Wow, just, Wow. Dude, if a weapon is dirty, then it may fail to cycle, On the FAL you have an advantage you fail to mention, let alone you use. If you are going to likely encounter increased bolt travel resistance due to fouling, dirt, water, etc, open the gas regulator a bit. You claim to know the weapon, but you don't use this feature? I wonder how well you actually know this rifle. Or are you trying to make it look bad? Gas management is basic knowledge with FAL. Come on guy.
Will you people PLEASE stop forwarding the misinformation of the FAL being worthless in Full Auto. If properly handled the FAL is very controllable and accurate in FA. See the several videos of the FAL being properly handled in FA and rock steady. Just because YOU don't know how to handle the weapon is not all inclusive. It own several FN 50. series FAL's and I can dump a mag and keep all rounds on target. It isn't that hard with proper handling and stance. Learn to fire the weapon.
@mhatkins If you shoot any firearm, even an AK with mud plugging the barrel you take the chance of increasing the pressure to the point of destroying the firearm and causing injury.
umm, i've seen my coutnry's soldiers change the mag easily during falklands war (im argentine) with practically no experience(they were conscripts, with 0 or little training) and we managed to kill a lot o british on land, so this guy needs to learn how to load up a gun
@Loxleiev Maybe you just have to be dumber to run an AK :) All of these vids seem to talk about how dumb people have to be to run an AK correctly. Before the flaming starts, I own an AK, just making a point. Anybody else notice this? Also, I just picked up an FN FAL and love it.
@WMD522 The ak47 is not a battle rifle it is an assault rifle. battle rifles fire full size rifle cartridges assault rifles fire intermediate cartridges.
Lol what a idiot. Gas systems are used on pretty much every GPMG and LMG. Its not hard. They took it off the FN because a battle rifle doesnt need a gas system. And he doesn't know what he is talking about. Its accurate as fuck and is just as reliable as the AK
@largerPOTATO Everybody is wrong once in a while. He's right about some things though. He is very much incorrect about the gas regulator fading in history. A large amount of modern rifles use it. They never took off the gas regulator in any of the variants of the FAL I believe.
@xxxCRAZYLOVExxx They are very different. The G3 uses a delayed blow back system. It has fluting in the chamber to accommodate this system. The FN FAL uses a gas-operated system They do shoot the same ammunition, however.
AK-47 dont need no FUCKING TAPE on its barrel when u berry it soak in a river cover in mud it still fires shake and roll with the rounds TAPING IT PROTECTS IT TO MUCH ITS NOT A TORTURE TEST UNLESS U REALLY TORTURE IT NOT PROTECT IT
@strideisgood i have a russian red i submerged in mud and it came up firing just shake it out same as throwing in river never fails well real aks for that matter
@odin5150 not saying it cant be submerged in the mud or river and keep working but that on the off chance your bore is obstructed you can lose a fucking hand.
@strideisgood True I know its not the best idea just because i or we know it can do it but i was just refering to the abuse that a ak can withstand and we all know its alot gotta give old Kalishnakof credit he was a major part of history inventing that rifle lol But yes your right upstrck barrels can lead to a dangerouse situation
I have used this weapon in combat and wouldn't want any other......good video but I think its nit picking a bit....she never let me down! Plus its heavy enough to hit someone with,try hitting someone with an sa80 and itll break! The good old slr (as we called it) was great for drill too !
I've been looking into them and have been wondering to get some opinions. Which would you say is the better arm to a trained soldier and to an untrained but somewhat knowledgeable angry civilian: AKMS or FN FAL 50.64? And which is a better arm in general?
@semiautoriflelover1 True, it has been proven in many conflicts. But what a gas regulator allows you to do is lower the felt recoil as the piston is moving as fast as it needs to and no faster, on an AK its moving much faster than it needs to and hence any crude in the way gets pushed aside.
@esh325 True, but instead of calling every part a complication and bad you must look at how it actually operates, the FAL regulator is just a threaded cap with holes in it, problems usually associated with "complexity" is not relevant here.
@1ohtaf1 That seemingly simple threaded cap with holes in it means the difference between your rifle having gas to cycle, and not having any. So it's a critical part. What if it gets clogged up by sand/mud,oil and can't move? Gets damaged? True, the AK uses more gas then needed to cycle the action. But in one situation say the FAL shuts down in adverse conditions. You have to take time to adjust the gas setting to adverse conditions. The AK, it's using all it's gas to cycle and it will work.
