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Posted: 6/3/2009 2:09:10 PM EDT
| Maybe someone can help me out on this. I was going to buy a CETME the other day for $600.00 I have always wanted one, and ran into a problem with the order. I started thinking that I could just buy the century arms receiver and build one from a parts kit. How hard is this to do? I am not a master gunsmith or anything but I work on all of my guns and have done so for the past 25 + years so my gunsmith experience is nominal. What is some advice, just pay the $600 or try to build it myself? |
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Maybe someone can help me out on this. I was going to buy a CETME the other day for $600.00 I have always wanted one, and ran into a problem with the order. I started thinking that I could just buy the century arms receiver and build one from a parts kit. How hard is this to do? I am not a master gunsmith or anything but I work on all of my guns and have done so for the past 25 + years so my gunsmith experience is nominal. What is some advice, just pay the $600 or try to build it myself? Do you know how to weld? If not, your gonna need assistance to assemble/make a CETME. Also, do you have a head-space gauge for a 7.62x51mm chamber? A .308 head space gauge won't work. Also, Century has alot retarded monkeys working for them, but they do have a pretty good return policy if you get a really bad one versus trying to work out any bugs that you may have from your first experience making a CETME... I also had a CETME, got it for a fraction of what they are going for now...I sold it and have been relieved to have it gone. The trigger on my Ryobi cordless power drill was better than my CETME's trigger. The cocking handle tube was welded at an angle necessitating alot of force to cock the gun, the sights were way off, and the brass was sticking into the bulletin board of the range located 3 lanes over  It always went bang and never failed to feed from even the cheapo aluminum G3 mags that I had for it.
It was a fun blaster rifle, ammo was cheap back then, mags were less than a buck a piece and it let out a nice bark when you pulled the trigger. I sold it to a young mormon married couple that were looking for a MBR that was reliable for use under 100 yards as an emergency rifle/the sole family gun that they wanted to buy. I explained the issues of the rifle to them and they didn't mind it. I think the mega box full of 20rd mags lead them astray of making a clear choice, but I let them know of the issues and a deal was made. Best deal I've ever made. |
| I may just pay the 600 and get it over with, it is a rifle that I have always wanted and figure what the hell, if it don't shoot that good then I will just "collect" it. One of these days I may be glad I paid the money for it. I have plenty of ars so I figure I want something with a little more knock down than the .223 I can't find the ar10's right now so I figure this will be a decent gun to add to my collection. I am just not one that can sell personal firearms. I have never sold a gun, and even if the CETME is a piece, I still will not sell it. |
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Before spending the money on a parts kit, check to see if you can find the receiver and enough US parts to build it. Many of the parts kits are in pretty bad shape and you'll need to know how to check the headspace before buying one. The trigger pack will need to be modified for a shelf that's welded to it and the trunnion and cocking tube welded to the receiver.
I've never built one but I have a video on how to do it and a CETME kit bought several years ago. If I can find all the parts needed, I'd like to build one some day. The video at least gave me a rough idea on what to expect. I also already own a CETME that I can examine and take measurements from during the build. My advise is to buy one already built or at least watch a video on everything that's involved first. This way you'll know what to check for in the parts kit. |
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The bad rap the CETME gets is mostly BS from people who heard from a friend....
Yes the cast recievers that look like a turd with parts stuck to it didn't perform well However the other type of build functions fine I have personally handled and fired over 10 CETME rifles from century all fired fine and shot about 5 in groups Mostly hype |
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The bad rap the CETME gets is mostly BS from people who heard from a friend.... Yes the cast recievers that look like a turd with parts stuck to it didn't perform well However the other type of build functions fine I have personally handled and fired over 10 CETME rifles from century all fired fine and shot about 5 in groups Mostly hype My comments are based on my experiences with my Century CETME. The problem lies with the high propensity for a hack job solutions to problems that CAI encountered when assembling these rifles. Ground bolt faces, crappy welds, non flush fitting pieces are all common problems that have been documented. Sure there are more good than bad rifles, but it sucks to spend $$ and get a POS that shouldn't have even left the assembly line in the first place. Caveat Emptor. |
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The bad rap the CETME gets is mostly BS from people who heard from a friend.... Yes the cast recievers that look like a turd with parts stuck to it didn't perform well However the other type of build functions fine I have personally handled and fired over 10 CETME rifles from century all fired fine and shot about 5 in groups Mostly hype My comments are based on my experiences with my Century CETME. The problem lies with the high propensity for a hack job solutions to problems that CAI encountered when assembling these rifles. Ground bolt faces, crappy welds, non flush fitting pieces are all common problems that have been documented. Sure there are more good than bad rifles, but it sucks to spend $$ and get a POS that shouldn't have even left the assembly line in the first place. Caveat Emptor. Sorry not refering to you |
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