FN FAL automatic rifle: "The right hand of the free world"

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Intermediate cartridges, which appeared in the early forties, allowed gunsmiths of several countries around the world to begin developing a new small weapons with higher performance. In 1946, the Belgian company FN joined this work. A few years later, the designers presented an automatic rifle, which was destined to become one of the most common types of weapons in the world.



History FN FAL project (Fusil Automatique Leger - “Automatic rifle, light”) began immediately after the end of the Second World War, when the basic requirements for advanced small arms for the army were defined. The development of the new rifle was led by engineers Dieudonne Sev and Ernest Vevier. An interesting fact is that during the development the future rifle managed to change ammunition several times. Initially, FN FAL was supposed to use an intermediate cartridge 7,92x33 mm, developed in Germany during the war. A little later a rifle version appeared under the British cartridge 7x43 mm. Finally, it was not until the early 1950s that FN created the final weapon using the NATO 7,62x51 mm cartridge.

According to some reports, the emergence and spread of a rifle chambered for 7,62х51 mm was contributed by the military-political processes that took place on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In the early 1950s, the United States, Great Britain and Belgium reached an agreement on weapons and ammunition. According to this agreement, the European countries were to gradually switch to the American cartridge 7,62х51 mm, and the US pledged to adopt a new Belgian rifle. It should be noted that the Americans did not fulfill the conditions of this "gentlemen's agreement" and did not adopt the FAL rifle. The US military chose her M14 rifle.



Despite these problems, the Belgian rifle still interested foreign buyers. Moreover, the first customer of this weapon was precisely a foreign country. In 1955, the FN FAL under the designation C1 was adopted for use in Canada. Only a year later, the new rifles officially became the main weapon of the Belgian army, and in 1957 and 1958 - in the UK (under the designation L1 LSR, later L1A1) and Austria (as Stg 58), respectively.

The Belgian rifle FN FAL proved to be quite a successful weapon, thanks to which many other countries quickly became interested. Thus, in addition to FN, the Austrian company Steyr, the British RSAF Enfield, the Brazilian IMBEL and many other organizations were engaged in the production of this weapon. It is noteworthy that Belgium at the time refused to sell Germany a license to manufacture rifles. One of the consequences of this was the appearance of the Heckler-Koch G3 automatic rifle, which later became one of the main FAL competitors in the international market.

A total of FAL rifles were adopted by the 90 armies of the world. Most enterprises produced these rifles until the seventies-eighties, after which the manufacture of new and more advanced models began. At the moment, FN FAL rifles or their modifications are made only in two countries. Brazil continues to manufacture these weapons for the needs of the army and security forces, and several US firms provide rifle-amateur rifles.

The wide distribution of FN FAL rifles, as well as the sale of a license to manufacture them to several countries, led to the appearance of a number of modifications of these weapons. New rifles retained the basic features of their prototype, although they had some differences. Licensed weapons equipped with different sights, different design butts and other details. In addition, some changes were made to the automation. Thus, the United Kingdom and some countries of the Commonwealth of Nations made only modifications without the possibility of firing in lines. Otherwise, licensed and modified FAL retained the basic features of the basic design.



The Belgian designers from the FN company independently developed and launched into the series only four versions of the FAL rifle, which differed from each other by several features. The base modification received the factory designation "50.00". Model "50.63" was equipped with a folding butt and a shortened barrel, and "50.64" - only a folding butt. The “50.41” or FALO rifle received a bipod and a weighted barrel, which allowed it to be used as a light machine gun.

Automatic rifle FN FAL built on the basis of vapor automation. Automatic weapons uses a short stroke gas piston. A similar scheme had previously been repeatedly used on various weapons, including the Belgian rifle FN SAFN-49, developed in the late forties. Above the barrel there is a gas chamber with a pressure regulator. At the request of the military, the regulator can completely shut off the flow of gases to the piston, which is necessary for firing rifle grenades. The gas piston is equipped with its own return spring, which moves it to the front position after the shot.

The bolt group of the rifle is made in the form of a massive frame and the shutter itself. Due to the use of a short stroke of automatic operation, the shutter has specific features. Immediately after the shot, the bolt group receives a powerful, but small in time push, after which it shifts to the rearmost position and compresses the return spring. Locking the shutter is skewed. When moving the bolt carrier to the extreme front position, the rear part of the bolt rests on a special protrusion on the bottom of the receiver.

