FN makes some of the best infantry weapons in the world, but it's my opinion the HK G3 is slightly better then the FN FAL & the G3 isn't even on this list. The people who thought this list up & its ranking are stupid & clearly lack first hand experience.
@JimmyG228 The G3 isn't nearly as iconic nor was it as widely used at the FAL. it also came later. In fact, the G1, the G3s predecessor, was a license-built FAL. HK G1 = FN FAL.
@keuteltjes G3 served Israel very well in the 6 Days War, & served well in the Iran–Iraq War. Sure isn't as iconic as many of these rifles, however iconic status means nothing or should mean nothing in rating how good/bad a rifle is. The G3 is an amazing piece of kit, battle proven high quality, very accurate, packs a deadly punch & is 1 of the most widely use service weapons of all time. It is use officially in over 65 counties, making among the most popular & most produced rifles.
Saw it used for 6 years never a failure or stoppage. Used by approx 87 countries last of the big bore battle rifles. And don't every man & his dog in Afghanistan wish he had one!
This rifle was also used in the SADF. It was later locally manufactured by Denel, and renamed the R1. Not so sure about "average", this rifle was issued to the South African military and police - in the old South Africa when we still actually had a military and police force. The only drawback I can recall is that it doesn't do well with mud / aging with the elements as the AK-47 does.
Great rifle. Accurate, reliable, incredible stopping power, and one of the most well-rounded infantry weapon systems ever developped. Adopted first by Canada I might add. Naw not trying to toot the horn or anything haha, but it also recently helped Libya win her revolution.
this rifle is crap...i owned a L1a1...same as fn fal..just the austrailian version...what a pos...waste of 700$ at the gun store....i stick with the ak 47 or ar-15
I did my basic training with the (L1A1) SLR and used it for a few years after until it was replaced, so I have a place in my heart for it and a scar on my forehead from one...
this is quite possibly my Favorite rifle the scar was defenitly influenced by this rifle. it will be the grandfather of future short gun large caliber rifles.
this is quite possibly my Favorite rifle the scar was defenitly influenced by this rifle. it will be the grandfather of future short gun higher caliber rifles.
the fn fal kick not bad , for recoil the punching power is good for nock down power it will have the same power of go through 3 layer of break just like a ak 47. the y will not jam in sand or water dirty water or they muddy water they will just keep shooting .one thing they are heavy for long patrol walk thatis it .. thankyou akio utsunomiya chief warrant officer..
I've owned 2 of these, and they are certainly fun to shoot! You definitely get a swift recoil from them to remind you that it isn't a toy. It means business and your shoulder will remind you of it for hours afterwards!
@jvarela965 Why are you kids all the same. Go out in the real world, get off your damn x-box, try the rifle out in real life, then tell me about it. All you kids piss me off, you think a rifle is this or that based on some virtual game. Get a life.
@LordWellington15 YOU kids are all the same. We need another ban on assualt weapons. They used to make the FAL under licence in Venezuela and they chucked in for the AK74. Every book I have ever read said the FAL was lousy even Mikhail Kalashnikov said he never lost sleep over it.
@jvarela965 It doesnt matter what the hell you are reading. IF YOU, yourself have never physically picked one up and fired it then you have no right to say if the FN is this or that.
@LordWellington15 Your Lordship please go back and Read what I first wrote " IN THE CALL OF DUTY GAME THE FAL IS THE WORST RIFLE". It is. In real life you are right I have never shot a AK or FAL or M16. From what I have seen here on YouTube all these guns are based on the Nazi 1944 Sturmgewehr 44 rifle and the arms industry just repackages it in different designs.
@jvarela965 Then your an idiot. These rifles are not just little remakes and re-designs. First of all the 1944 Sturmgewehr is German the FN is Belgium made. 2 completely different rifles. Do some research about what you are talking about.
In the 1980-1990s Canadian soldiers were still issued the FAL but under the Canadian designation C2A1, because the Americans had the new smaller and lighter M16 rifle the soldiers said "Canadians second Americans first" But now we have the M16s. :)
@nejinaji Yes. The Stg was so ahead of it's time that every assault rifle is based on it. Even today if they want to design a new assualt rifle, they start with the Stg. Same goes for a bolt action sniper rifle, they take the German K98k. Same goes for light machine guns, they take the German MG42.
i still think someone should slap the script guy and the historians... it was still 1982 when Great Britain took on Argentina to liberate the Falkland Islands... think my dad would have something to say about it, he only served there '82, '83 and '84 lol
The US spent millions to develop the M14 while they even tested the FAL duering the same time. True the M14 holds a tighter group at long range. But it just feels better in your hands, comes with a pistolgrip, has a folding stock, and actually performed better in test's than the M14. But the Us had already dumped so much money into the M14 they went with it thought the FAL was actually a slightly better rifle. Still love the M14 though, even have one, have an FAL aswell.
