BOTR : L1A1 good and bad points
- Thread starter diopter
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I saw one dressed up as a Canadian model. It looked pretty good. Tried to find one and if you can find it, it cost more than a real fn
stumpy-kiwi
Regular
- Location
- saskatchewan
i loved my l1a1 , had to sell it to move here in jan this year from new zealand . also carried the prc 25 radio ... all over a place called waiouru in the nth island where our largest military camp is , 4 seasons in one day .... i used to be able to pick up the national tv channel one on it and listed to tv ..... carrying extra batteries sucked ....
There is a German FN FAL, G1 with scope on the 12(X) Exchange for $2,500 to $3,000 but its a 12-3 CA and there are roughly about 1,800 CA owners in Canada. The price was $2,500 a short while ago last time I checked it was back up to $3,000.
The last FN FAL I bought took over three years to get from the CFC in Ottawa. It had to be inspected.
The last FN FAL I bought took over three years to get from the CFC in Ottawa. It had to be inspected.
I had a very brief experience with the C1 just before the switch to the C7. I was one who loved the C7, but I did wish at the time that I'd got to use the C1 more. I bought a Famae 542 to scratch that itch a bit... very different gun, but enough similarity shooting it that it takes me back. Including getting whacked in the cheek by the stock a couple times when I wasn't careful!
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Developmental Dead End. Compare to the AK.
Grizz
You've never been in a LAV
Blame the Americans for that one.
They insisted that the new NATO round (at the time-early 50's) just HAD to be something similar to the 30-06 because "there have been no changes in combat tactics that justify a reduction in range and power of the service rifle round" (or words to that effect). Sadly, the FAL is at the very limit of its design with the 7.62 NATO round, but it would've been fantastic with an intermediate round like the .280 Enfield.
I was in the 3rd Field Engineering in the early 70s. My C1 shot very well but the sergeant could not count the holes. I had to requalify two weeks later. I got my cross arms with crown. The C1 was a joy to shoot. I traded for a 1A1 a few years ago. It has the flip sight and 12 notch gas adjust. It has wooden furniture. I need some info about it Serial number is BR2205 and all matching. The right side of the receiver has RFI 1972. Rhodesian? It is also on the side of the bayonet mount. The other side of the bayonet mount has ICR 1576. The left side has Rifle 1A1 7.62. One thing that sticks in my mind: NEVER touch the trigger when stripping it apart. It would take 20 minutes to rewound the trigger spring.
stencollector
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- shilo MB, the armpit of Canada
RFI is Rifle Factory Ishapore, so the rifle is from India and is metric (vice imperial as was the C1 and the British L1) . I remember the days when they were everywhere for $300. A friend bought 10 from a dealer closeout for $50 each.
ipscgraz
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Are the IA1's different inside from the C1 or L1 models? I have never heard of this before...
I do know that while trying to instruct initial C1A1 training that noobs can have parts like sears flying across the room...
- Location
- land of f-cktards
I remember that .
I also served the Chrétien years ......... the 2nd dark ages we are now into the 3 rd
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buzzmagoo
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- sprucewood Hallows Eastern Townships
Had the pleasure of firing a G3 with the folding stock ( meat tendorizer but stock) on auto it was just as it was told in the video every thing goes gray your Sinuses are Assaulted from the percussion and you get rattled around pretty good ! I tryed to do bursts( 4 or 5 shots at a time , I my have successfully the first burst but the rest of the mag was just a blurr !) By tickling the trigger but once she got chugging she just kept going ! The muzzle didn't flip to badly ( was able to control it to a point ) the weight of the rifle realy helped . Came off it kinda dazed but all smiles, had a bruised shoulder with little Pyramid Squares Design stamped in my hide . Kinda want to try one again !
Never compared the internal differences in mine.
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Good lord, why are those FALs just hanging there on the wall? According to the brain dead socialists and antis they should be running amok on wild self animated shooting sprees !!
