Vanden Berg Custom FALs....

tensnxs · July 10, 2009, 23:04

anyone have their free floating handguard installed? does it improve accuracy?
anyone have their heavy barrel match FALs? how do they shoot accuracy wise?

TIA

pb · July 11, 2009, 16:14

I have a' first gen' gun, and it works great. Ed made some small improvements on the later versions to speed up the process of building the gun.

Trigger job with overtravel set screws is pure sex. Best trigger on a FAL ever.

Shoots .5-6 MOA if I do do my job!

Drawbacks- front end is really heavy with a Shilen or other heavy SS barrel. Not something a normal size person will want to hump all day.

Everyone will bug the hell out of you when you outshoot their M1A.

tensnxs · July 11, 2009, 21:11

thanks for that. how does the handguard attach? to the receiver or barrel? or does he use some kind of barrel nut like Savage rifles?

pb · July 12, 2009, 09:24

The new heavy barrel does not have a shoulder to fit up against the receiver as the originals do.

The threads on the barrel are extended towards the muzzle. The barrel is screwed into the receiver to get the headspace close, and to mark the position where the extractor relief will be cut.

The barrel 'nut' is large piece of aluminum that secures the barrel to the receiver, and also serves as the handguard mount. You can call the 'nut' a receiver extension if you like. Large, solid and secure.

Ed has spent a lot of time figuring all this out, and should be commended for his work.

boricua · July 12, 2009, 22:24

Ed put together my "space gun" six years ago...
great person to do business with ....

**W.E.G.** · July 12, 2009, 22:29

Ed does first-rate work.

You will be happy with any project Ed does for you.

kotengu · July 13, 2009, 15:35

Another vote for Ed - he did a rifle for me and I was very pleased.

**L Haney** · July 13, 2009, 16:16

Are their pictures around of one of these with the hand guard off of it? I'd really like to see what he's doing. Ed does have a heavy rep here, and this is a tough room.

Lowell

boricua · July 15, 2009, 00:12

go here to see pic

http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showt...ht=Vanden+Berg

July 10, 2009, 23:04	#1
tensnxs Registered FALaholic #: 43754 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: LA, CA Posts: 10	Vanden Berg Custom FALs.... anyone have their free floating handguard installed? does it improve accuracy? anyone have their heavy barrel match FALs? how do they shoot accuracy wise? TIA

July 12, 2009, 22:29	#6
W.E.G. Administrator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 1211 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 31,054	Ed does first-rate work. You will be happy with any project Ed does for you. __________________ . . . Ask me about the Mason-Dixon FAL Collectors Association.

July 13, 2009, 15:35	#7
kotengu Registered FALaholic #: 1594 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Baxter, TN, USA Posts: 3,064	Another vote for Ed - he did a rifle for me and I was very pleased. __________________ "The way is in training." - Miyamoto Musashi

July 13, 2009, 16:16	#8
L Haney Seriously Ponderin' Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 20446 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NW Ga Posts: 8,352	Are their pictures around of one of these with the hand guard off of it? I'd really like to see what he's doing. Ed does have a heavy rep here, and this is a tough room. Lowell __________________ “I am quite sure I do not get what is so funny about my RO style." stimpsonjcat You'd have to be there, and if you ain't it's your loss.

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July 11, 2009, 16:14	#2
pb Registered FALaholic #: 6163 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Goliad TX Posts: 336	I have a' first gen' gun, and it works great. Ed made some small improvements on the later versions to speed up the process of building the gun. Trigger job with overtravel set screws is pure sex. Best trigger on a FAL ever. Shoots .5-6 MOA if I do do my job! Drawbacks- front end is really heavy with a Shilen or other heavy SS barrel. Not something a normal size person will want to hump all day. Everyone will bug the hell out of you when you outshoot their M1A.

July 11, 2009, 21:11	#3
tensnxs Registered FALaholic #: 43754 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: LA, CA Posts: 10	thanks for that. how does the handguard attach? to the receiver or barrel? or does he use some kind of barrel nut like Savage rifles?

July 12, 2009, 09:24	#4
pb Registered FALaholic #: 6163 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Goliad TX Posts: 336	The new heavy barrel does not have a shoulder to fit up against the receiver as the originals do. The threads on the barrel are extended towards the muzzle. The barrel is screwed into the receiver to get the headspace close, and to mark the position where the extractor relief will be cut. The barrel 'nut' is large piece of aluminum that secures the barrel to the receiver, and also serves as the handguard mount. You can call the 'nut' a receiver extension if you like. Large, solid and secure. Ed has spent a lot of time figuring all this out, and should be commended for his work.

July 12, 2009, 22:24	#5
boricua Registered FALaholic #: 3139 Join Date: May 2001 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 131	Ed put together my "space gun" six years ago... great person to do business with ....

July 15, 2009, 00:12	#9
boricua Registered FALaholic #: 3139 Join Date: May 2001 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 131	go here to see pic http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showt...ht=Vanden+Berg