So I shot a FN FAL today. Holy crap that gun is so much more awesome to shoot then an AR15.
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June 4, 2011 11:42 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
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June 5, 2011 12:58 a.m. 93gsxturbo HalfDork
I always wanted an FN Five Seven.
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June 5, 2011 1:07 a.m. cxhb HalfDork
im jealous.
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June 5, 2011 10:03 a.m. z31maniac SuperDork
This thread is worthless without pics.
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June 5, 2011 11:10 a.m. digdug18 Dork
was is a metric FAL or inch version?
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June 5, 2011 11:31 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
digdug18 wrote:
was is a metric FAL or inch version?
???
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June 5, 2011 1:41 p.m. Salanis SuperDork
I was aware that FN made some interesting weapons. Then I popped over to their website.
Man they have some awesome stuff: http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=711
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June 5, 2011 2:44 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
I really don't understand why the military uses the 5.56 over the 7.62. The 7.62 is a so much better round.
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June 5, 2011 2:53 p.m. mattmacklind SuperDork
Was it an FN or a Century reman one? Just wondering-been looking at the century line-up lately.
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June 5, 2011 3:27 p.m. Salanis SuperDork
93EXCivic wrote:
I really don't understand why the military uses the 5.56 over the 7.62. The 7.62 is a so much better round.
Weight and size. You can pack a soldier with a lot more ammo.
I'd also heard that one of the advantages of 5.56 is that it isn't quite as lethal, that it's more likely to injure rather than kill. An injured soldier ties up more resources than a dead soldier. I could be wrong on that one. Weight is a big issue.
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June 5, 2011 4:09 p.m. Osterkraut SuperDork
Salanis wrote:
93EXCivic wrote:
I really don't understand why the military uses the 5.56 over the 7.62. The 7.62 is a so much better round.
Weight and size. You can pack a soldier with a lot more ammo.
I'd also heard that one of the advantages of 5.56 is that it isn't quite as lethal, that it's more likely to injure rather than kill. An injured soldier ties up more resources than a dead soldier. I could be wrong on that one. Weight is a big issue.
Aaaand you would be wrong. The Russian stuff is designed that way, because We Care. Commies didn't much concern themselves with the wounded.
FN makes good stuff. I've got an FNP-40, and am sloooowly saving for an FNAR.
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June 5, 2011 6:21 p.m. RossD SuperDork
My Rock River Arms LAR-8 (AR-10) uses FAL .308 clips.
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June 5, 2011 6:39 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
mattmacklind wrote:
Was it an FN or a Century reman one? Just wondering-been looking at the century line-up lately.
FN
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June 5, 2011 6:52 p.m. Jay_W HalfDork
FN originals are collector items and are spendy as all getout, but I'm rather fond of the US made DSA item. They use the same tooling FN used to make them in the first place.
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June 5, 2011 8:29 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
but dig this: the "gun" is his dick!
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