FAL Review: Coonan, Inc. 2009 FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction Dave Neville, of Coonan Inc., showed me their new Metric Type III receiver at the 2009 SAR show. I received one shortly after the show for testing
FAL Review: Federal Arms Corporation / DC Industries FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction Federal Arms Corporation (FAC) Closed its doors in 2005. FAC had been the exclusive reseller of the FAL receiver manufactured by Dan Coonan Indust
AK Review: Ohio Rapid Fire Gen 1 Galil Receiver
(updated 03-17-2020) Introduction The following information may be of assistance to the home builder considering a build on an ORF receiver. The ORF receiver is the only non-IMI re
Tool Tutorial: Building a Gunsmith Tool Holder
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction There are some commercial tool-holders sold. None met my specific needs. I made one out of pine similar to the one shown here. It worked well, but
FAL Review: Century Arms International L1A1 Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction Century Arms International makes a cast FAL receiver that was included both on complete rifles and available by itself. Its primary attraction was
FAL Review: Entréprise Arms Inc. FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction My previous reviews of Entréprise Arms FAL receivers have been unfavorable. Not only were the receivers grossly out-of spec, but the compan
FAL Review: Entréprise Arms Inc. 2007/2008 FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction I’ve previously had poor experiences with Entréprise Arms. Its not that ALL of their receivers were bad, bat rather they were not con
FAL Review: Entréprise Arms Inc. 2009 L1A1 Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction Entréprise Arms sent me pre-production L1A1 receivers for review and comment. Over several months I evaluated their changes and recently re
FAL Review: Williams Arms Company Steel FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction There are several companies that have operated under the name “Williams Arms” or variations. Dwight Williams of Williams Arms Company,
FAL Review: Williams Arms Company Aluminum FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction Dwight Williams of Williams Arms Company in Sisters, Oregon, produced an aluminum FAL receiver. This receiver was significantly lighter than its s
FAL Review: Olympic Arms FAL Receiver
(updated 04-09-2020) Introduction Arizona Response Systems received this Olympic Arms T48 2000 “FAL” for evaluation in October of 2001 . He purchased it as a 100% metri
SCAR Review: FN SCAR-16S & SCAR-17S.
(updated 04-09-2020) SCAR-17 This is the first rifle I’ve been excited over in years. I have a lot of experience with the FAL and think it is a great rifle, but it is 60 year