CETME Battle Rifles - Good, Bad, ???

My CETME built over 10 years ago will only take G3 Mags. Cetme mags seem to bee too tall and don't allow the bolt to close.

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Originally Posted by spqrzilla

It is not always true that CETME builds (almost all CETME's in the US were built from parts kits using US manuf receivers but a tiny few were originally imported as sporters from Spain ) will use G3 magazine. And everytime I mention this some CETME experts will jump on me. But I owned a Century built CETME that would only accept the CETME magazines.

The magazine well on the original CETME was designed for a curved magazine. The G3 magazine is straight. Some of the lowers that Century used were designed to match the original CETME mag well - like the one that I owned. Others were closer to the G3 shape. So never assume that a CETME build.

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Originally Posted by BPTactical

^^^ what he said.
CETME's are a total crapshoot but a couple of things you can be assured of:
1-built from worn out parts
2-built by Century angry and vengeful beavers from worn out parts.
3-built with crappy workmanship by Century angry and vengeful beavers from worn out parts.

YMMV

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I had always heard it was angry gorillas, first I heard of the beavers. I've had a couple and both were decent. 2-3 moa sound about right. Trigger pull was junk, mags needed a bit of fitting. If you got sometime and like to tinker, a .308 battle rifle for 6-900 bucks is a bargain.

I had a CETME that was one of the old pressed steel receiver CAI guns. IT was all Spanish parts less the receiver and would only take CETME mags. It functioned fine.... after I spent a couple bills in parts "rebuilding" it. Apex had full bolts for a while, I got a non-ground one from them and then used rollers to spec the false head-space. Recoil was horrid, accuracy ok at the range I shot it, and don't plan on reloading any of your brass.

And I heard it was drunk monkeys armed with dremel tools............

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Originally Posted by GunsRBadMMMMKay

I had a CETME that was one of the old pressed steel receiver CAI guns. IT was all Spanish parts less the receiver and would only take CETME mags. It functioned fine.... after I spent a couple bills in parts "rebuilding" it. Apex had full bolts for a while, I got a non-ground one from them and then used rollers to spec the false head-space. Recoil was horrid, accuracy ok at the range I shot it, and don't plan on reloading any of your brass.

And I heard it was drunk monkeys armed with dremel tools............

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One of the classics.[LOL]Attachment 38123Attachment 38127

I wish you guys would get it right, it is not "Drunk Monkeys".

It is "Angry Beavers"


Please make a note of it.........

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Originally Posted by BPTactical

I wish you guys would get it right, it is not "Drunk Monkeys".

It is "Angry Beavers"


Please make a note of it.........

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Being from Or-E-Gun I know plenty about "Angry Beavers". Just saying. [LOL]I think CAI traded in one for the other. [Flower]

I've seen an Angry Beaver, and penicillin clears that right up. Unlike Century Arms' products ...

If your a reloader the brass gets screwed up also. I should know since I have to sift through the HK91 brass my Dad shoots.