@Herbymac0811 I know, you have to admit the 'minimi' and the 'GPMG' are fantastic weapons, but even we suffered from ignorance, i mean under labour we nearly had the E-M2 as our standard rifle... thank god Winston sorted that mess out, the thing that makes me snigger is the SA80 may well be a fine weapon... now anyway, but it has never had the stopping power at the distance like the SLR, so it muses me to know the British Army is now adopting the sharpshooter... a 7.62 semi-automatic rifle lol
@Herbymac0811 tbh... the MoD would save money by bringing out the L1A1's in mothballs... regardless what officially is said i've seen the dumps lol... as its said its a thouroughbred rifle... it may not be new or modern but give it an ACOG or whatever and its still an accurate weapon but most of all... 'deadly' :)
@Badgerbitesback Most troops have a bitch of a time hitting their targets with 5.56 rounds. Giving them a heavier rifle with a harder recoiling round won't improve their accuracy. A much more cost-effective solution would be better training. Especially when you think about the logistics clusterfuck that would result from a mass transistion of weapon systems during wartime.
@RaderizDorret I think you'll find that the standard of training with the SLR was tough and well done, trained on an SLR iron sight, what then happened was an optical was introduced on the SA80, the accuracy went through the roof, but when you found the trainees afterwards who and never touched an SLR and more importantly and iron sight, the statistics dramatically dropped. So any suggestion that the training on an SLR was not up to scratch is a load of tosh, you cant just give anyone an SLR<
@Badgerbitesback > you couldn't just give anyone an SLR, you had to give them a damn lot of training to handle it, where as the lighter round and lighter rifle was also designed to reduce the time needed to train and be usable by any tom dick and harry without much hassle. same as lightweight poxy magazines because the thinking was 'throw away' magazines... until they ahd budget cuts and had to re-use them, so the constant refilling bent the walls of the mag.
@Badgerbitesback I was talking about the training given to new recruits with the current L85 series, not the old L1A1s. I agree that the FAL/SLR is a fine weapon, but taking a lightweight assault rifle out of general issue and replacing it with a full-blown battle rifle will make matters worse instead of better, given the circumstances. They'd have to completely retrain everyone to a weapon with a different manual of arms, the logistics of issuing a new weapon in wartime is a bloody nightmare...
@Badgerbitesback ...and it still doesn't address the problem of the current generation of troops having fairly poor initial training. I stand by my assertion that better training on the current weapon system is the most efficient solution, given current circumstances.
To me (yes i've used one) the FN FAL/SLR is the total Package. Hardd hitting with 7.62 round. Semi or fully automatic. and with scope added can make a great sniper rifle
@Sgtkillbot Argentina found the island held it for about 10 year (in the 19th century) then the british found the island and beat the agries and governed the island since. But Argentina still claim the island is theirs. Britian had throught about handing the island over but the people on the island with to remain british which didn't set well with Argentina so they invaded
It doesn't kick like a mule... it hardly kicks at all. I guess if yer a 110 lb twerp it might kick? I dunno but the intro to this video is bullshit... 20 guage shotgun kicks harder ..and KIDS USE 20 gauges to hunt ... The FN doesn't kick hard ..at ...all great rifle.I love mine
The British Armies Varient of the Belgium FN ,( the SLR ) is semi automatic,nice weapon but useless when fired on full auto, no wonder the selective fire was dropped
So what rifle was used by the British Army before the SA80 was brought into service in the 80's ?,look at old footage from N/Ireland and the Falklands war and tell me what weapon the soldiers are carrying,yes the SLR
@JRSK818 well it depends on the ad if its like kiss 91 or whtever it is you can skip it but if it like uhhhh idk the accuve something like tht then u cant skip
@assaultman223 ..Thats what I was saying. Full Auto isn't really necessary the gun will fire as fast as u can pull the trigger. Mounted guns being full auto make sense ofcourse but assault rifles ? I never much worried about it. Semi Auto enough can maintain accuracy still put out alot of lead . Hence I don't think the FN not working great in Full auto really matters. M60 ? sure .. Other belt fed weapons? sure .. Mounted guns on vehicals? Sure.. rifle? meh who cares.
@legogunsmith877 I see. Well let me give you some advice. Put the video game controller down and get some experience with a weapon in real life before you start talking shit about it. Nobody is impressed with video game experience, espeically those of us who have actually fire and use guns on a regular basis. The FN FAL is one of the finest battle rifles ever devloped, is still in use in many parts of the world, and quite a few men who have been there and done that in RL speak highly about it.
You're right. It's still in use by the Brazilian Army. It's funny to think that was back around 1975 when I was a kid and I saw a firing demonstration of this rifle by a special platoon in my home town. Long lived the FAL.
@superZalm And if you would read the comment I was responding to, you would realize that the person in question was asking if the FNC was issued at any point...
@stupidboy101 Hmmm, might be cool, but sounds rather rare and hard to find stuff for, I'll take the .308 I think, I'll keep my 5.56 aspirations in the AR platform.
@Paganwarrior2000 was this rifle ever made in full production? uh, it was the most widely used western weapon during the cold war, they made millions of them. and for a 5.56 fal you need to look to the fn fnc.
That guy near the end who says the Brits in the Falklands were picking up Argie FN's in preference to their own SLR's is talking balls frankly. I've never seen a photo from that was of any Brit soldier carrying an FN into action. Why would they? They knew the "full-auto." setting was a waste of time and ammo so what's the point of doing such a swap? I have heard though that they did pick up some extra firepower in the shape of some Argie MAGs to augment their own, almost identical, GPMGs though.
