FAL --what to look for

[pbbutz]

I have been looking to buy a FAL and don't really know much about them. I know there are owners out there, CB'ers at that.


Give me the low skinny on what to look for, different brands, etc.

Bruce

[richbug]

Check out the FALfiles.com if you want some ideas.


Below are some quality guns, prices for the below will run you from $2500 down to $700 or so.
option one, a factory built gun, in my preference, there are others, but this is the majority of what you will find:

Belgian FN
Argentine FMAP
Brazilian IMBEL (most here were sold as a Springfield 48 or 4800)


Factory Built Kit guns:
DSA
Entreprise

Kit guns with the following receivers should be considered as well. On a FAL, if the receiver is good the rest can be fixed should it not work right.

-DSA
-IMBEL
-DCI, Coonan
-FMAP
-Century receivers marked "Made in CANADA", which in reality were made in Argentina or Brazil


Bad news would be most Century, Hesse, or the Infamous Williams combat Elite "Alumabombs"