r/FNFAL: The unofficial fan club to the Fusil Automatique Léger, first designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal in 1954.

The FAL (French: Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal and others since 1953. During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the notable exception of the United States.

The FAL rifle, French "Fusil Automatique Léger" meaning Light Automatic Rifle is a battle rifle designed by Belgian small arms designers Dieudonné Saive and Ernest Vervier and then manufactured by FN Herstal.

Nov 24, 2023 · The FAL is probably the fourth most numerous military rifle ever produced. Obviously the numbers are dwarfed by the AK, and the AR platform saturates the US market, but there are plenty of FALs out there.

Feb 8, 2022 · If you want a new production FAL, DS Arms is the only one. People have strong opinions one way and the other on DSA. I think they are a great American company who stands behind their guns, but have suffered from some QC issues in the past.

Mar 27, 2025 · The 7.62mm FN FAL rifle became "The free world's right arm." This very ergonomic, powerful and accurate battle rifle has been used as standard by many. PALADIN85020; Mar 27, 2025; There are no comments to display. Media information. Album 101 CLASSIC FIREARMS Added by PALADIN85020 Date added Mar 27, 2025 View count ...

Mar 3, 2014 · FN FAL armed most of the Western world and their allies during the Cold War era. In the late 1940s, the Western allied countries in the NATO military pact were shopping for a new, modern battle...

The FN FAL rifle (Fusil Automatique Leger – Light Automatic Rifle) is one of the most famous and widespread military rifle designs of the 20th century. The FN FAL was developed by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale company.

Mar 13, 2023 · Although the FN FAL is capable of select-fire, most countries issued them as semi-automatic rifles. The full-auto feature was largely reserved for the heavy barrel models. The FAL is gas-operated; the gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the …

Oct 23, 2022 · The FN FAL: Not Invented Here by Leroy Thompson During World War II, the self-loading M1 Garand rifle gave U.S. Army and Marine infantrymen a distinct advantage over Japanese and German infantrymen armed with boltaction rifles.