IMO/E you should just keep it. It is one of the better FAL's you can get to shoot IIRC. And I remember those having a quality build. FAL's just don't have the value for whatever reason and it's likely you'll never get what it's worth. 4800 is the post ban, 48's were 89 and prior. They all said "match" which is funny, the most "match" one ever made was the Steyr barreled STG58.
The fucking thing was literally designed to fight WW3, so it's got that going for it.
Rock Island is auctioning one just like it and asking $1600-$2500. But one just sold for $1200 after being priced in that range. It's worth $1200 all day long --but getting the higher end it deserves just requires more buyers into FAL's and everyone is busy over paying for AR's and SCAR's at the moment.
Here's mine, it used to be a plain STG58, or SA58 (DSA rifle but with new Steyr barrel!) and I tricked it out trying to make an SDM rifle out of one. That didn't pan out too well but it is a good battle rifle and it's a little more up to date and uses a can and works well with CNVD night vision now:
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And I had a similar experience: I tried selling it from time to time, not pictured is a ton of mags and extra parts, 2 stage trigger, second fixed lower w/Magpul PRS, etc. Everything and 7 of the mags were Cerakoted by a pro. Couldn't even get most of what I had in it, so I decided to keep it. It really is a badass rifle and you don't see too many updated like that. DSA is the place to go for FAL parts, I think they bought out the plans, so they're THE go-to place, period. They make good parts, I use their extended controls in this rifle as well as the scope mount and rail, which line up.
They're a lot of fun. And good strong semi auto rifles. But if you really wanna sell it, I recommend you get an account at FALfiles or whatever it's called and sell it there. Those are the FAL fans. And they collect 'em based on the history of the weapon, etc., so since that's an imported T48 pre ban, you may be able to get closer to higher end on there if someone is looking for one of those. Worth a try? But again, I'd just keep it. May find you wanna trick it out some and make it more user friendly. Jard sells the 2 stage trigger I have in mine, definitely a worthy FAL upgrade because all FAL triggers suck, it's really their biggest drawback.
Shit, I'd like to have the one you have. I remember drooling over one of those back in the late 80's, FAL was my dream rifle when I was younger! And that was like the only new one you could buy advertised in catalogs. The rest were beat the fuck up junk builds, mostly inch pattern at that time. Have you shot it yet? I bet after you shoot it you won't wanna sell it. It's got some recoil but it's a badass rifle and worthy of a space in the vault IMO. Keep it as it is, modify it, whatever. If you mod it, do keep your original parts though.
Good luck either way you go! And if you insist on giving it away, PM me first please. I at least appreciate FAL's.
