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FN FAL: The Phrase "Help I've Fallen" got a new definition when the FN FAL arrived. Didn't matter what odds were against you when you had the biggest baddest boy of assualt rifle world on your shoulders. Unlike the AK and AR, the FAL used a s big 7.62 x 51 full size rifle cartridge. The FAL was predominantly chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round, and because of its prevalence and widespread use among the armed forces of many NATO countries during the Cold War it was nicknamed "The right arm of the Free World"
The FAL operates by means of a gas-operated action very similar to that of the Russian SVT-40. The gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the barrel, and the locking mechanism is what is known as a tilting breechblock. To lock, it drops down into a solid shoulder of metal in the heavy receiver much like the bolts of the Russian SKS carbine and French MAS-49 series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, allowing adjustment of the gas system in response to environmental conditions. The piston system can be bypassed completely, using the gas plug, to allow for the firing of rifle grenades and manual. The FAL's magazine capacity ranges from five to 30 rounds, with most magazines holding 20 rounds. In fixed stock versions of the FAL, the recoil spring is housed in the stock, while in folding-stock versions it is housed in the receiver cover, necessitating a slightly different receiver cover, recoil spring, and bolt carrier, and a modified lower receiver for the stock.
Indian Army angle : Indian SLR 1A1/2/C is a reverse engineered mixed inch/metric pattern FN FAL rifle produced in both semi auto and full auto formats.
H&K G3
Heckler And Koch G-3
The G3A3 (A4) is a selective-fire automatic weapon that employs a roller-delayed blowback operating system. The two-piece bolt assembly consists of a breech (bolt head) and bolt carrier. The bolt is held in battery by two sliding cylindrical rollers that engage locking recesses in the barrel extension (popularly called a "trunnion"; BATF calls this a "mounting block"). The breech is opened when both rollers are compressed inward against camming surfaces driven by the rearward pressure of the expanding gases upon the bolt head. As the rollers move inward, recoil energy is transferred to the locking piece and bolt carrier which begin to withdraw while the bolt head slowly moves rearward in relation to the bolt carrier. As the bolt carrier clears the rollers, pressure in the bore drops to a safe level, the bolt head is caught by the bolt carrier and moves to the rear as one unit, continuing the operating cycle. The bolt also features an anti-bounce mechanism that prevents the bolt from bouncing off the barrel's breech surface. The spring-powered claw extractor is also contained inside the bolt while the lever ejector is located inside the trigger housing (actuated by the recoiling bolt)
Pakistan Army Angle: G3 is the standard issue rifle for PA and produced under license by POF in wah.
Both FAL and G3 are also available to civilians in certain countries in semi auto configurations, and I have been lucky enough to shoot both them.
the following are my personal observations and opinions based on FAL Imbel Semi auto and PTR 91 (G3 semi auto)
Build quality: I found the G3 built very sturdy and well balanced, FAL pretty much holds up in this area against the G3 but in head to head comparison, G3 wins. Also G3 feels more balanced feel.
Accuracy: Both rifles are extremely accurate upto 300 yards on open sight, but the the action of the breach on the G3 has a delayed roller system which locks the breech head in a very robust manner providing what seems like a tighter seal compared to the FAL's tilting/sliding block arrangement for the breech head. So essentially although the difference isn't huge but in a competition a std G3 will beat a FAL at shot groupings. (Although FAL imbel that I used had a rotating bolt so that might kick the accuracy upto the G3 level)
Dis-assembly/cleaning: FAL shines in ease of cleaning and maintaining and is definitely easier to take down, G3 on the other hand seems a little more complicated and time consuming to do the same.
Features: FAL has the adjustable gas pressure port, which actually reduces the recoil, and can also be used to cycle a relatively dirty rifle in case of gas port clogging. G3 lacks such feature as it function on blowback mechanism, which adds to reliability but increases recoil. This might be another area where FAL catches up to G3's precision by cutting down the recoil.
last comment on the comparison would be a non functional non value attribute, "appearance", I like the FAL's looks better than the G3. On side by side comparison, a standard G3 is a better rifle than FN FAL, the difference is marginal but both rifles are extremely potent battle rifle systems.
