STG 58 by CAI, US parts count

Lodogg2221 · August 26, 2001, 15:35

I need to know what parts in my gun are US. I want to use the cheap mags, but how can I tell what in the gun is US made and what is not. I have ordered a gas piston from DSA so thats 1. The gun was assembled from STG-58 parts, on an Imbel rec. All metric as far as I can tell.

**EMDII** · August 26, 2001, 16:10

The only sure way is to disassemble (careful here) the H/S/T. CAI marks theirs w/a C usually. Even CAI sometimes ahs trouble remembering.

The IMBEL is NOT US-made, so you're already out one part. If the H/S/T is US-made, it probably goes like this:

H/S/T (3)
PG (CAI actually make a decent PG now, also C-marked)
Floorplate
Follower
I don't know for certain if the follower/floorplate are likewise marked.

Ergo, you must otherwise convert this to use standard imported metric magazines.

Your piston MAY be CAI: is it a two-piece piston? If so, definitely CAI, counts as one piece.

options:
DSA Piston
Penguin buttstock

just for a start.

Lodogg2221 · August 26, 2001, 16:13

My hand guard looks new, as does the stock. Would they be marked as well?

**EMDII** · August 26, 2001, 16:25

Remove the buttplate. A C is a CAI stock. I don't know if the CAI HG is marked. Does it have an odd pebbled finish?

Lodogg2221 · August 26, 2001, 16:36

Its fairly smooth. I checked it out, on the inside it has a "C" in both halves. My hammer has a "C" but without dissassembling the rest of the lower, I cant see anything on the trigger or sear. Thanks for your help.

Derby FALs · August 26, 2001, 22:20

piston, PG, Buttstock, H,S,T?
Has that funky aluminum CH though, so I'm not sure.

[ February 19, 2002: Message edited by: DerbyFALs ]

Lodogg2221 · August 27, 2001, 08:09

I guess Im too new to this what does "CH" stand for?

Ken · August 27, 2001, 08:24

cocking handle

I get a kick out of this US parts thing. What a waste of time and money. Even we can't figure out what is US. I hope BATF can.

REFN-FAL · August 28, 2001, 14:03

Hey,
I'm new to The FAL Files but own a couple FAL's. I just bought one from CAI (STG-58 parts on Imbel receiver)and on mine the US parts are as follows,
Hammer
Sear
Butt stock
pistol grip
hand guards
charging handle
gas piston(two piece)
that's all seven. I hope this helps you out.

REFN-FAL · August 28, 2001, 14:04

Hey,
I'm new to The FAL Files but own a couple FAL's. I just bought one from CAI (STG-58 parts on Imbel receiver)and on mine the US parts are as follows,
Hammer
Sear
Butt stock
pistol grip
hand guards
charging handle
gas piston(two piece)
that's all seven. I hope this helps you out.

Lodogg2221 · August 28, 2001, 18:51

Is there an easy way to check the charging handle? Mine has the aluminum knob. This is my first FAL, but the first time I saw one two years ago, I had to have it.

August 26, 2001, 15:35	#1
Lodogg2221 Registered FALaholic #: 4030 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 19	STG 58 by CAI, US parts count I need to know what parts in my gun are US. I want to use the cheap mags, but how can I tell what in the gun is US made and what is not. I have ordered a gas piston from DSA so thats 1. The gun was assembled from STG-58 parts, on an Imbel rec. All metric as far as I can tell. __________________ If you dont have anything nice to say, say it really, really loud.

August 26, 2001, 16:10	#2
EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	The only sure way is to disassemble (careful here) the H/S/T. CAI marks theirs w/a C usually. Even CAI sometimes ahs trouble remembering. The IMBEL is NOT US-made, so you're already out one part. If the H/S/T is US-made, it probably goes like this: H/S/T (3) PG (CAI actually make a decent PG now, also C-marked) Floorplate Follower I don't know for certain if the follower/floorplate are likewise marked. Ergo, you must otherwise convert this to use standard imported metric magazines. Your piston MAY be CAI: is it a two-piece piston? If so, definitely CAI, counts as one piece. options: DSA Piston Penguin buttstock just for a start. __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

August 26, 2001, 16:13	#3
Lodogg2221 Registered FALaholic #: 4030 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 19	My hand guard looks new, as does the stock. Would they be marked as well? __________________ If you dont have anything nice to say, say it really, really loud.

August 26, 2001, 16:25	#4
EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	Remove the buttplate. A C is a CAI stock. I don't know if the CAI HG is marked. Does it have an odd pebbled finish? __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

August 26, 2001, 16:36	#5
Lodogg2221 Registered FALaholic #: 4030 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 19	Its fairly smooth. I checked it out, on the inside it has a "C" in both halves. My hammer has a "C" but without dissassembling the rest of the lower, I cant see anything on the trigger or sear. Thanks for your help. __________________ If you dont have anything nice to say, say it really, really loud.

August 26, 2001, 22:20	#6
Derby FALs Supreme Leader FALaholic #: 2361 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 2,610	piston, PG, Buttstock, H,S,T? Has that funky aluminum CH though, so I'm not sure. [ February 19, 2002: Message edited by: DerbyFALs ] __________________ “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add "within the limits of the law" because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.” - Thomas Jefferson Salami, salami, baloney... :bow: http://www.derbyfals.com/home.htm

August 27, 2001, 08:09	#7
Lodogg2221 Registered FALaholic #: 4030 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 19	I guess Im too new to this what does "CH" stand for? __________________ If you dont have anything nice to say, say it really, really loud.

August 27, 2001, 08:24	#8
Ken Registered FALaholic #: 2910 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kentucky Posts: 119	cocking handle I get a kick out of this US parts thing. What a waste of time and money. Even we can't figure out what is US. I hope BATF can.

August 28, 2001, 14:03	#9
REFN-FAL Registered FALaholic #: 3912 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 3	Hey, I'm new to The FAL Files but own a couple FAL's. I just bought one from CAI (STG-58 parts on Imbel receiver)and on mine the US parts are as follows, Hammer Sear Butt stock pistol grip hand guards charging handle gas piston(two piece) that's all seven. I hope this helps you out.

August 28, 2001, 14:04	#10
REFN-FAL Registered FALaholic #: 3912 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 3	Hey, I'm new to The FAL Files but own a couple FAL's. I just bought one from CAI (STG-58 parts on Imbel receiver)and on mine the US parts are as follows, Hammer Sear Butt stock pistol grip hand guards charging handle gas piston(two piece) that's all seven. I hope this helps you out.

August 28, 2001, 18:51	#11
Lodogg2221 Registered FALaholic #: 4030 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 19	Is there an easy way to check the charging handle? Mine has the aluminum knob. This is my first FAL, but the first time I saw one two years ago, I had to have it. __________________ If you dont have anything nice to say, say it really, really loud.

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