Bought a FAL!

Diatribes · 10-31-2009, 06:29 PM

Or is it STG? Im cornfused. I paid $740 for it. Imbel receiver. Came with 6 magazines cleaning kit and 3 Austrian? leather mag holders. Did I get ripped??

LakerDad · 10-31-2009, 09:29 PM

Nice photo, .308/7.62x51 correct? Per Gunbroker items up for bid, I think you did well. Does it function okay? The mags maybe going for 50+ bucks each?
It looks like a keeper to me, I got my CETME back in 2004 for $395 and I compare things to what I remember and I think these FAL's were going for 450/600 back then. The real question is do you like it and are you happy with it? You should have no problem getting your money back on, just my 2cents

Mooseman684 · 10-31-2009, 09:47 PM

No...You didnt get ripped off !!! Nice FAL...If the Upper and Lower is Austrian then it is an STG-58 built on an Imbel Receiver.

Rich

Diatribes · 11-01-2009, 01:53 AM

Thanks guys! I do like it. .308 and theres no movement between upper/lower. I have yet to fire it so I dont know if it functions nice! Im not sure if its Austrian Ill check it out more.

Diatribes · 11-02-2009, 01:48 AM

It is Austrian. Has the eagle stamp on the barrel. Also has the gas tube that isnt solid in the middle and stamped "61" next to Eagle stamp. Receiver is CAI import without the gear symbol. Feed ramp is double-cut, not the dreaded "unibrow" Ive read of. Seems to be a nice rifle I like it! Will shoot it soon

DesertRaider109 · 11-02-2009, 09:15 PM

Looks like the typical Austrian StG-58 milsurp parts kit built on an Imbel receiver. Best of the best as far as kit guns go. The only thing really better than Imbel receivers are DSAs and a few of the early imports (Poyer, Onyx etc).

If you want it to be a "proper" Austrian build you oughta look into the StG-58 flash hider. You've currently got the standard Belgian "combo device" muzzle brake/bayonet lug deal. It's an excellent design but (IIRC) not correct for this type of rifle. But it doesn't really matter!

$740 for the rifle and 6 mags isn't a bad deal at all... I just paid $1000 for a rifle and ten mags. :P Granted it was a Rhodesian kit that was painted with an Imbel receiver but I think you got the better deal overall. :P

Diatribes · 11-02-2009, 09:21 PM

Its a compensator with ports on top and sides. I actually have the correct 4 prong flash hider. The comp is pinned on somehow with a single pin driven through the side. I want to take it off and install the original but it looks like it might have to be drilled through the pin.

Cyrano · 11-02-2009, 09:30 PM

I'd say you got a very good deal. If haven't seen an FN-FAL of any kind below $1100 since before the Obama Gun Buying Frenzy began around my part of the world. And that's with ONE magazine and NO accessories, yet!

Diatribes · 11-11-2009, 06:03 PM

Scoped my FAL with a BSA Contender 8-32x42. Reach out and touch someone. Way out.

ZombieHunter · 11-16-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Diatribes

Scoped my FAL with a BSA Contender 8-32x42. Reach out and touch someone. Way out.

Dude, stop with that picture. You're giving me a fluffy!

10-31-2009, 06:29 PM	#1
Diatribes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 474	Bought a FAL! Or is it STG? Im cornfused. I paid $740 for it. Imbel receiver. Came with 6 magazines cleaning kit and 3 Austrian? leather mag holders. Did I get ripped?? __________________ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.

10-31-2009, 09:47 PM	#3
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness. Unit 13 Posts: 12,673	No...You didnt get ripped off !!! Nice FAL...If the Upper and Lower is Austrian then it is an STG-58 built on an Imbel Receiver. Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

11-01-2009, 01:53 AM	#4
Diatribes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 474	Thanks guys! I do like it. .308 and theres no movement between upper/lower. I have yet to fire it so I dont know if it functions nice! Im not sure if its Austrian Ill check it out more. __________________ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.

11-02-2009, 01:48 AM	#5
Diatribes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 474	It is Austrian. Has the eagle stamp on the barrel. Also has the gas tube that isnt solid in the middle and stamped "61" next to Eagle stamp. Receiver is CAI import without the gear symbol. Feed ramp is double-cut, not the dreaded "unibrow" Ive read of. Seems to be a nice rifle I like it! Will shoot it soon __________________ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day. Last edited by Diatribes; 11-02-2009 at 10:27 PM.

11-02-2009, 09:15 PM	#6
DesertRaider109 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 444 Blog Entries: 1	Looks like the typical Austrian StG-58 milsurp parts kit built on an Imbel receiver. Best of the best as far as kit guns go. The only thing really better than Imbel receivers are DSAs and a few of the early imports (Poyer, Onyx etc). If you want it to be a "proper" Austrian build you oughta look into the StG-58 flash hider. You've currently got the standard Belgian "combo device" muzzle brake/bayonet lug deal. It's an excellent design but (IIRC) not correct for this type of rifle. But it doesn't really matter! $740 for the rifle and 6 mags isn't a bad deal at all... I just paid $1000 for a rifle and ten mags. :P Granted it was a Rhodesian kit that was painted with an Imbel receiver but I think you got the better deal overall. :P __________________ "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

10-31-2009, 09:29 PM	#2
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 587	Nice photo, .308/7.62x51 correct? Per Gunbroker items up for bid, I think you did well. Does it function okay? The mags maybe going for 50+ bucks each? It looks like a keeper to me, I got my CETME back in 2004 for $395 and I compare things to what I remember and I think these FAL's were going for 450/600 back then. The real question is do you like it and are you happy with it? You should have no problem getting your money back on, just my 2cents

11-02-2009, 09:21 PM	#7
Diatribes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 474	Its a compensator with ports on top and sides. I actually have the correct 4 prong flash hider. The comp is pinned on somehow with a single pin driven through the side. I want to take it off and install the original but it looks like it might have to be drilled through the pin. __________________ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.

11-02-2009, 09:30 PM	#8
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 8,115	I'd say you got a very good deal. If haven't seen an FN-FAL of any kind below $1100 since before the Obama Gun Buying Frenzy began around my part of the world. And that's with ONE magazine and NO accessories, yet!

11-11-2009, 06:03 PM	#9
Diatribes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 474	Scoped my FAL with a BSA Contender 8-32x42. Reach out and touch someone. Way out. __________________ Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.