"New" FAL HERE! What do I need? now with pic and question

duckear · June 09, 2005, 02:43

New to me FAL on the way! Other than mags and ammo, any goodies I need to get and where?????

thanks

Windustsearch · June 09, 2005, 05:31

Nope, just bullets. Maybe a digital camera so you can show it off?

jacketch · June 09, 2005, 07:31

Get your teeth whitened. You want them to look thier best when you have that big smile on your face

sslocal · June 09, 2005, 12:30

A good sling may be an asset to you and your new FAL. I think Rooster has some nice ones.

Deltaten · June 09, 2005, 16:31

Good plugs or muffs (for ALL shooting!)

Broken case tool, and cleaning rod/knockout rod

minimal cleaning gear, synthetic oil and synthetic grease

Learn the "Pogo"! ;D

a good case, hard or soft is not required, but a nice option

.............and buy more ammo!

Have fun,
Paul

**Abominog** · June 10, 2005, 07:57

The windage is adjusted with a normal screwdriver.

Elevation changes require rotating the front sight, which uses a special tool. There are at least three different varieties of front sight which use different tools, so you'll need to know if your front end is metric, english, or Israeli.

Gas adjustment regulates the kick and extraction. You may or may not have to change it. Learn where the gas adjust knob is. You may or may not need a tool to move it. It should move freely, but some guns (old/dirty or refinished) may require "help".

Do a search on brass kisses, the point where the extracted brass hits (and marks) the receiver. This is eliminated by properly attaching a small piece of duct tape.

Have fun!

**bykerhd** · June 10, 2005, 08:43

I've never had to use a broken case extractor tool. But, I have one. Some tools for teardown, adjustment and maintenance are a good investment. Here is a link to a basic set. This particular one is from DSA. Other vendors sell similar items.

FAL tool kit

duckear · June 10, 2005, 11:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Abominog

Elevation changes require rotating the front sight, which uses a special tool. There are at least three different varieties of front sight which use different tools, so you'll need to know if your front end is metric, english, or Israeli.

Have fun!

DSA reciever on a STG58 kit by ARS. Built about 5 years ago for the former owner.
I would assume metric.

Excited, this is my first FAL.

B Wood · June 10, 2005, 11:19

You now need more FAL's of course.

You will need at least a Para Model, and a 50.00 normal length barrel model.

Of course then you can get into the short carbine barrel with full stock models, bipod models, Israeli, South African, Brit, Aussie, etc, etc.

After all thos are done...you can get into FNC's which are the .223 carbine from FN!

Welcome to the club!

duckear · June 16, 2005, 23:57

IT'S HERE!!!! I picked it up today!!

Looks like Sunday afternoon is range time for daddy!!!!

owlcreekok · June 17, 2005, 05:29

We will require: Range report NLT Monday AM, with pics.

You will require: Professional psychiatric help before following weekend's next range trip.

Your solvency will require: Destruction of all credit cards before cleaning rifle this Sunday PM.

AMHIK

Welcome to the machine.

B Wood · June 17, 2005, 05:31

Lets see some pics of this bad boy!

Congrats!

duckear · June 17, 2005, 10:04

owlcreekok · June 17, 2005, 10:09

OOOHH OOOHH ,,,,,,,,,,,,a TACTICAL FAL !

Jus' funnin' . Nice rifle. You are doomed. No use.

Fun being afflicted, ain't it ?

duckear · June 17, 2005, 10:10

Question on adjusting the gas system. Does the gas adjust knob "lock" or do you just turn it? It sure is stiff and doesn't want to turn. Also, what exactly is the thing in front of the front sight?

I have down loaded a manual from subguns, but the pictures aren't too clear. Haven't read them too much yet, just scanned over them.

I have AK's and AR's, but my M1A and the FAL are both new to me.

Windustsearch · June 17, 2005, 10:19

It does not lock, its just hard to turn. They sell a tool for it, but its easy to improvise. You can just bring a rag and use it for grip. Plus when you are setting the gas the thing will start to get to hot to turn with your fingers.

