How can I make front sight post on FAl more visible?

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Oleg Volk

Staff Alumnus
Just zeroed my FAL.

--If it is dead on at 25m, would that make the far zero be at 150m or so?

--I keep losing the front post on the black bullseye. Had anyone found a way of making the sight more visible?

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Oleg "peacemonger" Volk

http://www.a-human-right.com
http://www.olegvolk.net
 
Really, paint it. Testes model paints (they even have bright neon colors) work well when sealed by an overcoat of clear fingernail polish. I have a Taurus 669 that I did this on four or five years ago and it hasn't even needed a touchup despite holster wear starting to eat the blueing in other places.
 
Oh..."Testors." I just KNEW I was using that stuff wrong...

;) :D ;)

Mike

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein
 
And here's the culprit:
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The damn rifle is too heavy for me, need to work out more.
 
I have the same problem.. I have found that shooting with both eyes open helps a little bit. I'm probably going to try some flourescent orange paint.

As for the FAL being heavy.. yeah. My full-size FAL with DSA scope mount and scope weighs about 12.5 lbs..

-z
 
Nail polish will hold up better than the paint and comes in some bright shades. Plus nail polish remover will get it of if you want to change shades. :)
 
Oleg - I can't tell for sure from the pic - is there a bipod on your FAL? Is it built from an STG-58 kit? ( I expect the answer is "yes")

I love shooting from the bipod.

From the bipod, I get 6-8" groups at 100 yds on iron sights. That's emptying a full mag, reasonably rapid fire. Fire, reaquire/aim, fire, etc., 20 times.

And yes, they are heavy - I need to work out more, too.

For zeroing, see this thread on FAL files. Ted (EMDII) is a RKI, among others posting. We missed him a yesterday's FAL shoot here in GA.

I still love the comment I read either here or on the FAL Files boards. An FAL owner's friend, on being shown the FAL, looked it over, and proclaimed: "it looks like something a MAN should own." ;)



[This message has been edited by JimR (edited October 08, 2000).]
 
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