In my list of want to do build projects building an original FAL is on the top. The very first FAL ever built was in 7.92×33 and was slightly different then the current FAL that we know today.
This rifle is missing and all that is left of it are the pictures you see here.
These picture are from the FAL book published by Collector Grade Publications. If you are into the FN FAL rifle this set of books is a must have.
This is Pete’s , a friend of Gun Lab, version of a 7.92×33 rifle. His solution was to put in a new ejector block of his design with a spring loaded ejector. Then remove 0.900″ from the magazine to fit the 7.92×33 round.
A side view of Pete’s rifle. Notice the larger then normal ejector block.
The magazine actually looks like the original.
You can see in this picture the fit on the magazine to the receiver.
You can see here how the cartridges set in the magazine.
This his new follower
A top view of the spring loaded ejector
This photo gives you a good view of the magazine well.
A nice side view of the larger ejector block.
He converted the rifle to take a smaller hand guard .
1/ The FN in the photographs was not in the Kurz cartridge as we know it but the standard case with a longer and heavier projectile.
2/A better conversion is to cut 0.9″ out of the receiver and tig weld it together again with a modified magazine well to fit the standard MP44 MAG
So, when you going to build it?
Mr. Chuck does fine work!
Surely the receiver is heat treated and the weld will ruin that. The entire breach pressure is taken on the weld area ?
the original universal carbine looks like it uses a modified fn-49 receiver you should see if you could mate a fn fal lower receiver to a fn-49