Is FN-FAL the best assault rifle?

[Furio]

3x15 damage and 8 mod slots. Any drawbacks or is this simply superior to all other ARs?

[Muton]

FN-FAL was also the best battle rifle w/burst in Fallout Tactics

[CDOcasualty]

I like the Galil best. Not getting many FN-FAL Drops.

[Furio]

Originally posted by CDOcasualty:

I like the Galil best. Not getting many FN-FAL Drops.

Yeah, they're close. Galil is only 3x13 dam, but has 30 range instead of 24.. and a built-in bottle opener.

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Furio:

Originally posted by CDOcasualty:

I like the Galil best. Not getting many FN-FAL Drops.

Yeah, they're close. Galil is only 3x13 dam, but has 30 range instead of 24.. and a built-in bottle opener.

Can’t suppress the Galil + less damage = FN-FAL is the best AR I’ve seen so far in the game (thought I might only be halfway through).

- A

[korkk]

ar15 and fn-fal are close ar15 does less dmg but also has lower shot cost and much higher crit rate its a crit monster in the right hands

[Keith 'Blood' Hanson]

I think its one of the best? It has the lowest accuracy bonus, but highest damage from what I've seen.

[Tommy]

The FN FAL is damagewise the best for most part of the game. Later on the AK-74 is probably better as it also has 3x15 damage and higher armor penetration, but also has fewer mods available.

[palexr]

You can mod it to 36 range? I'm away from the pc right now.

You can definitely put a bipod + grenade launcher on it.

[Rhapsody]

Kinda old thread, but whatever. FAL is not the best assault rifle, but if you have some means of boosting your damage with perks or other features, it can frequently secure one-shot kills with its high base damage. It's a good early-mid gun for economical 7.62 use, but late-game weapons like AUG and AK-74 will serve better in most situations. I prefer Galil for aesthetics only, there's very little difference between the two guns. FAL's capability to fit both bipod and grenade launcher is what keeps it on same line with most guns of its type until AUG is available.

[lx]

you can clearly tell which is not the best, even with the artificial attachments. but it depends about the best.
im yet to test, which is superior - range, or accuracy.
i also use a lot of the ars, because i cant decide which one is the best. just found a g36 and i dont know what to do with it, because it does not seem any superior.
depends, on what you want to do with it - overwatch, stealth, single/burst, move/static, ... .
i roam with 2 squads and i carry all ars with me, but i only actively use the galil, moded for overwatch, with raven, speced for overwatch.
i plan to do some better evaluation, when i find all of them.
so far, i dont think it matters much. even the ak will work.

[mr_oluap]

all rifles except ak47 are good

Some are better at overwatch/body shot like AK74 and some are better at aiming doing precise shots like AUG, M14, G36 and AR15.

Aim bonus is very important stat if you want to do headshots.

FAL is quite good but has high repair cost which is annoying

[AllanWake™]

Originally posted by ahsanford:

Originally posted by Furio:

Yeah, they're close. Galil is only 3x13 dam, but has 30 range instead of 24.. and a built-in bottle opener.

Can’t suppress the Galil + less damage = FN-FAL is the best AR I’ve seen so far in the game (thought I might only be halfway through).

- A

you trolling right now? cant suppress galil? where did you get this stupid info. because you can if you played the game.... + less damage ????? you think that 2 damage is going to do any difference ????????

go back to uno cards b,,,,

[AllanWake™]

Stick to galil and PSG1 ..... EVERYTHING ELSE IS TRASH .......literally.....

[jerkyboy7256]

You guys forget to mention ammo scarcity when deciding which AR is the best in game. To be honest the most powerful gun in the game is HK21 LMG. But I don't get to use it often because it eats up too much 7.62 NATO ammo at a ridiculous rate.

I personally prefer Galil, AUG and G36 over FN FAL due to their superior range, crit rate, reliability and accuracy.

[Rhapsody]

Originally posted by jerkyboy7256:

You guys forget to mention ammo scarcity when deciding which AR is the best in game.

It only matters for FAL if you can one-shot someone. Usually it makes no difference whether a bullet does 20 or 22 damage if you need to hit more than once anyways. That's why that aspect does not matter as much as it seems on paper.