Editing FN CAL (section)

==Design details==
Prior to the development of the CAL, FN had already constructed a scaled-down FAL prototype before shelving the idea as unmarketable.  Noting the growing sales success of the cheaper and simpler [[HK G3]] rifle, FN decided that for any future rifle to be competitive in the marketplace, it would need to use fewer expensive precision-machined parts. These would be replaced by less expensive castings and stampings where possible. While the construction of the new CAL reflected these design principles, it was still relatively expensive and complex, and met with no significant sales. It was eventually dropped for the even less expensive [[FN FNC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://remtek.com/arms/fn/fnc/|date=December 1985 |work=Soldier of Fortune Magazine|author=Kokalis, Peter G. |title=FNC; Belgium's Compact Carbine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214205255/https://remtek.com/arms/fn/fnc/index.html|archive-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> A small number of FN CALs were sold to the civilian market in the US.