DSA FAL

[Tums566]

Hey y’all, I’m looking to get a DSA fal and wanted to know if it’s worth the money. I’ve seen a couple of the voyager series around the $1500 range, is that a good price or too high. This would be a range toy and an example for my Cold War collection. While it’ll mostly look pretty I would like it to be reliable and not have any issues. Any insight would be much appreciated.

[1gewehr]

I'm not familiar with the "Voyager" series.  DSA had some reliability issues about 10 years ago.  But I have not  heard of any issues lately.  They did fix problems that were reported to them.

These days $1500 for a brand new FAL is a bargain.  The FAL is well-known for being extremely reliable except in a desert environment.  Very easy to maintain and clean.  Parts are still pretty reasonable and available, too.

[Chucktshoes]

The voyager line is simply a straight commercial release, built for a more streamlined production instead of owning any particular military pattern. It’ll be fine. Recommendation I would make is to ensure that you source some surplus magazines. The polymer DSA mags do not have a good reputation. 

[ken_mays]

I’ve always enjoyed shooting FALs.  The highly adjustable gas system usually means that if it feeds OK, you can shoot about anything.   I have seen DSA rifles going for less than $1500 so it might pay to look around.  

[peejman]

I think those are metric pattern.  That matters for mags and furniture. $1500 seems ok provided its like new. 

[FreeFal]

I personally would recommend that you join the FALfiles and buy a nice surplus gun or even DSA from there. It’s also a nice place to source surplus mags— although they are about 50 bucks a pop now. 

You could pick up something with at least as good function and better heritage, more “tactical” or whatever floats your boat.