COONAN is RISING to the TOP!!

**LaConservationist** · April 25, 2011, 19:20

Well we all pretty much knew the new COONAN type III receivers were just about PERFECT! Well now they have done it again! The new COONAN type I-C has hit PERFECTION in my eyes!! This COONAN receiver is the SCHITE!!

Coonans, desire to reach perfection from the front office to the shop has paid off, they have, SUPER MANAGMENT great sales people, and THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE department in the business! Yes I am talking about Ms.Connie, call and talk to her yourself!!

Well All holes align perfectly, locking should fits properly, finish is PERFECT! NO machine marks, no BS spotty welds...... Like it or not COONAN is MOVING STRAIGHT to the TOP!!

LaC

PS: they will also customize your serial numbers and presently working on the proper text/font for the G1 and BGS rifles!
As soon as the G1's are complete I will have one on order THAT DAY!!!!

101ABN327 · April 25, 2011, 20:23

Price????

101

**phillyray** · April 25, 2011, 20:24

Quote:

Originally posted by 101ABN327
Price????

101

http://www.coonaninc.com/index.php/cPath,7

**preston1026** · April 25, 2011, 20:51

Coonan for receivers, Apex for surplus parts and you're set!

**LaConservationist** · April 25, 2011, 21:08

Quote:

Originally posted by 101ABN327
Price????

101

Quote:

Originally posted by newtown
What is the Coonan Type 1C? Dan Coonan took his Type III receiver and machined it into a Type 1 style receiver. The C stands for "Coonan, Engineered for today's FAL!"

You will be able to order these within the next week or so on our website, wwww.coonaninc.com keep watching!

Price is $349.95 plus shipping. File members use FAL2010-1 in the discount code box to get $25 off.

Pics will be posted soon!

This is from Dave's post right after the release.

LaC

evan price · April 26, 2011, 02:14

Dayum, that is a sexy looking chunk of steel. How does it fit up with a parts kit?

DSARMS_REP · April 26, 2011, 08:13

I used a couple DCI Type I s years ago they were good receivers, Dan makes the best Cast receiver ever. If your looking for a Late Belgium FAL the DCI type III is a great choice. If your looking for a forged our Type I, II or III is a great receiver and the Imbels are beautiful type III's as well. A forged type III is easier to make good looking, but forged type I or II is another story altogether.

The FAL is such a scaled down platform that even when its made blocker to save machine time its still a slender weapon.

the gman · April 26, 2011, 08:40

Quote:

Originally posted by DSARMS_REP
I used a couple DCI Type I s years ago they were good receivers, Dan makes the best Cast receiver ever. If your looking for a Late Belgium FAL the DCI type III is a great choice. If your looking for a forged our Type I, II or III is a great receiver and the Imbels are beautiful type III's as well. A forged type III is easier to make good looking, but forged type I or II is another story altogether.

The FAL is such a scaled down platform that even when its made blocker to save machine time its still a slender weapon.

I might be alone in this but I think it's pretty bad form for a rep from another competing company to comment, however well intentioned that comment may be, in a review thread.

DSA makes pretty decent receivers but if you want to shout about it, go start a thread of your own. Barely disguised snarky comments about cast vs forged receivers don't play well with me & I might guess more than a few other customers who have had some bad experiences with DSA in the past.

DSA & you would be better served by taking the high road & avoiding any comment on Coonan receivers as they have consistently had both high levels of QC & customer service. That's a business model that DSA could learn from........

**Ricketts** · April 26, 2011, 09:35

Gee George--you read it the same way I did.

Problem with DSA is you can pay your money, you never know when they are gonna ship. I would rather see DSARMS_REP spend his time to improve the image DSA currently has. It's spotty as all hell and more of a crap shoot with each and every order--the rifles too. There was a review of a DSA rifle here about two weeks ago.

Why don't you guys fix that guy up, DSARMS_REP? No, you blow that guy off but have the time to turn this glowing review of a competitors product into a rah rah for you guys??

No class.

**LaConservationist** · April 26, 2011, 09:42

Quote:

Originally posted by the gman

I might be alone in this but I think it's pretty bad form for a rep from another competing company to comment, however well intentioned that comment may be, in a review thread.

