Brothers New FAL Build

Ashtabula · May 01, 2004, 21:18

My brother and I just finished test firing and sighting in his STG58 ( 2003 Imbel Rcvr, 99,xxx serial no. Austrian Steyr kit) We started at 1030 am this morning and fired it at 4 pm. The Quality Control on Imbels in 2003 must have been better than the 2002 series because the barrel timed correctly and the locking shoulder needed just 5/10,000 taken off to headspace correctly. He and I both fired it and it was very accurate. His last firing was 3 shots in the center of a beer can at 75 yards. Group was about 1.25 inches fired from the bipod resting on a cooler. Good enough without a bench rest.
This was the second build I have done and it certainly went smoother than my rifle build went.
Anyway, he is happy with it and I am glad he was able to get the particular reciever that he bought.
Thanks again for the good information that is floating around this site.

**EMDII** · May 02, 2004, 06:26

Assimilation succesful!

**fal fiend** · May 02, 2004, 10:20

a cold beer & a fal

Ashtabula · May 03, 2004, 21:54

FAL's before beer of course.
He is still stoked about that rifle. He carried it a pretty long ways the following day while we were out walking around looking for arrowheads and other artifacts. I think I heard him muttering something about a sling.
They can get heavy after a while, more so than any of the other rifles I have. Humping one of these will definately make a strongman of you.
Now I need to loan him my 5 round hunting magazine and see if he can translate the marksmanship from can o' beer to rack o' deer.

May 01, 2004, 21:18	#1
Ashtabula Registered FALaholic #: 12930 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: florida Posts: 30	Brothers New FAL Build My brother and I just finished test firing and sighting in his STG58 ( 2003 Imbel Rcvr, 99,xxx serial no. Austrian Steyr kit) We started at 1030 am this morning and fired it at 4 pm. The Quality Control on Imbels in 2003 must have been better than the 2002 series because the barrel timed correctly and the locking shoulder needed just 5/10,000 taken off to headspace correctly. He and I both fired it and it was very accurate. His last firing was 3 shots in the center of a beer can at 75 yards. Group was about 1.25 inches fired from the bipod resting on a cooler. Good enough without a bench rest. This was the second build I have done and it certainly went smoother than my rifle build went. Anyway, he is happy with it and I am glad he was able to get the particular reciever that he bought. Thanks again for the good information that is floating around this site. __________________ The Waterboy

May 02, 2004, 06:26	#2
EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	Assimilation succesful! __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

May 02, 2004, 10:20	#3
fal fiend Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 7091 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,267	a cold beer & a fal __________________ In memory of a true friend, Derby Fals 1956-2007/ I'm a Contributor, u should be 1 too, support the Fal board.

May 03, 2004, 21:54	#4
Ashtabula Registered FALaholic #: 12930 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: florida Posts: 30	FAL's before beer of course. He is still stoked about that rifle. He carried it a pretty long ways the following day while we were out walking around looking for arrowheads and other artifacts. I think I heard him muttering something about a sling. They can get heavy after a while, more so than any of the other rifles I have. Humping one of these will definately make a strongman of you. Now I need to loan him my 5 round hunting magazine and see if he can translate the marksmanship from can o' beer to rack o' deer. __________________ The Waterboy

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