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3/9/2008 12:44:38 PM EDT
This may be the wrong place for this, but how difficlut is it to build a FAL compared to an AR or HK? AR's are very easy and from what I heard HK's are very difficult e.g. requires welding etc. How do FAL builds stack up?
3/9/2008 12:56:21 PM EDT
[#1]
Like the AR, you just need the right tools for a FAL build. The barrel itself is threaded and screws into the upper. You need a barrel vice and a receiver wrench. There's no barrel pin, so getting it perfectly timed is the tricky part. You then have to headspace it. That requires headspace guages and a locking lug guage. There is also a buttstock tool that is convenient, but not required. Best of luck.
3/9/2008 3:31:58 PM EDT
[#2]
check out the falfiles.com
3/9/2008 6:18:53 PM EDT
[#3]
I understand building an FAL is very reciever dependent.  I built mine on an Imbel.  Very easy.

The only hard thing about it was the barrel shoulder needed just a hair taken off to get to to index well.  I followed Gunplumber's instructions and it went together like a champ.  It helps I had correct locking shoulders for this upper.
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