FN FAL G-Series

[@brennanwennerstrom7533]

The FAL has to be one of my favourite firearms of all time, doesn’t matter what variant it is.

[@lilpettyxbigdiesel9387]

It's beautiful

[@Leatherminivan]

Agreed sir

[@illswift5]

Funny enough I bought a DSA FAL today. Haven’t shot it yet, but I’m extremely excited to shoot it

[@MrBrown-kg3yf]

Yes, it is

[@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920]

@@illswift5 DSA’s are great, I bet you’ll love it. Enjoy your new gun!

[@maverickmartinez7776]

Larry, I'm glad to see that you are in good health. Keep on trucking, bro.

[@thepatriotsrage661]

Amen to that!

[@mithonig6553]

@Brookie saying that you are glad that he is fine is totally ok when someone has fucking CANCER!

[@thedesignerblacksmith5953]

I’m very worrying about his health condition.He isn’t fat like before,and now he looks so old.He looks like nearly bald,and his hair is white

[@maverickmartinez7776]

@Brookie merry Christmas 🎄

[@pratyushojha]

I felt that he had lost significant amount of weight. In a rather short period of time. I hope that he is doing alright.

[@goinhot9133]

It’s crazy how much rifles flex.. gotta love the high speed footage!!

[@vasilije94]

Yea, pretty much all rifles flex in slow motion. Its interesting to see, thats for sure.

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

them barrels whip around lol

[@Veldtian1]

Whippit good.

[@Veldtian1]

@Jay Rock AK By that you mean they're just thicc.

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

@@Veldtian1 Old devo song lol

[@Mrgunsngear]

Great rifle

[@soonerfrac4611]

7.62x51, for when it’s surely gotta die.

[@357-swagnumultramagax9]

I just noticed I was unsubbed to you , just subbed again. Stupid KZbin

[@wreython]

I'm sure you've all seen it but Larry covered a German FAL back in 2015 with some excellent footage. This post is just as good and confirms what a beautiful piece of machinery the FAL is. As I said back then, "the devil's own foundry just 6 inches from your face". Glorious.

[@user-yb3rs5wh6z]

I’d have to disagree with Larry’s statement about the rifle being “long stroke”. The implications of long stroke, to me, is that the piston/ op rod is attached to the bolt carrier and travels with the carrier. Example most recognizable being the AK or Garand. In the FALs case the piston only pushes against the carrier. I’d argue that it is a short stroke, just as the actions of many other guns, namely the FN49, AR18.

[@thorsenst]

I think it's more an issue of the op-rod doesn't travel the full distance of the bolt's travel. I also disagree that it's a long travel piston. I think because it travels less than half the bolts total travel it's a short stroke system. I don't think that it necessarily has to be fixed to the bolt carrier though. Also I don't know of any long stroke systems where the piston/op rod isn't attached to the bolt carrier by some method.

[@CenturionStrategic]

You're correct, Larry's wrong. It's a short stroke gas piston.

[@zx7-rr486]

Yes, it is indeed a short stroke op/rod piston. You can see clearly in the slow motion vids that the rod only protrudes about an inch and catapults the bolt carrier all the way back with momentum.

[@BikeThrottleOfficial]

Looking good LAV, don’t let the bastards grind you down ✊🏻

[@namefamily2748]

What happend?

[@benhmn]

Also, the ATF raided him and stole all of his machine guns.

[@leighrate]

I was present when a flash suppressor on an L1A1 SLR failed. Everyone knew about it because there was a serious bang. The suppressor doesn't just hid muzzle flash, it also directs a substantial fraction of the muzzle report away from the firer. He wasn't hurt, just extremely surprised.

[@gdarcyie]

The Irish defence forces have several thousand of them in storage after switching over to the styr aug ,DSA upgraded a small number for SF and snipers for Spotter rifles

[@justsomeguy922r3]

I’ve always wondered how the Irish turned their FALs into DMRs.

[@ronstallworth9421]

They would make lots of money by auctioning them.

[@zx7-rr486]

@@ronstallworth9421 I am sure they are well aware that they are sat on some moneys worth. They could sell them as parts kits to the USA - I am assuming they have fully automatic receivers.

[@jimf3932]

Just mega cool, LAV! Having carried a Belgian with type III cuts in Africa for a couple years- bucket list- I readily kept it as my primary with my DD Mk-18 as a backup. If only I could have brought it home...

[@thepatriotsrage661]

Southern Africa during the border war?

