Sight-in Procedure for FAL?

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vincent

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Just received my completed FAL and the military manual I have does not detail the zeroing process for the sights as the rifle is supposed to be issued zeroed. Seems like a strange ommision considering the detail provided on other procedures.

Does the FAL have a battle zero sight-in process similar to the AR-15 A2 sight system? I am also unfamiliar with the ballistics of surplus .308 ball (I have a 21" barrel).

Any information would be appreciated.

PS: The FAL Files forum is currently down.
 
I am assuming you have a metric FAL. The sights don't have a click type setup like US rifles. The rear sight is a pusher arrangement where to move it left you loosen the left screw and tighten the right screw etc.

I think this precludes a 12 up from bottom type regime.

TT
 
The easiest way would be to find a 200 meter range and sight in using that rear-right setting (the lowest one), and surplus 150gr ammo. This is what the rifle's sighting system was designed for.

I would shoot at 25m first to make sure I was "on the paper". At 100m, it should be about 2" high.

Move the rear sight base in the direction you want the rounds to move. If it shoots low, screw down the front sight post; high, unscrew it "up".

Consult a reloading book or a program for the ballistics of this cartridge. The velocity "lost" to the gas system operation is subsumed by the shot-to-shot variance in muzzle velocity of most surplus ammo.

-z
 
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