In the basic modification of the rifle "50.00" and other versions with a rigidly fixed butt, the return spring was located in a special channel inside the butt. The bolt group was supposed to interact with it through a long stem-shank. In versions equipped with a folding butt, the shank was absent, and the return spring was inside the receiver. This design led to the need for some refinement of the bolt carrier.



The receiver box of the FN FAL rifle was made in the form of two units connected by a hinge. The barrel and bolt were located in its upper part, the trigger mechanism - in the lower part. The butt was attached to the bottom of the receiver. The connecting joint was located between the magazine receiving window and the trigger guard. In order to clean and maintain the rifle, it was required to release the latch in the rear part of the receiver, after which it was possible to “reverse” the rifle and gain access to its internal units.

FAL rifle trigger mechanism was located in the lower hinged part of the receiver. In the basic version USM allowed to block the sear, as well as to fire single or in automatic mode. The flag of the fuse-translator of fire was on the side surface of the receiver, above the pistol grip and trigger guard. As already mentioned, some modifications of the FN FAL rifle were equipped with a simplified trigger mechanism, which did not allow to shoot bursts.

For submission of 7,62X51 mm NATO ammunition, rifles of the FAL family use box-shaped detachable magazines on 20 cartridges. Some light machine guns based on an automatic rifle were stocked with 30 ammunition stores. Due to the existence of a large number of modifications of the FAL rifle, created in different countries according to local production standards, different types of weapons may use different shops that have specific compatibility. For example, the British rifle L1A1 or the Canadian C1 can be equipped with magazines from the base FN FAL, and the reverse replacement is impossible.

The Belgian versions of the FN FAL rifle were equipped with a front sight with a muffler mounted on a gas chamber, as well as a diopter gun sight on the back of the receiver. During upgrades and modifications rifles received other sighting devices, including telescopic sights. Different countries assembled rifles of their production with various sights. Currently available rifles with a receiver, the upper part of which is equipped with Picatinny rail.

Depending on the country of production differed butt and handguard. The base version of the Belgian-made “50.00” had wooden forend and stock. In the future, the tree was replaced with plastic and metal. Belgian modifications for the landing were equipped with a metal butt of a frame structure mounted on a hinge.



The first modifications of the FN FAL rifle and some of its other versions were equipped with a muzzle brake-flame arrester. Its outer diameter allowed the use of rifle grenades that meet NATO standards. In addition, on the trunk there were attachments for a bayonet.

The base 50.00 rifle had a total length of 1090 mm. The 50.41 submachine gun was longer on the 10 mm. The 50.63 rifles (with a shortened barrel and folding stock) and 50.64 (with folding stock) had a total length of 1020 and 1095 mm, respectively. With their butts folded down, they shortened to 736 (“50.63”) and 838 (“50.64”) mm. Due to the wooden butt and forearm, the base version of the rifle without cartridges weighed 4,45 kg. The weight of rifles with a metal folding butt did not exceed 3,9 kg. The heaviest weapon from the basic Belgian line was the FALO light machine gun - 6 kg without ammunition.

All variants of the FN FAL rifle, with the exception of the “50.63”, had a barrel length of 533 mm. The shortened barrel had a length of 431 mm. Used automatics allowed firing at a rate of up to a minute per minute 650-700. The initial speed of the bullet at the exit from the rifled barrel reached 820 m / s. The aimed shooting range was announced at the level of 650 m, the effective range - 500 m.

The beginning of the licensed production of FAL rifles outside Belgium led to the emergence of two main families of these weapons, conventionally referred to as “inch” and “metric”. The first family dates back to the British rifle L1A1, the second is a further development of the basic FAL. The differences of the families are that in preparation for the production of British gunsmiths were forced to change the design of the rifle in accordance with the capabilities of their industry and existing standards. Subsequently, on the basis of the “inch” version of the FAL rifle, weapons were created and produced for several countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. Other states used versions of the basic "metric" rifle.

Due to the characteristics and comparative cheapness of the rifle FN FAL and its modifications are widespread. This weapon was put into service in the 90 states of the world. 13 countries bought a license and produced new rifles in their factories. Some of the license holders were engaged in developing their own modifications of weapons, as well as modifying it with the method of installing new sighting devices, changing the design of the butt and forend, etc.