You have a very inaccurate and limited understanding on how a gas piston rifle operates. How the hell would clogging up the exhaust hole on the cap jam the rifle?!?! The FAL could have been designed without the adjustment, but that creates unnessesary recoil as there is much more gas and force pushing the piston back then is needed. The holes in the cap releases the gas and lowers the power, the smaller you make the hole the more power there is, clogging the hole will make it less likely to jam.
@1ohtaf1I If you think getting sand or mud in your gas regulator is in anyway good for a rifle, then I think you have a limited understanding. How is getting sand or mud in there in anyway good for the rifle? If it was so good for the rifle then why didn't they just plug up the holes entirely then? Impeding the gas from escaping can't have any good effects.
@esh325 Let me stop you there and refresh your memory of who is the idiot, you said that the idea of a adjustable gas system, which is literally a threaded cap with holes in it is bad because if these holes where "clogged" it would fail to push the piston back. 2ndly, i do not understand how you assume i think that junk in a rifle is good when i just pointed out the obvious fact that ÿour points were invalid partly due to your lack of understanding of the rifle.
@1ohtaf1 You were the one who brought up the holes getting clogged in the first place.That was your idea. Not my idea.You incorrectly assumed that was what I talking about..
In your own words"clogging the hole will make it less likely to jam."So you basically just said dumping sand in those holes make your rifle function better.Yes,I can be wrong about things.Im not 100% right all the time. I'll admit when I'm wrong instead of being pompous and not admitting fault.
@esh325 You clearly are too stupid to even understand what you wrote, or are too arrogant to accept you were wrong, "Threaded cap with holes in it means the difference between your rifle have gas to cycle and not having any...what if it gets clogged up by sand, mud and oil and cant move?" You brought up that as a criticism of the design, not me. The facts are clear, you are just arguing for the sake of it because you dont want to accept your fault or to learn from it.
@1ohtaf1 Anyways a gas regulator is not necessary for a functional rifle design, nor does it make the rifle more accurate or more reliable. If your goal is to reduce recoil, a good muzzle brake will do that better then any gas regulator will.
@1ohtaf1 I will give you that perhaps the chances of the a gas regulator compromising function might be few and far between to even matter otherwise they wouldn't be used in so many firearms designs today I believe. I have fired the FAL, but I admit that I don't have a lot of experience with them.
@THEKOOL4iDMAN697 - The Rhodesian Army was the most efficient military force ever fielded. They Used an FAL. So did the South Africans, and they kicked the shit out of of the Angolans and Cubans with A-ghey rifles. My FAL fires dirty and dry. It has had no problem firing on rainy days. I think that this is a new rifle that needed to be broke in first.
I used the FN Fal for several years in my army time. Very good weapon, IF you keep it clean. I like the slr L1A1 better cause there bolt could get dirtier due to some grooves they cut into it. But if I would end up in a SHTF situation I would go for an AK74 or an older 47.
I think this gun more likely had receiver-rail issues (sharp edges). The failure to function in dirty conditions would likely have been eliminated if the edges of the rails had been smoothed.
@L1A1 - absolutely. The first thing you should do to a new build is Dremel the edges of the receiver rail, followed by a nice hand polish with progressively finer sand paper. When armies would get these rifles, they would be put on the range and fired thousands of times for familiarization. Since you or I can't affird to fire it 500 times or more to break it in, polishing the upper receiver rails and the mag well will serve the same purpose.
@MyNickboy Good lord, no. The FN FAL and all of it's derivatives are prohibited in Canada, and have been since 1995. If you had one prior to then, you could keep it, if you didn't, you're shit out of luck. It can still be sold, but only to people who had a rifle like an AK or a HK-91 that was prohibited in 1995. This is called a 12(5) license, for rifles that were prohibited in 1995. It is impossible to get this license today. Please do not spread misinformation, it helps no one.
The Belgians would disagree with what he said about the gas system. They carried it over the FNC. The SCAR also has an adjustable gas system. Great video overall. The dirt test shakes my confidence in the weapon a bit.
Wow, just, Wow. Dude, if a weapon is dirty, then it may fail to cycle, On the FAL you have an advantage you fail to mention, let alone you use. If you are going to likely encounter increased bolt travel resistance due to fouling, dirt, water, etc, open the gas regulator a bit. You claim to know the weapon, but you don't use this feature? I wonder how well you actually know this rifle. Or are you trying to make it look bad? Gas management is basic knowledge with FAL. Come on guy.
GunBroker100 2 days ago
Will you people PLEASE stop forwarding the misinformation of the FAL being worthless in Full Auto. If properly handled the FAL is very controllable and accurate in FA. See the several videos of the FAL being properly handled in FA and rock steady. Just because YOU don't know how to handle the weapon is not all inclusive. It own several FN 50. series FAL's and I can dump a mag and keep all rounds on target. It isn't that hard with proper handling and stance. Learn to fire the weapon.
