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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
