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Old May 16, 2007, 20:20   #1
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fn fal .223 question .

right in front of the bolt handle on top of the forearm where the gas tube is there is a lever that flips from side to side .. what is this ?

this thing have a gas piston like a regular fal ?
how do you get it out ..

where can i read up on this model . ?
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Old May 16, 2007, 21:06   #2
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Suggest posting a picture.
The lever you describe does not exist on the SAR4800 5.56 Fal, is this somebody else's conversion?
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Old May 16, 2007, 21:10   #3
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might be a FNC they are 223 caliber http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/fnc/index.htm
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mosin guy ,
thats it ,except it doesnt have the para stock
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Not all FNCs had the folding stock. A smaller number came with fixed stocks.

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