FN FAL rifles were adopted by a large number of countries in Asia, Africa and South America. In the middle of the last century the political situation in these regions seriously changed, resulting in numerous revolutions, regime changes and wars. Due to the rather large spread of the FAL rifle, they were actively used in a large number of armed conflicts of that time. It was in the first decades of operation that the Belgian rifle received the nickname “the right hand of the free world”. At the same time, the fighters with FN FAL had to face for the first time in a battle with an enemy armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles.

The FAL rifle and its modifications have been used in armed conflicts since the late fifties. For example, in Vietnam, these weapons were used by Australian and Canadian units. FN FAL was the main small arms of the Israeli army in the first Arab-Israeli wars. In the context of combat use, battles for the Falkland Islands are of particular interest: both Argentina and Great Britain were armed with FAL rifles of various modifications.

The reason for the commercial success of the FN FAL rifle can be considered its high performance. Throughout all the decades of its operation, high penetration and destructive ability of the 7,62x51 mm NATO cartridge was noted, as well as good accuracy and accuracy when firing single. In addition, the rifle had a relatively simple design, facilitating its use and maintenance.

However, the rifle was not without flaws. One of the main ones is low weight combined with a relatively powerful cartridge. Because of this, when shooting in automatic mode, accuracy and accuracy left much to be desired. The FALO light machine gun, equipped with a heavy barrel and bipod, also had insufficient stability. At the same time, the Light Automatic Rifle used a relatively heavy cartridge, which affected the size of the wearable ammunition.



During the Arab-Israeli wars, it was revealed that the FAL rifle has insufficient resistance to pollution. In desert conditions the weapon was quickly clogged with dust and sand, which affected its performance. The final drawback of the weapon is its large size, which in certain situations made it difficult to use it.

Production of the automatic rifle FN FAL started in 1953 year. The first country adopted these weapons in 1955 year. Since then, several million rifles have been produced in various versions. In most of the countries that bought the license, the production of Belgian rifles was completed several decades ago. In a large number of armies, FN FAL has already given way to newer weapons. However, exploitation of these rifles continues in a number of countries, and Brazil retains their production. Such a long history and wide distribution allow us to consider the FN FAL automatic rifle as one of the best types of small arms of the last century.


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  1. crossbow
    +4
    2 December 2014 07: 40
    Video in topic

  2. +3
    2 December 2014 07: 48
    A very good automatic rifle, especially at medium and higher distances, it’s really hard to wake up a hike, but the thing is in the position.
  3. +8
    2 December 2014 09: 20
    I personally like SCAR you want, close range, want long range ... Modularity, her mother.
    1. +2
      2 December 2014 11: 43
      This rifle resembles the M41-A pulse rifle from the movie "Alien"

      http://enjoyit.ru/uploads/images/00/05/73/2010/11/29/7bc17e.jpg
      1. +2
        3 December 2014 23: 23
        With the amendment to the fact that M41-A is a props made of PP "Thompson" and FN, reengineering SVT-40. Maladtsa Belgians, to cheat, so to the state of the "rook of the world."
    2. +1
      2 December 2014 15: 03
      She would have to relax the gaps a little, so that she would be less afraid of dirt, and the store’s latch flag would be really ideal for any army, despite the high cost. And by the way, unlike the AK-12, there are almost no traps for dirt. Everything is closed, everything is smooth.
      1. +1
        2 December 2014 17: 37
        Do not know how AK-12, but the old Kalash is not particularly sticky dirt
    3. +3
      2 December 2014 18: 15
      Quote: PSih2097
      I personally like SCAR you want, close range, want long range ... Modularity

      and to me, Magpul / Bushmaste "Masada" Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) modular .... bicaliber

      automatic / assault rifle Magpul Masada / Bushmaster ACR Developer: Bushmaster / Magpul
      caliber: 5.56 and 7.62
      5.56x45 NATO cartridge and 7.62x39 NATO
      length: from 716 mm to 940 mm.
      Weight: 3.3 kg
      magazine capacity: 30 cartridges.
      firing range: 250-300 meters.

