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This is my first FAL-type rifle, purchased off of Gun Broker. Please correct any errors I might make.
The lower has UE 63 which I understand to mean made in the UK by Enfield in 1963.
The right has L1A1 Sporter CAI St. Alban VT although "Sporter: looks sort of ground out. Century Arms, not the best I have read but its my first FAL type. Plus its got that goofy thumbhole stock (what is the reason for the existence of these beastly stocks??).
My main question is is this an Inch pattern or Metric pattern. I thought being a UK L1A1 it would be inch patter but what I thought was an inch mag DOESNT fit (below)
DIDNT FIT
This one below (smaller projection, I thought = Metric) DID FIT.
I am really confused.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is this some unholy mix of Inch lower and Metric upper?
Thanks
Jim
This is my first FAL-type rifle, purchased off of Gun Broker. Please correct any errors I might make.
The lower has UE 63 which I understand to mean made in the UK by Enfield in 1963.

The right has L1A1 Sporter CAI St. Alban VT although "Sporter: looks sort of ground out. Century Arms, not the best I have read but its my first FAL type. Plus its got that goofy thumbhole stock (what is the reason for the existence of these beastly stocks??).


My main question is is this an Inch pattern or Metric pattern. I thought being a UK L1A1 it would be inch patter but what I thought was an inch mag DOESNT fit (below)
DIDNT FIT

This one below (smaller projection, I thought = Metric) DID FIT.

I am really confused.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is this some unholy mix of Inch lower and Metric upper?
Thanks
Jim