Posted: 8/14/2007 3:48:04 PM EDT
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Now, back on track after the hijacking.. I had one, a Stamped receiver. Looks like yours is a stamped one too. Mine had that big'ol honk'n metal mag too, and it had FTFs. Get some of the surplus HK G3 alloy mags. You can find them for like $20 for 10. It will cure that. |
A magazine is not a clip. |
Yep, mine did not like the mags that Century shipped, bought a boatload of the G3 mags from CTD and it was a blast to shoot, to bad the prices of .308 surplus are what they are now. |
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Same as above, try out different mags before you go modifying anything. If it sits any higher, the tension on the mag catch will cause magazine extraction to be as painful as listening to Ron Paul fans defend him. Grab some aluminum mags for $2-3 and, if you are going to modify anything, try opening up the feed lips to get the rounds a few thousands of an inch higher. Don't let that bolt scalp the feed lips. Just give the little rounds a little help in getting grabbed. I highly suggest ONLY trying to modify aluminum mags for sanity and price reasons. If you have some dummy .308 rounds, try using those to test. I sold my CETME years ago. It just didn't tickle my pickle. I did, however, have the same problem you did (my fault to begin with... ground down the mag catch to get mag changes smoother). - BG |
Have you tried a few steel HK 91 mags? Another idea would be to purchase another mag release kit and modify it to fit your magazines,most likely the receiver is slightly off. I would think its best to have the rifle work with any Cetme mag you find,rather than file some iron off a few mags and limit yourself to just those few. It would be a good idea to check the CETME section over at Gunboards,those guys know quite a bit. By the way a clip is something used to fill a magazine, some are integral to the weapon,most are detachable box mags like yours. The best example of a clip would be stripper clips for an SKS and an en block clip for a Garand. Be careful how you use the word clip especialy at Arfcom. Seems to upset some people,I don't blame em. Often the word clip is missused by media folk, movie stars, and certain piss ant cops that hate the Second Amendment to demonize how many rounds a weapon was made to hold. Just a heads up. Good luck with your rifle. |
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+1 for getting new mag's, also check out the mag catch. The Cetme(century) my dad picked up years ago had a bunch of crud under the mag catch preventing the mags from fully locking into place but not enough to make them fall out during firing... he had LOT's of failure's to feed due to the mag catch not holding the mags in correctly. John |
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I love my CETME (go figure) and the only problem I have with mags is finding new ones that are worth a crap. They apparently don't make them any more and some places will sell you a steel HK mag under the guise that it will work just like the original. That is a huge lie. They will fire but they will more likely jam in the well or double, even triple, feed. Make sure your mags are not HK and get rid of the wood hardware. |
My CETME would not feed a round out of the original mags. The only ones that worked in it was the HK alloy mags. |
I noticed that I fucked that up, the HK steel mags suck not the alloy. |
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This kid doesn't sound like the usual asshole spouting clip this and clip that. I think he just didn't know any better, and I made an effort to correct him politely. I think he will figure it out. He sure as hell ain't gonna learn by being insulted. Those of you with CETME problems realy need to check out the CETME section over at Gunboards. They can help you out. |
| well a friend of mine has an original g3 and he loaned me a mag (dated 3/66) and it functioned flawless until the last round which the bolt skipped over. Other than that it fitted right and I believe that was it. If I dont sell it I will most likely get some mags and more ammo. |
You may need to take a file to the mags to get them to fit. Even if the mag locks in the magwell, it may be too low to feed properly. Try taking a file to the little tabs that stop the mag from going in further so that the mag can insert farther into the magwell. I had a CETME from Centery. It shot surprisingly well but I didn't like how the fluted chamber and extremly strong ejection ruined brass, and the ergos are wierd, so I traded up for a FAL |
why bother with that when the correct g3 mags are under 2.00 a piece? century used a g3 format reciever and generally true cetme mags have issues. cetme mags... 10.00+ g3 mags..... under 2-3.00 it's not worth the hastle. |
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Yeah, I had some problems with the steel CETME "magazines" that I got with both of my rifles... I had to touch up the back notch on them with a dremel to make them lock up higher so that they would feed better. I was able to pick up a bunch of the aluminum G3 "magazines" and they worked flawlessly... I got mine for 3 bucks each, you should still be able to find them between 3 and 5 bucks each. Try them...they work great... |
TBS is right..if you are having mag problems and the receiver is stamped, get the G3 Alloy mags. If you have a cast CETME receiver, try the original steel CETME mags. They work better in the cast receivers. |
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this weekend i am going to a gunshow so Lord willin I will find some. It is a stamped receiver. I like it, if I can get ahold of some decent ammo and mags/clips I will most likely keep it. On a side note about mags vs clips. guys, lets grow up. If all the time you have is to prove yourself right or someone else wrong, then you need another job or even one job. The correct term might be mag, thats all well. But if my english teacher came up to me this day and corrected my gramar, I would probably laugh in her face. I mean really, what is the big deal? I could go in other parts of life and people call things different. I pronounce windows, winders pronouncing wind the same but saying ers instead of ows. Other stuff the same way. |
It's spelled grammar, right  But seriously, both of my Century CETMEs worked great with CETME mags and most G3 mags wouldn't even lock. Both of them required some careful filing on the receivers to make things right. The CETME mags have a subtle curve that let them lock higher in the mag well than straight G3 magazines. Search around on the HK/CETME boards and you'll find a lot of info. If the mag is sitting to low, you will get bolt over FTFs. The area I had to relieve was at the rear of the mag well. Even now, there are some G3 mags that just don't work. Most of the alloy ones work, but several steel ones don't. I save all the "bad" mags for the HK91! If you don't have a HK91 you could always buy 50 mags ($100), find the ones that work good, and sell the rest. Normally, the Wiley Coyote school of gunsmithing recommends filing on the cheapest part, but in this case it's probably the receiver that is the culprit and should be modified to get it closer to spec. While you're looking for info on CETMEs be sure to check your bolt gap to make sure things are safe. The collapsible stocks are not impressive, I would stick with the wood and enjoy the rifle for what it is: a masterpiece of 50's engineering, made when rifles still had a little wood on them. |