need hlp with FAL !!!!!!

[ogar615]

hey, i am building a FAL with wood furniture. i am having problems finding a front handguard retaining ring for a heavy barrel handguard, any ideas would help alot.................Pete

[goofin]

Have you checked the marketplace over at the falfiles?
http://www.falfiles.com

[Durandal]

Try http://www.gunpartsguy.com/

Tons of FAL parts. If he don't have it, no one will.

You can also try http://www.gunpartscorp.com/, but their pricing gets a little nuts on certain items, so beware.

[762xIan]

First off, do you have a heavy barrel or a standard barrel?

The HB Handgaurds can be made to fit a standard barrel, you have to do a little figuring and some metalworking and suitable material....I have a like new set of HB handgaurds (beautiful wood) myself and the "standard" retaining ring is too small. All my FAL's are standard barrels.

One day when I get enough time I plan to make some kind of an adapter for it to make them fit, plus I wlll have to machine a couple of spacers.

I figure an adapter that fits inside my existing retaining ring to meet the specs of the HB handguards OR making something on the handguards to mate up with the existing retaining ring.

I don't know of anyone selling adapters for this.