[@jimf3932]

@@thepatriotsrage661 I wish. Northern Africa near Libya more recently. 2017-2019. Was gifted the rifle by a senior host country security head.

[@thepatriotsrage661]

@@jimf3932 Ah right. Yes, the Libyans and other Arab countries are fond the FAL and G3 (although the AKM platform makes more sense there).

[@mikedicke5505]

My 2 favorite heavy hitters are the FAL and Hk 91. I dig my 5.56 but there’s just something special about 7.62 👌🏼🔥

[@GuneTools]

Check out the Robinson Arms XCR-M then.

[@lordinfamous4972]

Always a good day when Vickers uploads 😂

[@davidduafala3050]

The FAL is such a elegant gun to shoot. It's sophisticated and ergonomic. The FAL is not as practical as other rifles but it was ahead of its time.

[@majornukehazard1989]

The reason why this weapon didn't saw much action coz its a battle rifle chambers a full powered 7.62x51mm cartridge, I would prefer an AK-47 over this large hunk of wood & iron from cold war era, a much more reliable easier to operate and maintain IMO.

[@tullo5564]

@@majornukehazard1989 AK is better than most

[@majornukehazard1989]

@@tullo5564off course old is gold, the immortal AK.👌👍

[@tullo5564]

@@majornukehazard1989 lol yeah,AK shoots no matter what,though it has some shortcomings, every gun has.

[@majornukehazard1989]

@@tullo5564malfunctions are very rare in the AKs and if ever happens can be easily fixed without much of a hassle, no other weapon system in the world has ever came close to this level of sturdiness "HAIL MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV".

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

I served in the New Zealand army with a L1A1 in the 80s,great rifles with good stopping power downrange and very reliable if looked after as any weapon should be , I never heard anyone complain about the weight or length as that was what was issued and the Sarg Maj would not be impressed with, this weapon is to heavy lol

[@judesheckelberg5135]

Rouse your countrymen to shrug off your horsefaced tyrant.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

The right arm of the free world! Love the FAL-- just wish I could find more new production metal mags, seriously major deficit in availability.

[@jonathanbennett1411]

Liberty Tree Collectors had some good quality South African magazines recently, 1970s production but like new. And you can still get uglier shape Israeli mags for a reasonable price. But the FAL has nothing on the G3/HK91 when it comes to available cheap magazines.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@jonathanbennett1411 Yeah they were mostly gone by the time I looked unfortunately. It's too bad KCI isn't still making new production metal mags, I was fortunate enough to get a couple brand new Imbel Metric Mags through United Defense LLC but no more have come into the country sadly. I prefer new for the new rifle also to save some money on having to refurbish beat up old ones.

[@TooManyChoices1]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary There is a major market for new production steel FAL mags!! You’d think some manufacturers would have jumped on the opportunity by now, sadly no 😢!

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@TooManyChoices1 Right??? I did talk to CSSpec Magazines about making some, he's still considering it, Arizona Response Systems gets some great quality ones from time to time but he's been out too. I'm just as frustrated and shocked as you that NO ONE is making new aluminum or steel FAL Metric or Inch-pattern mags, it's super odd with how high a demand there is for them. IMBEL just needs to find a way to import theirs, they have quite literally a million brand new Metric Mags just sitting in storage.

[@TooManyChoices1]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary If you care to, watch my recent video on how my FAL blew up 3 of the steel magazines over the course of 2 days with somebody’s bad reloads 🥴…. Gun is fine, but mags were 5 bucks a pop when I bought them, and now I see them selling for like 30-40 bucks or more a magazine some places 😒! I was able to salvage the mag body on all of them and fix two with the factory parts that came out, but they don’t lock back on empty anymore. FAL is a tough girl lol 😆!

[@Chiller01]

I love an FAL with wood furniture. So classic.

[@genekind6099]

The FAL is by far my favorite rifle. I don’t own one but it’s on my bucket list for sure.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

The price is right at DS Arms, better order one soon as lead times are about 8 months right now.

[@genekind6099]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary I just looked. Their prices seem a little steep to me.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@genekind6099 Brand new production with better quality steel and today's market prices certainly put them in a reasonable bracket, no not cheap by any means but better than say a 7.62 SCAR by far.

[@tirthavb]

What a handsome gun. Probably the most good looking in terms of it's understatedness

[@EkremDajakaj]

The most beautiful ever made rifle.