      Modules
      1. 0
        13 March 2015 00: 38
        Yeah, Masada is pretty. But all the same, ordinary rifles are obtained, the accuracy of the M-16 and the indestructibility of the AK are not achievable. By the way, one company made an AK with two parts of the receiver, in front they sit on an axis (screw) and on the back on a latch under the butt mount, voila - modularity and picatini mount are no longer a problem.
    4. 0
      13 March 2015 00: 32
      The AR-15, -25 system gives the same modularity.
  4. +5
    2 December 2014 09: 27
    As far as I remember, initially the English version of the rifle did not have an automatic fire mode for the same reason that Nicholas II opposed the introduction of automatic weapons in the Russian army - so that cartridges would not be wasted.
    And so yes, the device is worthy, showed its viability and outlived many of its peers, which have already been forgotten.
  5. +11
    2 December 2014 09: 42
    A very powerful and reliable weapon, in fact, is the Kalashnikov of the Western countries.
    The FN FAL rifle has become much more widespread than the M-16. Although, of course, the cartridge 7,62x51-mm can be called "intermediate" only in relation to the old American rifle cartridge 7,62 × 63 mm (30-06 Springfield)
    1. +7
      2 December 2014 14: 53
      Quote: Bongo
      in fact - this is the "Kalashnikov" of Western countries

      In fact, this is just "Sturmgever" licked and wrapped in foil. The rifle is really great, albeit overly powerful. By the way, the photo next to the SVD is not in the eyebrow, but in the eye. "Brothers" are cousins.
      1. padonok.71
        +2
        2 December 2014 18: 11
        No-no-no, StH was not standing nearby. But SVT .... StG, all the same, it’s more likely the automatic machine (in our understanding), but the pure water self-loading fn, albeit with a full automatic machine, and even not on all modifications. This is if we discard the mechanics. In mechanics, they only have a common automation scheme.
        1. 0
          17 March 2015 19: 01
          I absolutely agree, the assault is no side here. In general, the reviews about this rifle are the most positive.
      2. 0
        20 January 2015 09: 56
        In fact, this is just "Sturmgever" licked and wrapped in foil.
        Really? as far as I know, ABC is taken as a basis.
  6. +10
    2 December 2014 09: 42
    A simple rewrite of CBT 40 - just changed the shape of the stock and forend and added a gas regulator. Inside - one to one
  7. +6
    2 December 2014 10: 30
    Quote: Jackking
    A simple rewrite of CBT 40 - just changed the shape of the stock and forend and added a gas regulator. Inside - one to one

    They did not add a gas regulator, but changed the design, as well as completely changed the receiver and the trigger. The shutter with a gas engine remained the same. The result is more weight than the progenitor, accuracy dropped, does not like dust more than SVT.
  8. Jin
    +5
    2 December 2014 10: 48
    "A light rifle, a heavy cartridge ... It's not realistic to get in queues ..." what then, AK for poor accuracy they hate? It's less "throws" than FN FAL ... figs you will understand, one propaganda in mind ...
    1. +2
      2 December 2014 13: 48
      For this rifle, the main mode is single and in this mode it will "make" AK easily, and secondly these are different systems, it is not adequate to compare them ... this is the same as comparing the Tiger and the T-34.
  9. padonok.71
    +6
    2 December 2014 11: 10
    The rifle is very good. Accurate, applied, lies much better than AK. But the cartridge killed all the Americans and here they screwed up. Fire short - this way and that way, medium - darkness. Solitary - gorgeous. And yet in the article it would be worth mentioning on the basis of what this rifle was created.
    1. Petrovi42202
      +7
      2 December 2014 12: 21
      Do you mean SVT? Yes, Tokarev created an excellent rifle for his time. She has one minus - it requires careful care and does not like dirt. As well, and any weapon. smile
      1. 0
        17 March 2015 19: 03
        German sniper Ollenberg spoke well of her.
    2. +1
      2 December 2014 12: 56
      Well, all the same, 308. Those. it is essentially more of a Marxman than an assault
  10. +6
    2 December 2014 13: 06
    I put a plus for the article, and I continue to wait for the article about G3. Surprisingly, there is still no article about it. smile
  11. padonok.71
    +1
    2 December 2014 13: 47
    Of particular interest are the battles for the Falkland Islands: both Argentina and the United Kingdom were armed with FAL rifles of various modifications.
    The "red uniforms" were armed with a self-loading version which the "bobby", at the earliest opportunity, changed to an Argentinean full automatic.
  12. padonok.71
    +9
    2 December 2014 14: 08
    Quote: Petrovi42202
    Do you mean SVT?
    That's right.

