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Posted: 11/6/2018 9:45:22 PM EDT
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I had one. It is the only gun I have ever sold. I bought it before I knew what to look for. Bolt was ground to headspace. The bolt would jam if you let it fly on an empty chamber. Rough welds. Maybe they have gotten it right since.
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Posted: 11/7/2018 6:43:32 PM EDT
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I got mine almost 20 years ago, broke where charging tube connects to receiver, had my brother in law weld it back, runs really well but looks more like an HK91 than a CETME now.
I do know their AKs are super nice now as opposed to 20 years ago, I have one will a milled receiver and it's day and night from years ago maybe that's the same with the CETME. |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 9:41:08 PM EDT
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You have to know what to look for as previously stated. I have 3 of them and all are good to go. If you dont want to spend the time to understand everything about them (they are a hk 93 clone kind of) maybe get a ar 10 instead. I paid under $300 a pop for all of mine. They are around $600 now? You can get a ar 10 for around the same, maybe a bit more.
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Posted: 11/8/2018 3:07:06 PM EDT
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I had one years back.. I never had an issue with it as it ate anything I fed it... It was load as fuck with the muzzle break that came on it.. I sent it down the road when I got an AR chambered in 7.62x51..
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Posted: 11/8/2018 4:27:16 PM EDT
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Yes, mine was a jam-o-matic. Typical Century crap.
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Posted: 11/8/2018 4:33:51 PM EDT
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I got one a few months ago and it's been great, although I did change out the locking piece to shoot it suppressed.
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Posted: 11/8/2018 5:52:07 PM EDT
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The C308 the OP is asking about is considerably different than the original Century CETMEs from 20 years ago.
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Posted: 11/8/2018 6:25:36 PM EDT
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The C308 the OP is asking about is considerably different than the original Century CETMEs from 20 years ago. I personally wouldn't buy anything built by century arms...I've had one bad experience and from that prompted to do more research on CIA built Firearms which kept me away. I would personally pay a bit more and go with the PTR variant. Recently purchased a PTR 32 and was Surprised on the build quality/finish. Now I'm eying their PTR 91 Tim from Military arms channel just put up a new video on 3 clones of HK91 type clones to review Zenith z41 PTR 91 CIA/cetme 308 CIA /newer C308 Still trying to figure out how post the YouTube video |
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Posted: 11/13/2018 9:20:16 PM EDT
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I picked one up for $499 shipped last year.
Round count is only 300 rounds but so far it runs great. It’s a range toy/novelty for me so it’ll take some time to tell how reliable it is. Sights were a bit off out of the box so I had to pick up a tool for that from Apex and somehow a sling and bayonet ended up in my cart 
It’s heavy and has a shit trigger (heavy and gritty) but otherwise I like it quite a bit. I pulled off the plastic furniture and put on some CETME wood which looks much better. |
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Posted: 11/13/2018 9:51:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Correct, as the newer c308 uses PTR receivers and trigger pack it's a +. I personally wouldn't buy anything built by century arms...I've had one bad experience and from that prompted to do more research on CIA built Firearms which kept me away. I would personally pay a bit more and go with the PTR variant. Recently purchased a PTR 32 and was Surprised on the build quality/finish. Now I'm eying their PTR 91 Tim from Military arms channel just put up a new video on 3 clones of HK91 type clones to review Zenith z41 PTR 91 CIA/cetme 308 CIA /newer C308 Still trying to figure out how post the YouTube video  The best HK 91 Clones on the market |
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Posted: 11/14/2018 2:32:51 AM EDT
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Ty sir????
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Posted: 11/15/2018 5:56:51 PM EDT
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I got one from Leesmags.com for $449 including s/h in August. Love it ! Functions flawlessly.
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Posted: 11/15/2018 6:09:34 PM EDT
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Reviews look good but does anyone here have first hand experience with one? |
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Posted: 11/21/2018 12:21:04 AM EDT
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My buddy had one. IIRC it worked very reliably once Century mailed him replacements for the broken factory parts it came with. He was not impressed with it. I wasn't either after I shot it. Very meh, boringly reliable but not really any fun to shoot and the fit/finish/ergos were pretty mediocre. Better guns for the money at $699 which was the going rate when he bought it, though for $499 I'd probably accept its flaws and use it as a beater gun. Pretty much the cheapest 308 battle rifle out there at that price. It's like a cheap AK, but in 308 and at the price a cheap AK should go for.
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Posted: 11/26/2018 10:01:24 PM EDT
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I just bought one a few weeks ago I will be shooting it next month. Will definitely update with my results!
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