Just picked up my first FAL and need a little help. I have been reading around that DSA makes a quality FAL. It is the SA58 Para with a folding stock. I only got one mag with it. How do I tell if I have the inch or metric mag? Any certain parts that I need to watch for wear/breakage? Where to pick up a few mags?
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Re: DSA FAL
almost everything DSA makes is metric, they do special runs of Inch receivers form time to time. you can tell by the mags whats what, but for all things FAL head over to the Falfiles and check the refrence section where they have pictures of all the different variant of mags and such.
fal mags are not cheap any more, buy what you can afford when you can afford it.
almost everything DSA makes is metric, they do special runs of Inch receivers form time to time. you can tell by the mags whats what, but for all things FAL head over to the Falfiles and check the refrence section where they have pictures of all the different variant of mags and such.
fal mags are not cheap any more, buy what you can afford when you can afford it.
Re: DSA FAL
Gun stores used to sell FAL mags cheap-that may have changed. The mags themselves are pretty robust so wear is rarely an issue. I bought a Para Tactical new from DSA and it took a while for me to break in (their tolerances are pretty tight.). Don't be put off by function issues with your gun (if new) they take a while to break in. Mine also does not like the cheap military ammo. For what it is worth.
Gun stores used to sell FAL mags cheap-that may have changed. The mags themselves are pretty robust so wear is rarely an issue. I bought a Para Tactical new from DSA and it took a while for me to break in (their tolerances are pretty tight.). Don't be put off by function issues with your gun (if new) they take a while to break in. Mine also does not like the cheap military ammo. For what it is worth.
Re: DSA FAL
Hello , New guy here . I have been building / shooting Fals for the past 15 years and DSA makes some really nice rifles and parts. DSA's quality is way nicer than my NIB factory FN Herstal 50:00 . The tooling marks and finish are horrible on my FN compared to DSA . Inch mags will have a large " tab " on the front of the mag compared to a small little lip on the metric . I would stay away from poly mags but that is just me. Buy some good surplus mags , replace the springs and you should be good to go.If your rifle is new , adjust the gas port down low [ using more gas] for the first 100 rounds to break it in. If you have any questions , please email me as my buddies and I have built at least 50 fals over the years . Good Luck , kappes
Hello , New guy here . I have been building / shooting Fals for the past 15 years and DSA makes some really nice rifles and parts. DSA's quality is way nicer than my NIB factory FN Herstal 50:00 . The tooling marks and finish are horrible on my FN compared to DSA . Inch mags will have a large " tab " on the front of the mag compared to a small little lip on the metric . I would stay away from poly mags but that is just me. Buy some good surplus mags , replace the springs and you should be good to go.If your rifle is new , adjust the gas port down low [ using more gas] for the first 100 rounds to break it in. If you have any questions , please email me as my buddies and I have built at least 50 fals over the years . Good Luck , kappes
Re: DSA FAL
I believe it is Falcon that makes mags with US made bottom plates. They also sell Bottom plates as well. I have assembled/built several Fals and DSA makes an excellent product. Sometimes they may be slow as hell but they make a top quality rifle. Also try gunthings.com. If you go the falfiles.com (like suggested above) they are great group of guys and you can usually find what you want.
Rad
I believe it is Falcon that makes mags with US made bottom plates. They also sell Bottom plates as well. I have assembled/built several Fals and DSA makes an excellent product. Sometimes they may be slow as hell but they make a top quality rifle. Also try gunthings.com. If you go the falfiles.com (like suggested above) they are great group of guys and you can usually find what you want.
Rad
Re: DSA FAL
Any word if there will be PMags available for the FAL? With Rock River LAR-8's using FAL mags, demand is on the rise!
Any word if there will be PMags available for the FAL? With Rock River LAR-8's using FAL mags, demand is on the rise!
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