Upgrading the trigger on your Century Arms C308 is pretty simple it just takes money .

http://www.triggerwork.net/hk9xrifles.html $65 - $70
Bill springfield does a impressive job reworking Cetme and G3/HK91 trigger groups and for a good price .

CETME - Trigger creep reduced up to 94%+, rough feel is smoothed out, pull weight reduced 50 to 60% from the factory 10 to 12 lbs pull. Sear bar is unitized to the trigger to eliminate trigger slop $65, option to reduce trigger over travel add $4. The complete pistol grip is needed.


http://www.williamstriggers.com/page3.html $80 +
Williams triggers list there trigger pull weight at 4-5# and if you have a HK91 trigger assembly and safety lever you want to use there trigger work on them is a bit cheaper .


https://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=17014&idcategory=107 $169.95 +

PTR, HK91 - .308 Enhanced Trigger Pack - Match

Each trigger pack has been customized by the famed & renowned HK trigger smith, Bill Springfield. Trigger slack take up is eliminated and over travel is reduced. Pull weight averages 5-6 lbs, trigger creep is greatly reduced to a very short, smooth, crisp hammer release. 

Note: you will need a G3/hk91 safety lever to go with this pack .  

Century Arms C308 : Hope I can find this kind of accuracy with the right ammo.

I was a bit curious about what the Century Arms C308 accuracy potential was .
I figured I would be happy if it was less than 6 MOA .
But as more reviews are popping up every week It may very well be more accurate than what I thought "with the right ammo" .  

So here are a few quotes from reviews and links to the articals 

I shot the C308 from prone at 100 yards. Five-shot groups from the C308 averaged just under 3.5 inches, with some loads from Black Hills and Federal shooting into just over 2 inches. The best group, produced with the 175-grain Black Hills load, measured 1.55 inches, followed closely by a Federal Gold Medal Match group measuring 1.58 inches. http://www.personaldefenseworld.com

The best group, shot, like all of these groups, at 100 yards with sandbag rests and the Lucid L5 rifle scope mounted to the rail, was turned in by HotShot’s 146 grain .308:   http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com

Best accuracy at 100 yards was achieved with Buffalo Bore 175-Grain Sniper ammo, but handloads, Set Point, and Federal Gold Match did almost as well. http://gunblast.com

The steel-cased Wolf ammo I had on hand was fun but not particularly accurate, delivering around 3.5-inch groups. My best was actually a 1.3-inch group with Hornady Zombie Max ammo  http://www.tacretailer.com

Can't wait till I have a wide enough selection to spend a day seeing what will do the best in my rifle .

A Cetme / Century C308 spare parts are cheap .

I am a self admitted pack rat  and I can be a bit obsessive when I find something interesting .

I don't think I have bought one gun with out buying accessories for it  .


Spare parts are something I like to keep around and some don't count them as accessories but I do . Parts kits for the Cetme rifles are cheap " well even parts individually are pretty cheap".

CETME Model C Parts Kit, .308/7.62mm 

Everything but a barrel and receiver "yes a few parts need converted to semi auto " and now you have a wood stock set  so you add some color to your all black  C308

>< $174.99  

http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/images/products/detail/cetmekitcut.jpg

https://www.apexgunparts.com/cetme-c-parts-kit-good.html

CETME Model C Rifle Armorer's Kit, 7.62X51

These are loaded with good parts and tools . Now whats actually included is a luck of the draw deal but normally the part listed most frequently missing is the magazine loader .

$349.75-$399.00

https://www.apexgunparts.com/cetme-c-armorer-s-kit.html

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/ad/1370250.htm

Why I bought a Century Arms C308 instead of a PTR rifle

For a long time I have wanted a something built on the CETME or G3 style platform but due to cost I didn't buy one till late June of 2016 . Well part of the delay was just pure financials .


With the election coming I decided now was the time to buy.  So I started reading ,a lot .

The first thing you will probably find is that PTR makes a really good rifle and they back it up with a ok warranty for rifles made before January  01, 2012 " 1 year " if it was manufactured after January 01, 2012 it has a 3 year warranty you get a 3 year warranty and a lifetime warranty / 25,000 rd warranty on some internal components.

These rifles are normally what is recommended as they are considered good quality rifles and reliable .

The next Company that will probably come up is Century arms . Now the company has had issues in the past with quality and reliability with several of the rifles they have built and its not just limited to the CETME and G3 based rifles they have made through the years. The number one issue with there older CETME builds "also  referred  to as C308 " is incorrect bolt gap . As long as a person is aware of the issue it can normally be corrected by replacing a few parts and detected with a set of feeler gauges and a visual inspection of the bolt after a person knows what to look for .


With the current units being sold by Century arms issues have been few and far between as I have only seen one issue on the net and it was a broken firing pin . Part of that is being credited to PTR who has at least some involvement with the current crop of C308 rifles being sold under the Century Arms name . At a minimum they are providing the flats being used for the upper receiver , front hand guard and the Navy style Polymer lower receives being used on the rifles .  Now there has been statements on the net saying PTR is handling the warranty work on these rifles and if that's true I would find it hard to believe that they are not building the rifles .

The warranty for a Century Arms rifle is also not all that great as it seems to just be 1 year and if I understand correctly that is from the date it was sold to the distributor not from the purchase date by the  customer 😞.


So really why did I buy the C308 well Cost was most of the reason .

A Century Arms C308 has a online price of around $699.99 on average and places like J&G Sales  have even bundled additional magazines with the ones they are selling at that price just to make the deal even a little better .

Now PTR has a large range of rifles with different features but frankly the PTR91 GI  is the most comparable as it is there lowest cost model with a price around $989.00 .
prices as of 12/16/2016 

Ok so its ruffly gonna be $290 dollars cheaper to get a C308 .

The PTR has a better rear site , a better warranty, ,may have a more convenient paddle style magazine release "depending on were you live" and has new internal parts .

Now I know what your thinking : I'm crazy all those are worth it . You may be right but knowing myself pretty well I knew the rifle was going to be small portion of my expenses and at the prices CETME parts and G3 magazines sell for $290 buys a lot .

So what Can you buy with that $290 dollars ?