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Help! FN FAL Versus The M1A!!

Evil ATFEvil ATF Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 2002 in General Discussion
The FN FAL Versus The Springfield M1AI bought my M1A awhile back and think that it is a fine rifle. However, I just got a DSA Arms SA58 Standard Model FAL in for a customer. After I took it out of the box to verify the serial number, I fell in love.Talk about a work of art! It shoulders like a dream and feels sweet in my hands!I am considering selling my M1A to buy one of these beauties from DSA Arms. Please tell me if I am crazy, finally thinking straight, or if it doesn't matter. The only disadvantage to the FAL, especially a superbly built one like the SA58 from DSA, is that it lacks the awesome adjustable sight system of the M1A. Brand new, USGI grade 20 round mags for the FAL are about $10, versus the $40 each for the M1A. Think of the money that could be spent on ammo if you went with the FAL mags instead! When you're stockpiling for S Hing TF, the $30 price differance is huge.So, pros and cons of the FAL versus the M1A?
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Evil....you've given us 2 questions here. To answer the first....yes, you ARE crazy.Now for the second.....Why not keep both.There's nothing wrong with having 2 (or more) fine weapons.Mudge the succinct
    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • Evil ATFEvil ATF Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Unfortunately, I've set some firm guidelines for my personal collection:(1) Battle Rifle(2) "Assault" Carbines (AK, AR, Etc.)(4) Handguns(1) Scoped Rifle(1) Shotgun(1) Plinker (10/22)If I don't impose limits on myself, I end up with the "problem" that I had 8 months ago:1. Gun safe crammed past capacity.2. Guns under the bed.3. Guns under the sofa cushions.4. Guns in the closet.5. Guns in the attic.6. Guns in the bathroom.7. Guns in the kitchen drawers.Seriously, it was bad! I've found that my new system is better on the pocketbook and my wife's disposition. So, unfortunately, I have to decide! Can't have 'em both!
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shoot the FAL and see how you feel then. I own both and my M1A is the more accurate of the two. Both are fun to shoot though.
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My advice: Wait 2 weeks minimum to decide. If it's infatuation, it will pass by then. If it's true love, buy the FN FAL. I know a number of people who say it's the best .308. There's always another one out there if you change your mind again.
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  • DarkStar11DarkStar11 Member Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    But isn't the M1A really for Baby Evil to grow into? You wouldn't want it to be too heavily worn when you present it to him in another 14 or 16 years, right? :-)
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  • imadorkimadork Member Posts: 147 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't ever sell your M1A. You'd be better off "breaking the rules" and having two battle rifles than dropping the M1A. The M1A is as good as it gets-- it's accurate, reliable, and powerful. You can't beat the sighting system. Admittedly, the FAL has a more modern design, but simplicity is better for guerillas anyway, right?
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  • royc38royc38 Member Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Buy both, buy both , buy both. And then Buy both.
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Evil.....If you keep both, I'll change my answer to question #1.Mudge the collector
    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • michael minarikmichael minarik Member Posts: 478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    EVIL ATF "Seriously, it was bad! I've found that my new system is better on the pocketbook and my wife's disposition. So, unfortunately, I have to decide! Can't have 'em both!"I UNDERSTAND YOUR DILEMA...get rid of the wife..heheheheheeeeee[This message has been edited by michael minarik (edited 03-19-2002).]
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  • changdaochangdao Member Posts: 43 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Got one of each. Love them both. Got two gunsafes crammed, so I bought the third. It`s crammed, but there is only a couple under the bed now! Maybe it would be cheaper to buy a defunked bank and move in?
    No good deed goes unpunished
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