These rifles are probably the coolest looking rifles there are

Spaniard here, of military age in the transition years between the CETME C and L. Unanimous opinion among servicemen? The C was an indestructible, reliable monster of good ol' wood and steel, kicking like a mule but that would never let you down. The L thing was a plastic toy that you couldn't stare at from a distance without it spontaneously disassembling, guaranteed to jam every five shots, three if shot in anger. Imagine that in the hands of an army of conscripts from a country with no gun culture. Truth be told, the original design was really good, it was the bean counting at mass production that altered the specs and screwed it all up (early production guns are still in service and working fine). Also, the ergonomics rationale for having to push a button in that weird position to hold the bolt open was a mistery for all involved. So, great review, man.

Great review. I will say that with my experience with C93’s, they are under priced at their current 1200-1500 price point.

I own this rifle also. I agree 100 % with your straight talk. I also can not get a cheek weld and a sight picture with any comfort. I will also keep it long term. I prefer the Beretta AR 70 or AR 15 s.

I just bought mine at Buds. $1230 out the door. Used but looks almost unfired. Wanted one mostly for an investment. Thanks for the honest review.

One of the best reviews on this rifle, hopefully I’ll get one before this year is over.

Fuckin' LOVE this review. Straight-up, no-bullshit, good info. Thanks DAD ;-)

Mine has been very reliable with all ammo, tula included. One issue I’ve had though is over the time the gun damages feed lips on the steel mags. It will put dents in the front. The mags work fine with the dents in the cetme but will cause jams in other guns. So you have to take a few mags aside and dedicate those only to the cetme

Update on my Cetme L. I could not get it to function reliably with any 55 62 or 77 gr brass. It did shoot steel ammo. I got a F/A bolt carrier from Apex and swapped the bolt carriers from the original to the surplus F/A. Runs like a scalded dog now, shoots everything including frangible ammo. I compared the F/A surplus carrier to the one from Marcolmar and other then the cuts Marcolmar added to the underside I can't fine the difference except the tail seems to be a little bit thinner? Weird.

I have both the CETME L and LC, both run great. For some reason mine can run with Tula ammo no problem. On my L I opted for the rail and put a red dot on it.

Thank you for the advice. What you said makes perfectly good sense. I'll be watching your channel.

Just picked up the green with no rail and agree with you on everything in the review. I wanted one before they dry up and the prices double or triple.

Total thumbs up, the manual of arms is whatever.

Great review. Just bought mine and was also IMPRESSED with the manual. In addition to all the reasons you mentioned- it has clear photos and print that does not require a magnifier to read! In other words a quality manual for a quality gun. This mfg has their stuff together!

Thanks for the review

Thank you.

Troy battle mags fit!! And I love the manual aswell, especially the suddle screw you's to the atf and nfa

Agreed, I have three and never had the intention of actually treating them like I do my AR's. When the parts dry up and these are no longer made the investment will show it's value. I may end up just shooting one on occasion and leave the others as unfired for collector value.

great video ❤❤

Original Spanish steel mags are available now for not much in 12 and 30 round versions. These are copies for Belgian FNC mags and they work great. They are particularly easy to disassemble for cleaning. I think you'll find that most .223 ammo will work just fine after the initial break-in period with MILSPEC 5.56 ammo.

I love historic fighting rifles. Fal's, G3's, M1A's and have always wanted a Cetme LC after I saw the hottest female cop I've ever seen in my life carrying a Cetme LC in Barcelona! It's like she had her pants custom made for her....anyway, back to the rifle. I picked up a MCM Cetme LC with the rail and love it! It has been 100% reliable with all ammo and is reasonably accurate. About 2.5 MOA with trash ammo and a dot sight. I'll take that! I'll echo that is is not a home defense or go to war rifle. Use a quality AR every day and twice on Sunday. My choice is a PWS MK-116, or a MCX...but for a great shootable piece of history, which will make people at the range ask what the heck it is...this one is a winner!

Agreed. Not a perfect gun by any means but a very cool one that I saw growing up as a kid in the 1990s and thought I would never be able to own. Now I have one that I can actually take out and enjoy at the range.

That manual tells you it needs the 556 for break in. It should function with wolf after you put enough nato brass downrange. I also own a C93 and I can tell you it is most certainly worth more than a 1000. Mine has HK parts and is the most accurate 556 I own. Closest thing to an HK33 in 556 you're going to get for less than $3000+ IF you can find an MKE. The HK version, Ive seen anywhere from 4000 to 5000.

I have a CETME L coming next week! Can’t wait! Buying it mostly for historical purposes and buying a MarColMar brand because they are a great company and now the only game in town for CETME L’s.

With me, I understand the quirks of the design- and is what it is. BUT where I care is reliability- I don't like paying 1400 for a rifle that wont shoot- so as long as it runs- manual of arms is what it is.

There great guns. I shoot a suppressor on mine works wonderful. Wish I could afford the other versions of it

This guys cool

Great, honest and straight forward review. Which mil spec ammo that shot well when you where shooting it? adding a few seconds or few min. of shooting it would make this review even better.

Well done, intelligent video.

Lancer magazine work in my cetme LC

I was interested in one of these because I live in a ban state. I have a 9mm PTR and was hoping for the same manual of arms in a rifle cartridge without going to the weight of the G3. The difference in the manual of arms is a show stopper though. What were they thinking having controls way up by the rear sight block? That's not what hands are shaped like!

Sweet looking rifle. Love the green. They should have dropped the stock down some. Maybe you could get a custom stock made. Too bad it doesn't have gas adjustment.

I still need a weldament set from them, would you say it’s safe to buy from them? Wasn’t sure if they were still shipping orders

Great review

Is the limitation on making one into a postie, parts availability or labor? It would be interesting to bring two in, form 2 one and keep the other original.

I just got one. I’m a newbie to hobby. Can you tell me what NATO spec ammo you used? I have Wolf and you said that wouldn’t work…just curious what worked well for you. Thanks!

Very well put on sponsorship

3:26 he pull rifle from that bag.

Wow, impressed with your presentation. Refreshing not to have some tactifool pushing sponsored crap. Oh, by the way, my L is in the mail...

OK Video

Do you happen to know how much the ultimax 100 was when it was first released for public/civilian sale?

What do you think about the CETME LC?

Are any of your machine guns transferable or are they all post/pre samples

What's that tell you about our government

Mine eats wolf and Tula like candy. Mine likes the lancer mags

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Yours won’t shoot Tula? Mine rate everything that I feed it and it’s primarily cheap eastern bloc crap

Зря ,сетме, на G - 36 поменяли...если от своей G - 36 даже германцы отказались...

Cetme mags are cheap And mine cheap steel fine

You dont know ever of this gun