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Posted: 11/3/2012 10:38:19 AM EDT
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I took this rifle to the range yesterday for a bullet test. I shot five shots at 100 yards with iron sights with the Argentine, the Indian, the US, and three shots with my handloads and with the FNM. I only used three shots on two targets because that was all I had. I was mostly trying to see how bad the Indian surplus was. I used the led sled for a rest. Seeing as how these groups were shot with iron sights, an 11 1/2 lb trigger, and 55 year old eyes, this test would have been better if shot by someone younger with better eyes. I shot all of the bullets at the same shoot n see target so I transfered the holes to these targets to make it less cluttered.
The rifle: 
The ammo: 
handloads: 
FNM: 
The Argentine: 
The WRA 68(I suspect a flyer): 
The FNM(I suspect a flyer here too: 
The handloads: 
The Indian: 
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Awesome looking fal! Just turned 52 and use reading glasses to see the sights clearly. This means the target is always blurry at 100yds.
When working up a load, I usually turn the gas plug to off. One less variable and I'm not searching for brass. Looks like your handloads are right on. |
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Awesome looking fal! Just turned 52 and use reading glasses to see the sights clearly. This means the target is always blurry at 100yds. When working up a load, I usually turn the gas plug to off. One less variable and I'm not searching for brass. Looks like your handloads are right on. Hard to tell because you can't compare a 3 shot group and a 5 shot group. |
| I would say these groups are just about right for a FAL type rifle. I have two IMBEL ,metric rifles. One shots 2MOA with quality ammo the other between 3 and 4 MOA. 3 to 4 MOA is standard for these rifles. I got lucky with the one. The Argentine and Indian ammo are not the best. Any Argentine I have fired is very inconsistent. The Indian ammo depends on the year of manufacture. Do some research on the Indian ammo, some lots imported were blowing up rifles. I would chronograph the WRA and work your hand loads to them. Keeping in the 9-10 ring at 100 yards is pretty good. I understand the eye problems. Just had cataracts removed from my eyes. Hopefully I can see my sights better. By the way the L1A1 is the sexiest of the FAL rifles |
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