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silentpoet
03-09-2007, 10:13 PM
Went into the pawn store and saw a CETME for 299. It needs a little work. I have not brought it home yet as I have to get my license changed to my current address to go through the 4473.

The Cetme is supposedly tearing the rear off of cases.
M1 Tanker
03-09-2007, 10:22 PM
Sounds like dirty flutes and commerical .308 to me :)

Welcome Silent
silentpoet
03-09-2007, 10:30 PM
Sounds like dirty flutes and commerical .308 to me :)

Welcome Silent

So is it an easy fix? Do I just switch to 7.62*51 ammo?
nalioth
03-09-2007, 10:35 PM
So is it an easy fix? Do I just switch to 7.62*51 ammo?
NATO standard ammo has thicker case walls than commercial ammo. The Cetme and G3 have violent ejection cycles.

If it has the NATO cross-in-circle, it's quite usable in these weapons.....

with one exception:


:dsia:
Big Steve
03-09-2007, 10:40 PM
Buy it! We can fix anything wrong wih it!
Steve :machinegun:
silentpoet
03-09-2007, 10:42 PM
Buy it! We can fix anything wrong wih it!
Steve :machinegun:
It's on layaway as we speak.
silentpoet
03-09-2007, 10:50 PM
NATO standard ammo has thicker case walls than commercial ammo. The Cetme and G3 have violent ejection cycles.

If it has the NATO cross-in-circle, it's quite usable in these weapons.....

with one exception:


:dsia:

So how is Pakistani Ammo?
rustypirate
03-09-2007, 10:54 PM
The Paki ammo is pretty good, but check for corrosion on the exterior of the brass from improper storage.
nalioth
03-09-2007, 10:55 PM
So how is Pakistani Ammo?
Pakistani is fine.
Longhorn789
03-09-2007, 11:17 PM
Welcome Silentpoet!!

Get some pictures of your find posted as soon as you get it in your hands!

Glad you're here!
okie shooter
03-10-2007, 10:24 AM
Welcome
drhall762
03-10-2007, 05:53 PM
:welcome1:

It was the hand of Fate, not an accident that brought you here.

Dave :sniper:
MID
03-10-2007, 08:39 PM
Could be that the flutes in the chamber are dirty. So the case is not being even floated by the fireing pressure.
Darkwatch
03-10-2007, 08:47 PM
:welcome2: ...You wont find a better place to get info/help/humor:wink: than here!
silentpoet
03-10-2007, 10:20 PM
Just got 20 HK g3 Mags at the gun show today.
cimmaronkid
03-10-2007, 11:45 PM
:welcome1: to the forum. I can see that you are already hooked. Welcome aboard.:jumping:
SteelCore
03-12-2007, 03:15 PM
You came to the right place. And man, did you get a deal. 300USD was a good price for a working CETME about 3-5yrs ago. If you had to put 100-200USD wworth of parts and work into it you'd still come out ahead.

Hello, and Good Buy! :)
Planning
03-12-2007, 03:41 PM
welcome :jumping: :welcome1:
AK AJ
03-12-2007, 06:58 PM
Welcome Silent, We can get that CETME up an running for ya. First thing you should do when you get it is take it apart, check for worn parts "especially in the roller and bolt area". Clean the HELL out of it while you are in there especially the flutes,"I use carb cleaner and a 12 gauge brush". Second after you put it together Charge it a dozen or so times unloaded, pull the trigger and check bolt gap, It should be between .004 and.020 inches (.102 & .508mm).
If it isn't in those tolarences don't shoot it. Fix it, you know how to get ahold to us.

AJ
Lon Moer
03-13-2007, 11:06 PM
Three hundred freakin' dollars???? THREE HUNDRED FREAKIN' DOLLARS??????
I can't even get a CIA receiver here for less than $250!!!:1087: :crazyeyes:

three hundred freakin' dollars and its all assembled, has compliance parts and has already been fired...:wall:

Welcome to the site! Congrat's on your find.:cool1:
jettag
03-14-2007, 08:06 AM
that you found yourself here, simply shows you have good intuition and a decent aesthetic sense for military small arms!:g3:
cetme
04-08-2007, 12:40 AM
:welcome2: