My wife once commented that I should be a bureaucrat- whenever I purchase anything of any appreciable price I tend go through a procurement process that would do the GAO proud (no, I have not yet paid $2000 for a toilet seat ).
Well, my search for a FAL has just entered the advanced selection phase. In theory this is the point at which I sit down and mull over books and go out and borrow guns and dedicate myself to 'serious research' to determine how I shall squander errr- ah, SPEND my hard-earned treasure. In truth, this is just an excuse to look at pictures of guns and drool a lot. But enough about my quirks.
I have settled upon DSA as the contractor that shall be awarded this lucrative contract. The question is, which DSA rifle do I want? I have narrowed the field down to the following:
DSA standard rifle
DSA medium contour rifle
DSA medium-contour (stainless) rifle
DSA 21" Bull rifle
All of these range from too-expensive to hideously-too-expensive, so clearly the accounting office will need to hide the figures from the Wife-in-Chief.
The questions I have are:
1. I do not intend to be doing heavy competition shooting with this gun, or using it as a 900-yard chipmunk-shooter. So, is there any real advantage to the heavy-barrel with the 1-10 twist, as opposed to the 'standard' 21" barrel, 1-11?
2. Aluminum vs stainless steel lower receivers: pros and cons?
3. 4140 steel vs stainless steel upper receivers: pros and cons?
4. powder coated steel handguard vs synthetic: is there a difference besides aesthetics and weight?
5. What the hell is the difference between the medium contour and the standard rifle, anyway?
Anyone?
Thanks,
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
Well, my search for a FAL has just entered the advanced selection phase. In theory this is the point at which I sit down and mull over books and go out and borrow guns and dedicate myself to 'serious research' to determine how I shall squander errr- ah, SPEND my hard-earned treasure. In truth, this is just an excuse to look at pictures of guns and drool a lot. But enough about my quirks.
I have settled upon DSA as the contractor that shall be awarded this lucrative contract. The question is, which DSA rifle do I want? I have narrowed the field down to the following:
DSA standard rifle
DSA medium contour rifle
DSA medium-contour (stainless) rifle
DSA 21" Bull rifle
All of these range from too-expensive to hideously-too-expensive, so clearly the accounting office will need to hide the figures from the Wife-in-Chief.
The questions I have are:
1. I do not intend to be doing heavy competition shooting with this gun, or using it as a 900-yard chipmunk-shooter. So, is there any real advantage to the heavy-barrel with the 1-10 twist, as opposed to the 'standard' 21" barrel, 1-11?
2. Aluminum vs stainless steel lower receivers: pros and cons?
3. 4140 steel vs stainless steel upper receivers: pros and cons?
4. powder coated steel handguard vs synthetic: is there a difference besides aesthetics and weight?
5. What the hell is the difference between the medium contour and the standard rifle, anyway?
Anyone?
Thanks,
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