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09-04-2015 04:11 PM
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Very nice indeed Neil, great work mate, love the fab defence grip on the Fal, I used to have one on my AR15, very comfortable
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Thanks John, wait till the Fal is finished some may say a step too far we will see. Fal having a big day at Bisley tomorrow not tried the grip yet.
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Is someone in the UK importing rifles direct from Imbel and then converting them?
I wonder if I can get one redirected to NZ before its butchered?
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Originally Posted by
nzl1a1collector
Is someone in the
UK importing rifles direct from Imbel and then converting them?
I wonder if I can get one redirected to
NZ before its butchered?
Not any more. I believe that there's only around 24 of these straight pull IMBEL FALs in the UK and a few others in .22 and .223. I understand that they came to the UK via Guy Savage (Sabre Defence) around 7-10 years ago.
Unlike the SP L1A1s which by definition are made from parts kits, these were made as straight pull from the outset with all new IMBEL parts. I've got a 7.62 standard rather than a shorty version. I'd dearly love to get hold of a .22 para version but they're rarer than a rare thing!
Kev
A pic of mine currently wearing G1 furniture and an ex-Luxembourg issued OIP scope.
Last edited by desperatedan; 09-05-2015 at 05:17 AM.
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Very nice looking in its German G1 garb ... I know someone who owns a Imbel Para .22, very nice rifle to shoot, I must say the standard of fit and finish on the Imbel is very good, better than the Fn parent rifle in fact!
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Morning Kev,
As a point of information, we can't import and convert semi autos as they would retain their "legal" semi auto status, so if its imported as Section 5, it remains Sec5 (unless its deactivated). These Imbels are basically US civilian spec builds, the receivers have no safety sear provision.
They don't have the barrel bleed drilled and lack the piston, we have to make do mate, unlike you lucky sods, way down there in the Colonies ... Don't let big brother take yours away, like he did ours!
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Technical Observation: For 'Gas Bleed'. Read: Gas Port...........I mean, REALLY John!
See Me after Class young Man!......
Ha,Ha!
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Point taken Mike ... Note to self, must do better!
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Originally Posted by
nzl1a1collector
Is someone in the
UK importing rifles direct from Imbel and then converting them?
Under UK law, that would be illegal. The rule is "once a Section 5 - always a Section 5" so conversions are not allowed.
Straight-pulls must be built from the ground up, although second hand parts are allowed.
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Imbel FAL - hard Extraction?
About 10 years ago, a chap I knew in LERA had one of the Imbel FALs. He eventually got rid of it because of its hard extraction problems.
I have a recent UK spec SP L1A1 from ACR, chambered in .308 (or so it says on the receiver - I've not tried it with 7.62). It was a bit tight to start with, but fine now, after several 100 rounds.
So why did the Imbel FAL, in 7.62, have hard extraction problems?
Last edited by Charlie303; 09-06-2015 at 04:07 PM.
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