[@majornukehazard1989]

🙄Beautiful? Rather a complex designed with somewhat difficult dismantling & reassembly process, an AK-47 would be a much better option over this cold war relic IMO.☝👌

[@EkremDajakaj]

There are much better rifles than the AK 47. e.g. Sako or GALIL

[@majornukehazard1989]

@@EkremDajakajbut no other weapon system on earth has ever came close to the level of ruggedness, reliability, ease of use, maintenance & cost effectiveness which an AK-47 offers and I mean the original Soviet/Russian made AKs here, not the Chinese Norinco or other Asian African or a Middle Eastern (MAADI) derivative.

[@majornukehazard1989]

@@EkremDajakajand FYI the Israeli Galil (5.56x45mm) Finnish Valmet & SAKO RK-62/M92 (7.62x39mm) are also derivatives of the legendary AK-47.

[@EkremDajakaj]

@@majornukehazard1989 The Ak47 was originally a German invention all transferred from the German StG 44

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

Great to have you back in the game, Vic!

[@CEARAAAAAA]

I served in Brazilian Army and there is still a lot of FAL's being used to this day, but they're slowly becoming to be replaced by IMBEL IA2 in 5.56 and 7.62. FAL is a great rifle but for today's combat its not as great as some competitors.

[@Johnson11c]

The FN Fal is awesome. Another great video Mr. Vickers! Keep on fighting we are praying for you!

[@maxinspace1]

"Fixing to light it up"...those words are music to my ears.

[@tomsmith2209]

Lovely piece of kit. Thanks for showing the working mechanism, in slow motion I really get a better understanding of what's going off. Excellent video.

[@marcg1686]

Thanks for uploading. Larry, the FAL most definitely has a short stroke piston. I look forward to the video claiming the opposite.

[@istvanromai9603]

I'm curious about Larry's argument why he considers it a long stroke gas piston gun when it can be clearly seen on the slowmo footage that the gas piston only transfers its energy via a piston rod and not directly attached to the bolt carrier.

[@0utrider43A]

Recently picked up an older DSA G1 FAL with unusually long flash hinder from estate sale. The serial number is low around the hundred mark and has never been fired. Beautiful wood stock and pistol grip. These are great main battle rifles.

[@josiahcarter3642]

Love ya Larry. So inspired by seeing you sharing some of the best Military Firearms knowledge through your recovery. Kick cancers ass we are all supporting you and know you will! Fucking keep killing it man!

[@Lex41710]

I own several, and to this day, it's the best .308 platform rifle, in my opinion. We were nuts to have gone with the M1A, but alas, we did.

[@MellowFellowOfYellow]

Definitely better than the M14 but not better than AR-10 in my opinion. The tilting bolt is a major disadvantage of the FAL because it can be so inconsistent across ammo loads and doesn't do well with shorter barrel lengths.

[@richardsnider9444]

m14 rules

[@remalm3670]

... it's good to see you doing well Larry ...

[@strykerentllc]

Absolutely beautiful example of a G series. One of the interesting points is the SN being marked into the pistol grip. You are 100% correct in the description of the operating system being a long stroke gas system. Your understanding of the system's operation is excellent and as such, a respectful nod to you, Larry.

[@JustSumGuy01]

Good to see you're still with us

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I love the power of the FN FAL. A great all around rifle, can hunt, plink, and defend.

[@lonsoboll6548]

The best gun channel on KZbin... Table top review and slow motion its perfect..

[@JaredBallou]

Very cool and well maintained piece. Crazy how much the forend flexes when firing, the slow-mo shots look like a Jello barrel as the gas piston goes back and vents the excess.

[@adamr9720]

First center fire calibered semi auto rifle I fired when I was in the cadets back in 1984. The damn thing was as long as I was tall back then but I loved it.

[@thepatriotsrage661]

Cadets in the old South Africa? Must be, as I missed it by a year.

[@adamr9720]

@@thepatriotsrage661 No, it was in England. The only thing I preferred shooting more was the Bren gun. That was so fun and so accurate.

[@thepatriotsrage661]

@@adamr9720 Ah seems we have much in common then. My Grandfather was an instructor on the Lewis and Bren gun in the South African Army circa 1941 and fought in Egypt against the Africa Korps, including El-Alamein.

