Decent deals at Dunham's Sports (and CETME question)

[Ukraine Train]

If you have one near you, they have a sale on some rifles.
M-38 and M91-30 Mosins for $80 in great condition
Yugo SKS's for $150, not sure on condition but they're caked in cosmo
Unissued Mitchell Mausers for $300
CETME for $350
20ga and 7.62x39 Saigas for $200

The store here had two CETMEs, they looked identical but one's barrel was about an inch shorter than the other's. What's the deal?

 

[Eric86GT]

Dunham's does have some good deals sometimes. I got a 91/30 there last fall for $79 in very good condition. Just recently I bought a Saiga in 7.62x39 for $200 which will get converted this fall.

 

[Dave R]

I think the deal with the shorter CETME is probably that one has a muzzle brake and the other doesn't. The supplier--Century Arms--is selling both configurations these days.

I have one with brake, and would go without the brake if I had the chance. Its mighty loud.

 

[Ukraine Train]

That's the thing, they both had identical brakes on them lol.

 

[itgoesboom]

Thats intresting.

Century had to discontinue selling the CETMEs with the brakes on them, since it turned out the diameter of the brakes was the same as NATO grenade launcher. BATFE ruled against them, so they had to change things.

Rifles that already had the brakes on them, and hadn't been shipped to dealers had the breaks hacksawed off, including part of the barrel, and ones that didn't have the break were left alone, and aren't given any muzzle attachments.

I.G.B.