Nice FAL!

owlcreekok · June 17, 2005, 10:30

Quote:

what exactly is the thing in front of the front sight?

That's the Pogo Plug. Remove it, remove gas piston and spring. Install Pogo gas piston and spring with foot pieces. Mount pogo-rifle, begin jumping and firing. Ask Gary Jeter for more details.

The thingy is the Gas Plug. I started my smarta$$ post before copying in a link for ya. If someone else doesn't beat me to it, I will post up a link for ya next .

Sticky in the Gunsmithing Forum

Different variants have various gas plugs.

B Wood · June 17, 2005, 11:04

Post your email and we will email you a pdf copy of the manual.

Here is a text file of some FAL info for you!

Congrats!

nice rifle!

duckear · June 17, 2005, 12:17

Quote:

Originally posted by B Wood
Post your email and we will email you a pdf copy of the manual.

Here is a text file of some FAL info for you!

Congrats!

nice rifle!

PM sent

cool download. thanks

Sword of Laban · June 17, 2005, 12:30

My rifle is easily adjustable by hand, always has been but then I clean the gas system after shooting and coat the threads with CLP. I helped a shooter at my last match who had the same problem, had to use my multitool to adjust it. I wear a leather shooting glove if it gets too hot but even after 400 rounds at a single outing once it is set it hasn’t yet needed to be adjusted as long as I shoot the same ammo. Is this a build up issue it seems to me that an adjustable gas system that’s almost impossible to adjust is about worthless.

B Wood · June 17, 2005, 12:30

manual sent!

Oh! Almost forgot! You MUST GET a FAL World Tour T shirt! I just got two in today! They are awesome!~

enjoy!

June 09, 2005, 02:43	#1
duckear Registered FALaholic #: 15823 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10	"New" FAL HERE! What do I need? now with pic and question New to me FAL on the way! Other than mags and ammo, any goodies I need to get and where????? thanks Last edited by duckear; June 17, 2005 at 10:05.

June 09, 2005, 07:31	#3
jacketch Registered FALaholic #: 9815 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 158	Get your teeth whitened. You want them to look thier best when you have that big smile on your face __________________ Member of the Virginia Citizens Defense League http://www.vcdl.org

June 09, 2005, 16:31	#5
Deltaten Registered FALaholic #: 124 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lancaster, PA USA Posts: 8,500	Good plugs or muffs (for ALL shooting!) Broken case tool, and cleaning rod/knockout rod minimal cleaning gear, synthetic oil and synthetic grease Learn the "Pogo"! ;D a good case, hard or soft is not required, but a nice option .............and buy more ammo! Have fun, Paul __________________ All or Nothing! Senator McCarthy was right! and as always......FYB!

June 10, 2005, 07:57	#6
Abominog Old Fart Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 372 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Finger Lakes, NY Posts: 6,549	The windage is adjusted with a normal screwdriver. Elevation changes require rotating the front sight, which uses a special tool. There are at least three different varieties of front sight which use different tools, so you'll need to know if your front end is metric, english, or Israeli. Gas adjustment regulates the kick and extraction. You may or may not have to change it. Learn where the gas adjust knob is. You may or may not need a tool to move it. It should move freely, but some guns (old/dirty or refinished) may require "help". Do a search on brass kisses, the point where the extracted brass hits (and marks) the receiver. This is eliminated by properly attaching a small piece of duct tape. Have fun! __________________ They will live a long time, these men of the South Pacific. They, like their victories, will be remembered as long as our generation lives. Longer and longer shadows will obscure them, until their Guadalcanal sounds distant on the ear like Shiloh and Valley Forge. --- Michener, Tales of the South Pacific Tempus Edax Rerum

June 17, 2005, 05:29	#11
owlcreekok Registered FALaholic #: 15323 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tejas Posts: 9,331	We will require: Range report NLT Monday AM, with pics. You will require: Professional psychiatric help before following weekend's next range trip. Your solvency will require: Destruction of all credit cards before cleaning rifle this Sunday PM. AMHIK Welcome to the machine. __________________ "It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated, can afford to be ignorant of the Bible." - Theodore Roosevelt - (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States FOUNDER- Free ggiilliiee Foundation hehe

June 09, 2005, 05:31	#2
Windustsearch Registered FALaholic #: 10219 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle,Wa Posts: 5,696	Nope, just bullets. Maybe a digital camera so you can show it off?