FN FAL: The Phrase "Help I've Fallen" got a new definition when the FN FAL arrived. Didn't matter what odds were against you when you had the biggest baddest boy of assualt rifle world on your shoulders. Unlike the AK and AR, the FAL used a s big 7.62 x 51 full size rifle cartridge. The FAL was predominantly chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round, and because of its prevalence and widespread use among the armed forces of many NATO countries during the Cold War it was nicknamed "The right arm of the Free World"
The FAL operates by means of a gas-operated action very similar to that of the Russian SVT-40. The gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the barrel, and the locking mechanism is what is known as a tilting breechblock. To lock, it drops down into a solid shoulder of metal in the heavy receiver much like the bolts of the Russian SKS carbine and French MAS-49 series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, allowing adjustment of the gas system in response to environmental conditions. The piston system can be bypassed completely, using the gas plug, to allow for the firing of rifle grenades and manual. The FAL's magazine capacity ranges from five to 30 rounds, with most magazines holding 20 rounds. In fixed stock versions of the FAL, the recoil spring is housed in the stock, while in folding-stock versions it is housed in the receiver cover, necessitating a slightly different receiver cover, recoil spring, and bolt carrier, and a modified lower receiver for the stock.
Indian Army angle : Indian SLR 1A1/2/C is a reverse engineered mixed inch/metric pattern FN FAL rifle produced in both semi auto and full auto formats.
H&K G3
Heckler And Koch G-3
The G3A3 (A4) is a selective-fire automatic weapon that employs a roller-delayed blowback operating system. The two-piece bolt assembly consists of a breech (bolt head) and bolt carrier. The bolt is held in battery by two sliding cylindrical rollers that engage locking recesses in the barrel extension (popularly called a "trunnion"; BATF calls this a "mounting block"). The breech is opened when both rollers are compressed inward against camming surfaces driven by the rearward pressure of the expanding gases upon the bolt head. As the rollers move inward, recoil energy is transferred to the locking piece and bolt carrier which begin to withdraw while the bolt head slowly moves rearward in relation to the bolt carrier. As the bolt carrier clears the rollers, pressure in the bore drops to a safe level, the bolt head is caught by the bolt carrier and moves to the rear as one unit, continuing the operating cycle. The bolt also features an anti-bounce mechanism that prevents the bolt from bouncing off the barrel's breech surface. The spring-powered claw extractor is also contained inside the bolt while the lever ejector is located inside the trigger housing (actuated by the recoiling bolt)
Pakistan Army Angle: G3 is the standard issue rifle for PA and produced under license by POF in wah.
Both FAL and G3 are also available to civilians in certain countries in semi auto configurations, and I have been lucky enough to shoot both them.
the following are my personal observations and opinions based on FAL Imbel Semi auto and PTR 91 (G3 semi auto)
Build quality: I found the G3 built very sturdy and well balanced, FAL pretty much holds up in this area against the G3 but in head to head comparison, G3 wins. Also G3 feels more balanced feel.
Accuracy: Both rifles are extremely accurate upto 300 yards on open sight, but the the action of the breach on the G3 has a delayed roller system which locks the breech head in a very robust manner providing what seems like a tighter seal compared to the FAL's tilting/sliding block arrangement for the breech head. So essentially although the difference isn't huge but in a competition a std G3 will beat a FAL at shot groupings. (Although FAL imbel that I used had a rotating bolt so that might kick the accuracy upto the G3 level)
Dis-assembly/cleaning: FAL shines in ease of cleaning and maintaining and is definitely easier to take down, G3 on the other hand seems a little more complicated and time consuming to do the same.
Features: FAL has the adjustable gas pressure port, which actually reduces the recoil, and can also be used to cycle a relatively dirty rifle in case of gas port clogging. G3 lacks such feature as it function on blowback mechanism, which adds to reliability but increases recoil. This might be another area where FAL catches up to G3's precision by cutting down the recoil.
last comment on the comparison would be a non functional non value attribute, "appearance", I like the FAL's looks better than the G3. On side by side comparison, a standard G3 is a better rifle than FN FAL, the difference is marginal but both rifles are extremely potent battle rifle systems.
