Rob72

Don't do a Century. JLD PTR-91 was available from SARCO for $600. Felt/shot as good as my HK 91, at about 1/3 the price. All the same parts & accsys. Good buy.

KMBRTAC45

My shooting partner bought a CETME w/plastic furniture. He had a lot of problems with the bolt jamming. He swiched out the plastic furniture for the original wood furniture and has had NO problems since. Oh yea, the plastic stock cracked around the 60th round we put thru it.

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Kimber Tactical Pro II w/EE over 2000 rnds NO MALFUNCTIONS

AKsrule

I have one of the EARLY Century Cetmes ,built from a very good
parts kit.

It has some fit and finish issues (at least 1 monkey worked on it )
But it is 100% reliable

If you buy one - insist on a test fire and use REAL mil-surp 7.62 ammo.

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Muzz

Hello everyone, first post here.

I researched for several months when I was deciding on a .308/7.62 MBR. The main contenders were the JDL rifle, or a DSA STG58 - I opted for the FAL. The dealbreakers for me were the FAL's adjustable gas system and the fact that the receiver was milled instead of stamped. The gas system allows you to tailor the rifle to the ammo being used to achieve reliability and still keep the bolt carrier from impacting the back of the receiver area each time it cycles - translates into 'cushier' recoil as well as less stress on the major parts. Also, if you are not able to clean the rifle regularly due to 'extinuating circumstances', the gas port can be dialed open a notch or two to keep it running until you can. The milled receiver deal is just personal preference - I just felt more comfortable having some 'real' steel around the chamber. Those, and, when it came down to it, the FAL was more 'comfortable' to me. I like the placement of the op-rod and mag-catch better, as well as how it just plain handles.

Now, I don't think there is anything in particular 'wrong' with the HK design that can't be overcome/gotten used to by familiarizing yourself and training with it. It was DESIGNED to have a stamped receiver, and there are millions of AKs that prove stamped will work for years. Both are 'time-tested and battle-proven' designs, and either one would make a good choice, providing, and this is the important part, you purchase a well-made one.