GunBroker100 2 days ago
full episode is better ds arms made that rifle hell alot better watch full episode
killyoutwo 1 week ago
No wonder it wouldn't chamber a round after the water test...
He had to remove a fish from the magazine @7:55!
LOL
SkitzerPoindexter 1 week ago
Be realistic. No tape on the barrel. No lubing. Do it in REAL battle conditions.
mhatkins 3 weeks ago
@mhatkins If you shoot any firearm, even an AK with mud plugging the barrel you take the chance of increasing the pressure to the point of destroying the firearm and causing injury.
GordonTurnerpark 1 day ago
umm, i've seen my coutnry's soldiers change the mag easily during falklands war (im argentine) with practically no experience(they were conscripts, with 0 or little training) and we managed to kill a lot o british on land, so this guy needs to learn how to load up a gun
Loxleiev 3 weeks ago
@Loxleiev Wasn't that war a fail? where was the war that occured and tuend out be be a huge failure somewhere in south america
xxxCRAZYLOVExxx 1 week ago
@Loxleiev Maybe you just have to be dumber to run an AK :) All of these vids seem to talk about how dumb people have to be to run an AK correctly. Before the flaming starts, I own an AK, just making a point. Anybody else notice this? Also, I just picked up an FN FAL and love it.
GordonTurnerpark 1 day ago
being a conscript aussie army 1967 1969 video brought back fond memorries of f.a.l
tedmcdowell46 3 weeks ago
I find the test very fishy. He didn't tell you what gas setting it was on.
esh325 3 weeks ago
Idiot. The ak is the most used battle rifle. Not the fal. Get your facts right.
WMD522 3 weeks ago
@WMD522 The ak47 is not a battle rifle it is an assault rifle. battle rifles fire full size rifle cartridges assault rifles fire intermediate cartridges.
Master7770 3 weeks ago
Lol what a idiot. Gas systems are used on pretty much every GPMG and LMG. Its not hard. They took it off the FN because a battle rifle doesnt need a gas system. And he doesn't know what he is talking about. Its accurate as fuck and is just as reliable as the AK
largerPOTATO 1 month ago
@largerPOTATO Everybody is wrong once in a while. He's right about some things though. He is very much incorrect about the gas regulator fading in history. A large amount of modern rifles use it. They never took off the gas regulator in any of the variants of the FAL I believe.
esh325 3 weeks ago
@largerPOTATO So the FAL is pretty much a G3...
xxxCRAZYLOVExxx 1 week ago
@xxxCRAZYLOVExxx They are very different. The G3 uses a delayed blow back system. It has fluting in the chamber to accommodate this system. The FN FAL uses a gas-operated system They do shoot the same ammunition, however.
GordonTurnerpark 1 week ago
@GordonTurnerpark Ya but they look at all the similarities
xxxCRAZYLOVExxx 1 week ago
The reason this fails closing the bolt properly is a poor quality under strength return spring in the butt.
TheTabellarius 2 months ago
This guy is a clown gas every soldier was trained to use the gas system, cleaning is simple strips to minimal parts.
TheTabellarius 2 months ago
AK-47 dont need no FUCKING TAPE on its barrel when u berry it soak in a river cover in mud it still fires shake and roll with the rounds TAPING IT PROTECTS IT TO MUCH ITS NOT A TORTURE TEST UNLESS U REALLY TORTURE IT NOT PROTECT IT
odin5150 2 months ago
@odin5150 a bore obstruction will put any gun out of commission and potentially hurt the shooter. its the same with the ak
strideisgood 2 months ago
@strideisgood i have a russian red i submerged in mud and it came up firing just shake it out same as throwing in river never fails well real aks for that matter
odin5150 2 months ago
@odin5150 not saying it cant be submerged in the mud or river and keep working but that on the off chance your bore is obstructed you can lose a fucking hand.
strideisgood 2 months ago
@strideisgood True I know its not the best idea just because i or we know it can do it but i was just refering to the abuse that a ak can withstand and we all know its alot gotta give old Kalishnakof credit he was a major part of history inventing that rifle lol But yes your right upstrck barrels can lead to a dangerouse situation
odin5150 2 months ago
I have a FN FAL that shoots well. I use it to shoot coyotes. overall the M1A is better, the FN gets.the job done.
