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...oops, forgot to add that I built that rifle on an Imbel receiver. Also, the date stamp is not correct...I just took that pic today.

Things are so darn slow around here and Nothernug may have something by putting up some pics. Get some kind of action going even if it's just show-and-tell. I don't know why the parkerizing looks so light in the pic of the FAL...it matches much better than the pic shows.

I don't agree on the FAL being in last place for what the mentioned rifles were made for. They are battle rifles and accuracy over function just does not get it in a war zone. I'm not saying that the M1 or M1A have or had any function problems...not saying that at all. But when it comes to clearing jams and getting the guts out of the rifle, the FAL is the most simple of them all. You don't have the long op-rod to deal with on the FAL and the bolt does not have that little 'sweet spot' to come out of or go back into. All of the mentioned rifles need some tweaking to get the best of accuracy out of them and the FAL falls short for after market accuracy parts. Springfield Armory ships out rifles that are very accurate right out of the box, but the M14 was not issued that way in general. I had an FAL that would hang right up with any M1A that I have ever shot, but it burnt up in a fire and I can't back up my words on that. However, I can get the fellow that built it to tell you his findings on the rifle...flat out accurate in the right hands. I am trying to build another one but time and money seems to be getting in the way. As far as the trigger pull, they DO need attention most of the time. There was a company called FSE (First Son Enterprise?) that put out a trigger package that was fantastic and was a drop in improvement but they have gone out of business I think. Falcon Arms makes a trigger pull reduction spring kit that helps, also. I guess to sum it up, of the three rifles, there really is no back seat to take...it's all in what you like...IMHO.