    Quote: Petrovi42202
    Tokarev created a great rifle for his time
    For my time, I think - the best. Boshi until the end of the war did not master anything like that. Only Americans with Garand.

    Quote: Petrovi42202
    She has one minus - requires careful care
    Berezhny - no. Literate - yes. Where users were properly trained / prepared - only rave reviews. In the line troops, the people were mainly peasants with "not friendly" equipment and therefore did not like them. And the skits (especially snipers) doted on her. They even tried to establish a cartridge for it.

    Quote: Petrovi42202
    and does not like dirt. As well, and any weapon
    Well, that’s the answer.

    Quote: korol yasheriz
    and I continue to wait for an article about G3
    Of course it would be interesting, but everything about her has already been "licked" a long time ago, as well as about FNKu. Another thing is that it has simply gored to the point of impossibility - politics, Ukraine, Putin, bhbama, Europedics, well, I will not save you !!!!
    1. anomalocaris
      +1
      2 December 2014 15: 31
      Only Americans with Garand.

      I doubt very much. Garand had more trouble spots than SVT. Another conversation is that the Americans could afford the six-month training of fighters.
      1. padonok.71
        +4
        2 December 2014 17: 25
        Do not doubt it. There are not so many weaknesses in Garand. Weight, balance, high cost, low-tech production and of course, Her Majesty the BUNCH and everything connected with it. They are comparable in reliability, this was recognized by the GRAU commission (which by the way included MT Kalashnikov). The accuracy is the same. Etc. Garand’s rate of fire is higher. Well and so, on trifles. T.ch. between these systems you can put an equal sign.
        1. anomalocaris
          0
          6 December 2014 16: 19
          Well, you have listed everything ... What else can I add?
  13. Belisarios
    +2
    2 December 2014 15: 30
    I had a chance to hold a British rifle. The balance is amazing. But for the modern infantryman is not suitable, alas. Shortened custom options can still serve. They make it in Finland. .308 self-loading cartridge with a short barrel so that the shooter does not turn into a flamethrower as well :)
    There is a demand. It would be interesting to shoot at the shooting range and compare it to the FAL, SVT and SVD, and AK in .308.
  14. +1
    2 December 2014 15: 33
    Calling such a rifle an automatic is not entirely correct. In practice, this is a self-loading rifle, because it is possible to shoot in automatic fire mode from a rifle chambered for 7,62x51 mm NATO only "into milk". Only the first shot hits the target accurately. The rest fly much higher.

    The Americans quickly became disillusioned with such weapons for their army and switched to low-pulse cartridges.

    Contamination sensitivity FN FAL is a jamb. The more recent FN SCAR has a better situation with this, although it also does not reach the best examples in its class.
  15. 0
    2 December 2014 16: 29
    The most interesting thing is that the FAL is essentially a deep processing of the SVT, which had a full-auto version of the AWT (and there is an opinion that the original experimental versions of the SVT had the possibility of firing bursts, which made it easy to transform the future SVT into the AVT) so which As a result, the army was already remade back to the SVT in the troops, didn’t the Belgians know about it? rather, it’s such a tricky marketing move in the wake of the assault rifle fashion.
    1. padonok.71
      0
      2 December 2014 18: 23
      Hello, wake up! Something with the flag at the cha. It is alarming.
      SVT has a full automatic machine - it wasn’t specially this task, it happened by chance. In the same place, AB lies directly on the surface. Add a couple of details and grind one. And then they refused AV for SVT only because the stick became uncontrollable and simply dangerous. Well, the PG resource was just ridiculous. Although one such sample remained in TOM's storerooms, the truth is not working. But they did not begin to repair it - a rarity nevertheless.
      1. +1
        2 December 2014 21: 59
        Quote: padonok.71
        Something with the flag at the cha. It is alarming.

