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FN is Giving Away a FAL Rifle and Chances to Buy a Complete FAL Parts Kit

March 5, 2025November 2, 2022 by Dan Zimmerman

From FN . . . The right arm of the free world has returned, fueled by a recovery project to extend the legendary FN FAL to a select group of historic arms collectors and builder enthusiasts in the U.S. market. 400 FN FAL rifles issued in the 1980s to the Belgian Gendarmerie were decommissioned and … Read more

Obscure Object of Desire: FN FALO Battle Rifle

March 6, 2025December 13, 2020 by Joe Grine

Most gun enthusiasts are familiar with the FN FAL, which has been widely imported into the United States. Excellent U.S. made clones are produced by DS Arms, and various other manufacturers have turned out parts-kit guns, too. However, less well-known is the fact that Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal, Belgium (aka “FN Herstal” or simply “FN”) manufactured … Read more

DSArms New I Series SA58 FAL 7.62×51 Rifles and Pistols

January 24, 2025January 3, 2019 by Dan Zimmerman

The venerable FN FAL battle rifle has been used all over the world going back more than half a century. It’s unofficially known as The Right Arm of the Free World as it was employed by western powers during the cold war, with many believing the 7.62-chambered FAL was the direct counter to the ComBloc’s … Read more

Be A Man Among Men With AT Armor’s Rhodie Paint Kit

July 13, 2018 by Patrick Roberts

As popular as cloning service rifles has become, those seeking to paint their FAL or G3 clone to look like a Bush War rifle now have a historically correct paint kit to complete their builds. While this isn’t precisely the same brand of paint, the colors have been painstakingly reproduced with modern oil-based paints. While … Read more

From The Darkest Depths Of Uselessness: FN-FAL Pistol

February 13, 2012 by ttag

DS Arms presents the FAL-SA59 Pistol in 7.62×51 NATO, a chopped-down FN-FAL with an 8 inch barrel and a dramatically shortened gas tube assembly. The short barrel does sacrifice 30-45% of the cartridge’s muzzle energy, but look on the bright side: what you lose in hitting power, you get back in muzzle blast! As another … Read more

DS Arms: The ‘Right Arm Of The Free World.’ Only lighter.

January 18, 2012 by ttag

I’ve always had a fondness for the venerable FN-FAL design. It’s been called the ‘Right Arm Of The Free World,’ having served in dozens of armies since production began in 1953. It probably should have won the 1955 U.S. Army trials that replaced the M1 Garand with . . . a warmed-over M1 Garand. But the 10-pound FN has always been a pig to carry and shoot; the 20-round steel magazines weigh almost two pounds each. So DS Arms has put the FN on a diet . . .

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