With the last post we made on the 7.92×33 FN-FAL we showed a FAL that had a new ejector block and magazine made to allow the rifle to shoot 7.92×33. This post will show a different approach to reach the same conclusion, shooting 7.92×33. This series of photographs comes from another friend of Gun Lab and how he converted his rifle to use MP-44 magazines.
This version the owner cut down the receiver by 0.900 and welded support plates to enlarge the magazine housing.
He also put a side rail on it for a scope. You can also see the flapper magazine release for the MP-44 magazines.
A close up of the magazine release .
When the receiver was shorten then the bolt and bolt carrier also had to be shorten as well.
Reference pictures to show the length of the new bolt.
A view of the underside of the receiver to show the magazine well.
A series of pictures showing the size of the new bolt carrier.
A great deal of work went into building this rifle.
I would have thought someone like DSA arms would be offering FALs in the original intermediate calibers. .280 British for one.
Where can you get .280 British. I would love to see a copy of that rifle.
Shortening all those parts and making them work along with making the rec. take the MP mag is an awesome piece of work!
WOW!! Hats off to the craftsman who did it.
Pete
It was a great deal of work. Fun to shoot.
Where do you find a barrel for 7.92 Kurz? Been looking for years and nobody makes barrels in that diameter.
What are you needing to barrel to 7.92×33. A friend of mine uses 98 Mauser barrels and adds a sleeve to bring it up to size. Other people have used Madsen 8mm barrels. Another good choice is MG-13,34 or 42 barrels or even the machine gun barrels from Sarco in 8×63. Hope this helps.
use old k98 barrels cut them down this is common
early m1 carbines were made with 03 springfiels barrels cut down and rechamberd