        Duc this, sold for a barrel of jam and a box of cookies, so these Herods still require to prove their liberolism in Konchita Wurst feel
        But seriously, just IPishnik worker is so cunning.
        Quote: padonok.71
        Well, the PG resource was just ridiculous. Although one such sample remained in TOM's storerooms, though not working

        Now I’m thinking about acquiring myself, my beloved, a gift for the new year — I’m considering two options — either a civilized PPSh or a little light, well, well, now AVT has never been a rarity, they are completely redesigned in SVT by format, and even USM on AVT never deficit - the question is different - on horseradish goat button accordion?
        1. padonok.71
          +2
          3 December 2014 06: 44
          Do not put usm auth on svt, do not break the law, otherwise you will really have to "make friends" with the tip :-) But seriously, the fenced dad is (as I think) a pure mockery of the weapon and those who do it (and especially our "philanthropists") must be unscrewed! Incl. a civilian PPSh is only to hang on the wall, well, or what is there to return, but then again the ghost of the end looms. On SVT again the question, what for? Go hunting? Heavy. The bolt is more accurate. You can't put normal sights. Yes, and go hunting with a combat, as it is, uh .... mauvais ton. Although of course if you WANT! Then there's nothing to be done about it. I know from myself.
          And yet, probably SVT (especially the sniper version) - HARISM!
          1. +1
            3 December 2014 10: 33
            Quote: padonok.71
            Do not put usm avt on swt, do not break the law,

            Quote: gross kaput
            the question is different - on horseradish goat button accordion?

            I didn’t intend to, the question by and large was not even the legality but the stupidity of such a rework, it simply related to the fact that it is absolutely not difficult to restore the AVT, not only for the museum, but even for a private person.
            Quote: padonok.71
            civil PPSh it only to hang on a wall,

            Quote: padonok.71
            On CBT, again, the question is, what for?

            You are not so much looking at their acquisition from the wrong side - do you remember how in "DMB"? - "It's not about desire and not about skill - it's about sewing on the collar itself"
            Quote: padonok.71
            Although of course, if you want!

            Quote: padonok.71
            CHARISMA!

            You see, I understood everything myself.
            Well, I’m not a hunter in life, but for the shooting of upright gophers in the case of He’s hour, the SKS and 136 Boar of the former AKM are enough for me and you can dig in a couple of extra glands for a rainy day.
            1. padonok.71
              0
              3 December 2014 13: 18
              On a rainy day, it is worth digging in something already ready for use. Bribe, shoot, preserve and dig in, with spare parts, 5-10 ammo, equipment, zhrachka, etc. I guess that many do so, well, in my environment for sure (but of course not me!). And something easy and legal to store / carry only for "breakdown" to the emergency storage. And you will show your son to die. Our country is so ... restless.
              Or maybe paranoia. :-(
              1. padonok.71
                0
                3 December 2014 15: 36
                I re-read it and misunderstood it. SVT with AV in TOM is not being restored, not because it is difficult, but because this SVT of the experimental batch, which VST 01 is also USM, was sharpening it by Tokarev Fedor Vasilyevich himself. That's why. And few people give it to touch. And see even.
                1. anomalocaris
                  0
                  8 December 2014 14: 37
                  I re-read and misunderstood something

                  In our Palestinians, you can run into a combat-ready tank.
  16. 0
    2 December 2014 18: 05
    By analogy with "A beautiful plane - flies beautifully", the statement "A beautiful machine gun (rifle) - shoots beautifully" is true for this rifle. Even the appearance commands respect. Nice photo next to SVD.
  17. 0
    2 December 2014 18: 08
    My question is ripe so to speak! and if there in the FAL apply (7,62 × 39 mm) then how will she behave? and now it will be relatives of SVT + SVD or already a cousin of Kalash ...
  18. 0
    2 December 2014 18: 18
    Quote: Mayor_Vikhr
    Calling such a rifle an automatic is not entirely correct. In practice, this is a self-loading rifle, because it is possible to shoot in automatic fire mode from a rifle chambered for 7,62x51 mm NATO only "into milk". Only the first shot hits the target accurately. The rest fly much higher.

    The Americans quickly became disillusioned with such weapons for their army and switched to low-pulse cartridges.

    Contamination sensitivity FN FAL is a jamb. The more recent FN SCAR has a better situation with this, although it also does not reach the best examples in its class.

