Building 8mm FAL?

cbjord · December 10, 2002, 21:04

I have a Century Arms receiver blank that I would like to build into an 8mm. I thought it might work adapting a FN49 barrel in 8mm for this project. Comments? Anyone know of an 8mm detachable mag that is readily available that I might use if the project works out?
Thanks,
Chuck

avanarts · December 10, 2002, 21:26

Try www.ima-usa.com for mags. Maybe a MG-15 mag. Check the German WWI/WWII section and see what they have.

falover · December 10, 2002, 21:30

i do not know if you could do it. the 8x57 round is considerably longer thah 7.62x51 its @ 1/4 of an inch longer. you would definatly have to modify the ejector block loosing the BHO. could you use BAR mags they are cheap and abundant? 30-06 is @ 1/4 of an inch longer than 8mm so you would be working with a mag that is @ 1/2 an inch bigger than a fal mag. it really does not seem to be practical

but it would be great if someone could get it to work. just think about banging away with all that cheap turk ammo

cbjord · December 10, 2002, 22:36

avanarts,
Thanks for the tip on the mags. They may work for other prodjects I have in mind as well.

falover,
I agree I may be biting off more than is practical. I love to tinker and a friend just got a new milling machine that has barely been turned on. The BAR mags should work but I would like to keep the amount I have to change things to a minimum.

Thanks Guys,
Chuck

Finski · December 11, 2002, 12:53

How about using FND mags(8mm ones), bit more scare, but around. Slightly shorter than BAR mags, you could use orginal magrelese...

Besides Swedes had test samples in 6,5x55 so it can be done.

Finski

**kev** · December 12, 2002, 18:55

Not gonna work. The FAL receiver is sized for the .308. You'll never get an 8mm in there. You can go to a shorter round, but seldom if ever a longer round(especially in an auto-loader). Besides, as soon as you build it, the cheap 8mm will disappear. .308 will be around in quantity for years, but most of the 8mm is old ammo. Much of the cheap stuff isn't much good now. But just for your info,....

MG13 mags are about the only high-cap 8mm mags presently cheap and available.

8mm FND mags are the same size as USGI BAR mags. The 7mm mags are slightly shorter, but still too long.

December 10, 2002, 21:04	#1
cbjord Registered FALaholic #: 8303 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: MN Posts: 2	Building 8mm FAL? I have a Century Arms receiver blank that I would like to build into an 8mm. I thought it might work adapting a FN49 barrel in 8mm for this project. Comments? Anyone know of an 8mm detachable mag that is readily available that I might use if the project works out? Thanks, Chuck

December 10, 2002, 21:26	#2
avanarts Registered FALaholic #: 5341 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: pacific northwest Posts: 304	Try www.ima-usa.com for mags. Maybe a MG-15 mag. Check the German WWI/WWII section and see what they have. __________________ "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." JFK

December 10, 2002, 21:30	#3
falover Registered FALaholic #: 4333 Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 465	i do not know if you could do it. the 8x57 round is considerably longer thah 7.62x51 its @ 1/4 of an inch longer. you would definatly have to modify the ejector block loosing the BHO. could you use BAR mags they are cheap and abundant? 30-06 is @ 1/4 of an inch longer than 8mm so you would be working with a mag that is @ 1/2 an inch bigger than a fal mag. it really does not seem to be practical but it would be great if someone could get it to work. just think about banging away with all that cheap turk ammo __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear It is the ability to transcend fear Remember the W.T.C. 9-11-01

December 12, 2002, 18:55	#6
kev Curio & Relic Contributor FALaholic #: 71 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Indiana and various others Posts: 3,777	Not gonna work. The FAL receiver is sized for the .308. You'll never get an 8mm in there. You can go to a shorter round, but seldom if ever a longer round(especially in an auto-loader). Besides, as soon as you build it, the cheap 8mm will disappear. .308 will be around in quantity for years, but most of the 8mm is old ammo. Much of the cheap stuff isn't much good now. But just for your info,.... MG13 mags are about the only high-cap 8mm mags presently cheap and available. 8mm FND mags are the same size as USGI BAR mags. The 7mm mags are slightly shorter, but still too long. __________________ Gun control is not about guns; it's about control. RUE?

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December 10, 2002, 22:36	#4
cbjord Registered FALaholic #: 8303 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: MN Posts: 2	avanarts, Thanks for the tip on the mags. They may work for other prodjects I have in mind as well. falover, I agree I may be biting off more than is practical. I love to tinker and a friend just got a new milling machine that has barely been turned on. The BAR mags should work but I would like to keep the amount I have to change things to a minimum. Thanks Guys, Chuck

December 11, 2002, 12:53	#5
Finski Registered FALaholic #: 1911 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Kotka, Finland Posts: 455	How about using FND mags(8mm ones), bit more scare, but around. Slightly shorter than BAR mags, you could use orginal magrelese... Besides Swedes had test samples in 6,5x55 so it can be done. Finski