@paddy864 The only thing I know that some Toms did in the Falklands War was to acquire 30 rnd LMG mags & uprate the spring so that it would feed rnds into the SLR. Some lads used the 30 rnd mag when they went into the final assault & fight through positions, they appreciated the extra rounds. This was not an SOP by any stretch, it was more a case of a handful of individuals exercising personal initiative.
not sure but i think this weapon would be more usefull in afgannistan than the 16s due to much longer range and power American troops don't like them though and tey much heavier than m-16 family but to reach and touch they good on patrol once my friend shot a guy with one round flew rigth trough the guy and damaged four cars behind him
heard the narrator say accuracy was average did he loose a screw used this weapon for more than 10 yrs as a Jamaica Defence Force recruit my drill sgt/mag made us shoot at one foot square targets at 800yds the only way we knew where they were on the bench was the bench was brown and targets white soo we only saw a haze of white on brown and between 3to5 rds we got a hit without scopes .At a100yds we got consistent 2'' grouping or he would be pissed at us ours was the British version SLR 7.62
The FN FAL, can drop any size man, with full bodyarmor at 700yards with one round. FN FAL, when you absolutely need to kill every hobbit in the shire.
@BrokenArcade You're actually correct. Rifles chambered in 7.62x51 can accept .308 rounds. The opposite is not true (it's due to the pressure inside the cartridge).
@BrokenArcade It's kind of like the way a .357 Magnum revolver can be loaded with .38 Special (but NOT the other way around) - the dimensions are similar (but the pressures/power aren't).
also the 7.62X51 has a longer shoulder on the case so if you chamber it in a .308 the bolt will not completely close on a semi this can (and has) result in a out of battery fireing. (also makes it a pain in the a** when reloading for both a 7.62X51 and a .308 when you mix the brass 7.62 don't care but the .308 yeah.. JAM
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So it is a belgium version of the M14. I wonder why the M14 and FNFAL are almost the same but the M14 got number 10 because of its service length. Thats is stupid that they marked the M14 down for service length and the FN FAL scored alot higher than the M14 because of that and i think the contest should be on performance, not service length!
im british.. speaking to people who i know that were in the falklands and using this weapon, it was actually designated the SLR by us and used different measures to the others yet managing to keep the calibre the same
I used this rifle when serving with the SADF. We used it in a bush war, there was no jungle like the US had in Vietnam, just open bush. For that it was perfect cos it was accurate to such a long range, greater than the AK, & huge stopping power. I wouldn't take it into a close quarters, it's too long, or into an armoured car. But for sheer brute force I think only a BAR can out do it! Awesome weapon.
The guy talking at 3.08 is full of shit the FN FAL on full auto is no less controlable than the AK 47's on full auto. I doubt he has even fired a F**KING round from either.
My dad carried the HK G3 in the German army. They often fired on full auto and it was much more controllable than the FN FAL while having the same caliber. Why??
@JayJay1990fromwiehl The blowback operation of the G3 might make it have less recoil compared to the gas operated FAL. I've only fired the FAL, and I didn't think the recoil was too bad.
@esh325 In 1997 the G3 was replaced by the G36 so I never get to fire it. My dad told me you have to shoot the G3 carefully when your on full auto because it can easily hurt you very very bad xDD
Can u get these gunin america and if so wat mode can u legally get it semi-automatic, full automatic or 3 round bust mode? and also from the looks of that guy 's shooting that 3 round bust is also not a good idea i'm i ryht or wrong?
@iiisoposol2020 My relative used the FAL in the Canadian army during the early 1970s He also faught as a private soldier in Africa in the late 1970s- each case he used the FAL. He still swears it was the best gun he ever used: reliable, accurate, and enough fire power to take care of any situation he was faced with. He stated that he never had a jamming problem. Interestingly, his FN discussion always included how he could bash an enemy's brains in with his FN's butt if he ran out of shots
@lionelandlucasfilms No. It fires 7.62x51mm rounds, different from the AK-47's 7.62x39mm rounds. And you only need to move your finger 7/16th of an inch to disengage the caps lock key.
Could you legally to put an electronic rocker style trigger sort of like a paintball gun's on a real rifle if it is even possible. I think my Mini 14 would even more awesome with it.
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kolinmartz 1 week ago
"Cess pits?" Aw, man that's kinda harsh. :(
voodazz 1 week ago
Ok I love this rifle, amazing design.
FN makes some of the best infantry weapons in the world, but it's my opinion the HK G3 is slightly better then the FN FAL & the G3 isn't even on this list. The people who thought this list up & its ranking are stupid & clearly lack first hand experience.
JimmyG228 1 week ago
@JimmyG228 The G3 isn't nearly as iconic nor was it as widely used at the FAL. it also came later. In fact, the G1, the G3s predecessor, was a license-built FAL. HK G1 = FN FAL.
keuteltjes 1 week ago
@keuteltjes G3 served Israel very well in the 6 Days War, & served well in the Iran–Iraq War. Sure isn't as iconic as many of these rifles, however iconic status means nothing or should mean nothing in rating how good/bad a rifle is. The G3 is an amazing piece of kit, battle proven high quality, very accurate, packs a deadly punch & is 1 of the most widely use service weapons of all time. It is use officially in over 65 counties, making among the most popular & most produced rifles.
JimmyG228 1 week ago
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MrDip02 2 weeks ago
Saw it used for 6 years never a failure or stoppage. Used by approx 87 countries last of the big bore battle rifles. And don't every man & his dog in Afghanistan wish he had one!
