*SIGH*
OK....I posted earlier in this thread....and I guess I am going to have to eat some crow and make an admission, which I think maybe only fair since the OP was inquiring about the C308 and maybe considering buying one....
Mine has ceased functioning...for no reason I can fathom.
Here's what happened; yesterday I picked it up to examine and tried to retract the cocking handle (of course assuring it was empty & no magazine). The bolt went back maybe an inch .... and jammed. Hard.
Disassembling the weapon, I took out the bolt carrier and bolt, and, refering to the instructions, took the bolt off the carrier. I noticed the bolt was sitting flush with the carrier and, normally, there is a "play" between the two parts, like how the AR-15 bolt will rotate down and up in the AR15 carrier, but the C308 bolt doesn't rotate, it simply reciprocates, and action that actuates two rollers on either side.
I disassembled the parts --- the locking piece, the firing pin & spring and could find nothing wrong. Truthfully I am not really a gunsmith or even an expert.....but the parts and function seem fairly straightforward, but I could be overlooking some fine details.
Reassembly (according to instructions) did not cure anything. There was no "play" between the two parts, the bolt & BC. When you re assemble you're instructed to leave a space the thickness of a dime between the two parts, which I followed.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what happened ... and I guess the rifle will be going back to Century for repair...or replacement.
I wish I could simply send back the bolt & carrier, but I don't imagine Century would accept that as they might want to check out function.
Oh well. Live and learn I guess.
But I no longer will advise purchase of the Century rifle; earlier posters have suggested better versions and I think I would listen to them.
Does anyone have some ketchup for this crow? .... it's nasty dry .....