{"id":65317,"date":"2021-08-12T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=65317"},"modified":"2021-08-11T09:24:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T13:24:46","slug":"fn-cal-short-lived-predecessor-to-the-fnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/08\/12\/fn-cal-short-lived-predecessor-to-the-fnc\/","title":{"rendered":"FN CAL: Short-Lived Predecessor to the FNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/as5g-qqNdOU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 4 Jan 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHAycGM2bDl0QnROV0JXakNNQVh2eEFnTnRzUXxBQ3Jtc0tuYnhYR2dDZFZra2VyRzgtamw0cURXY0FnVDNVNkV5b0t4cmtycW8xZ2lZSi1ieE0zN2RST0gwanNVclY2X28xQzR0LWZwZUpQMEM1NlY5ODkwQ0RzeDl4ZFAxRC0yMXNVdW9SQzRCU0R5M0lfMzJ4OA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CAL (<em>Carabine Automatique Leger<\/em>; Light Automatic Carbine) was FN&#8217;s first attempt to produce a 5.56mm rifle as a counterpart to the 7.62mm FAL. While light and handy, the CAL was a relatively complex and expensive design, and failed to garner many sales. About 12,000 were made in total before FN pulled the gun in favor of the FN FNC, which would prove to be much more successful.<\/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\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-12-at-09-23-59-FN-CAL-Short-Lived-Predecessor-to-the-FNC-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-12-at-09-23-59-FN-CAL-Short-Lived-Predecessor-to-the-FNC-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-12-at-09-23-59-FN-CAL-Short-Lived-Predecessor-to-the-FNC-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-12-at-09-23-59-FN-CAL-Short-Lived-Predecessor-to-the-FNC-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-12-at-09-23-59-FN-CAL-Short-Lived-Predecessor-to-the-FNC-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-12-at-09-23-59-FN-CAL-Short-Lived-Predecessor-to-the-FNC-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 4 Jan 2019 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\u200b Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;\u200b The CAL (Carabine Automatique Leger; Light Automatic Carbine) was FN&#8217;s first attempt to produce a 5.56mm rifle as a counterpart to the 7.62mm FAL. While light and handy, the CAL was a relatively complex and expensive design, and failed to garner many sales. 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