DSA makes pretty decent receivers but if you want to shout about it, go start a thread of your own. Barely disguised snarky comments about cast vs forged receivers don't play well with me & I might guess more than a few other customers who have had some bad experiences with DSA in the past.

DSA & you would be better served by taking the high road & avoiding any comment on Coonan receivers as they have consistently had both high levels of QC & customer service. That's a business model that DSA could learn from........

GMAN, you are NOT alone my friend! Just saw this and as fond as I am of all of my DSA receivers which I may be one of the guys that cannot say anything at all negative about their product (Customer service is 100% different story, DSA should take a class from COONAN)
I find it VERY disturbing that a SO CALLED "REP" would join just this month, maybe in the last 3 days or so and start telling us HOW GREAT their product is.

This just shows a very high LACK of CLASS on the "DSA REP" to post in a competitors REVIEW thread!Now on the other hand, is he really a "DSA REP" or just some ASSCLOWN here to FLAME a THREAD?????

LaC

nwobhm · April 26, 2011, 12:19

Quote:

Originally posted by DSARMS_REP
I used a couple DCI Type I s years ago they were good receivers, Dan makes the best Cast receiver ever. If your looking for a Late Belgium FAL the DCI type III is a great choice. If your looking for a forged our Type I, II or III is a great receiver and the Imbels are beautiful type III's as well. A forged type III is easier to make good looking, but forged type I or II is another story altogether.

The FAL is such a scaled down platform that even when its made blocker to save machine time its still a slender weapon.

This could get ugly.

**embatp** · April 26, 2011, 12:43

ok...both companies make a great product, and both have a great reputation and i am sure people like me have used and will use both products in the past and future...both companies offer some things that the other doesnt...which is a good thing...and, i am sure both companies have had problems in the past and will have problems in the future......we need both of these guys, so let the bashing go by the wayside...please....

**fal fiend** · April 26, 2011, 12:57

I guess i'm getting old, i do not see how dsa rep flamed dan.

PARA FN FAL · April 26, 2011, 13:18

DSAREP gave Coonan a compliment the way I read it. If it was a slam against Coonan then he failed.

Back on topic here. I can't wait to get a couple of these new type 1s from Dan. Now if we can just start getting complete kits brought in for 99 bucks again then I would be in heaven.

4 brigada · April 26, 2011, 15:04

Im glad that the Coonan receivers are getting great reviews. Anyone that makes a good product for our hobby or pasion and doesnt try to sell their product by crapping on some else should be commended. I have had nothing but bad experiences with the "OLD" DCI receivers, and after saying this I must also in all fairness say that the DCI receivers in question were not purchased by me and the origin of these receivers was somewhat obscure, Later I was told that they were factory rejects that were sold as is, I can not confirm that. So looking forward to more great reviews on the "NEW" DCI receivers. Will consider one on a build based on the experiences of much more saavy builders here on the files.

DSARMS_REP · April 26, 2011, 18:26

We appreciate any good FAL part. Like the Vltor Rail Handguard that while from a competitor is still a great FAL product. The DCI type 1 looks nice like ours do too and we like to give credit where its due.

DSArms

**Vaughn L. Allen** · April 26, 2011, 22:41

I've had good experiences with both companies except for one time. I called DSA about my disappointment with an STG58 lower that came on an STG58 rifle that I ordered from them. The rep was a jerk. He said that if I wanted a nice one, I should have ordered an SA58. I told him that he was an asshole and hung up on him. That was a few years ago and I think that he's gone now. I've ordered receivers from DSA since then but no complete rifles.

I haven't decided if I'm going to use Coonan T1s or DSA T1s for my two BGS builds.

I'm more inclined with forged receivers but the Coonans look pretty damned good! I used an older Coonan T1 on an STG58 build a year or so ago. It went together real nice but I still like my DSA T1s and T2s better. I did have a small issue with one of my recent DSAs T2s, but it was handled well by DSA.

Hell, anyone who loves the FAL enough to provide decent parts is a saint in my book!

Coonan and DSA, keep on keeping on!!!

SWOHFAL · April 27, 2011, 04:56

Quote:

Originally posted by fal fiend
I guess i'm getting old, i do not see how dsa rep flamed dan.

I think that was where they pointed out who made a cast product and whose is forged. Subtle, and open for interpretation.