TheTabellarius 4 weeks ago
This rifle was also used in the SADF. It was later locally manufactured by Denel, and renamed the R1. Not so sure about "average", this rifle was issued to the South African military and police - in the old South Africa when we still actually had a military and police force. The only drawback I can recall is that it doesn't do well with mud / aging with the elements as the AK-47 does.
SpartanMFP 1 month ago
9 people aren't Belgian Bigshots.
siapr1 1 month ago
whats number 1
LAXdart 1 month ago
My Father is a Falklands Veteran.
He never once picked up an Argentine FN, neither did anyone else.
So where these people get their 'facts', i don't know.
Being Americans, they probably just made it up.
UBIQUEROL 2 months ago 3
Great rifle. Accurate, reliable, incredible stopping power, and one of the most well-rounded infantry weapon systems ever developped. Adopted first by Canada I might add. Naw not trying to toot the horn or anything haha, but it also recently helped Libya win her revolution.
CanadianGuerrilla 3 months ago
fn fail jkjkjk
MrMc1998723 3 months ago
@MrMc1998723 STFU you fat prick.
Gangster88232 3 months ago
I wonder how many views these guns videos had before Call of Duty :D
kynigh 3 months ago
3:00 Aw maaan.. That pile
Pointburn 3 months ago
this rifle is crap...i owned a L1a1...same as fn fal..just the austrailian version...what a pos...waste of 700$ at the gun store....i stick with the ak 47 or ar-15
usmc2076 4 months ago
@usmc2076 You probably got a Century arms build. Stay away from them.
oPaRaLyZeRx 2 months ago
@oPaRaLyZeRx said made in Canada....L1a1 sporter rifle it said...what a POS!
usmc2076 2 months ago
Nice piece of kit.
drumdust 5 months ago
I did my basic training with the (L1A1) SLR and used it for a few years after until it was replaced, so I have a place in my heart for it and a scar on my forehead from one...
dtkd100 5 months ago
@dtkd100
Australian army?
ShitList2010 5 months ago
@dtkd100 you ended up with a scar from a weapon you used? Were you at Falklands?
pedrod9basket 5 months ago
this is quite possibly my Favorite rifle the scar was defenitly influenced by this rifle. it will be the grandfather of future short gun large caliber rifles.
penguinskater123 6 months ago
this is quite possibly my Favorite rifle the scar was defenitly influenced by this rifle. it will be the grandfather of future short gun higher caliber rifles.
penguinskater123 6 months ago
the fn fal kick not bad , for recoil the punching power is good for nock down power it will have the same power of go through 3 layer of break just like a ak 47. the y will not jam in sand or water dirty water or they muddy water they will just keep shooting .one thing they are heavy for long patrol walk thatis it .. thankyou akio utsunomiya chief warrant officer..
akio1313 6 months ago
I've owned 2 of these, and they are certainly fun to shoot! You definitely get a swift recoil from them to remind you that it isn't a toy. It means business and your shoulder will remind you of it for hours afterwards!
Cheers!
crazy8sdrums 6 months ago
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jvarela965 6 months ago
@jvarela965 Why are you kids all the same. Go out in the real world, get off your damn x-box, try the rifle out in real life, then tell me about it. All you kids piss me off, you think a rifle is this or that based on some virtual game. Get a life.
LordWellington15 6 months ago
@LordWellington15 YOU kids are all the same. We need another ban on assualt weapons. They used to make the FAL under licence in Venezuela and they chucked in for the AK74. Every book I have ever read said the FAL was lousy even Mikhail Kalashnikov said he never lost sleep over it.
jvarela965 6 months ago
@jvarela965 It doesnt matter what the hell you are reading. IF YOU, yourself have never physically picked one up and fired it then you have no right to say if the FN is this or that.
LordWellington15 6 months ago
@LordWellington15 Your Lordship please go back and Read what I first wrote " IN THE CALL OF DUTY GAME THE FAL IS THE WORST RIFLE". It is. In real life you are right I have never shot a AK or FAL or M16. From what I have seen here on YouTube all these guns are based on the Nazi 1944 Sturmgewehr 44 rifle and the arms industry just repackages it in different designs.
jvarela965 6 months ago
@jvarela965 Then your an idiot. These rifles are not just little remakes and re-designs. First of all the 1944 Sturmgewehr is German the FN is Belgium made. 2 completely different rifles. Do some research about what you are talking about.
LordWellington15 6 months ago
@jvarela965 Fuck you tuber. And the FAL is Beast ur just too stupid to handle it
TheKolle89 6 months ago
@jvarela965 any youtube post that starts with, "in call of duty" should be completly void
101andrewj 6 months ago
In the 1980-1990s Canadian soldiers were still issued the FAL but under the Canadian designation C2A1, because the Americans had the new smaller and lighter M16 rifle the soldiers said "Canadians second Americans first" But now we have the M16s. :)
DragoneSlayerX 6 months ago
@DragoneSlayerX We should have sicked with the FN
LordWellington15 6 months ago
@DragoneSlayerX In my opinion, we should still have the C1, but hey, that's for the government to decide.
