FN FAL Gas adjustment and gas system explained, gas tube removed

[@h1017412]

I've just bought a FAL and this is useful information. Thank you very much.

[@Sinaimedve007]

wise decision, mate! You won't regret it. FALs are way underrated, in Europe at least they're completely forgotten, and being sold around AK price levels. Btw check out my FN FAL accuracy video, with Norma Jaktmatch FMJ this gun is 1,5 MoA/110 yards, iron sights.

[@eliasdeleone7059]

One of the greatest rifles of all time, truly an implement for any situation.

[@daltonagre]

Here in Brazil is normal the use of rifles 50 years old, by our rmy. @@Sinaimedve007

[@oprexxon]

thank you so much for taking the time doing these videos regarding our beloved FAL. I bought mine a couple weeks ago and now I know what to do before taking the first shot. Very excited until then! Cheers!!

[@Sinaimedve007]

cherish and love your FAL, mate! you will never hold a better milsurp rifle in your hand.

[@jacklynch3333]

good explanation. Solid instructions. Your video has strange spots on it like you are in witness protection agency.

[@thetoecutter13]

Seems like it's some kind of auto face recognition and blur program. Notice how it blurs his face but not all the time, and random blurs appear at times like the algorithm is confusing some pattern in the frame as a face. If it is an auto face blur program, it doesn't work very well.

[@nukeblue]

I appreciate your videos. They were helpful with a stubborn gas adjustment collar on a recent acquisition.

[@Vittin2006]

It is really very sad to know that a foreigner can have a legitimately Brazilian rifle (imbel), and a native Brazilian, cannot because of disarmament governments that destroy the military history of Brazil, finally we civilians are having access to parafal (imbel) ) here in Brazil..well I intend to join the Marine Corps, and your video cleared many doubts I had about the fal gas system, thank you very much for the video and for keeping and taking care of a symbol of the Brazilian soldier,greetings from Brazil. (google translator)

[@michaelmacek9433]

On a SAFN 49 (the forerunner to the FAL) rotating the gas lug 180 degrees cuts off gas flow to the piston making it possible to launch rifle grenades.I own a G series FN FAL model 50.00 (one of less than 2000 imported by Browning between 1959 and 1964.The gas system appears to be the same as the FN 49.My rifle came with a sniper scope and is in near excellent condition.I really love the was it shoots.

[@imarinobr]

Great video, great instructions! Thank you! Please keep it sending more FAL content! Best regards

[@uuzoo]

I needed this video. Thank you very much.

[@honey8784]

thank you , appreciate your video. My FAL has a Hesse receiver , Now that you showed me how to dissemble , I will clean gas piston to be sire my receiver is ok. Thanks from Oklahoma USA

[@Sinaimedve007]

wellcome wish u loads of fun with this marvellous rifle

[@bond_3239]

Really great video and great explanation. I just purchased an FAL, so I appreciate this video.

[@John_BP]

Whats with the blur? Aha! I saw the spyderco.

[@matt8145-d4d]

Thanks for this. I was able to properly adjust mine.

[@thenapalmbrothershq5585]

Best FAL video

[@ondamedjedi]

my whole barrel is a lemon, i bought 2 gas plugs both which show gaps between the plug and gas assembly. Good video+humor not enough of the latter in these vids. cheers.

[@Sinaimedve007]

Hey buddy, what do u mean by lemmon barrel? I dont understand that. Yes,.i willhave more.humour and jokes, the zee germans are comin'!

[@ondamedjedi]

Bear of Sinai gas plug is loose on the front, I replaced the plug and same issue so i figure it was improperly machined OR just beat to shit not really sure. I was told to silver solder on the inside of the gas plug to counder it but that's not working at all.

[@Sinaimedve007]

ondamedjedi can u post a video abiut it? The gas plug is fitting snugly on all fals i' ve seen. So there is a gap between your plug and the gas block, even after u put the plug back? Are u surely.not interchanging metric and inch pattern parts?

[@dead-or-a-lively5096]

Excellent video! Thank you.

[@Sinaimedve007]

+Josie Walesthanks, and you are welcome, mate!

[@VideoManFran]

Thank you so much. Very informative and extremely helpful.

[@Kapov]

Weyland-Yutani Company ;) Nice video.