**fal fiend** · April 27, 2011, 13:02

Since when is the telling the truth slamming people ? I have a izzy lb built on a early T-1 of dans, its nice, but the dsa's are nicer.

IRONWORKER · April 27, 2011, 16:02

Quote:

Originally posted by LaConservationist

COONAN is MOVING STRAIGHT to the TOP!!

And ENTERPRISE has sunk STRAIGHT to the BOTTOM!!

Beautiful receiver LC!! - I'm waiting on the G1/R1 markings & a T1.5 from Coonan

**embatp** · April 27, 2011, 16:53

just got my custom serial number coonan type 1 today....looks really nice....

**Ricketts** · April 27, 2011, 17:28

Quote:

Originally posted by fal fiend
Since when is the telling the truth slamming people ? I have a izzy lb built on a early T-1 of dans, its nice, but the dsa's are nicer.

Maybe it is but is is proper to you for someone to put an advertisement for their goods on someone else's attaboy thread?

April 25, 2011, 19:20	#1
LaConservationist IN DENIAL NOT ADDICTED!! Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 42319 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Louisiana Bayous! Posts: 6,526	COONAN is RISING to the TOP!! Well we all pretty much knew the new COONAN type III receivers were just about PERFECT! Well now they have done it again! The new COONAN type I-C has hit PERFECTION in my eyes!! This COONAN receiver is the SCHITE!! Coonans, desire to reach perfection from the front office to the shop has paid off, they have, SUPER MANAGMENT great sales people, and THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE department in the business! Yes I am talking about Ms.Connie, call and talk to her yourself!! Well All holes align perfectly, locking should fits properly, finish is PERFECT! NO machine marks, no BS spotty welds...... Like it or not COONAN is MOVING STRAIGHT to the TOP!! LaC PS: they will also customize your serial numbers and presently working on the proper text/font for the G1 and BGS rifles! As soon as the G1's are complete I will have one on order THAT DAY!!!! __________________ In MEMORY of Roger "DUNKRD" Dunkelbarger September 13, 1943 - May 09, 2010 "Any one who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford

April 26, 2011, 02:14	#6
evan price Registered FALaholic #: 20480 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: THE source for Ohio CCW => http://ohioccwforums.org/ Posts: 2,127	Dayum, that is a sexy looking chunk of steel. How does it fit up with a parts kit? __________________ http://www.ohioccwforums.org/ Ohio's best CCW resource!

April 26, 2011, 08:13	#7
DSARMS_REP Registered FALaholic #: 63362 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: lake barrington IL Posts: 200	I used a couple DCI Type I s years ago they were good receivers, Dan makes the best Cast receiver ever. If your looking for a Late Belgium FAL the DCI type III is a great choice. If your looking for a forged our Type I, II or III is a great receiver and the Imbels are beautiful type III's as well. A forged type III is easier to make good looking, but forged type I or II is another story altogether. The FAL is such a scaled down platform that even when its made blocker to save machine time its still a slender weapon. __________________ DSArms Rep please contact with questions

April 26, 2011, 09:35	#9
Ricketts Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 3418 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 7,036	Gee George--you read it the same way I did. Problem with DSA is you can pay your money, you never know when they are gonna ship. I would rather see DSARMS_REP spend his time to improve the image DSA currently has. It's spotty as all hell and more of a crap shoot with each and every order--the rifles too. There was a review of a DSA rifle here about two weeks ago. Why don't you guys fix that guy up, DSARMS_REP? No, you blow that guy off but have the time to turn this glowing review of a competitors product into a rah rah for you guys?? No class. __________________ "You should have come with a warning label." My daughters boyfriend to her!!

