Martin Baxter wrote:

Nav wrote:


That being said the weapon is ridiculously expensive, complicated,
heavy and far too powerful to make a good assault rifle.


Yes, I agree the recoil is (was) not well enough controlled to make it
a great automatic weapon. It was also not that accurate I(MHO) as
compared to the .303 I shot in competition. However I often ended the
day with a sore shoulder from firing .303 in a shirt and never had
such a problem with the FN SLR. People still use .303 for hunting here
-how about in Canada?


Indeed the gas operation takes up a lot of the recoil, and for a lot of
people this
makes the FN, or any other gas operated semi-auto more accurate for that
person, (less afraid of
a sore shoulder), even though the weapon is in fact inherenltly less
accurate. Yes we still use .303, quite a few
"sporterized" Lee Enfields out there.



I'm still not able to get out of Doug exactly what this FN FAL weapon
was that fired an (accurate?) automatic 3 round burst. From my
recollection of the firing meachnaism I don't see how it could be
accomplished without a major rework of the trigger and selector
mechanisms.


Indeed, I think it was slip on Dougs' part, I can't recall seeing any
version of the FAL in Janes
that has selective 3 round burst, he must have been thinking of another
weapon.


Yes, I thought Doug was wrong too -from my limited recollection of the
mechanism (although I used to be able to strip and reassenble the FN SLR
blindfold a long time ago!). That aside, I can't imagine why he would
want to claim to have fired an accurate group from the shoulder in a 3
round burst. Even with a bipod (which was not an option on the FN-SLR's
I used either) it's hard to be accurate during automatic weapons fire
-although I once managed to saw a target in half with a GPMG (that
barrel got damn hot before I switched barrels) and afterward I was
worried an RSM would give me hell for it!

Cheers

Nav wrote:

Even with a bipod (which was not an option on the FN-SLR's
I used either) it's hard to be accurate during automatic weapons fire
-although I once managed to saw a target in half with a GPMG (that
barrel got damn hot before I switched barrels) and afterward I was
worried an RSM would give me hell for it!


Indeed, did the saw in half thing once with a SMG (Patchet, 9mm), only it was from about
two metres! RSM was a tad red but kept mum.

Cheers
Marty

Nav wrote:
Yes, I thought Doug was wrong too

Yep, you always do.

... -from my limited recollection of the
mechanism (although I used to be able to strip and reassenble the FN SLR
blindfold a long time ago!).

Navvie, an "SLR" is a self loading rifle. How many different types do
you think the FN group has produced over the years?


...That aside, I can't imagine why he would
want to claim to have fired an accurate group from the shoulder in a 3
round burst.

Been taking speed-reading lessons from Jaxxie again?

... Even with a bipod (which was not an option on the FN-SLR's
I used either) it's hard to be accurate during automatic weapons fire
-although I once managed to saw a target in half with a GPMG (that
barrel got damn hot before I switched barrels) and afterward I was
worried an RSM would give me hell for it!

And you would have deserved it, wasting the taxpayers money like that.

DSK

DSK wrote:

Nav wrote:

Yes, I thought Doug was wrong too


Yep, you always do.

... -from my limited recollection of the mechanism (although I used to
be able to strip and reassenble the FN SLR blindfold a long time ago!).


Navvie, an "SLR" is a self loading rifle. How many different types do
you think the FN group has produced over the years?


You tell me. How many SLRs fire 3 round bursts?

...That aside, I can't imagine why he would want to claim to have
fired an accurate group from the shoulder in a 3 round burst.


Been taking speed-reading lessons from Jaxxie again?

That's what you said. I'll quote you:

"It's one of the settings for select fire. Pull the trigger, it squirts
out 3. Usually a pretty tight group even from the shoulder, too. "

Cheers


And you would have deserved it, wasting the taxpayers money like that.



Maybe but I was young and enjoying the power offered by the fire ower of
the GPMG. Fortunately I have grown up and no longer need weapons to make
me sure I'm a real man.

Cheers