Quote Originally Posted by old tanker View Post
The FAL I covet is one of the 5,000 or so built for Venezuela in 7x49. As a fan of the 7x57 cartridge, and owning an FN49, I can only imagine combining the ballistics of a 7mm, 140 grain bullet at 2750 fps and the ergonomics of the FAL. Still convinced that's the combination NATO should have adopted except for the pernicious double dealing of the US Ordnance Department.
Love to put some rounds through one of those too...