[@adamr9720]

@@thepatriotsrage661 wow. That’s impressive. I was just a snot nosed kid at boarding school because my parents lived in the Middle East. I’m a good shot though now because of it and I can disassemble, reassemble a Lee Enfield with my eyes closed still to this day. I can’t run as far carrying one though 😉

[@yorkcity55]

Ex British Army and this is roughly the weapon we carried. Deadly accurate but a POS in the dirt. The parts are so perfectly machined that it doesn't take a lot of sand or muck to jam this rifle up. That being said a great all around weapon that deserves its reputation.

[@josholdham1033]

Beautiful rifle. I think the wood stock with polymer handguard is a great look for the rifle that straddled the cold war era transition of old world conventions with ever increasing modern technological advances

[@erichironsson8592]

Looking better every time we see you, Larry! I'm glad!

[@nissanFanboyRB26]

Lookin' mean and lean Larry! Good to see you killing it.

[@lilpettyxbigdiesel9387]

That 7.62 x 51 is a beast

[@John_SlideRule_Bullay]

Can't go wrong with an FAL. Looking good LAV! LAV STRONG! 👊

[@jtaylor3300]

Im glad to see you doing well.

[@BB-bq1xd]

Happy to have you back Larry 💪🏻🇺🇸

[@aliman3229]

The right arm of the free world! I love this rifle.

[@guidorobacio2905]

For me one of the best rifles ever made. Here in Argentina, were used during malvinas war.

[@StrangelyBrownNo1]

You misspelt ‘falklands’ haha

[@guidorobacio2905]

@@StrangelyBrownNo1 I wrote it well, the Falklands are Argentine, think what you want ...

[@StrangelyBrownNo1]

@@guidorobacio2905 not anymore they’re not

[@guidorobacio2905]

@@StrangelyBrownNo1 the Falklands were always Argentine, now they are occupied, 1 more week of war and we beat the English and Americans!

[@forthoseabouttodie]

@@guidorobacio2905 The Americans ? I don't remember seeing any Americans, just scared Argentinians. Another week of war and the Argentine war cemetery on the Falkland Islands would have been much larger.

[@robertwilkinson1778]

I haven’t been on KZbin for years and Larry looks like a new man congratulations solid work man

[@josephfranzen5626]

Glad you’re still rocking it Larry. I mentioned to you years ago that the Delta Ninjas were like super heroes to me when I was a lowly 11B E3 with the 82nd 1st/504th. Great upload man.

[@YaofuZhou]

I may be off topic but it is amazing how quickly Larry got back in shape. We need that discipline.

[@feraldegenerate1743]

Short Stroke Piston by definition means the bolt carrier group is bit connected to the piston, like the FAL, G36, AR-18, SKS. (M1 carbine and SCAR technically are tappet drives, though principle is similar) Although I agree, a well tuned reliable short stroke system will travel with the BCG for the longest amount of time. The term “Short Stroke” I would argue is poor to describe the mechanism. Better I would say is “connected piston” like for an AK “transferred piston” for an G36, “Integral piston” for the AR-15. Tappet Drive and Direct Impingment I still agree are relevant.

[@F8lastcallcharger345]

Stay healthy Mr Vickers. I love your slings a lot, own a ton.

[@Fuzzy_Dice1]

My aunt is going thru chemo rn also larrry, hope u feel better

[@garrettgarrett7974]

Thank you Larry! Saw the jam/missfeed at 4:29. Good health and God Speed! Merry Christmas! JMG out

[@jasonwilliams1085]

Welcome back, Larry! God bless

[@Pewling]

An iconic rifle!

[@majornukehazard1989]

True a relic from the cold war era.☝👌👍

[@th3rdmonkey159]

Great video ! Beautiful rifle !

[@JohnW852]

Converted My FN-FAL to a German postwar G-1 clone config. Israeli wood stock, original stamped sheet steel hand-guard and bi-pod. Looks cool... IMHO. (still have org. parts)

[@TheAsianOfChaos]

Happy to see you back brother

[@hendriktonisson2915]

2:10 Not true. The gas piston on the FAL is not attached to the bolt carrier and literally strikes the bolt carrier after each shot so the action on the FAL is a short-stroke gas system.

[@majornukehazard1989]

Correct because a long stroke gas piston rod is connected to the BCG like the one in AKs.

[@NexusBreeze99]

Great video as always Larry!

[@eliomoukhaiber5011]

greeting from lebanon hope you doing well stay strong champ❤...

[@atrax7023]

Thanks Larry you looking well! Hope you got your gun collection back.

[@ST-kr7hz]

Get well soon Larry

[@sugarnads]

Carry handle very much useful. We had a drill for route of march carrying with the handle. Much easier than using both hands and holding it up all day.

