 seconds (FAL) ...

we limited out at 90 seconds, so the following are shooters and their plate count at 90 (yes, I know, Tat2 belongs down here with 9 plates at 90 seconds. I thank you for your assistance...).

5. Otis61 = 9 plates
6. Son of Otis = 9 plates
7. Tat2 Jr. = 9 plates
8. brunop = 8 plates
9. Rich of Oregon = 8 plates
10. Jim = 8 plates
11. Dom = 7 plates
12. jdhdjunkie = 7 plates
13. snowhawk jockey = 7 plates
14. Dation = 7 plates
15. Tailback = 7 plates (Garand)
16. Brush511 = 6 plates
17. sparky923 = 6 plates
18. Greg Jr. = 6 plates
19. Biltong Bobby = 5 plates
20. Erik the Red = 4 plates
21. 4x401 = 2 plates
22. Black Elk = 1 plate
23. PSL54Junkie = 4 plates (need confirmation)"

NICE... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Very!!!

I wish I could find a decent priced AK 74.

im picking up my AK in the morning...