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8/3/2006 6:50:08 PM EDT
Finding 80% recievers is difficult.

Finding helpful information about making 80% receivers is even more scarce.

I have found only a few sites that go into detail about building these rifles and even then it is not as plentifull as AK-AR rifles.

Whats the deal?

Is there anybody cornering this market?
8/4/2006 7:58:22 AM EDT
[#1]
Most people don't own a milling machine, which is what's required to finsih an 80% receiver.
8/4/2006 9:17:19 AM EDT
[#2]
FAL receiver blanks are 40%, either Century or Tannery Shop.They show up on Gunbroker regularly.
8/4/2006 6:11:18 PM EDT
[#3]
Quite a few reasons no one is making home brew FAL receivers.
Lots of time needed on the mill. No known good prints to go from so you need a known good receiver to reverse engineer. Heat treating required. Several special cutters required. Steel generally being harder to machine than aluminum like on AR or sheet metal AKs.

A few guys on the FAL files have finished them but they take more time then they are worth.
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