Just got a CETME

just_a_car · 01-05-2007, 12:44 AM

I'm going out in a second here TB, but I promise to hook you up with a bunch of good site links within the next 48 hours. I'm sure other guys here will be ready to help ya out also. :-)

Edit: I don't know how this posted before your's, since you started the thread and I responded. Weird.

TugBoat · 01-05-2007, 01:00 AM

I was just given a 1956 CETME FR8 as a Christmas gift and dont know much about it.I've shot a few rounds both milsurp and Win .308 and was extremely impressed.What I'd really like to know is what are they valued at and how do i go about cleaning it.Any info would help.Thanks.

Big Dog · 01-06-2007, 12:04 PM

The FR8 is NOT a CETME. Two totally different rifles.

The FR8 is a modified version of the bolt action Model 43 Spanish Mauser, rebarreled in 7.62X51. It was intended as a transitional trainer for the CETME selective -fire assault rifle. The CETME was later improved on by the Germans as the HK G3 batle rifle.

The FR8 is a very good rifle, handy and accurate. The tube below the barrel originally held the cleaning kit - generally empty nowadays. The FR8 barrel is unique - not a CETME barrel as many folks think.
Clean it as you would any milsurp boltaction rifle.

The FR8 is safe for use with commercial .308 ammo, as well as milsurp 7.62X51. Some shooters will contest this, but the action is strong enough.
The CETME semi-auto rifles should be used ONLY with milsurp 7.62X51. This is not due to pressure (the CETME is plenty strong) but because of the CETME's brutal extraction system.

01-05-2007, 12:44 AM	#1
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,522	I'm going out in a second here TB, but I promise to hook you up with a bunch of good site links within the next 48 hours. I'm sure other guys here will be ready to help ya out also. :-) Edit: I don't know how this posted before your's, since you started the thread and I responded. Weird. Last edited by just_a_car; 01-21-2007 at 07:09 PM.

01-05-2007, 01:00 AM	#2
TugBoat Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	Just got a CETME I was just given a 1956 CETME FR8 as a Christmas gift and dont know much about it.I've shot a few rounds both milsurp and Win .308 and was extremely impressed.What I'd really like to know is what are they valued at and how do i go about cleaning it.Any info would help.Thanks.

01-06-2007, 12:04 PM	#3
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,219	The FR8 is NOT a CETME. Two totally different rifles. The FR8 is a modified version of the bolt action Model 43 Spanish Mauser, rebarreled in 7.62X51. It was intended as a transitional trainer for the CETME selective -fire assault rifle. The CETME was later improved on by the Germans as the HK G3 batle rifle. The FR8 is a very good rifle, handy and accurate. The tube below the barrel originally held the cleaning kit - generally empty nowadays. The FR8 barrel is unique - not a CETME barrel as many folks think. Clean it as you would any milsurp boltaction rifle. The FR8 is safe for use with commercial .308 ammo, as well as milsurp 7.62X51. Some shooters will contest this, but the action is strong enough. The CETME semi-auto rifles should be used ONLY with milsurp 7.62X51. This is not due to pressure (the CETME is plenty strong) but because of the CETME's brutal extraction system. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.