If you get a FAL get a PARA model. Imbel recievers are one of the best BTW. 8)
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I had both, STG58 and a brand new Para Argentinian kit on an IMBEL receiver, the para was my favorite by far, I think you should handle both before buying one. BTW the para will be in most cases more expensive and retain more value. Either way you will be getting a top notch MBR no matter what version you pick! I always will regret selling both of my FAL's! 
In the end I'm happy I got the para (for portability) although initially I wanted a regular stock. The length of pull on the para was pretty short for me necessitating a buttpad.
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I plan to get both just because I agree with both sides. I will get the STG58 first and then the para cause it is nice for portability and it looks cool I will shoot the para until it breaks and then I will always have the standard for backup, problem solved. Too bad I don't yet have the cash for either- :lol:
I will shoot the para until it breaks and then I will always have the standard for backup, problem solved. Too bad I don't yet have the cash for either- :lol:...LOL...in one lifetime ?...Zeus said:
...FALs don't break...they just eventually wear out...eventually... :lol:
...standard or para...either way you can't go wrong...the FAL was the most widely used and distributed battle rifle ever fielded... there's gotta be a reason for that...you think ?... :wink:
I have been building and gunsmithing FAL's for over 10 years.
Fal's are my favorite rifle!
The DSA is worth the extra money compared to the Entreprise/Imbel.
Imbel receivers are high quality and Imbel is a licensed maker of the FAL receivers, Entreprise on the other hand is hit or miss at best and I have seen and corrected some very poor work they have done.
I have to disagree with Ullie on the fact that Para's are less reliable, I have 2 and have built many a para for customers and although the recoil spring is in the top cover as opposed to the buttstock on a standard FAL the Para's have been just as reliable and just as accurate. Also the life span of a para should be the same as a standard FAL.
While DSA does make a great FAL I wouldn't say they are better than an original FN, I have found original FN's to be of the upmost quality and usually slightly more accurate as a whole than a DSA built FAL. But you are gonna pay twice the amount for a FN made FAL.
Type 1 or 2 receivers are basically the same except for a slightly different lightening cut at the rear of the receiver, they both can have or not have carry handle cuts, that is not what determines the type. Imbels on the other hand are type 3 receivers and look more blocky than a type 1 or 2.
Here is a pic showing the 3 different types from top type 2, type 3 and type 1
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Fal's are my favorite rifle!
The DSA is worth the extra money compared to the Entreprise/Imbel.
Imbel receivers are high quality and Imbel is a licensed maker of the FAL receivers, Entreprise on the other hand is hit or miss at best and I have seen and corrected some very poor work they have done.
I have to disagree with Ullie on the fact that Para's are less reliable, I have 2 and have built many a para for customers and although the recoil spring is in the top cover as opposed to the buttstock on a standard FAL the Para's have been just as reliable and just as accurate. Also the life span of a para should be the same as a standard FAL.
While DSA does make a great FAL I wouldn't say they are better than an original FN, I have found original FN's to be of the upmost quality and usually slightly more accurate as a whole than a DSA built FAL. But you are gonna pay twice the amount for a FN made FAL.
Type 1 or 2 receivers are basically the same except for a slightly different lightening cut at the rear of the receiver, they both can have or not have carry handle cuts, that is not what determines the type. Imbels on the other hand are type 3 receivers and look more blocky than a type 1 or 2.
Here is a pic showing the 3 different types from top type 2, type 3 and type 1
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