June 09, 2005, 12:30	#4
sslocal Registered FALaholic #: 7834 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PRK Posts: 843	A good sling may be an asset to you and your new FAL. I think Rooster has some nice ones.

June 10, 2005, 08:43	#7
bykerhd Dinosaur Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 2798 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Vermont area Posts: 13,262	I've never had to use a broken case extractor tool. But, I have one. Some tools for teardown, adjustment and maintenance are a good investment. Here is a link to a basic set. This particular one is from DSA. Other vendors sell similar items. FAL tool kit

June 10, 2005, 11:19	#9
B Wood Registered FALaholic #: 5579 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Low Country SC Posts: 1,530	You now need more FAL's of course. You will need at least a Para Model, and a 50.00 normal length barrel model. Of course then you can get into the short carbine barrel with full stock models, bipod models, Israeli, South African, Brit, Aussie, etc, etc. After all thos are done...you can get into FNC's which are the .223 carbine from FN! Welcome to the club!

June 16, 2005, 23:57	#10
duckear Registered FALaholic #: 15823 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10	IT'S HERE!!!! I picked it up today!! Looks like Sunday afternoon is range time for daddy!!!!

June 17, 2005, 05:31	#12
B Wood Registered FALaholic #: 5579 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Low Country SC Posts: 1,530	Lets see some pics of this bad boy! Congrats! __________________ Don't Blame me....I voted for Fred Thompson http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ooter/CRAP.jpg

June 17, 2005, 10:04	#13
duckear Registered FALaholic #: 15823 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10

June 17, 2005, 10:09	#14
owlcreekok Registered FALaholic #: 15323 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tejas Posts: 9,331	OOOHH OOOHH ,,,,,,,,,,,,a TACTICAL FAL ! Jus' funnin' . Nice rifle. You are doomed. No use. Fun being afflicted, ain't it ? __________________ "It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated, can afford to be ignorant of the Bible." - Theodore Roosevelt - (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States FOUNDER- Free ggiilliiee Foundation hehe

June 17, 2005, 10:10	#15
duckear Registered FALaholic #: 15823 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10	Question on adjusting the gas system. Does the gas adjust knob "lock" or do you just turn it? It sure is stiff and doesn't want to turn. Also, what exactly is the thing in front of the front sight? I have down loaded a manual from subguns, but the pictures aren't too clear. Haven't read them too much yet, just scanned over them. I have AK's and AR's, but my M1A and the FAL are both new to me.

June 17, 2005, 10:19	#16
Windustsearch Registered FALaholic #: 10219 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle,Wa Posts: 5,696	It does not lock, its just hard to turn. They sell a tool for it, but its easy to improvise. You can just bring a rag and use it for grip. Plus when you are setting the gas the thing will start to get to hot to turn with your fingers. Nice FAL!

June 17, 2005, 12:30	#20
Sword of Laban Registered FALaholic #: 8248 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 812	My rifle is easily adjustable by hand, always has been but then I clean the gas system after shooting and coat the threads with CLP. I helped a shooter at my last match who had the same problem, had to use my multitool to adjust it. I wear a leather shooting glove if it gets too hot but even after 400 rounds at a single outing once it is set it hasn’t yet needed to be adjusted as long as I shoot the same ammo. Is this a build up issue it seems to me that an adjustable gas system that’s almost impossible to adjust is about worthless. __________________ "Butt kicking for goodness!" “When they’re using a mosque to do command and control for insurgents and kill my fellow Marines and soldiers and airmen that are out here — no holds barred, the gloves are off,” said Marine Staff Sgt. Sam Mortimer.

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