357 mag out of a lever gun gets down pretty good. Almost into 7.62x39 territory. Granted it won't be as ballistically efficient due to the projectile shape, but should be good enough for 2-250 yards. Then you can shoot 38 special for fun plinking and even have a great excuse to pick up a revolver to go with it.
Some of the CETME’s have fluted chambers....so it does a number on the brass. If you reload, you likely cannot reuse that once fired (now fluted) brass.
These can be found used for $1000 and would be choice as well.Although a bit more expensive, I think I would prefer an M1A SOCOM. These were $1399 before they went OOS.
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The CETME style rifles dent the shit out of your brass. My HK91 leaves a big dimple in the side where it bounces off the ejection port on the way out. And that is with the "buffer sleeve" they make for the ejection port. It used to be really bad.From what I understand, you can reload it. It's just going to be ugly as sin and probably not last as long as brass fired in a normal chamber. The bigger issue is the gun beating the tar out of your brass when it ejects it. Thats if you can even finds the brass after it chucks it into the next county. My Hakim is like that. It'll damn near rip the rim off the cartridge and before I added a leather buffer to the deflection bar, it would dent brass horribly. The dent would go halfway through the case. I'm working on trying to get it tamed down.
These can be found used for $1000 and would be choice as well.
I have and in my book it’s better than any AR ever conceived. yes I have ARsIf you’ve ever fired one you’ll know why.
Fewer sources, by far, for 30 Carbine ammo than there is for 5.56 NATO right now.30 Caliber carbine! 'Nuff said! Easy shooting and a classic!
Last year ammo price was double, currently 308 is easier to find, and usually cheaper than the ultra rare 5.56/223.The ptr and cetmes are really heavy rifles and ammo cost is about double.
Surplus 30 Carbine ammo IN Stock @ decent prices still.Fewer sources, by far, for 30 Carbine ammo than there is for 5.56 NATO right now.
Yeah, but it's a smooth shooting classic if you can find one at a decent price!