April 26, 2011, 12:43	#12
embatp What? Me AR? Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 39856 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ga. Posts: 1,991	ok...both companies make a great product, and both have a great reputation and i am sure people like me have used and will use both products in the past and future...both companies offer some things that the other doesnt...which is a good thing...and, i am sure both companies have had problems in the past and will have problems in the future......we need both of these guys, so let the bashing go by the wayside...please.... __________________ "only he is lost who gives himself up for lost" "Fighting Douchebags from the sky When they get hurt, they start to cry 100 men will test today But only 3, will want to stay You've built your FAL, you've passed the test Sell your ARs and all the rest You'll go to Hell and back again But you'll be with, men among men Back at home, the old lady waits The Big Brown Truck, brought 3 more crates He swore this time would be the last But she took his FAL, and shot his ass" ce

April 25, 2011, 20:23	#2
101ABN327 Registered FALaholic #: 19486 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: OKLAHOMA Posts: 5,998	Price???? 101

April 25, 2011, 20:51	#4
preston1026 Go Seminoles! Contributor FALaholic #: 38005 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,705	Coonan for receivers, Apex for surplus parts and you're set!

April 26, 2011, 12:57	#13
fal fiend Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 7091 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,267	I guess i'm getting old, i do not see how dsa rep flamed dan. __________________ In memory of a true friend, Derby Fals 1956-2007/ I'm a Contributor, u should be 1 too, support the Fal board.

April 26, 2011, 13:18	#14
PARA FN FAL Registered FALaholic #: 17487 Join Date: May 2005 Location: las vegas Posts: 1,094	DSAREP gave Coonan a compliment the way I read it. If it was a slam against Coonan then he failed. Back on topic here. I can't wait to get a couple of these new type 1s from Dan. Now if we can just start getting complete kits brought in for 99 bucks again then I would be in heaven.

April 26, 2011, 15:04	#15
4 brigada Registered FALaholic #: 17849 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,578	Im glad that the Coonan receivers are getting great reviews. Anyone that makes a good product for our hobby or pasion and doesnt try to sell their product by crapping on some else should be commended. I have had nothing but bad experiences with the "OLD" DCI receivers, and after saying this I must also in all fairness say that the DCI receivers in question were not purchased by me and the origin of these receivers was somewhat obscure, Later I was told that they were factory rejects that were sold as is, I can not confirm that. So looking forward to more great reviews on the "NEW" DCI receivers. Will consider one on a build based on the experiences of much more saavy builders here on the files.

April 26, 2011, 18:26	#16
DSARMS_REP Registered FALaholic #: 63362 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: lake barrington IL Posts: 200	We appreciate any good FAL part. Like the Vltor Rail Handguard that while from a competitor is still a great FAL product. The DCI type 1 looks nice like ours do too and we like to give credit where its due. DSArms __________________ DSArms Rep please contact with questions

April 26, 2011, 22:41	#17
Vaughn L. Allen Veteran Member Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 26532 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 1,020	I've had good experiences with both companies except for one time. I called DSA about my disappointment with an STG58 lower that came on an STG58 rifle that I ordered from them. The rep was a jerk. He said that if I wanted a nice one, I should have ordered an SA58. I told him that he was an asshole and hung up on him. That was a few years ago and I think that he's gone now. I've ordered receivers from DSA since then but no complete rifles. I haven't decided if I'm going to use Coonan T1s or DSA T1s for my two BGS builds. I'm more inclined with forged receivers but the Coonans look pretty damned good! I used an older Coonan T1 on an STG58 build a year or so ago. It went together real nice but I still like my DSA T1s and T2s better. I did have a small issue with one of my recent DSAs T2s, but it was handled well by DSA. Hell, anyone who loves the FAL enough to provide decent parts is a saint in my book! Coonan and DSA, keep on keeping on!!! __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum -Lucretius (To such heights of evil are men driven by religion)

April 27, 2011, 13:02	#19
fal fiend Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 7091 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,267	Since when is the telling the truth slamming people ? I have a izzy lb built on a early T-1 of dans, its nice, but the dsa's are nicer. __________________ In memory of a true friend, Derby Fals 1956-2007/ I'm a Contributor, u should be 1 too, support the Fal board.

April 27, 2011, 16:53	#21
embatp What? Me AR? Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 39856 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ga. Posts: 1,991	just got my custom serial number coonan type 1 today....looks really nice.... __________________ "only he is lost who gives himself up for lost" "Fighting Douchebags from the sky When they get hurt, they start to cry 100 men will test today But only 3, will want to stay You've built your FAL, you've passed the test Sell your ARs and all the rest You'll go to Hell and back again But you'll be with, men among men Back at home, the old lady waits The Big Brown Truck, brought 3 more crates He swore this time would be the last But she took his FAL, and shot his ass" ce

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