Great news for PRK Para Fal owners

[C.G.]

DSA has decided to produce Para stripper clip covers. No price yet, supposedly they will ship at the end of the year:

http://www.dsarms.com/item-detail.cfm?ID=620ASCMP&storeid=1&image=scpmnsc.gif

That way you won't have to mod like I did.

[hiyabrad]

They have been talking about making them for a year, and the date always gets pushed back. I am waiting too!

There was another company that made them out of China, Leapers I think, and they are all gone.

[Paul1960]

Excellent.

I did the home gunsmith job on mine six years ago and it wasn't easy to do as that's some hard steel.

[colin1]

People were telling me that Tapco dosent have them anymore but my friend just got one from them a couple of weeks ago, it said Leapers on the side, oh and it was made in China. Bet the DSA one is going to be better, I dont like using parts made in China, but thats just me.

[C.G.]

They have been talking about making them for a year, and the date always gets pushed back. I am waiting too!

There was another company that made them out of China, Leapers I think, and they are all gone.

1) That was Grenadier Precision, cetainly didn't see mention of DSA thinking about it not even on FALFiles.

2) Leapers made them for Tapco and they were not for Paras. They did work well for standard FALS, at least the 4th generation.

[C.G.]

Excellent.

I did the home gunsmith job on mine six years ago and it wasn't easy to do as that's some hard steel.

I did mine from standard Para rail cover and it is pretty close what the DSA looks like:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=30912&highlight=Para+fal

It was aluminum. but it still took forever.

[Q]

this is great news. i had a g1 and a stg clone. i've been wanting a para for the longest time. still undecided on a steyr or short gas tactical para.

[C.G.]

this is great news. i had a g1 and a stg clone. i've been wanting a para for the longest time. still undecided on a steyr or short gas tactical para.

When building, remember the 30" minimum length with the stock collapsed.

[Q]

When building, remember the 30" minimum length with the stock collapsed.

definetly. play by the rules. it's the american way! i like the look of the skeleton para stock alot better than the regular ones. fixed or folding i just looks nice. imbel paras are nice also. i found a waxy paper with writting in belgium or german in the wood stock of my g1. i still have the paper some where.

[pidooma]

Before seeing this thread, I happened to see the new Para covers on DSA's web site so called up to see what the pricing is.

I got the infamous (seemingly standard) answer of "Call back in two weeks. We should have pricing then."

[Sydwaiz]

Can someone please show me where it says the "collapsed" when measuring the length? All I find is "overall" but it doesn't specify extended or collapsed/folded. Thanks.

[C.G.]

Can someone please show me where it says the "collapsed" when measuring the length? All I find is "overall" but it doesn't specify extended or collapsed/folded. Thanks.

The point of having a Para is so you can collapse the stock. If you want to have it in fixed position then why bother getting a Para.

[dragonbait1a]

OAL ruling?

I read that BATF does the OAL measurement with the stock extended (american rifleman article wayyy back when, like '93) the firearm in question was a para stocked m-1 carbine. They said don't remove the folder because then it's underlength. But so long as its attached you're good.
Obviously CA DOJ may rule differently, but I can't find a refrence on the "Dangerous Weapon Control Law" page. the law says,

"12276.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12276, "assault weapon" shall also mean any of the following:"
"(3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches."

Now to be on the safe side having a 31" folded length is cheap insurance, like a long, fixed flashhider since we're talking fixed mag. thats only 3" longer then the "Para" noted on their website with a 16.25" barrel (stock folded). I think its a great arguement for the CAR style 5" flashhider. Generally not my favorite style but the other option is a 20"+ BBL. Which seems excessive for a folding stock carbine. I do understand though that the short bbl requires more tuning. YMMV.
It is nice to know my "Ultimate CA Legal Rifle" (FAL-clone Para with ingregral scope rail and stripper clip loding) is now possible to build off the shelf. At least in theory.

RGB
(Disclaimer, I do not have any hands-on FAL experience or legal standing. Your Mileage May Vary)

[SI-guru]

It doesn't have to be a folding stock. ACE has an adapter that will allow any AR collaspible stock to be attached to a FAL. You can easily make a PRK legal pinned FAL with a collapsible stock.

[C.G.]

It doesn't have to be a folding stock. ACE has an adapter that will allow any AR collaspible stock to be attached to a FAL. You can easily make a PRK legal pinned FAL with a collapsible stock.

Yeah, I wish they had that a year ago.