Need a fal gunsmith

[boogak]

Are there any fal gunsmiths in bay area who can headspace and install fal locking shoulder? Or any recomendations of gunsmiths i can ship to? Thanks

[-hanko]

try a pm to dfletcher here.

hth

[boogak]

try a pm to dfletcher here.

hth

Will do. Thanks!

[jonc]

enterprise arms i think are??!

[-hanko]

enterprise arms i think are??!

Sometimes, I think they are. Most of the time, not so much.

[GUNFREAK]

I would look around in the FALfiles forum for gunsmiths to headspace your barrel to receiver. T. Mark Graham is a regular on there and he has a lot of experience working with FALs and comes highly recommended by a few guys on FALfiles

This is his website:

http://www.arizonaresponsesystems.com/index.shtml

[boogak]

btt

[Muscles Glasses]

Just buy the headspace guages and the appropriate guages (can't remember exactly what they're called" to determine the locking shoulder size you need. Then call up DSA and tell them what you need. They should have it. Do some searching and reading

[-hanko]

Just buy the headspace guages and the appropriate guages (can't remember exactly what they're called" to determine the locking shoulder size you need. Then call up DSA and tell them what you need. They should have it. Do some searching and reading

They're called "pin gauges".

OP then also gets to just buy the appropriate barrel vise and receiver wrench.

He also just buys some shim stock and figures out the correct thickness if the barrel over-times a little, or, for even more fun, he needs to just buy a file and learn to use it if the barrel is under-timed.

If the back end of the barrel hits the receiver, he also just buys a file and learns to use it.

Imo, not too very cost effective if you're building only one weapon.

-hanko

[kcstott]

Yeah for the cost of the tools and the learning curve you could buy an assembled rifle.

Not everyone care to buy or make the tools. some just want to shoot.

[boogak]

Yeah for the cost of the tools and the learning curve you could buy an assembled rifle.

Not everyone care to buy or make the tools. some just want to shoot.

That would be me. I only have the one rifle and dint plan to build anymore. For an old school rifle it sure feels comfy to shoulder. Never shot it as i still need the headspacing and locking shoulder. Thanks for all the help so far guys.

[ar15barrels]

I have had several people drive down from the bay area to have me dow work for them.
I do it same-day or even while-you-wait so there is no need to ship it anywhere.
It's a long drive, but you can also make a weekend out of it and visit people down here or maybe go to disneyland/knotts/universal...

[CRTguns]

Sierra Arm in Modesto. Ask for John, the old guy. He has the gauge and the shoulders handy.

I think.