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Originally Posted by 71scgc
A great combat rifle, that FN FAL.
An M-14 will shoot circles around it.
Carter
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Yes, a M14 is a little more accurate, esp if you get into the National Match stuff. But if you compare what was GI issue with a standard FAL, they are fairly equal.
In the trials the T-48 (FAL, made by H&R) beat the M14 even on tests that were engineered in favor of the M14. But, the FAL wasn't an American design, and so the M14 was selected. FN/Belgium was willing to give a free license to manufacture as a "thank you" for saving them in WW2.
And, the FAL is still being produced - not just teh DSA stuff (which has QC issues) but Imbel and a company in Nigeria are still putting them out.