Litterboxer529 4 months ago
goddamn, did the stg start every assault and battle rifle?
nejinaji 7 months ago
@nejinaji Yes. The Stg was so ahead of it's time that every assault rifle is based on it. Even today if they want to design a new assualt rifle, they start with the Stg. Same goes for a bolt action sniper rifle, they take the German K98k. Same goes for light machine guns, they take the German MG42.
dj0brainsick 7 months ago
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TKKskynyrd 7 months ago
nice recoil when semi auto sucks when full auto just like any combat rifle with a high caliber round.
Bander1 7 months ago
9 People thought this was a Call Of Duty Montage
AccessDenied55 7 months ago 31
<3 Belgium weapon <3
Tweaker8800 7 months ago
They called it a assault rifle which it is not...........
ERF420 7 months ago
I rememeber this as the FNC1A1 and ya kick ya like a mule but drop what ya hit very nice weapon
mikeecho33 8 months ago
i still think someone should slap the script guy and the historians... it was still 1982 when Great Britain took on Argentina to liberate the Falkland Islands... think my dad would have something to say about it, he only served there '82, '83 and '84 lol
Badgerbitesback 8 months ago
The US spent millions to develop the M14 while they even tested the FAL duering the same time. True the M14 holds a tighter group at long range. But it just feels better in your hands, comes with a pistolgrip, has a folding stock, and actually performed better in test's than the M14. But the Us had already dumped so much money into the M14 they went with it thought the FAL was actually a slightly better rifle. Still love the M14 though, even have one, have an FAL aswell.
Herbymac0811 8 months ago
@Herbymac0811 theres only one answer to why the T48 wasn't adopted... 'NMH' lol
Badgerbitesback 8 months ago
@Badgerbitesback Sorry but I have to ask..... 'NMH' ???
Herbymac0811 8 months ago
@Herbymac0811 Not made here... though in fact its one step more,,, its NIH... Not invented here lol
Badgerbitesback 8 months ago
@Badgerbitesback I'm sure that had a major part to play in it not being chosen as our service rifle of the day,
Even though it was a better all around combat rifle.
Hell now our two shoulder fired MG's are made by FN. Times change I guess.
Herbymac0811 8 months ago
@Herbymac0811 I know, you have to admit the 'minimi' and the 'GPMG' are fantastic weapons, but even we suffered from ignorance, i mean under labour we nearly had the E-M2 as our standard rifle... thank god Winston sorted that mess out, the thing that makes me snigger is the SA80 may well be a fine weapon... now anyway, but it has never had the stopping power at the distance like the SLR, so it muses me to know the British Army is now adopting the sharpshooter... a 7.62 semi-automatic rifle lol
Badgerbitesback 8 months ago
@Badgerbitesback I can agree with that, I'd rather have carried a 6.8 or even a 7.62 rifle than a 5.56.
The 5.56 is a good little bullet but it just aint got enough punch for what it's being used for.
Herbymac0811 8 months ago
@Herbymac0811 tbh... the MoD would save money by bringing out the L1A1's in mothballs... regardless what officially is said i've seen the dumps lol... as its said its a thouroughbred rifle... it may not be new or modern but give it an ACOG or whatever and its still an accurate weapon but most of all... 'deadly' :)
Badgerbitesback 8 months ago
@Badgerbitesback I couldn't agree more !
Herbymac0811 8 months ago
@Badgerbitesback Most troops have a bitch of a time hitting their targets with 5.56 rounds. Giving them a heavier rifle with a harder recoiling round won't improve their accuracy. A much more cost-effective solution would be better training. Especially when you think about the logistics clusterfuck that would result from a mass transistion of weapon systems during wartime.
RaderizDorret 5 months ago
@RaderizDorret I think you'll find that the standard of training with the SLR was tough and well done, trained on an SLR iron sight, what then happened was an optical was introduced on the SA80, the accuracy went through the roof, but when you found the trainees afterwards who and never touched an SLR and more importantly and iron sight, the statistics dramatically dropped. So any suggestion that the training on an SLR was not up to scratch is a load of tosh, you cant just give anyone an SLR<
Badgerbitesback 5 months ago
@Badgerbitesback > you couldn't just give anyone an SLR, you had to give them a damn lot of training to handle it, where as the lighter round and lighter rifle was also designed to reduce the time needed to train and be usable by any tom dick and harry without much hassle. same as lightweight poxy magazines because the thinking was 'throw away' magazines... until they ahd budget cuts and had to re-use them, so the constant refilling bent the walls of the mag.
Badgerbitesback 5 months ago
@Badgerbitesback I was talking about the training given to new recruits with the current L85 series, not the old L1A1s. I agree that the FAL/SLR is a fine weapon, but taking a lightweight assault rifle out of general issue and replacing it with a full-blown battle rifle will make matters worse instead of better, given the circumstances. They'd have to completely retrain everyone to a weapon with a different manual of arms, the logistics of issuing a new weapon in wartime is a bloody nightmare...
RaderizDorret 5 months ago
@Badgerbitesback ...and it still doesn't address the problem of the current generation of troops having fairly poor initial training. I stand by my assertion that better training on the current weapon system is the most efficient solution, given current circumstances.
RaderizDorret 5 months ago
they should make it the 3PC W1N
michelle13579123 9 months ago
FN best gun maker
drigerGANG 9 months ago
ooooooh a 6 day skirmish!!!!!! be afraid!!!