    I completely agree. The photo from SVD was correctly shown. She has a cartridge a little longer than 7,62x54-7,62x51.
  19. +5
    2 December 2014 20: 04
    FAL predecessor

    Self-loading rifle SAFN-49 (Semi-Automatic, FN, model of 1949), was developed at the famous Belgian company Fabrique Nationale Herstal under the guidance of a student John Browning, designer Didien Sav (Dieudonne Saive). The development of a self-loading rifle was started in the late 1930s, but due to the occupation of Belgium by Germany in 1940, work was suspended and resumed only after the end of World War II.
    In 1949, a new rifle was adopted by the Belgian army under the designation SAFN-49 under the Belgian cartridge 7,65 mm Mauser. In addition to Belgium, the FN supplied these rifles for export - to Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Luxembourg, Indonesia and a number of countries, and under the cartridges adopted in these countries (various versions of Mauser cartridges from 7 to 7,92 mm in caliber and for American cartridges .30-06). SAFN-49 rifles were notable for their high quality of workmanship, they were convenient and reliable, however, they required highly skilled workers and a large amount of machine work to manufacture, and therefore were expensive to manufacture. Both in Belgium and in other countries, these rifles did not last too long and were mostly supplanted by their direct descendant - the more modern and advanced FN FAL rifles. It is interesting to note that in its internal structure, the SAFN-49 rifle is very similar to the Soviet rifle of the Tokarev SVT-40 system. It is difficult to judge whether the design of the SAFN-49 is a loan from the Soviet system, since the development of both rifles was started at about the same time, before the Second World War. It is possible that Didien Sev and Fedor Tokarev simply independently selected the same solutions, optimal at the same level of technology. It is also possible that Sev borrowed the successful design of the Soviet rifle - it is now difficult to judge.


    Extra charges:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_Model_1949
  20. 0
    2 December 2014 22: 23
    Of course it would be interesting, but everything about her has already been "licked" a long time ago, as well as about FNKu. Another thing is that it has simply gored to the point of impossibility - politics, Ukraine, Putin, bhbama, Europedics, well, I will not save you !!!!
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ... . wassat
  21. 0
    2 December 2014 23: 38
    Plus article. I liked this site precisely because of such publications. The theme of Ukraine is already tired (from empty to empty) we will survive the winter and we will see.
  22. +2
    3 December 2014 00: 17
    - "Neighbor" SVD is just the Australian version ... But "Imbel", Brazil
    1. +1
      3 December 2014 00: 19
      - And, of course, Israeli ...
  23. 0
    3 December 2014 00: 48
    The Portuguese army today uses this unit and replacements for it in the foreseeable future are not expected
  24. +2
    3 December 2014 12: 25
    I don’t have the chance to shoot from the FAL, but next to me
    a man was shooting (this was not in the army, but in the detachment of the village self-defense).
    He said that after the M-16 - a shock - as a strong return, but then
    you get used to it. And, of course, only solitary, no queues.
    The gun is not for this.
  25. +1
    3 December 2014 14: 19
    I will say the seditious thing ...... the USSR and the USA supplied their satellites with relatively free weapons, which served as the prevalence of AK and M16.
    But Belgium only sold its rifles. And 90 countries are sooooo good.
  26. +2
    3 December 2014 14: 22
    Quote: PSih2097
    I personally like SCAR you want, close range, want long range ... Modularity, her mother.

    Modularity is good at home. He climbed into the arms cabinet and collected what you want to shoot today)))
    But in real hostilities is doubtful. It is unlikely that anyone will carry along trunks-shutters-adapters
  27. +1
    3 December 2014 20: 28
    Yes, 7,62 / 51 is a powerful cartridge, like our 7,62 / 54.
  28. 0
    4 December 2014 19: 53
    In the 90s we had such a thing as IEDs - A. Also shot in bursts.
  29. 0
    13 March 2015 00: 41
    All the same, Americans are bad people, they sold their cartridge. Otherwise, the FN FAL under 7x43 would be just a candy and not a long oar.
  30. +1
    15 March 2015 20: 12
    Weapons on such a cartridge without a sniper scope, stupidity. Without optics, you can’t choose everything a cartridge can do.
    However, it is possible without optics. But then you need to use intense automatic fire. And this will not be a rifle, but a machine gun.
    And if a rifle, then only with optics.

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