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Whirlibird 1 year, 5 months ago.
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For those looking for a relatively inexpensive 308 , you might want to take a look at the old CETME battle rifle . It has very good accuracy , and was the father of the HK G3 . Matter of fact the Germans liked the CETME so much that they developed the G3 under the CETME license , good thing about that , is that 80% of the G3 parts are interchangeable with the CETME . Magazines will run you a whopping $4 each . Uppers are stamped , and can either be purchased as a flat , or already put together , inexpensive as well . I picked up one at Cabellas used firearms section , as a Christmas gift to myself . I actually like it better than the FAL . Like any firearm , it has its quirks , the only thing I find awkward is the charging . It just takes getting used to . Im going to do a little research , but if the C308 is just a CETME clone , then it also will be 80% interchangeable with HK G3 parts . Mine actually is a CETME C .
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The Century Cetme and C308 are built using Cetme parts kits.
If memory serves, the C308 is built on a PTR91 receiver, so at least that is correct now. Hopefully they are using PTR barrels.
The cocking handle spring, the one that holds the handle down and out of the way is a common broken part in the Cetme/parts kits, but new ones for the G3 are available.
Try and stick with the G3 mags rather than the Cetme mags, less problems.
I am a huge fan of the G3/91 platform and have had several over the years and have considered building several once again but the build is not even close to the FAL or AR10 for ease of the build or maintenance.
The bonus is that Century is not building the Cetme like they once did, no bolt shaving, etc., and most of the problems today are due to the aging parts kits, just like the FAL, some are 50+ years old and with countless rounds through them before the demil process.
Stick to NATO spec brass cases, the fluted chamber and roller locking system are not kind to commercial brass and steel tends to give more bolt thrust, speeding up wear.
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Does the CETME/G3 still kick the crap out of the brass?
I was leaning towards one, till I read the extraction/ejection phase dings up the brass badly. To the point reloading is not possible.
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I once had a HK91, and it not only dented the ejected brass and left marks from the fluted chamber, but ejected the brass so violently that I had a difficult finding it. It was a quality piece, but I just never took to it and traded it off.
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My last HK rifle was a 770, the wood stocked sporting rifle.
Finding the brass became as simple as hanging a blanket next to me. Cases were reloaded up to 10 times before I gave up on them. The fluting is ugly but harmless.
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