MrHitthebong1 9 months ago
it's the most usable rifle in brazil army, i preffer the m16
vitorgaray 9 months ago
holy fucking baby killer rifle.
mychokehold 9 months ago
Not bad but looks better on MW2
MeGaMeel97 9 months ago
@MeGaMeel97 See my earlier comment about actually using the damn rifle...
RaderizDorret 9 months ago
To me (yes i've used one) the FN FAL/SLR is the total Package. Hardd hitting with 7.62 round. Semi or fully automatic. and with scope added can make a great sniper rifle
bluesabar 9 months ago
Im confused. Is the Falklands war start in 1982 or 1983?
Sgtkillbot 9 months ago
@Sgtkillbot the falkland war was 1982 they got the year wrong
bluesabar 9 months ago
@bluesabar why were the British and Argentanians fighting over Falkans land?
Sgtkillbot 9 months ago
@Sgtkillbot Argentina found the island held it for about 10 year (in the 19th century) then the british found the island and beat the agries and governed the island since. But Argentina still claim the island is theirs. Britian had throught about handing the island over but the people on the island with to remain british which didn't set well with Argentina so they invaded
bluesabar 9 months ago
@Sgtkillbot
Mineral Rights and Territorial dispute...
WatchRyder 9 months ago
I have the Israeli IMI under licensed FN ..... SLURP!
geoago 9 months ago
Wow I love this rifle :D
NeoTexasland 9 months ago
Anyone know what tank that was at 2:08?
delta5297 10 months ago
@delta5297 m51 super sherman
assaultman223 10 months ago
the last real rifle
assaultman223 10 months ago
@assaultman223 this is a great great piece,i loved using it.
dempsey981 10 months ago
Not well researched, IMO. I remember the SAC being 1982, not 1983 - and swapping your own rifle for a field pick-up Argentinian auto - rubbish!
1978ajax 10 months ago
the fal is a fail of a gun
yokid414 10 months ago
It doesn't kick like a mule... it hardly kicks at all. I guess if yer a 110 lb twerp it might kick? I dunno but the intro to this video is bullshit... 20 guage shotgun kicks harder ..and KIDS USE 20 gauges to hunt ... The FN doesn't kick hard ..at ...all great rifle.I love mine
Wonglow 10 months ago
@Wonglow i agree,i never felt this rifle at all..ita a beauty
dempsey981 10 months ago
I have never fired, or even held one. It looks large.
snakemanmike 10 months ago
It's pronounced like effin fail.
OMGisnipedU 10 months ago
The FN FAL is a battle rifle, not an assault rifle.
RyanR3volution 10 months ago
F ing a! I got the FN FAL!
115Saber501 10 months ago
Shot this rifle today at the range. Marvelous
christianletsinger 10 months ago
best weapon ever if it was automatic even better
119YOUSSIF911 10 months ago
@119YOUSSIF911 It is automatic idiot
iNiNjAMaNg0 10 months ago
@iNiNjAMaNg0
The British Armies Varient of the Belgium FN ,( the SLR ) is semi automatic,nice weapon but useless when fired on full auto, no wonder the selective fire was dropped
funkyfenman 10 months ago
@funkyfenman The British army doesn't use the FAL though
iNiNjAMaNg0 10 months ago
@iNiNjAMaNg0
So what rifle was used by the British Army before the SA80 was brought into service in the 80's ?,look at old footage from N/Ireland and the Falklands war and tell me what weapon the soldiers are carrying,yes the SLR
funkyfenman 10 months ago
@funkyfenman i thought you meant our army (british) used the SLR today
iNiNjAMaNg0 10 months ago
thank god they put a skip the ad. button
Ispoil4yuN1 10 months ago 47
@Ispoil4yuN1 i didnt get to skip
JRSK818 4 months ago
@JRSK818 well it depends on the ad if its like kiss 91 or whtever it is you can skip it but if it like uhhhh idk the accuve something like tht then u cant skip
Ispoil4yuN1 4 months ago
@Ispoil4yuN1 oh ok
JRSK818 4 months ago
@Ispoil4yuN1 not on the one i saw
ben191209 4 months ago
beautiful, id love one.
TexasDistortion 11 months ago
My favorite weapon of choice in Black Ops.
Advancedlites 11 months ago
@Advancedlites Not impressed. Come back when you've actually used the rifle in real life.
RaderizDorret 11 months ago 32
and Full auto isn' t necessary anyway , 3 round bursts ..hitting the target is more important than making alot of noise .
Wonglow 10 months ago
@Wonglow one shot is all any rifleman needs
assaultman223 10 months ago
@assaultman223 ..Thats what I was saying. Full Auto isn't really necessary the gun will fire as fast as u can pull the trigger. Mounted guns being full auto make sense ofcourse but assault rifles ? I never much worried about it. Semi Auto enough can maintain accuracy still put out alot of lead . Hence I don't think the FN not working great in Full auto really matters. M60 ? sure .. Other belt fed weapons? sure .. Mounted guns on vehicals? Sure.. rifle? meh who cares.
Wonglow 10 months ago
what i call it is a fn fail
legogunsmith877 6 months ago
@legogunsmith877 And what do you base your comment on?
RaderizDorret 6 months ago
@RaderizDorret what do u mean
legogunsmith877 6 months ago
@legogunsmith877 You called the rifle a fail. I'm curious as to why.