gbmcy 2 months ago
yeah.. do that with an M4, see what will happen LOL
saxokobe 3 months ago 2
@saxokobe with the dust cover closed, the M4 will work just fine
DaytonaRoadster 2 months ago
I have used this weapon in combat and wouldn't want any other......good video but I think its nit picking a bit....she never let me down! Plus its heavy enough to hit someone with,try hitting someone with an sa80 and itll break! The good old slr (as we called it) was great for drill too !
jollyzz 3 months ago
la reputacion del FAL lo precede
CTOozarussj 3 months ago
"Not the most reliable or accurate" and "needs to run wet or it will stop" lol
semiautoriflelover1 4 months ago
How does this gun compare to the M1A1 or M14? I may buy one of these soon; was looking for a M1A1 but the price difference is significant.
nsswitcher 5 months ago
I've been looking into them and have been wondering to get some opinions. Which would you say is the better arm to a trained soldier and to an untrained but somewhat knowledgeable angry civilian: AKMS or FN FAL 50.64? And which is a better arm in general?
BrazilianPervert 5 months ago
Although it may have less reiability than the ak, and more recoil than the ar; but hey, it seems completely sufficiant.
Very interesting and informing. Thanks for posting.
aabceacba 5 months ago
@aabceacba AKs reliablity is over rated
1ohtaf1 5 months ago
@1ohtaf1 True, it's still better than the average gun, but I agree that its reliability is exaggerated. Thanks for replying!
aabceacba 5 months ago
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@1ohtaf1 True, it's still better than the average gun, but I agree that its reliability is exaggerated. Thanks for replying!
aabceacba 5 months ago
@1ohtaf1 With an AK though you don't need a gas regulator, it works bone dry and with any ammo.
semiautoriflelover1 4 months ago
@semiautoriflelover1 True, it has been proven in many conflicts. But what a gas regulator allows you to do is lower the felt recoil as the piston is moving as fast as it needs to and no faster, on an AK its moving much faster than it needs to and hence any crude in the way gets pushed aside.
1ohtaf1 4 months ago
@1ohtaf1 A gas regulator does increase complexity a bit.
esh325 3 months ago
@esh325 True, but instead of calling every part a complication and bad you must look at how it actually operates, the FAL regulator is just a threaded cap with holes in it, problems usually associated with "complexity" is not relevant here.
1ohtaf1 3 months ago
@1ohtaf1 That seemingly simple threaded cap with holes in it means the difference between your rifle having gas to cycle, and not having any. So it's a critical part. What if it gets clogged up by sand/mud,oil and can't move? Gets damaged? True, the AK uses more gas then needed to cycle the action. But in one situation say the FAL shuts down in adverse conditions. You have to take time to adjust the gas setting to adverse conditions. The AK, it's using all it's gas to cycle and it will work.
esh325 3 months ago
You have a very inaccurate and limited understanding on how a gas piston rifle operates. How the hell would clogging up the exhaust hole on the cap jam the rifle?!?! The FAL could have been designed without the adjustment, but that creates unnessesary recoil as there is much more gas and force pushing the piston back then is needed. The holes in the cap releases the gas and lowers the power, the smaller you make the hole the more power there is, clogging the hole will make it less likely to jam.
1ohtaf1 3 months ago
@1ohtaf1I If you think getting sand or mud in your gas regulator is in anyway good for a rifle, then I think you have a limited understanding. How is getting sand or mud in there in anyway good for the rifle? If it was so good for the rifle then why didn't they just plug up the holes entirely then? Impeding the gas from escaping can't have any good effects.
esh325 3 months ago
@esh325 Let me stop you there and refresh your memory of who is the idiot, you said that the idea of a adjustable gas system, which is literally a threaded cap with holes in it is bad because if these holes where "clogged" it would fail to push the piston back. 2ndly, i do not understand how you assume i think that junk in a rifle is good when i just pointed out the obvious fact that ÿour points were invalid partly due to your lack of understanding of the rifle.
1ohtaf1 3 months ago
@1ohtaf1 You were the one who brought up the holes getting clogged in the first place.That was your idea. Not my idea.You incorrectly assumed that was what I talking about..
In your own words"clogging the hole will make it less likely to jam."So you basically just said dumping sand in those holes make your rifle function better.Yes,I can be wrong about things.Im not 100% right all the time. I'll admit when I'm wrong instead of being pompous and not admitting fault.
esh325 3 months ago
@esh325 You clearly are too stupid to even understand what you wrote, or are too arrogant to accept you were wrong, "Threaded cap with holes in it means the difference between your rifle have gas to cycle and not having any...what if it gets clogged up by sand, mud and oil and cant move?" You brought up that as a criticism of the design, not me. The facts are clear, you are just arguing for the sake of it because you dont want to accept your fault or to learn from it.