[@joerico9461]

Very cool thanks for the info

[@intrepid5592]

OK very good explanation for the usage of the gas port system adjustment. Now. What is it used for or why?

[@stevetheduck1425]

When shooting: Set gas at 5. Stoppage drill: rifles fires once then stops. Work charging handle. Rifles fires one or two shots and stops again. safety on, pull rifle down close to you, turn gas to 6 or 7. Carry on firing. Repeat if needed. Basically, gas at middle setting number for a start, then more gas if it doesn't reload. It depends on how hot, cold the day is, or how fouled the gas piston is. If this happens with full gas, survive, then get your rifle to an armourer, or clean it yourself.

[@kasquaskannachehukapapansk9857]

FAL's make excellent boat paddles but are very heavy.

[@Sinaimedve007]

Hahaha yeah that's kinda true

[@michael-zg2co]

Very good video

[@tigerboy60]

Bear have you ever fired a Century Arms FAL?

[@FransiscoFigueroa-s2m]

Yo cerre toda la válvula del gas y ni aun asi la expulsa. Medio separa el cerrojo, me ayudas por favor

[@Milkman3572000]

Like others have said, Find one ammo for your FAL. POI and cycling will be more reliable.

[@minxythemerciless]

In my experience with the L1A1, setting the gas to mid range always worked. I'm not quite sure why you wouldn't use a really high setting other than perhaps more recoil and wear? Little mentioned is that the iron sights that move depending on how the weapon is held - due to the pivot. To be a good shot (I was a marksman) you need to learn how to hold the weapon consistently between shots.

[@damarei]

What? The front sight is timed to the receiver when the barrel is installed into the receiver. Unless the barrel itself is unscrewing from the receiver, there should be no movement of the front sight.

[@minxythemerciless]

The front-sight and barrel and receiver assembly move as one piece on the pivot. The rear sight is on the butt-stock assembly. There is some slop in the pivot so the two assemblies move depending on how you hold the weapon.

[@damarei]

Jeremy Ardley Ihhh, I misunderstood. I thought you were saying lateral movement of the front sight assembly was possible. While you may be technically correct, I think you're giving the tiny movements possible too much credit. We're talking about battle rifles that are capable of 3 NOW at best. That, combined with standing, offhand firing likely makes any vertical shift possible from the pivot more or less insignificant.

[@minxythemerciless]

The flex is a rotary motion around the barrel axis so more left/right and less up/down. I have shot this weapon with iron sights in top military marksmanship contests and I know precisely how the weapon moves under different grips and pressures. When firing prone at snap targets and at long distance fixed targets you will always get better/more consistent results if you hold it the same way. At 300m it is as much as 8 inches lateral mean impact point - i.e. outside of the V-Bull.

[@damarei]

Jeremy Ardley At 300 meters, you're going to get a 9 inch grouping, at best, with a 3MOA rifle. I have no doubt that you firmly believe that the wiggle in the pivot affects accuracy. Many people also falsely believe that poor upper to lower fit negatively affects accuracy in the stoner pattern rifles. It would be even more evident in the AR-15 if such issues were valid, as that rifle is capable of great precision, at times even under 1MOA. Furthermore, being a ring and post system, the post doesn't need to be stationary for the sighting system to function normally. cheers

[@Roniezocchio]

How do you get a Brazilian FAL???

[@Sinaimedve007]

well i just bought it in a local store, was sitting there since days of Noah. ammo is double of the us price in hungary, therefore such guns sell slow. btw any fn fal copies will do, all of them are gorgeous.

[@Chuck883]

Excellent video. After 20 years of faithfulness my FN stopped cycling. Come to find out the gas settings were off. Maybe moved the dial when cleaning. Also, I was using cheap Wolf ammo and when I went to Brass case is when it stopped cycling causing FTE. So, you recommend starting at 8 clicks away from the fully open gas port or is each gun different on the exact amount of closing off position of the gas port? Thank you again for this. Saved me money from gunsmith :)

[@Sinaimedve007]

well happy to help. my fal just needed two extra clicks for steel cased ammo to be able to cycle perfectly. make sure to ckean the gas port's gas hole thoroughly. fals can go on forever with steel cased ammo, dont worry.

