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Pre band SR48 aka machine gun

Gerald

Gerald

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My SAR 48 appears to be an Israeli heavy chrome barrel machine gun I bought new in the eighty’s and unlike other SAR it’s stamping are not as well done as I’ve seen on other rifles. I believe this is because it was originally made for Israel forces. Only thing I can discern regarding its original purpose is that the selector lever has a poor weld on it’s internal lug to make it a semi automatic weapon. Jerry
 

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This weapon ingests 308 and 7.62 and has never jammed or misfired. I presume it’s because it a MATCH grade though from outward appearances it’s purely a field grade weapon that could have had better aligned stampings. Otherwise a great field weapon.
 
Is it an NFA registered MG? If not it's just built with a semi-auto sear inside vs. just a weld spot on the selector.

And the lower on an FAL is not the serial numbered part like an AR, the upper is which is likely from IMBEL (Brazil) since that's were SA got their SAR-48/4800s from. The rest is just an Israeli HB MG kit.
 
Talyn said:
Is it an NFA registered MG? If not it's just built with a semi-auto sear inside vs. just a weld spot on the selector.

And the lower on an FAL is not the serial numbered part like an AR, the upper is which is likely from IMBEL (Brazil) since that's were SA got their SAR-48/4800s from. The rest is just an Israeli HB MG kit.
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Agree
Its a mix rifle
 
My thoughts exactly! Until read this section from an expert in FALs and subsequently purchased a military selector without the metal build up on the selector’s internal lug at a gun show. The sear I presume would have been also modified, to what extent I don’t know and as a retired sheriff I purchased this weapon after my department authorized SWAT team members to purchase and carry a long arms not provided by the department after we lost two deputies in a bank robbery shootout. My weapon remains as I purchased it in a semi automatic form and will remain so!
 

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Gerald said:
My thoughts exactly! Until read this section from an expert in FALs and subsequently purchased a military selector without the metal build up on the selector’s internal lug at a gun show. The sear I presume would have been also modified, to what extent I don’t know and as a retired sheriff I purchased this weapon after my department authorized SWAT team members to purchase and carry a long arms not provided by the department after we lost two deputies in a bank robbery shootout. My weapon remains as I purchased it in a semi automatic form and will remain so!
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So, then I wouldn't call your SAR-48 a machine gun.

SA didn't modify the sear they had a new sear made to be only semi-auto.
 
I presume that due to California’s over regulation of these type of weapons they have a hard time not labeling it a “machine gun” It is in my opinion a modified assault weapon with all the restrictions they place on a semi/automatic weapon. Hence when I registered it with ATF as a personal assault weapon the limitations were very restrictive on my allowing anyone else use of it and tight restrictions on if I were ever to sell it!
 
I thanks for the history on where this version was modified and how it was made semi automatic through the employment of a new sear manufactured by the Brazilian company importing this SA 48 state side. Many Weapons have eclipsed this warhorse and I retired this one years ago. It is of course a wonderful paper weight and conversation piece at the range! Jerry
 
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