Hi all. First of all, I'm not a regular rifle shooter. I like it when I get to shoot them but I'm more of a pistol guy. I have, though, a question for you rifle experts out there.
At work we still have some of these old CETME 7'62x51 NATO rifles. I have some affection to these rifles since the first thing I shot in my life was one of them, nearly some 20 years ago in the Academy. The ones we have are mainly used for deployment of riot control stuff at fairly long distances (and they do that very well) or to provide, should the need came, support fire from a safe distance if the need for penetration power should come. As said, they are seldom used. We usually prefer the MP5, 12-gauge Franchis, or HK G36 when a long gun is needed.
I'm happy, however, than they are still there. Most of them are no less than 25 years old, and I still have to come across a unit that didn't shoot flawlessly. In fact, I am more accurate with the old CETME C, than I am with its successor, the crappy CETME LC in 5'56, and I even like it more than the HK G36... though I feel this is just me and my personal affection for this rifle. The G36 is a very fine piece, IMHO.
I read about issues in CETMEs built by some company called Century Arms. I wasn't aware the CETME was ever built outside Spain but it looks like it did. I can tell you that, over here, the old CETME C, the original one built here, had a reputation for being an extremely rugged, reliable, and accurate rifle.
I wonder if any of you have put your hands on a Spanish-built unit, if you own one, or have shot one, and how they'd compare to those Century Arms rifles.
At work we still have some of these old CETME 7'62x51 NATO rifles. I have some affection to these rifles since the first thing I shot in my life was one of them, nearly some 20 years ago in the Academy. The ones we have are mainly used for deployment of riot control stuff at fairly long distances (and they do that very well) or to provide, should the need came, support fire from a safe distance if the need for penetration power should come. As said, they are seldom used. We usually prefer the MP5, 12-gauge Franchis, or HK G36 when a long gun is needed.
I'm happy, however, than they are still there. Most of them are no less than 25 years old, and I still have to come across a unit that didn't shoot flawlessly. In fact, I am more accurate with the old CETME C, than I am with its successor, the crappy CETME LC in 5'56, and I even like it more than the HK G36... though I feel this is just me and my personal affection for this rifle. The G36 is a very fine piece, IMHO.
I read about issues in CETMEs built by some company called Century Arms. I wasn't aware the CETME was ever built outside Spain but it looks like it did. I can tell you that, over here, the old CETME C, the original one built here, had a reputation for being an extremely rugged, reliable, and accurate rifle.
I wonder if any of you have put your hands on a Spanish-built unit, if you own one, or have shot one, and how they'd compare to those Century Arms rifles.