Jimbeaux82
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I had my extractor blow off of my FAL last week. Can anyone recommend a good FAL gunsmith in Louisiana?
Jimbeaux
Jimbeaux
Way too hot on that ammo. The problem with overpressure rounds is that the rise in pressure is not linear with the rise in velocity so while you are only 200 fps above normal velocity, I bet you are way over pressure. Also if your using LC brass its military brass, and is thicker than commercial, meaning you should reduce loads by at least one grain of published data. A good copy of nato ball ammo is 45-46 grains of Varget over a 150 -168 grain bullet, seated to mag length. 4895 is also a good powder for a fal, dont have the exact load for that on my mind but I believe 42-44 grains of 4895 should be about right. While you may not be seeing pressure signs on your fired cases, I bet your primer pockets are getting loose.
Ive never seen an extractor fail on any semi auto, even a fal, that wasnt caused by either too hot ammo or an extremely dirty chamber ( buy a ratcheting chamber brush and use it by the way)
As far as re installing the extractor, its not that hard, I have clamped the bolt in between two blocks of wood in a vise, and along with a partner used a sharp punch to install the extractor. If you were closer to baton rouge Id take a look at if for you and check headspace. Other than that I dont know anyone in North LA that is familiar with Fals to recomend.
I have one that I think the Timing may be alittle off on. It's shooting right beyond sight adjustment. I may have to bring it by when schedule permits.Jimbeaux, I'm in Pollock and have put together over 20 of them. I have gauges and we can order another extractor/spring/plunger if needed. If you still need someone to look at it PM me. I'm off the month of December and will be playing at home most of it. And my FAL mentor lives just south of here- if you and I can't fix it he can. I also have the bolt disassembly tool we'd need to put the extractor back in if you have all the parts. Lee