Fn fal .308 semi-auto rifles available in canada for $175!

[Yukon1911]

FAL's are cool, much too fun and that is why we can't have them! Cause their too fun

 

[tiriaq]

About that time I saw a couple of Bergman 1918 smgs for sale, complete with their snail drums. $125 and $135.

 

[tootall]

The Indian FN's were about that price in the early 1990's.

I think I paid $125 for my Ishapore 1A1 around early or mid 90's. I got it from Caina in ON.

I miss mine, but I often wonder if everyone would covet one so highly were they legal and everyone had access to them. I would own one, just because. Would I shoot it more than my other battle rifles, perhaps. Bottom line, it is wrong that we don't have the choice or opportunity.

I think there is a lot to the "forbidden fruit" angle. Same with AK's. Not so much different than other guns we can have, but because we can't, we want.

 

[TyK]

"forbidden fruit" - I can agree with you on that end. I sort of want a snub nosed despite knowing it would just be a novelty.

The FAL on the other hand was a rifle I just wanted and I didn't know was banned haha. I think I went through my entire gun training drooling over FAL pics before someone told me the truth. Oh well, it sucks but I managed to recoup my losses by falling into the world of Mil surps.. Just bought one of those M38's!

 

[mars2618]

VERY NICE FN! ...I had one exactly the same....But, only in my dream. you're killing me man! :-/

 

[ALMAR]

i just hope that we wont be talking of the m1a some day with the same nostalgia...i really love that rifle.

 

[Da Moose]

The government was paying me to pack one around in 1962 and even supplied the ammunition to shoot it. Now I'm not considered safe enough to own one.

 

[highbeam]

You damn tease! I've been in love with the design ever since I was a wee pup, but alas being only 30 I'll never own one unless we get these ridiculous laws overturned. I'm not sure if I'd be more pissed off if I owned one and could only fondle it. I suppose you had to pin your unusable magazines too.

 

[enefgee]

I bought an Aussie surplus mixmaster in the early '90's for $150 - I think retail was about $200. Since it was built with new parts from all over the commonwealth, it was a pretty darned neat gun.

 

[effinggoof]

The Indian FN's were about that price in the early 1990's.

I think I remember them being $99.

Refurbished were tripple that.

 

[haha49]

How many childern died from this?

A lot if you count all the people that would of had kids if they didn't get shot... it kills babys before they're made...

 

[ton45-II]

I was wishing it in my mom's womb

 

[sunray]

"...how much $175 was in 1962..." Better part of a month's pay for most people. Minimum wage was well under a buck an hour.

 

[mikethebike]

175$ in 1962 is worth 1400$ now

Still a pretty good price for a FAL

 

[Curtton]

you can pick up a L1A1 now for $550 so from $175 , not such a good return .

you could do better with a LE , I hear a mint condition were going for $20 back then , now they are $600?