09-18-2006, 05:47 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NorthDakota
Posts: 87
|  Fr-8 .308 I had a chance to buy one of thease awile ago, like a dummy I did'nt and have been looking for one now for awile. They come (or you can get) a bayonet w/it. Did a bit of research on it It was the rifle that was replaced by the Spanish CETME .308, anybody got one? For the price back then $130.00 it was an o0k price now I saw one for $190.00. |
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09-18-2006, 08:14 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa
Posts: 6,859
|  Had one,nice,but I traded it off for an SKS. 
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09-19-2006, 04:57 AM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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| Actually, the FR8 was used as a "Transition Rifle" to train the troops for the then-new CETME battle rifle. They were also used by border guard/police. The CETME replaced the M43 Mauser in regular Army service. I have all three rifles. Soon to have the M1916 Civil Guard rifle too. Spanish rifles are like Lays Potato Chips - can't have just one! 
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09-19-2006, 04:35 PM
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| Senior Member  |  I paid $150 for one in ex.cond and turned around and sold it for $325...not a bad profit. Cool looking rifle but didn't like the oddball sights or the recoil...to each his own.
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