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Posted: 7/25/2001 8:03:44 PM EDT
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[url]www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=38622[/url]
[url]www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=35646[/url] [url]www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=29698[/url] Dam it! I just have to get one of these now. OSA |
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Posted: 7/25/2001 8:10:15 PM EDT
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I'm getting one. Almost wish it was a little longer in the barrel, say, 20" and the hider. But they are darn compact and handy for a 30 cal bolt gun. The Firing Line had a thread about them a short while ago, consensus was to get a rubber butt pad so as not to kill your shoulder.
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Posted: 7/25/2001 8:14:52 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Old Spfld Armory: [url]www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=38622[/url] [url]www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=35646[/url] [url]www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=29698[/url] Dam it! I just have to get one of these now. OSA hehe i thought about the search right after i posted that. I still haven't found a bunch of GOOD info on it but sounds like it might be worth the deal. |
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Posted: 7/25/2001 8:22:42 PM EDT
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I bought one of these FR-8's from Big 5 a month ago, and I've shot it only a couple of times. Mine has a tight action and decent barrel, but the stock is in terrible shape.
Great fun to shoot, but it does have a lot of recoil. Needs a recoil pad, or something. |
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Posted: 7/26/2001 5:16:00 AM EDT
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Beer Slayer,
there's an extensive thread on this over on Gunbroker.com. The FR8 was made by the Spanish because the then new CETME was too expensive to issue to all of the troops. Cooks, drivers, REMF types needed a rifle that fired a common ammo with their new assault weappon. Also, Spain did issue the FR8 to their Special Forces, wich was actually not an elite force as we know it, but Spain's Foriegn Legion, and the rifles may have seen combat in Africa. It does take the CETME bayonet, I don't know about any other parts. I've been told that the notch in the flash hider is for cutting barb wire. Buy one, you like it. Worst case, you'll be able to trade it easily. Regards, Pepper |
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Posted: 7/26/2001 10:20:37 AM EDT
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I've just refinished one for myself, and had the bolt turned down, Parkoted the metal satin black and refinished the wood. Looks beautiful. I love this rifle. D.
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Posted: 7/26/2001 11:13:19 AM EDT
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[url]www.google.com[/url] Type in FR-8. Make sure you get an FR-8, not the inferior FR-7. [url]www.milsurpshooter.com[/url] has some stuff, use FR-8 in their search function. I like mine a lot. Just finished refurbishing it and it looks like new.
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Posted: 7/26/2001 2:37:57 PM EDT
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well i took the plunge today. ended up a straight trade for a model 58 winchester .22 someone gave me. So far the bore looks unfired and it feeds well. hope to get it to the range soon. It's a neat toy.
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Posted: 7/26/2001 3:22:42 PM EDT
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Beer Slayer, you've got mail.
P.S.: CETME bayonet, available for about $15 with scabbard will clip right on. GI web sling with G-3 front snap-hook works fine, too. See catalog #800, by FAC, 763-780-8780 |
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Posted: 7/26/2001 3:31:14 PM EDT
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Quoted: Beer Slayer, you've got mail. P.S.: CETME bayonet, available for about $15 with scabbard will clip right on. GI web sling with G-3 front snap-hook works fine, too. See catalog #800, by FAC, 763-780-8780 Thanks man. Came with bayo and sling. just need on original cleaning kit if they exist |
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Posted: 7/26/2001 3:37:34 PM EDT
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Cleaning kit guts hard to get, but you can duplicate this way: Get WW1/WWII GI BRASS .30 cal pull-through cleaning tool (NUMRICH ARMS), and a .30 cal. brush. A couple of patches and the thing's filled. Voila! Isn't this site great?
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Posted: 7/26/2001 3:38:58 PM EDT
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Quoted: Beer Slayer, you've got mail. P.S.: CETME bayonet, available for about $15 with scabbard will clip right on. GI web sling with G-3 front snap-hook works fine, too. See catalog #800, by FAC, 763-780-8780 Is FAC online? mike |
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Posted: 7/26/2001 3:42:21 PM EDT
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No URL that I can see, but call 1-800-486-5971 and ask for guns-n-stuff catalog.
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