[@Chuck883]

I took her completely apart and the gas tube and piston was caked with 50 years of residue. Cleaned her up and lightly lubed the piston and tube then wiped her clean before assembling. Taking her out tomorrow to see how she runs. Thank you again.

[@YTABIN78]

Soooo, how'd it work out for you?!?!?

[@Chuck883]

All good. Runs like she used to.

[@YTABIN78]

I just picked up an IMBEL. I have no idea what I'm doing with it so I'll be careful adjusting the gas system. Are you still shooting Wolf through yours?

[@rpotter94]

excellent video

[@Sinaimedve007]

thanks a lot! FN FALs rule, such fun guns.

[@iamsonedisoncahaya4845]

Sir, is gas setting for reduce recoil from weapon?

[@Sinaimedve007]

No, it is a feature which enables the rifle to function with poor quality ammo, and also ín case the rifle gets really dirty, and also it is a good feature to improve reliability in adverse weather conditions (extreme cold, heat etc)

[@WreckedDixie]

A dude I work with brought an FAL to me for cleaning (gas tube was full of grease!) with 11 gas settings. It ejects the same on setting 1 as it does on setting 11. Anyone?

[@rm5902]

Keep setting at th setting allowing the most gas to eject the brass case, assuming a #1. By closing the port to the maximum, assuming #11, or beyond the minimum causes undue wear and stress to the receiver. Your beating your receiver to a pulp. You can insert a poly tecoil block to help reduce wear to the receiver.

[@latigomorgan]

I had some old (1963) Spanish surplus ammo. The FAL would not eject it no matter what the gas setting. I figure the powder must have degraded. The primers were all fine, though. So, I bought a collet puller and pulled the bullets on 500 rounds of ammo, then reloaded them with fresh powder and they worked fine after that.

[@17MrLeon]

I had the failure to extract on my first shot on first stage on competition. I cant aim rifle upwards. I had to rest the charging handle on wooden pallet and push my self on the rifle. I didnt imagine it can be this ahrd to just eject a round.

[@robertcruz5473]

What kind of watch are you wearing?

[@Sinaimedve007]

Just a budget Timex which I still have and use when I am gardening, on the range etc 🙂. Cost like 50USD back in A.D. 2008.

[@patrickcortez4471]

Bear of Sinai you do not remove the gas cylinder. You clean it with a fal cleaning kit. Or a regular cleaning rod with a patch attached to a cleaning jag. That is how I clean my fn fal gas cylinder when I am done shooting it.

[@Sinaimedve007]

You know, I never said you have to remove it, i merely shown how to do it if you needed to.

[@73288]

Ok I have to ask is there a reason why you just cant close gas tube to be sure that will cycle? And I just bought L1A1 and i set it to wide open (12 on the top) and it still works, I dont know if its wrong but it works.

[@Sinaimedve007]

check if the gas collar was not screwed/put back the wrong (opposite) direction... if the hole is fully open, it could never cycle.

[@73288]

+Bear of Sinai Maybe it is because of ammo.That hole on the top is wide open and it still works, ill try a different ammo in the future to test this once more. And thank for reply.

[@Sinaimedve007]

73288 so... something just doesn't add up here. If the gas port is open, i.e. the hole is there, visible, large, there is just no way that the rifle could cicle properly. Except for a WILDLY overloaded cartridge, but that would show and tell right away on the cases (ruptures, cracks e.g.). SO I would rather poke' around the: -gas plug (clean? no gunk in there? is the "A" sign on the top when reassemlbed)? -gas collar (is it properly adjusted)? -what happens if you go all the 14 clicks the other way? And yes, trying some other ammo is also a very good idea. Keep me posted, pls.

[@Grendizer0ne]

Weyland Industries hoodie!!!

[@Sinaimedve007]

+Leo Colo BUILDING BETTER WORLDS!!!!! :) yeah bro'! I actually did believe in that when I signed up to be a Space Marine.

[@LuisRodriguez-gt9hx]

Random blurs, what's up with that?

[@Sinaimedve007]

It was raining, and it messed up the camera focus...

[@hammerchange2994]

I am using an ex irish army FN FAL, it ejects brass about 10meters and with m80 ball I cannot get a grouping less than 4 inches. Do you know why?

