disappointed

[Don357]

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Well, I have finally got it through my hard head that my CETME is a short range rifle, and a mediocre one even at that! I went to the range today after doing some trigger work on my rifle, and even though it improved some it just wasn't what I thought it should be. At 50yds I was able to shoot 2" groups with irons and the scope. But at 100 yds it opened up to 4" to 6". I have been all through the normal check list of things that you do when accuracy suffers, from different types of ammo, to scope mount, to barrel crown, to trigger pull, etc... Every thing except different weight bullets. I shot 150gr Hornady SST's, 150gr Hornady FMJ, (both are my reloads), 150gr PSP Monarch (Privi Partisan), and Indian OFV 96 M80 Mil-surp. I really can't say which shot best, they were all about the same.

Now I'm considering selling it, but I'm not sure. I like it, but wish it was more accurate. Anybody interested in a trade?

 

[451 Detonics]

I would say your CETME is atypical of the rifle as a class. All the CETMEs I have seen would shoot better than that. Normally I would suspect the barrel to be the culprit, few other things will affect accuracy. Not sure what you mean by checking the crown, but I would assume it means you pulled the flash suppressor and gauged it plus checked for any damage. Takes very little damage to the crown (often invisible to the naked eye) to cause groups like you describe. Usually I would go ahead and recrown the barrel, can't hurt. One last check I would perform is to shoot it for groups without the forend on the gun.

 

[dogmush]

Mine shoots about 2-2.5 MOA with German surplus 7.62. CETME's are good for torso hits out to 500-600 M without too much effort at all. Something's not right with yours.

That being said, I'm looking for a RDB .308 for a project. I'll give you $400 if you really don't want to mess with it. It'll save me messing with a parts kit.