Talk:FN CAL

Photo showing Nicaraguan soldier in 1978 armed with an FN CAL

There is a photo taken in 1978 by Joseph Elbert from the Miami Herald of Nicaraguan army troops loyal to Somosa fighting the Sandinistas, in which there is a soldier armed with a CAL; it can be identified because it resembles no other weapon from the period; the FNC was yet to appear. The rest of the troops are armed with M-1 Garands. The shot shows the men riding in an M-38 series Jeep, which itself is equipped with a pedestal mounted U.S. 57mm M-18A1 recoiless gun. Nicaragua is not a country generally acknowledged to have purchased the FN CAL.SASH155 (talk) 04:00, 21 December 2011 (UTC)SASH155/W.Thomas Alex. VA

Cartridge/caliber

The article incorrectly states that the CAL uses 5.56 NATO.

This is not correct. The CAL ceased production before 5.56 NATO came into existence. The successor to the CAL was the FNC, which used the FN SS109 ball ammunition, derived from .223 Remington/5.56mm, but using a much longer, heavier bullet, in 1980 this was adopted as a NATO standard.

The CAL used .223 Remington (a round designed for the AR15 military rifle), usually identified as 5.56mm M193 for ball ammunition. The practical difference is that the CAL used 1 in 12" rifling, which is insufficient to stabilise the much longer 5.56mm NATO projectile. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pavel Saccani (talk • contribs) 09:27, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Proposed addition attesting to value

Due to potential COI, using Talk to suggest addition to the article under ==Design Details== Last sentence, after "A small number of FN CALs were sold to the civilian market in the US." propose adding the following:

This scarcity makes them valuable collector's items, with one being sold on GunBroker.com for $23,999.95 on 28 January 2024. LoVeloDogs (talk) 21:26, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

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