FN FAL; THE FAL, OR FUSIL AUTOMATIQUE LÉGER, IS A BATTLE RIFLE DEVELOPED BY BELGIAN SMALL ARMS DESIGNER DIEUDONNÉ SAIVE AND MANUFACTURED BY FN HERSTAL. IT HAS AN AVERAGE BARREL LENGTH OF 533 MM AND AN OVERALL LENGTH OF 998 MM. IT ALSO HAS AN AVERAGE MASS OF 4.25 KG VARYING FROM SPECIFICATIONS. IT HAS SEEN SERVICE SINCE 1953 WITH 7,000,000 MADE (FN STOPPED PRODUCTION IN 1988). IT FIRE A 7.62X51MM NATO RIFLE CARTRIDGE AT 650-700 ROUNDS PER MINUTE. IT'S MUZZLE VELOCITY VARIES FROM 810 M/S TO 840 M/S AND IT'S RANGE VARIES FROM 600 TO 300 M. THE ACTION OF THIS WEAPON IS A SHORT-STROKE, SPRING LOADED GAS PISTON, WITH TILTING BREECHBLOCK. MAGAZINES VARY FROM 20, 30, OR 50 ROUNDS WITH DRUMS OR BOXES. THE SIGHT IS A RAMPED APERTURE REAR SIGHT THAT ADJUSTABLE FROM 200 TO 600 M/YD IN 100 M/YD INCREMENTS WITH A POST FRONT SIGHT.