[@jeremyhaisma5622]

Video comes complete with audible ear ringing at the end, nice

[@DetectiveDan01]

You’re looking a little better than in some of your previous videos. I hope your doing well Larry

[@DonxxSollozzo]

Hope you're doing well, Larry! Slick rifle.

[@qedsteve]

Larry, good to see you out in the daylight and having some fun with the FAL. Have a couple "safe queen" FALs but have a Faux-Desian that I'll regularly take to the range for paper-punching. Stay strong, look forward to your next video.

[@keenanschouten2582]

Absolutely no flash. Love it.

[@Kingsvet]

Sweet video, brings back memories. The FN FAL was my personal weapon in the Dutch Army. Thx for making this one and sharing!

[@kodiakkeith]

I have one the G1 German Army FALs (with an American made semi-auto receiver). In 25 years it's never had a failure even with the cheapest Russian ammo.

[@Dale-TND]

Looking good Larry! The FAL is the top dog

[@ronnieman87]

Larry i hope your getting healthier man.

[@yoyomodiji]

Good to see larry in much better shape after his prolonged disease love from india...

[@venturatheace1]

Happy to see you're doing well, Larry!

[@numericbin9983]

the right arm of the free world, as it was called. Greetings from Belgium

[@ChrispyWRX]

Crazy to see the barrel wiggle like that in slo mo

[@misterdavidov]

Larry you are looking great man. I love the way you talk about the Belgium guns/rifles, you video of the FNC is still one of my favourite to see.

[@carboss]

Thanks Larry, great footage and editing by the team.

[@AlexLyzhin]

Ларри, ты профессионал и сильный человек - в итоге Все будет Нормально ! Твои подписчики из Москвы

[@harrydexter8426]

I have used a FN FAL. Excellent rifle!👍😊🇺🇸✝️

[@Robespierres_Ghost]

Wish you well Larry.

[@zachariahmorris833]

Uncle Vickers and a FAL. The best tag team on the planet.

[@brockshields9336]

The G Series FAL. The holy grail of FALs. Or what we liked to call, The Holy "G". I have a sear cut receiver which is almost as rare. Beautiful Belgium Rifle.

[@mpwmu9041]

Merry Christmas LAV.

[@gec-o2167]

Beautiful gun.

[@jsog6]

I own a FAL and it is a very elegant heavy hitter. Replicates a bye gone era.

[@TheEdmond30]

Lovely rifle, Larry its good to see you

[@billshepherd4331]

Merry Christmas Mr. Vickers! Good to see you kicking cancers ass!

[@edmcwilliams6524]

RIFLE Great Video Thanks.

[@istvankovacs6942]

Awesome video! Thx Larry

[@regsparkes6507]

Good shooting rifle, excellent slo-mo sequences too!

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Fantastic episode. Also have a Happy Christmas, Mr. Vickers !!!!!!!!!!

[@harvestblades]

The FAL it is a fantastic rifle. I really miss my old STG 58 I had to sell for health reasons years ago, & now the cost is so high on them, but I wish I could replace it. Great content! I am curious to know how the FAL stacks up vs the modern .308 battle rifles like the AR10, or Scar heavy. I would be curious to know how Larry's fight withcancer is going. I am glad to see he slimmed down, but I only recently learned of his cancer diagnosis. I hope he kicks it's ass, & can stay lean, & put on some muscle.

[@farmerbrown84]

It struggles against a modern AR-308 type rifle, mainly because of poorer ergonomics leading to slower manipulations and a lack of ability to easily optical devices. Oh, and weight. But 7.62 NATO is still 7.62 NATO and it's still an effective cartridge. But the fact is that any iron-sighted rifle is obsolescent in this day and age. With some slight upgrades (say like Spuhr did for the G3) and an appropriate optic, then they can again be pretty effective weapons.

[@paulkelly2882]

Great weapon, beautifully presented, well done LAV, solid content bro

[@royaberjew5546]

New nickname for our resident youtube badass - "light work Larry". Be it smoking out tangos or kicking the shit out of cancer, it's light work for light work Larry. ✌🏼

[@randybaumery5090]

I plan to buy one in the future.

[@ericrumpel3105]

AWESOME Weapon / AWESOME Video !!....Thanks for mak'n & share'n !!!

[@Downsouth1796]

Looking good Larry. Merry Christmas sir!

[@paulfryejr2918]

Love FAL. Mind is an IMBEL