I wanted the G3 clone to fail as bad as the FAL. I really did.
I ran an FAL in parched dusty lands, and it worked fine. I didn't have mud to test it in.
Willard ran an FAL in southern Africa and expresses no love for the G3.
This is why, when you go to adopt a new service rifle, you test in all the conditions you expect to see.
G3 for the Somme, FAL for Rhodesia...