RaderizDorret 6 months ago
@RaderizDorret well it always fail me cod back ops
legogunsmith877 6 months ago
@legogunsmith877 ops i mean it fails me in cod
legogunsmith877 6 months ago
@legogunsmith877 I see. Well let me give you some advice. Put the video game controller down and get some experience with a weapon in real life before you start talking shit about it. Nobody is impressed with video game experience, espeically those of us who have actually fire and use guns on a regular basis. The FN FAL is one of the finest battle rifles ever devloped, is still in use in many parts of the world, and quite a few men who have been there and done that in RL speak highly about it.
RaderizDorret 6 months ago 14
And by "been there, done that" I'm talking about men like Larry Vickers and his peers.
RaderizDorret 6 months ago
@RaderizDorret I agree. This rifle is not the kind to have in general infantry.
max7878max 4 months ago
@Advancedlites this is not a crappy video game
BEARARMZ 10 months ago
You're right. It's still in use by the Brazilian Army. It's funny to think that was back around 1975 when I was a kid and I saw a firing demonstration of this rifle by a special platoon in my home town. Long lived the FAL.
lupus2756 11 months ago
@Pill88Dickle Standard issue rifle of Sweeden's armed forces under the designation "AK-5".
RaderizDorret 11 months ago
@RaderizDorret Nope, Sweden's AK5 is a modified FN FNC, not an FN FAL.
superZalm 11 months ago
@superZalm And if you would read the comment I was responding to, you would realize that the person in question was asking if the FNC was issued at any point...
RaderizDorret 11 months ago
@RaderizDorret that would explain it
superZalm 11 months ago
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FN FAL > EPC WN Gotta love Pack a Punch :P
lilpep116 11 months ago 5
@lilpep116 i tught fn fail
raskec1 10 months ago
Was this rifle ever made in full production or issue as a 5.56 round?
Paganwarrior2000 11 months ago
@Paganwarrior2000 the brazillians did at some point
stupidboy101 11 months ago
@stupidboy101 Hmmm, might be cool, but sounds rather rare and hard to find stuff for, I'll take the .308 I think, I'll keep my 5.56 aspirations in the AR platform.
Paganwarrior2000 11 months ago
@Paganwarrior2000 was this rifle ever made in full production? uh, it was the most widely used western weapon during the cold war, they made millions of them. and for a 5.56 fal you need to look to the fn fnc.
superZalm 11 months ago
Fal is your pal
trivipesnipe 11 months ago
That guy near the end who says the Brits in the Falklands were picking up Argie FN's in preference to their own SLR's is talking balls frankly. I've never seen a photo from that was of any Brit soldier carrying an FN into action. Why would they? They knew the "full-auto." setting was a waste of time and ammo so what's the point of doing such a swap? I have heard though that they did pick up some extra firepower in the shape of some Argie MAGs to augment their own, almost identical, GPMGs though.
paddy864 11 months ago
@paddy864 The only thing I know that some Toms did in the Falklands War was to acquire 30 rnd LMG mags & uprate the spring so that it would feed rnds into the SLR. Some lads used the 30 rnd mag when they went into the final assault & fight through positions, they appreciated the extra rounds. This was not an SOP by any stretch, it was more a case of a handful of individuals exercising personal initiative.
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 9 months ago
not sure but i think this weapon would be more usefull in afgannistan than the 16s due to much longer range and power American troops don't like them though and tey much heavier than m-16 family but to reach and touch they good on patrol once my friend shot a guy with one round flew rigth trough the guy and damaged four cars behind him
joedon242 11 months ago
not sure but i think this weapon would be more usefull in afgannistan than the 16s
joedon242 11 months ago
heard the narrator say accuracy was average did he loose a screw used this weapon for more than 10 yrs as a Jamaica Defence Force recruit my drill sgt/mag made us shoot at one foot square targets at 800yds the only way we knew where they were on the bench was the bench was brown and targets white soo we only saw a haze of white on brown and between 3to5 rds we got a hit without scopes .At a100yds we got consistent 2'' grouping or he would be pissed at us ours was the British version SLR 7.62
joedon242 11 months ago
Used largely by the EB - Exercito Brasileiro - Brazilian Army. And still in use today I believe.
lupus2756 11 months ago
@lupus2756 the brasilian army i think they stil use it and olso the uruguayan and argentinian army
IWANAROCKYEEEAAAA 11 months ago
guy at 2:20 is creepy
AKmacintosh 1 year ago
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The FN FAL, can drop any size man, with full bodyarmor at 700yards with one round. FN FAL, when you absolutely need to kill every hobbit in the shire.
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mrtimekiller904 1 year ago
>.> wow im a dumbass i thought the FN FAL used 308 rounds. D:
BrokenArcade 1 year ago
@BrokenArcade You're actually correct. Rifles chambered in 7.62x51 can accept .308 rounds. The opposite is not true (it's due to the pressure inside the cartridge).
LordKrezos 1 year ago
@LordKrezos Really? I didn't know that! :D
BrokenArcade 1 year ago
@BrokenArcade It's kind of like the way a .357 Magnum revolver can be loaded with .38 Special (but NOT the other way around) - the dimensions are similar (but the pressures/power aren't).
LordKrezos 1 year ago
@LordKrezos Yeah i knew that a 357. CAN shoot a 38. Special but the pressure issue is interesting.
