[J. Semper Paratus]

I was shooting my M-14 clone, the M1A (with national match barrel) the other day and the sucker jammed with new ammo on the first shot... bad ammo. The rim broke off the cartridge which had expanded tightly in the chamber and was unextractable. The clear the rifle, I needed to ram rod the cartridge out. Bummer.

The firearm is still one of the greatest to have been made. I have shot the M-16, which I think is a fine weapon, the FN-FAL which is far better, and the M-1A which is right up there with the FAL. With a cartridge jam, the FAL is superior to the M1A in the ease of extracting the jam as it opens so easily.

Fun, fun, fun!

[AnAmericanMother]

I prefer the FN to the Garand - probably because we just got our M-1 from the CMP (it's a retread Dane also - all matched numbers so we're keeping it "stock") and I'm not as familiar with it yet.

But the FN is really my husband's rifle. My pet is my Lee-Enfield No.4 Long Branch sniper rifle in .303. The original scope is a little foggy, but it's still got MOA accuracy out to 200 yards (haven't done any serious shooting beyond that). It's a heavy rascal, but the bolt is very slick with a short throw, and I can fire it almost as fast as a semi-auto. And with ammo in stripper clips it's very convenient to reload.

[AdamSelene235]

The AR15 fills the gap between pistol and rifle nicely: A good carbine. But if you want a *rifle* rather than a poodle shooter, the FN-FAL is hard to beat. Get one today before the RINOs ban them.