I hope this review will help you to decide which is which.
King Arms FAL
Description:
Length: 1130mm
Magazine Capacity: 90rds
Battery: Large Type (Not Included)
Weight: approx. 3850g (not including packing)
550 Rounds Hi-Cap Magazine is available for separate purchase.
I put the length in both the pros and cons section, because for me it's comfortable (Hence a pro), but for someone who prefer lightweight, it could be cumbersome, a carbine version may solve that problem if you were desperately in love with the FAL.
First Impressions:
First off, the thing really is huge. The build quality is pretty good especially if you bought Classic Army or King Arms brand. It is normal that there are some minor pits in the aluminium.
The scope mount base (KA-MB-11) fits well. However, you will need a LONG screwdriver, or some good jerry-rigging abilities. Once you get the stock off, it’s nothing difficult to work out after that. With some decent prep time, the entire job could be done in about ten minutes.
The weight is nice, it is a medium weight rifle, but the aluminium construction really does lend it to a light-medium weight rifle. Without a battery in, the rear does feel awfully light, but of course, the battery weight sorts that straight out. It does have a nice balance when loaded and completed with battery, and feels much more stable.
I had read somewhere that the stock felt particularly flimsy, and the author of that remark said they’d not risk the mod for fitting a 9.6 volt battery in there. I disagree and agree with this. While the stock doesn’t feel flimsy or unstable out of the box, I can imagine it being somewhat less solid when you cut the appropriate bits out.
The magazine and magazine slot may pose a problem. The magazine was marginally too wide for the slot, thanks to an apparently badly formed piece of aluminium, the magazine would fit, but it threatened to take a layer of paint with it. A bit of file work on the slot sorted that straight out.
Usage Impressions
After reading some of the reviews by those who already used the gun, it really does suffer in some areas, fortunately not related to the performance of the gun. According to them they found that the ABS doesn’t come even a little bit close to the comfort of real wood furnishings for extended use. While real wood would potentially push the cost up due to the relatively complex design of the stock and the grip, it would be beneficial for the user experience. Tuning of the motor is as easy as a TM M6 or similar. The slight tuning of the iron sights isn’t too messy, and the tool provided is more than adequate, provided you don’t lose it of course.
Star tri-rail scope (1-4x20) doesn't suit it quite so well as they say, a SUIT or ACOG scope would, it's more than adequate, and more suitable than the other scope. However, it's important to remove the rearmost iron sight before trying to install a scope with medium/low scope rings.
