FN49 Run and Gun (Malfunctions Galore!)
by
Alex C.
Published: February 9th, 2016
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The FN49 is the predecessor to the much more famous FN FAL rifle, and the book about the rifle is accurately titled “The Rifle That Ran Out Of Time”. Largely developed before the outbreak of WWII, the FN49 could have been a serious European competitor to the American M1 Garand but by war’s end was largely obsolete. So how will the SAFN perform on the run and gun course?
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I've got one of these I haven't shot in 20-25 years. After watching this, I think I'll pull it out of the safe and take it to the range. Thanks!
By the way, you can make a gas port tool out of a bottle opener. Just grind down the sides of the lower tab a little to fit into the holes of the adjuster, I made mine out of a paint can opener from the hardware store, same thing. The usual way to adjust is to open the port all the way , then single fire the rifle and adjust the port closed until it is feeding enough gas to the piston to eject the empty, plus 1/2 turn. Of course you can tweak it from there, but that should be about right.