I have a DS Arms FAL and it is a great rifle. FAL’s were not know for being very usable at all in full auto however. Moderately accurate and extremely reliable they were/are a great main battle rifle in a great caliber.
“FAL’s were not know for being very usable at all in full auto however”
Exactly. I’ve had a FAL variant for decades now. Plenty accurate and extremely reliable with pretty much any ammo I’ve ever fed it. It was my primary rifle for quite some time, but as I’ve gotten older it’s not getting any lighter to lug around, especially with a kit of 20rd mags. That said, the reliability of the piston system is well worth the additional weight, but anymore I much prefer the same reliability with less weight of the HK MR556A1 which I can swap out with 2 other uppers, one in 300BLK for close and quiet, and the other in 6.5 Grendel to reach out as far as the FAL does, but obviously not with the same down range energy.
I may have to pull ‘The right arm of the free world’ out of the cabinet later this week and see if I can hit the 500yrd gongs with as much regularity as I used to. Kinda doubt I can do it with just the iron sights though, as another wonderful benefit of older age is eyesight that ain’t what it used to be, lol.