FN/FAL operating problem
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Cracked gas rod maybe? - dan
dirty santa said:
i will assume you know which way to install a gas plug ... you got a leak some where , i would guess its coming out of the area where the gas tube is screwed into the gas block , try putting some grease around that area and firing a shot, if the grease is blown out severely then that is where excessive gas is escaping from. a new gas tube would solve that problem.
ps. for inch FN, when replacing a gas tube , do not screw in too deep bcos you might block gas exit port, you can actually see it thru the port.... good luck.
NavyShooter
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There are legal means to do so.
SAP's will not be granted to take rifles to a range to shoot. However. (I have not yet tested this...but the theory sounds OK to me.) However, if you take the gun to a gunsmith to get work done on it, an evaluation, test, repair, valuation for sale, etc, and that gunsmith happens to have a shooting range onsite, I would think that test-firing could be part of the process.
Note, I have not tested that, but it's theoretically one way it could legally be fired.
Alternatively, having a gunshow at a shooting range, and SAP's will be granted for gunshows, well, hey, you're at a range....
I have not tested any of these ideas, and I don't know off the top of my head anywhere that meets the above criteria, but if such a place existed, it might be how this person is shooting his firearm legally.
NS
SAP's will not be granted to take rifles to a range to shoot. However. (I have not yet tested this...but the theory sounds OK to me.) However, if you take the gun to a gunsmith to get work done on it, an evaluation, test, repair, valuation for sale, etc, and that gunsmith happens to have a shooting range onsite, I would think that test-firing could be part of the process.
Note, I have not tested that, but it's theoretically one way it could legally be fired.
Alternatively, having a gunshow at a shooting range, and SAP's will be granted for gunshows, well, hey, you're at a range....
I have not tested any of these ideas, and I don't know off the top of my head anywhere that meets the above criteria, but if such a place existed, it might be how this person is shooting his firearm legally.
NS
gunasauras
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Turn your gas regulator to completely cover the gas port?gas plug in semi-a positnerhaps the spring is weak and has allowed it to open with recoil...
maple_leaf_eh
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Is this FAL original or assembled from parts?
A few thoughts off the top of my shallow mind:
Gas plug OK (groove on top)
Gas regulator setting (not venting all the gas out)
Piston jamming on piston spring?
Buttstock recoil spring 'end' not binding?
A few thoughts off the top of my shallow mind:
Gas plug OK (groove on top)
Gas regulator setting (not venting all the gas out)
Piston jamming on piston spring?
Buttstock recoil spring 'end' not binding?
The last SAP I had to take my FN to a gunshow actually had words on it to the effect that the SAP was not valid for firing the rifle.NavyShooter said:
As to what might be wrong: I throw out this one, but it's probably a VERY long shot. If you handload, maybe you didn't put enough powder in?
Doesn't everyone? - danDave L. said:
dan belisle said:
You mean inch pattern C1/L1A1 variant right?Not to hijack the thread, I agree that the gasblock is probably the source of your leaks. try different ammo and adjust regulator if needed. Heres a link just in case ... http://www.ar15.com/content/manuals/FAL762.pdf
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No response so we keep throwing possible answers at you.
Had a similar problem where I had been shooting with the gas block cranked to maximum force when I didn't need it. The piston operating rod began to develope a burr as the end got peened over from slamming into the breech block. It wasn't returning to its starting position properly.
Two seconds with a fine stone to remove the burrs on the end of the op rod and it cycled again.
Had a similar problem where I had been shooting with the gas block cranked to maximum force when I didn't need it. The piston operating rod began to develope a burr as the end got peened over from slamming into the breech block. It wasn't returning to its starting position properly.
Two seconds with a fine stone to remove the burrs on the end of the op rod and it cycled again.
My FN FAL L1A1 hasn`t been shot since I got a letter stating it could no longer go to a range. Only can take to gunsmith or export. Other than that it pretty much scrap iron now. How do you manage to get a SAP to even shoot it anymore?
How do you manage to get a SAP to even shoot it anymore?
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