Nightcrawler
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I was going to ask this at the FAL Files, but I got the "server is too busy" message.
Anyways. To date, all I've shot through my FAL is South African and Portugese military surplus. How does the FAL design handle commercial hunting ammunition? I'd specifically like to try some 168, 175, and 180 grain soft points.
Also, is it strong enough to handle hotloads, like Hornady Light Magnums and such? (I'm not rich enough to afford a lot of this ammo, I'm just curious.) If not, why not? Is it typical of autoloaders in general, or just a weakness particular to the FAL design?
Can anybody recommend some soft point hunting type ammo in the weights I mentioned?
Oh, my FAL is a DSA STG58A "Austrian" FAL, 21" barrel.
Anyways. To date, all I've shot through my FAL is South African and Portugese military surplus. How does the FAL design handle commercial hunting ammunition? I'd specifically like to try some 168, 175, and 180 grain soft points.
Also, is it strong enough to handle hotloads, like Hornady Light Magnums and such? (I'm not rich enough to afford a lot of this ammo, I'm just curious.) If not, why not? Is it typical of autoloaders in general, or just a weakness particular to the FAL design?
Can anybody recommend some soft point hunting type ammo in the weights I mentioned?
Oh, my FAL is a DSA STG58A "Austrian" FAL, 21" barrel.