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Posted: 7/24/2014 6:13:33 PM EST

Anybody make a FAL in 556?

Posted: 7/24/2014 9:43:05 PM EST

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Imbel did, or possibly still does. There have been a couple companies that attempted an aluminum-receiver FAL in 5.56, but they never did too well and I wouldn't trust aluminum to hold the pressure. Having fired a FAL in 5.56, I can tell you that it is quite heavy and has significantly more recoil than an AR. Not worth the time or effort.

That said, I really wish someone made a 5.56 rifle in .223 that had the control scheme of the FAL.

Posted: 7/25/2014 3:14:12 AM EST

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Look for a Springfield SAR 4800.....

Posted: 7/25/2014 5:22:44 PM EST

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Ok Thanks.

Posted: 7/26/2014 10:52:10 PM EST

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I've fired one, and if they had been available for sale, would have bought one.

Quite the curiosity.

Posted: 7/29/2014 10:11:04 AM EST

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One of the members on FALFiles called Meeper did/does FAL switch-barrel conversions. Very nice work, but I do not know if he's still in business.
I had one of his 7.62NATO/5.56NATO/.50 Beowulf rifles for a time; it mostly stayed in the 5.56 configuration. Ended up selling it for some stupid and long-forgotten reason like food or something.
Yes, it's too big and heavy for the cartridge, but with a para lower, that was a very fun and cool rifle.
Meeper used an FNC barrel and a delrin (?) magwell adapter for M-16 mags.
Others have built FALs in 7.62x39 using AK barrels and mags; this conversion is both closer to the original FAL concept (7.92x33 Kurz) and apparently easier to do.

Posted: 7/30/2014 4:22:41 PM EST

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Springfield imported them back during the 94 ban decade. Making them 922 comp was easy. Thanks to FSE, Tapco, DSA. AND a dremel /WECSOG the funky muzzle device.

yes the mag looks weird. I used a BDM 22 mag for standing the rifle up

Posted: 7/31/2014 6:13:38 PM EST

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One recenlty sold on the falfiles.
I think it went for $1500.00?

Posted: 7/31/2014 8:14:23 PM EST

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Posted: 7/31/2014 8:40:26 PM EST

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What is that?

Red

I keed, I keed

Posted: 8/1/2014 4:43:47 PM EST

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That is an FN FNC.

Posted: 8/1/2014 5:06:23 PM EST

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Anybody make a FAL in 556?

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umm, this what you're looking for? fn cal?

jerry makes it look nice, nice, nice.

Posted: 8/2/2014 2:07:29 AM EST

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Imbel did, or possibly still does. There have been a couple companies that attempted an aluminum-receiver FAL in 5.56, but they never did too well and I wouldn't trust aluminum to hold the pressure. Having fired a FAL in 5.56, I can tell you that it is quite heavy and has significantly more recoil than an AR. Not worth the time or effort.

That said, I really wish someone made a 5.56 rifle in .223 that had the control scheme of the FAL.

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Dare I say it........Robinson M96 and XCR.

Posted: 8/2/2014 10:51:41 AM EST

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Dare I say it........Robinson M96 and XCR.

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Imbel did, or possibly still does. There have been a couple companies that attempted an aluminum-receiver FAL in 5.56, but they never did too well and I wouldn't trust aluminum to hold the pressure. Having fired a FAL in 5.56, I can tell you that it is quite heavy and has significantly more recoil than an AR. Not worth the time or effort.

That said, I really wish someone made a 5.56 rifle in .223 that had the control scheme of the FAL.

Dare I say it........Robinson M96 and XCR.

I should have added, "...that costs less than $2K."

Posted: 8/2/2014 2:47:00 PM EST

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I should have added, "...that costs less than $2K."

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Imbel did, or possibly still does. There have been a couple companies that attempted an aluminum-receiver FAL in 5.56, but they never did too well and I wouldn't trust aluminum to hold the pressure. Having fired a FAL in 5.56, I can tell you that it is quite heavy and has significantly more recoil than an AR. Not worth the time or effort.

That said, I really wish someone made a 5.56 rifle in .223 that had the control scheme of the FAL.

Dare I say it........Robinson M96 and XCR.

I should have added, "...that costs less than $2K."

Sig 556 Swat Patrol

Posted: 8/2/2014 3:55:58 PM EST

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Imbel did, or possibly still does. There have been a couple companies that attempted an aluminum-receiver FAL in 5.56, but they never did too well and I wouldn't trust aluminum to hold the pressure. Having fired a FAL in 5.56, I can tell you that it is quite heavy and has significantly more recoil than an AR. Not worth the time or effort.

That said, I really wish someone made a 5.56 rifle in .223 that had the control scheme of the FAL.

Dare I say it........Robinson M96 and XCR.

I should have added, "...that costs less than $2K."

Sig 556 Swat Patrol

That's about as close to the FAL's manual of arms as an AR is, which is to say not much at all.

Posted: 8/2/2014 4:28:06 PM EST

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Posted: 8/2/2014 5:00:30 PM EST

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http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/02/25/brazils-imbel-ia2-service-rifle-disassembled/

Looks like the Brazilian IMBEL IA2 5.56 is like a FAL but uses an AR-15-style (Stoner) rotating bolt which replaces the old fashioned tilting bolt/breech block of the original FN FAL. - See more at: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/02/25/brazils-imbel-ia2-service-rifle-disassembled/#sthash.rXIjvx40.dpuf