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Is that the same Coonan arms that makes the 1911 357 mags. I believe they were around M/SP area.
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Did the guy you are buying it from build it? Looks like an Imbel kit or maybe Chilean? I don't know. It doesn't really matter. The FAL is the AR of old battle rifles. Meaning you can pretty much swap out parts. Make sure it won't swallow a field gauge and do some function checks like found here - http://www.l1a1.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3891253The Coonan is my 2nd favorite currently available receiver right neck-n-neck with the DSA. You can't go wrong with either. DSA factory guns set the upper value limit for kit guns. You can get a comparable new DSA rifle for just a touch over $1,000, so I wouldn't pay more than that. AIM Surplus DSA Rifle Great rifles, enjoy it if you get it!
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A member of our church from many years ago took over what was left of Coonan Arms and restarted the company. I haven't talked to him in years. I hope he's doing well with it.
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Tyrone, the person selling didn't build it and is not knowledgeable on the FAL. They can't answer many questions. I'm valuing what I plan to trade for it at $550 so it seems like good buy, not having any magazines hurts the value a bit.
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You're stealing it, man! Can you even buy a stripped Coonan for that? There is not anything that can be wrong with a FAL that can't be fixed.
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No-brainer at that price.
You can dump it the next day and be well ahead.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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So is there much difference between an Imbel or a Chillean kit? How could I tell them apart?
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So is there much difference between an Imbel or a Chillean kit? How could I tell them apart? No idea. I think the FAL is a POS. But there's money in it @ that price. Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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So is there much difference between an Imbel or a Chillean kit? How could I tell them apart? It's probably a moot point by now but that's an Imbel parts kit assembled on a Coonan metric receiver. The parts kits by themselves are selling for +/- 400 bucks currently. It should be a good shooter, Most of the Imbels were built for armies that carried them a lot but shot them very little. They generally have finish wear but are in very good shape internally. So, Did you get it?
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Coonan receivers are good. There's no way to know if it's an Imbel or any other parts kit, but it's built from some parts kit. If the parts are all metric, then it really doesn't matter. There were no "bad" makers of military FAL's, so regardless of which parts kit, the parts will be made well. At that price I'd probably take it even if it didn't work (anything on a FAL can be fixed).
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so your buying it with the intention of moving it to someone else's possession? and your posting that on a public forum?
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I am getting it. After the metric mags get here and I have a chance to check that it appears to function. It's a slow moving transaction!
I'm not planning on selling it. I'm thinking a 2x red dot type optic or maybe a 1-4x scope would be worth exploring as long as I can keep the weight down.
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Ooh boy, isn't this special? http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=401462I'd still buy that FAL, but I was unaware that Coonan was having some problems lately.
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How typical. I've messed with a couple of FAL's with Coonan receivers and there were no problems. One, the builder headspaced incorrectly, but that wasn't Coonan's fault. But how typical of US made stuff these days. Really sad to see that where guns are concerned, "Made in USA" is becoming something that you try to avoid.
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Well that sucks! I've built 3 FAL's on older Coonan receivers in the past with no problems and still have one yet to build. After reading Mark's post I don't think I'd buy anything built by Coonan now unless they get their heads outta' their azzes. Sure glad I've got a couple of NOS Imbel receivers stashed away.
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Sure glad I've got a couple of NOS Imbel receivers stashed away. They don't get any better than that. DSA receivers are pretty nice, but a little pricey.
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I always have liked the look of them but can't really get motivated to spend the money on one.
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I finally got the chance to shoot it and it has a problem that needs fixed. The trigger does not reset! It functions fine if you push the trigger ahead after every shot. I will need to take it apart, clean it well, and see if I can resolve it. I still think it's a good rifle.
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