[@Sinaimedve007]

Sorry mate, missed your question. The gas port is too closed, open it up a little bit, you are hammering the piston with unnecessary huge amount of gasses. This also might degrade your accuracy, as less gas is used to propek the bullet than the ideal qty. On the other hand, 4inch groups with a Fal are not tragical, especially with surplus ball ammo. Buy a couple boxes of other ammo types, e.g. hornady, prvi, saloerbellot etc., and trial and error experience will tell u, which ia the optimal one. Use steady conditions, e.g. sandbag, rifle support, shoot slow and calm, try.to cut out the human factor. My best group with Fal was 1.5 MoA, with Norma Jaktmatch ammo (bit pricey....) Have fun!

[@hammerchange2994]

Thanks very much

[@Sinaimedve007]

Colin McQuaid what i mean mate is if u achieve 4 inch with ball ammo, i bet u will.go under two moa with quality ammo. Cheers from Hungary!

[@elgallodecente5605]

why closed parts of video?

[@rockape252]

The setting of the Gas Regulator has nothing to do with the propellent Gas affecting the Bullet. The same amount of Propellent Gas escapes through the Gas Vent. The Gas Regulator allows more Gas to drive the Piston to the rear as the weapon gets dirty with burnt propellent. To fire a Rifle Grenade the Gas Plug is rotated 180 degrees blocking off all Propellent Gas escaping through the Gas Block and thus propelling the Grenade. In the British forces we fired the no 94 Energa Anti Tank Grenade

[@BooDamnHoo]

rockape252 True, though you can turn off the gas plug and all the gas will propel the bullet but the rifle will not cycle. It will behave as a single shot rifle that needs to be hand charged each time.

[@uuzoo]

That is true. I know from experience. @@BooDamnHoo

[@invisiblerevolution]

Decent video

[@invisiblerevolution]

I brought mines FULLY closed and just kept her that way......is that a BAD thing????

[@marcogram1216]

Yes. You're needlessly beating the rifle and yourself up. This is a very good video on how to adjust the gas system.

[@levylacambra9510]

Most of the videos in the torture test rarely happens in actual combat, except for the water test, which are expected during river crossings, and during heavy downpour in open terrain or in the jungle. And I admire the F A L's endurance; it could still fire in auto mode. Great gun indeed!

[@deanstrait7755]

Good video except you got carried away with the blurs.

[@جمالالحربي-ن4خ]

ممكن شرح برنامج بل ألغاه العربي اني من العراق

[@davidsa7932]

muito bom

[@Johnny_Dj_Bravo]

Thank you for the review. Next video , you need an other person to hold the CAMERA

[@Sinaimedve007]

Absolutely... True! The reason I made this video was to help people who just bought their FAL and it wouldn't cycle properly. My FAL was assembled incorrectly when I bought it, so I had to figure it all out by myself, and it was no fun 😭

[@حذيفيالحذيفي-د2ل]

قوة القوه

[@hansstrouf]

There is a tool for that, you damage the gas selector

[@Sinaimedve007]

Yes, there is-unfortunately I had none, and also did not find any in Europe.

[@R.Tafolla]

5:06 lmao blur fail

[@shahadali1104]

اريد شرح عربي

[@عباسالخزرجي-م1ق]

اكو عرب بالطيارة

[@intrepid5592]

No halfway between too much and too little...this feature must have a very important purpose which eludes me. I think this could get a soldier killed if he fiddles with it foe whatever reason...

[@davidsa7932]

Brasil Imbel

[@hansstrouf]

Imbecile, FN Herstal Belgique

[@davidsa7932]

aqui no brasil fn fal 762x51 é fabricado pela imbel

[@TacticalTigerBalm]

this happened to me and didnt realize how open my gas nut was. because my nut had numbers on it I thought it stayed in place and adjusted that way. I didnt know it comes fully off

[@Sinaimedve007]

TacticalTigerBalm basically, once you find the optimal setting for your FAL (each one is a little bit of an individual), you can pretty much forget about the gas nut, like 4ever.

[@vonwillful]

Thank you for the video, I will be able to have matters shipshape before the Russkies hit lol.

[@Wolfwolveswolf]

IMBEL

[@davidsa7932]

ok

[@da_pk]

Learn how to take Video

[@Sinaimedve007]

sorry for the quality... hope the content is compensating you for that