Please help: Can I change my G1 to Izzy LB

young8to5 · August 15, 2003, 14:13

I see a Izzy light barrel and fall for it. Can I or how to change my G1 to a Izzy light Barrel?

Thanks for any advice.

Rich@CGW · August 15, 2003, 15:25

Depending on how close to authentic, you want to get.. Most people just purchase the Complete Stock set and handguard spacer from Gunthings.com..

young8to5 · August 15, 2003, 16:34

to Rich.

scout762 · August 15, 2003, 16:54

You can make a G1 look like an Izzy light barrel by adding the furniture. It will not be absolutely authentic but it will give that look. One of the good things about an FAL is you can dress them up about anyway you want to. Here is my G1 with Izzy furniture.

SmokeEater2 · August 15, 2003, 17:03

scout, That's nice! now I know what
I'm gonn'a do with one of My G-1
kits!

young8to5 · August 15, 2003, 18:04

Scout, thanks first.

Your Izzy furniture seems like brand new, doesn't it?

Radio · August 16, 2003, 01:40

It all starts with the furniture.

You get that nice wood and it melts your heart. AND the handguards DON'T melt your palms like the metal G1/StGs. But, before you know it, that little voice that makes you eat a bigger piece of pie than you should begins to whisper.

An Izzy F/A charging handle would look REALLY cool, and it's a US part to boot. Gotta have one. And, those Izzy selectors are nice, and with the markings on an Izzy lower, it would look more authentic. Lower and selector get swapped. Say, it's such a cheap part, why not pick up an Izzy mag release, help round out the conversion. Mag release changed out. NOW it gets serious. That G1 bolt carrier has the notch you put in it to work with the F/A charging handle, but it just isn't AUTHENTIC. Man, you need a true Izzy carrier with the sand cuts. Plus it occurred to you that an Izzy gas block with the Hebrew markings would match the lower, hell let's just get the whole Izzy barrel... great, that means a swap to an Izzy rear sight to match the higher front sight line. Oh wait, did you see that HB kit on Ebay...??

--Radio

**Sarge8497** · August 17, 2003, 12:13

My plan is to take the 2 kits I have (1- G-1, and 1- Chilian Imbel) and make a izzy lb by using the G-1 lower and metric Chilian upper. Then I'm going to take the G-1 upper and Chilian lower and make a poormans STG 58.

Sarge

August 15, 2003, 14:13	#1
young8to5 Registered FALaholic #: 9394 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Francisco, People's Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 128	Please help: Can I change my G1 to Izzy LB I see a Izzy light barrel and fall for it. Can I or how to change my G1 to a Izzy light Barrel? Thanks for any advice. __________________ HKguy Last edited by young8to5; August 15, 2003 at 14:29.

August 15, 2003, 15:25	#2
Rich@CGW Registered FALaholic #: 167 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Gardnerville , NV. Near Lake Tahoe Posts: 1,826	Depending on how close to authentic, you want to get.. Most people just purchase the Complete Stock set and handguard spacer from Gunthings.com.. __________________ Will work for cash & pine nuts

August 15, 2003, 16:34	#3
young8to5 Registered FALaholic #: 9394 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Francisco, People's Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 128	to Rich. __________________ HKguy

August 15, 2003, 17:03	#5
SmokeEater2 Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 10990 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NC Arkansas Posts: 3,307	scout, That's nice! now I know what I'm gonn'a do with one of My G-1 kits! __________________ "A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards." ~ President Theodore Roosevelt Welcome to New Zimbabwe, Previously known as the United States of America.

August 15, 2003, 18:04	#6
young8to5 Registered FALaholic #: 9394 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Francisco, People's Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 128	Scout, thanks first. Your Izzy furniture seems like brand new, doesn't it? __________________ HKguy

August 16, 2003, 01:40	#7
Radio Registered FALaholic #: 263 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Eastern Washington State Posts: 9,868	It all starts with the furniture. You get that nice wood and it melts your heart. AND the handguards DON'T melt your palms like the metal G1/StGs. But, before you know it, that little voice that makes you eat a bigger piece of pie than you should begins to whisper. An Izzy F/A charging handle would look REALLY cool, and it's a US part to boot. Gotta have one. And, those Izzy selectors are nice, and with the markings on an Izzy lower, it would look more authentic. Lower and selector get swapped. Say, it's such a cheap part, why not pick up an Izzy mag release, help round out the conversion. Mag release changed out. NOW it gets serious. That G1 bolt carrier has the notch you put in it to work with the F/A charging handle, but it just isn't AUTHENTIC. Man, you need a true Izzy carrier with the sand cuts. Plus it occurred to you that an Izzy gas block with the Hebrew markings would match the lower, hell let's just get the whole Izzy barrel... great, that means a swap to an Izzy rear sight to match the higher front sight line. Oh wait, did you see that HB kit on Ebay...?? --Radio __________________ Train Like You Fight: Second PLace is NOT an Option. --E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II* "You seem to fantasize about me a lot. Maybe you should tell your boyfriend? He could dress up like me or something." --*K.O.A.M.*, November 9th, 2009 "You're better off hoping she don't miss, it's quicker that way." --ce, December 15, 2009

August 17, 2003, 12:13	#8
Sarge8497 Senior Member Contributor FALaholic #: 2025 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 656	My plan is to take the 2 kits I have (1- G-1, and 1- Chilian Imbel) and make a izzy lb by using the G-1 lower and metric Chilian upper. Then I'm going to take the G-1 upper and Chilian lower and make a poormans STG 58. Sarge

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