Century C93 HK93 Clone: Are they any good?

[daredwit]

Century C93 HK93 Clone: Are they any good?

I know Century has a very spotty reputation on their quality. Checked out a C93 HK93 clone at a local shop and it seemed well made. Anyone own one of these? Care to comment on this particular weapon?

 

[wojownik]

I think there have been a few threads about the C93 on this forum and several others. General consensus is that they can be a mixed bag, depending on which Century contractor actually did the assembly.

I've handled about a dozen to date, all with varying issues - some minor and cosmetic, others impacting function. Be wary of bolt spacing.

 

[briansmithwins]

CAI has way too much of a history of cutting corners for me to ever be comfortable with a roller delay blowback operated weapon built by them .

That mechanism works by voodoo and Tinker Bell dust when Germans are building it. Google 'grinding bolt carrier century arms' fot some ideas of ways CAI can miss-build a roller locker. BSW

 

[Z-Michigan]

That is the worst rendition of HK furniture I've ever seen. The buttstock where it meets the receiver is making me gag. And the HK furniture isn't all that great even when it's made by (Drumroll please) HK.

That mechanism works by voodoo and Tinker Bell dust when Germans are building it.

That's a great quote. I slightly disagree though. If the mechanism is made precisely correct, used with the precise type of ammo (in every possible way) that was used to calibrate it, then it will work reliably until it wears. And some adjusting is possible for wear.

Big wildcards: ammo type, wear, assembly, dimensions. Original HK stuff gets the last two right and the wear can be compensated for. Militaries buy ammo by the millions and can deal with ammo type issues. You'll probably be OK if you stick to the most generic 55gr FMJ, but even that's no guarantee. Start deviating up or down in bullet weight or velocity and reliability may get spotty, and you may increase wear too.

And I would definitely want to know who had manufactured all the mechanism parts - trunion, rollers, locking piece, bolt head and carrier. If any of those were made by Century, I'd probably walk away.

 

[nalioth]

That mechanism works by voodoo and Tinker Bell dust when Germans are building it.

That's a great quote. I slightly disagree though. If the mechanism is made precisely correct, used with the precise type of ammo (in every possible way) that was used to calibrate it, then it will work reliably until it wears. And some adjusting is possible for wear.

What BSW meant was that the operation cycle is very misunderstood here in the USA by the majority.

Century has a very well earned reputation for "cutting to fit" these type rifles (Cetme/G3), which usually ends up in an inoperable rifle (as opposed to the other extreme - the KABOOM).

If you're gonna buy one, I'd take someone knowledgeable about them with you to help pick one out.

 

[Evil Monkey]

watch this video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-Vyqqgig4