BrokenArcade 1 year ago
also the 7.62X51 has a longer shoulder on the case so if you chamber it in a .308 the bolt will not completely close on a semi this can (and has) result in a out of battery fireing. (also makes it a pain in the a** when reloading for both a 7.62X51 and a .308 when you mix the brass 7.62 don't care but the .308 yeah.. JAM
possumtrapper 1 year ago
@LordKrezos similar to the 5.56 and .223 pressure issues...?
MrCool63 1 year ago
@MrCool63 I believe so.
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J0AN100 1 year ago
This battle rifle kicks ass :D
LHamilton5005 1 year ago
Nothing gaisnt english, but its funny how you pronounce "Sturmgewehr" :)
yman5000 1 year ago
So it is a belgium version of the M14. I wonder why the M14 and FNFAL are almost the same but the M14 got number 10 because of its service length. Thats is stupid that they marked the M14 down for service length and the FN FAL scored alot higher than the M14 because of that and i think the contest should be on performance, not service length!
Gam3Virus07 1 year ago
im british.. speaking to people who i know that were in the falklands and using this weapon, it was actually designated the SLR by us and used different measures to the others yet managing to keep the calibre the same
willwoodhouse 1 year ago
hey i will tell you this though...it weighs a fucking ton to me, and the recoil is too much for full auto unless you use short bursts!
though its got the feel of an sks rifle for some reason
snakehead404 1 year ago
I used this rifle when serving with the SADF. We used it in a bush war, there was no jungle like the US had in Vietnam, just open bush. For that it was perfect cos it was accurate to such a long range, greater than the AK, & huge stopping power. I wouldn't take it into a close quarters, it's too long, or into an armoured car. But for sheer brute force I think only a BAR can out do it! Awesome weapon.
iltidsn 1 year ago
The guy talking at 3.08 is full of shit the FN FAL on full auto is no less controlable than the AK 47's on full auto. I doubt he has even fired a F**KING round from either.
jingo1963 1 year ago
@jingo1963
FAL's kick aint so bad compared to other 308 rifles but hey man try a G3 on full auto! hurts your should like no other lol
AGeekWithAShotgun 1 year ago
Wow that pile looks like my house!
DJAnonymous1000 1 year ago
in L337 it is effin' fail
iknowgirlswantme 1 year ago
SLR British FAL is what I'm in love
marineman345 1 year ago
Dear, Belgium. Thanks for the waffles and the rifle. Sincerely, the rest of the civilized world
MatthiasVex 1 year ago
My dad carried the HK G3 in the German army. They often fired on full auto and it was much more controllable than the FN FAL while having the same caliber. Why??
JayJay1990fromwiehl 1 year ago
@JayJay1990fromwiehl The blowback operation of the G3 might make it have less recoil compared to the gas operated FAL. I've only fired the FAL, and I didn't think the recoil was too bad.
esh325 1 year ago
@esh325 You´r right. The G3 was introduced in 1959 i think, years after the FN FAL.
JayJay1990fromwiehl 1 year ago
@esh325 In 1997 the G3 was replaced by the G36 so I never get to fire it. My dad told me you have to shoot the G3 carefully when your on full auto because it can easily hurt you very very bad xDD
JayJay1990fromwiehl 1 year ago
lol Wesker from Resident Evil is narrating the gun stats.
RockerForLife74 1 year ago
Sounds like they're saying "effin' FAL", ha ha.
halfcabdisaster7 1 year ago
@halfcabdisaster7 Yeah it does!
HaggagVideos 1 year ago
haha the FN FAL is uncontrollable...idiot. learn proper firing techniques and get some core strength and you can control it.
duckhunt93 1 year ago
@duckhunt93 You give it to a conscript soldier and they'll have problems controlling it.
esh325 1 year ago
Can u get these gunin america and if so wat mode can u legally get it semi-automatic, full automatic or 3 round bust mode? and also from the looks of that guy 's shooting that 3 round bust is also not a good idea i'm i ryht or wrong?
barbosacv2015 1 year ago
Is it true that the FAL is prone 2 jamming???
iiisoposol2020 1 year ago
@iiisoposol2020 My relative used the FAL in the Canadian army during the early 1970s He also faught as a private soldier in Africa in the late 1970s- each case he used the FAL. He still swears it was the best gun he ever used: reliable, accurate, and enough fire power to take care of any situation he was faced with. He stated that he never had a jamming problem. Interestingly, his FN discussion always included how he could bash an enemy's brains in with his FN's butt if he ran out of shots
woodss3 1 year ago
i love this fn gun!
unknownkiller00 1 year ago
the g3 should be on its place!
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THE FN FAL IS ONLY SEMI AUTO THERES NO WAY IT CAN GO FULL AUTO IT ONLY HOLDS AK-47 ROUNDS . You guys are silly heaDS
lionelandlucasfilms 1 year ago
@lionelandlucasfilms No. It fires 7.62x51mm rounds, different from the AK-47's 7.62x39mm rounds. And you only need to move your finger 7/16th of an inch to disengage the caps lock key.
LOLCaatz 1 year ago
Could you legally to put an electronic rocker style trigger sort of like a paintball gun's on a real rifle if it is even possible. I think my Mini 14 would even more awesome with it.
chewser117 1 year ago