Type C stock ferrule...

bigbob76 · June 17, 2010, 01:05

I need help again guys. I'm not doing well with the search function. If a Type C means Belgian I assume that's metric? So when I see C1 butt plate with Type C stock what is that telling me? Does the fact that a stock has the metal ferrule on it limit it's use to certain lowers? I thought C1 was Canadian and therefore inch. Is there something about FALs that I can read to learn this stuff?

bigbob76 · June 17, 2010, 14:06

Anybody got the patience to point me in the right direction?

**embatp** · June 17, 2010, 14:32

a type c buttstock is metric, has a ferrule and either a trapdoor or non trapdoor buttplate....can be used on all metric lowers except type a which requires a type a stock.....

c1 usually does mean canadian, however i think the c1 rifles used a buttplate that was similiar to the g1 buttplate that had a trapdoor....

look in the reference section for stocks etc.....

**J. Armstrong** · June 17, 2010, 14:50

embatp got it right. I think what is confusing you is a confluence of terminology. A Canadian C1 buttstock is indeed inch, and will never utilize a metal ferrule. However, the C1 type buttplate is a very close version of a standard metal metric buttplate ( in this case, it has a butt trap and thus looks like the type of plate used on G1s, for example) and will fit a wood metric stock of any type perfectly, including the type C stock. In this case the two Cs don't really have any particular common significance.

bigbob76 · June 18, 2010, 15:18

Thanks very much for getting me on track here guys. I'm making steady progress turning 3 bags of parts into 3 rifles. One is ready to shoot. When the surgeon gives me a clean bill of health I'll be taking it to the range to try it out. In all likelihood I'll have build #2 finished by then and test fire it at the same time. Interpreting all the FAL lingo and variants has been mind boggling at times. Thanks for all the help. Bob

**J. Armstrong** · June 18, 2010, 17:02

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Originally posted by bigbob76
Interpreting all the FAL lingo and variants has been mind boggling at times.

That will never end - just when ya think it's all clear.......whammo, something new comes up.

AMHIK

Hope your bill of health comes up good to go !!

tac-40 · June 19, 2010, 20:57

If you think the letter code is confusing, wait till somebody starts using the model number system - 50.00, 50.64, 50.53 etc.

June 17, 2010, 01:05	#1
bigbob76 Registered FALaholic #: 39947 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orannge County CA Posts: 102	Type C stock ferrule... I need help again guys. I'm not doing well with the search function. If a Type C means Belgian I assume that's metric? So when I see C1 butt plate with Type C stock what is that telling me? Does the fact that a stock has the metal ferrule on it limit it's use to certain lowers? I thought C1 was Canadian and therefore inch. Is there something about FALs that I can read to learn this stuff? __________________ The best way to prepare for tomorrow is to make today all that it should be. Emmet Fox Last edited by bigbob76; June 17, 2010 at 07:10.

June 17, 2010, 14:50	#4
J. Armstrong Minister of Amusement Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 13629 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SE Pa Posts: 8,501	embatp got it right. I think what is confusing you is a confluence of terminology. A Canadian C1 buttstock is indeed inch, and will never utilize a metal ferrule. However, the C1 type buttplate is a very close version of a standard metal metric buttplate ( in this case, it has a butt trap and thus looks like the type of plate used on G1s, for example) and will fit a wood metric stock of any type perfectly, including the type C stock. In this case the two Cs don't really have any particular common significance. __________________ "The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools" Herbert Spenser "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud

June 18, 2010, 15:18	#5
bigbob76 Registered FALaholic #: 39947 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orannge County CA Posts: 102	Thanks very much for getting me on track here guys. I'm making steady progress turning 3 bags of parts into 3 rifles. One is ready to shoot. When the surgeon gives me a clean bill of health I'll be taking it to the range to try it out. In all likelihood I'll have build #2 finished by then and test fire it at the same time. Interpreting all the FAL lingo and variants has been mind boggling at times. Thanks for all the help. Bob __________________ The best way to prepare for tomorrow is to make today all that it should be. Emmet Fox

June 19, 2010, 20:57	#7
tac-40 Moderator Armed Curmudgeon FALaholic #: 12090 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SC-Low Country Posts: 4,526	If you think the letter code is confusing, wait till somebody starts using the model number system - 50.00, 50.64, 50.53 etc. __________________ Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you.....Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr. USAF ______________________________ If you do in fact have a problem, you have the rest of your life to solve it. How long your life lasts only depends on how well you solve it.

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June 17, 2010, 14:06	#2
bigbob76 Registered FALaholic #: 39947 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orannge County CA Posts: 102	Anybody got the patience to point me in the right direction? __________________ The best way to prepare for tomorrow is to make today all that it should be. Emmet Fox

June 17, 2010, 14:32	#3
embatp What? Me AR? Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 39856 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ga. Posts: 1,920	a type c buttstock is metric, has a ferrule and either a trapdoor or non trapdoor buttplate....can be used on all metric lowers except type a which requires a type a stock..... c1 usually does mean canadian, however i think the c1 rifles used a buttplate that was similiar to the g1 buttplate that had a trapdoor.... look in the reference section for stocks etc.....