1ohtaf1 3 months ago
@1ohtaf1 So answer my question, how is getting sand or dirt in the regulator good for the rifle?
esh325 3 months ago
@1ohtaf1 Anyways a gas regulator is not necessary for a functional rifle design, nor does it make the rifle more accurate or more reliable. If your goal is to reduce recoil, a good muzzle brake will do that better then any gas regulator will.
esh325 3 months ago
@1ohtaf1 I will give you that perhaps the chances of the a gas regulator compromising function might be few and far between to even matter otherwise they wouldn't be used in so many firearms designs today I believe. I have fired the FAL, but I admit that I don't have a lot of experience with them.
esh325 3 months ago
so just clean this rifle on a regular basis and its good to go?
THEKOOL4iDMAN697 6 months ago
@THEKOOL4iDMAN697 - The Rhodesian Army was the most efficient military force ever fielded. They Used an FAL. So did the South Africans, and they kicked the shit out of of the Angolans and Cubans with A-ghey rifles. My FAL fires dirty and dry. It has had no problem firing on rainy days. I think that this is a new rifle that needed to be broke in first.
AlienZygote010 6 months ago
I used the FN Fal for several years in my army time. Very good weapon, IF you keep it clean. I like the slr L1A1 better cause there bolt could get dirtier due to some grooves they cut into it. But if I would end up in a SHTF situation I would go for an AK74 or an older 47.
robin6512 6 months ago
Shweet! Fal = SVT-40!
ImWatchinTheTube 6 months ago
I think this gun more likely had receiver-rail issues (sharp edges). The failure to function in dirty conditions would likely have been eliminated if the edges of the rails had been smoothed.
L1A1 7 months ago
@L1A1 - absolutely. The first thing you should do to a new build is Dremel the edges of the receiver rail, followed by a nice hand polish with progressively finer sand paper. When armies would get these rifles, they would be put on the range and fired thousands of times for familiarization. Since you or I can't affird to fire it 500 times or more to break it in, polishing the upper receiver rails and the mag well will serve the same purpose.
AlienZygote010 6 months ago
In the thousands of rounds I've run through my SA58 there hasnt
been one time Ive had the problems chambering that this guy has.
That includes when a wayward cow dropped a meadow muffin on it
while I was unloading the vehicle.Wet or dry, it works.
Maybe if he didnt use that doughy spare tire he's got as a charging base he'd
get better results.
Also all of DSA's recievers have "SA58" engraved on them.
He looks to be using a different model, the "STG58".
Look it up @ DSA,theres a difference.
BrennerBay 7 months ago
NO SOPORTA EL AGUA NI EL POLVO FINO...
antic0munista 7 months ago
Nice video, thumbs UP. I LOVE my FAL.
Thanks for sharing!!
WORRO01 8 months ago
The m14 had more stoppages in the US Army tests than the FAL. In my opinion FAL is best in class 7.62NATO rifle.
locknloadvideo 8 months ago
are these legal in alberta canada
TheRexx101 8 months ago
@TheRexx101 yea if you have a P.A.L.
MyNickboy 8 months ago
@MyNickboy so they are not restricted or anything? becouse i do have my P.A.L and i dont need to take any special couses for it?
TheRexx101 8 months ago
@TheRexx101 If u get a semi-auto F.A.L i'll you need in Canada is a Non-Restricted P.A.L to buy it.
MyNickboy 8 months ago
@MyNickboy Good lord, no. The FN FAL and all of it's derivatives are prohibited in Canada, and have been since 1995. If you had one prior to then, you could keep it, if you didn't, you're shit out of luck. It can still be sold, but only to people who had a rifle like an AK or a HK-91 that was prohibited in 1995. This is called a 12(5) license, for rifles that were prohibited in 1995. It is impossible to get this license today. Please do not spread misinformation, it helps no one.
neebs1992 2 months ago
@MyNickboy Thats wrong. FN's are illegal in Canada because they are battle rifles and look scary so thats why they are illegal.
largerPOTATO 1 month ago
@MyNickboy In your opinion what is the best battle rifle ?
BRATKOV47KALASHNIKOV 1 month ago
@TheRexx101 The FAL is a named prohibited rifle.
cyoungso 1 hour ago
The Belgians would disagree with what he said about the gas system. They carried it over the FNC. The SCAR also has an adjustable gas system. Great video overall. The dirt test shakes my confidence in the weapon a bit.
esh325 9 months ago
Exelent Video!!!
killer4760 9 months ago