$299 Cetme's

DENWA

I'm sure you have all seen these from SOG, J&G, Century etc.

Cast SS or Stamped reciever?
They are made from parts kits, there are usually horror stories involved.

These seem like such a good deal, I don't want to miss but.....

1. If there are problems how easily are they remedied?
I'm not a gunsmith and don't pretend to be.

2. if this is the case how much will it take $$$ to get these to be a reliable shooter?

3. ANY knowledge would be helpful in my decision.


thanks

thunderbolt

The 299. guns are stamped receivers. The cast ss receivers run higher. Century makes both receivers for the current guns coming in. Almost all require some tinkering and a good stripping and cleaning on arrival. If you don't want to do the work yourself, visit my website at www.angelfire.com/tn3/thunderbolt. I strip, clean and test fire the gun so you can shoot it straight from the box.

GreenLantern

My friend has one and some mags go in easy, some go in real hard, some not at all. His seems to be very particular from mag to mag.

thunderbolt

Just finished test firing a stamped receiver CETME. After stripping and cleaning, and a bit of tinkering, the first group fired was within
3 inches. Two of the bullets were in less than an inch of each other. I only had a 100 ft range to fire in, but clearly the gun can
shoot better than I can hold it. Now for the bad news. This CETME is one of the tightest I've handled so far. Magazine fit is very tight and extraction is poor. A few hundred rounds or so should loosen up everything properly. These are good guns when
fully broken in and well worth the money.

DENWA

2 questions

1. which reciver will last longer? i.e. durable

2. which is more reliable? NO FTF or FTE etc.

thunderbolt

Until you get them broken in, you'll have lots of failure to extract.
Apparently some chambers are rougher and actions stiffer. Most problems go away with cleaning and many rounds of ammo downrange. I have no idea which receiver will last longer. The stamped one seems to have more sharp edges, but also had more accuracy potential than the cast receiver gun I tested. Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw.

bill2740

Received my $299-- Century Arms Cetme today. The action is very
tight. The handguard is loose (stripped screw). Need to replace the
handguard. Some pits in the bore, but serviceable.
Stamped receiver, carton marked 'RI 1007'

Bill

96harley

Friend got one last this week. It wouldn't hold magazines. With each shot it exjected the magazine and failed to eject spent rounds properly. We sent it back. Too many problems on this one to tinker with. It shot quite accurately according to the shooter.

boeboe

At that price I had to order one. If I have to do some tinkering, well, okay. I guess I'll see.

To err is human, to moo is bovine.

thunderbolt

Check www.angelfire.com/tn3/thunderbolt for photo of target shot with the stamped receiver CETME. Not bad for the 1st 4 shots of a new gun without making any adjustment to the sights.