Browning Commercial FN FAL
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I can remeber viewing them at Hallam's on Yonge St. in TO. SIR mailorder sold them, as well. I think that in the US they are referred to as the G series rifles. They are the only FNs permitted in the US with safety sears, that are not classified as NFA firearms. BATFE has a list of their serial numbers. Browning Canada also sold heavy barrelled rifles, and Belgian made UZIs.
Fn fal
Completed a trade and got the FN FAL with a G series serial number.
From what I was first told about the FN I thought I would see Browning on it.
No Browning marked on it but definately FN's best.
It turned out to be a commercial FN with a G Series serial number from what I can find out. It has been shot but not many rounds. The gun is in VG to Exc condition. It's missing the cleaning kit from the pistol grip will find one some day.
The hole is milled for the Safety Sear but it has been removed. The carrier has also been alterd so the safety sear won't work. Replacing the sear and the carrier would make it safe to shoot.
OK, if the time ever comes when we can take them to the range.
That's a whole other subject so I won't go there.
Completed a trade and got the FN FAL with a G series serial number.
From what I was first told about the FN I thought I would see Browning on it.
No Browning marked on it but definately FN's best.
It turned out to be a commercial FN with a G Series serial number from what I can find out. It has been shot but not many rounds. The gun is in VG to Exc condition. It's missing the cleaning kit from the pistol grip will find one some day.
The hole is milled for the Safety Sear but it has been removed. The carrier has also been alterd so the safety sear won't work. Replacing the sear and the carrier would make it safe to shoot.
OK, if the time ever comes when we can take them to the range.
That's a whole other subject so I won't go there.
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Joe MacDonald I think was another name associated with Halams on Yonge St. I remember Dan there as well.
A work mate of mine bought an select fire FNC from them in 76 or 77 and I picked up my first G43 at the same time.
Pre 79 they always had legally transferable FAs and other cool toys there.
On a further note, I bough my first M1 carbine at ABC sports on the same street at that time. Paid 125.00 and walked out with it in a case then got on the subway with it. No one batted an eye.
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Don't those prices just want to make you cry?
Don't those prices just want to make you cry?
Hey that was a lot of money back then. A case of beer cost $3.00; a glass of beer cost a nickle, my first car (a used 61 Falcon) set me back $300; and that was a major investment. Aaaahhh the good old days. It's a shame, I didn't have the slightest interest in firearms back then.
Let see... thats 359.50 * 10 / 3 = $1198.33 in todays market (approx).
The 303 autoloader looks interesting. Didn't know such a thing existed.
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Interesting that the picture of the Colt AR-15 is colored to look like it has wood furniture. Probably just the limitations of single color printing and/or someone who didn't know guns putting together the flyer artwork.
When I worked at the Harley dealership we had a situation where we paid for a big fancy yellowpages ad and after it came out we discovered that they had put in a picture of a Kawasaki instead of a Harley. Much unhappiness ensued.
When I worked at the Harley dealership we had a situation where we paid for a big fancy yellowpages ad and after it came out we discovered that they had put in a picture of a Kawasaki instead of a Harley. Much unhappiness ensued.
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Where did you find the means to convert a 1969 price to a current price?
I'm interested in knowing what would be the modern USD equivalent of $200K USD back in 1968, or 1964.
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"...303 autoloader looks interesting...commercially bubba'd SVT 40..." Yep. 7.62 x 54R ammo was not available, at any price, then. Globe tried to make the SVT work with .303 British. The conversion was so poorly done, most of 'em had bad headspace.
"...that was a lot of money back then..." An astronomical amount of money. Pay scales were a lot lower. In 1970, Alberta's minimum wage went to $1.55 per hour from $1.40, in October of 1970. Ontario's was $1.50 per hour. Up from $1.30. $359.50 was 6 week's gross pay.
"...that was a lot of money back then..." An astronomical amount of money. Pay scales were a lot lower. In 1970, Alberta's minimum wage went to $1.55 per hour from $1.40, in October of 1970. Ontario's was $1.50 per hour. Up from $1.30. $359.50 was 6 week's gross pay.
