{"id":50859,"date":"2019-09-07T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=50859"},"modified":"2021-03-19T18:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:39:54","slug":"c2a1-canadas-squad-automatic-fal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/09\/07\/c2a1-canadas-squad-automatic-fal\/","title":{"rendered":"C2A1: Canada&#8217;s Squad Automatic FAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eL1G5hlF8wc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 6 Sep 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=6Ofszfq1xuks2L9q3huwJdkk2AN8MTU2Nzg1ODQxN0AxNTY3NzcyMDE3&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;v=eL1G5hlF8wc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canada was the first country to formally adopt the FN FAL as its standard service rifle, and in 1958 it added the C2 light machine gun version of the FAL to its arsenal. The C2, later updated to C2A1, was a heavy-barreled version of the regular FAL rifle. It shared all the same basic action components, but with a dual-use bipod\/handguard, a rear sight calibrated out to 1000 meters, and 30-round magazines as standard. The gun was mechanically fine, but not a great light support weapon, as its rifle lineage sacrificed handling and sustained fire capability. Only about 2700 were produced, and it was ultimately replaced by the C9 (FN Minimi) in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Movie Armaments Group in Toronto for the opportunity to showcase their AR-10 rifles for you! Check them out on Instagram to see many of the guns in their extensive collection: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=6Ofszfq1xuks2L9q3huwJdkk2AN8MTU2Nzg1ODQxN0AxNTY3NzcyMDE3&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fmoviearmamentsgroup&#038;v=eL1G5hlF8wc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/moviearmamentsg&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviearms.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.moviearms.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-50861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot_2019-09-07-C2A1-Canada\u2019s-Squad-Automatic-FAL.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published on 6 Sep 2019 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; Canada was the first country to formally adopt the FN FAL as its standard service rifle, and in 1958 it added the C2 light machine gun version of the FAL to its arsenal. 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