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Posted: 6/26/2009 2:20:52 PM EDT
Ok...I aquired a FA-91, the price was right, in fact...no price at all. Now, the question is what is the quality level of these rifles? I have heard mixed reviews of them. is this somthing that I should break down and use it for a parts kit? The barrel and lower receiver are in great condition, the individual that I got the rifle from said that he only put less than 100 rnds through it. Could I just part it out and put a new upper on it and call it good. I have zero gunsmithing abilities, so I have no idea what to do with this. Any help would be nice.
Thanks R_Fury |
| the FA91's are normally considered the bottom of the barrel as far as hk91 clones go.. i have held of people that dont have many problems with them but some do.. i you got it for very cheap id buy a PTR reciever and send it to a good builder [which im sure someone here would be glad to help you find] and have them build the rifle onto the new reciever...im sure the parts are good...its the reciever and the quality of the build you will have trouble with... it might cost a bit but rebuilding on a better reciever would give you one hell of a rifle for a minimum price |
| Not a bad idea....I did some research last night, it looks like PTR recievers are about 250.00, thats not to bad, I think that I will order one. I am going to head on over to the hometown, and see if there are any local builders, that would help me out. Thanks for the info. |
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Not a bad idea....I did some research last night, it looks like PTR recievers are about 250.00, thats not to bad, I think that I will order one. I am going to head on over to the hometown, and see if there are any local builders, that would help me out. Thanks for the info. Slow down a moment. I'd check to see how much it was going to cost to get one built on a new receiver. The HK line of guns (MP5, 94, 93, 91) is one of the more difficult types to build. A quality smith will charge $400-$1,000 to do a good job. So my advice is to get a good estimate of what the final cost is before running off down this path. |
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I'd say shoot it first.
There is alot of BS around on the net about those rifles. Most of it untrue. Springfield armory used those very receivers and made some pretty decent rifles out of them. While when century used the same receiver they had some problems and the finish tended to suck. I had one of these and finish aside, it shot without problem and was actually surprisingly accurate. Now if you want to swap the reciver its totally doable but you might save some cash and see how it shoots first. |
| Ok...I have shot the rifle, its not bad, goes bang every time, and it even shoots good groups. With that being said, I am looking at the long view. Will this reciever last after a few thousand rounds? I pland on using this as a SHTF rifle and I want something quality. A new receiver (Made by PTR.) cost about $250.00. I paid nothing for this rifle, so even if it cost me a few hundred dollars to rebuild it, I am still ahead. |
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Ok...I have shot the rifle, its not bad, goes bang every time, and it even shoots good groups. With that being said, I am looking at the long view. Will this reciever last after a few thousand rounds? I pland on using this as a SHTF rifle and I want something quality. A new receiver (Made by PTR.) cost about $250.00. I paid nothing for this rifle, so even if it cost me a few hundred dollars to rebuild it, I am still ahead. if the rifle works fine then thats great and would most likely make a fine rifle for the range...if your going to trust your life to something i would make it the best you can afford. It will be between $400-$800 for a decent build + the reciever cost...you will probably come out right around or alittle under the cost for a decent hk91 clone like the PTR..so you may save money or pay the same at the worst..i dont see you paying more then you would have if you just purchased a factory rifle but it all depends on the builder you find... these rifles are the harder ones to build but there are alot of good builders out there that could give you a good price.. I say either shoot the thing untill it falls apart then rebuild on another reciever or shoot it untill you find a good price on a rebuild... 
keep us posted on your decision |
| Even if it does cost $400-800 to build an new one off a new reciever, it is still cheaper than purchasing a PTR. Gun Broker and Guns Unlimited, have them selling for $1200-1800 range. Thats twice what it would cost me to build one off a new reciever. I have a post over on the hometown forum, and I have not had any replys as of yet, maybe i will try IA, an MO as well. |
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Got rid of the rifle, I sold that and a couple of others so I can get something different. It was a nice rifle, but 7.62 ammo is getting to expensive, and I wanted to streamline my collection a bit. Thanks for all of your help.
I guess that I have ADD when it comes to guns. 
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