A place somewhat local to me has a Century C93 for $670. I believe that it's new in the box with one 40 round magazine. I am interested; however, I'm "gun shy" in this because I bought a Century CETME, which is now a club because I can't get it to work. I don't want the same thing to happen.
Does anyone have any experience with the C93 versus the CETME?
I don 't think I would go for for over 600.00. At minimum you have a parts kit with a receiver, which you couldn't find for under 700.00. If it does work, you have a cheap DRL gun on the cheap. If it doesn't work, Century will swap it out.
While Century has been making some nice AK's recently, the 2 biggest POS's they ever made were the C-93, & Cetme. It's really a flip of the coin. The LGS where I work has 2 new C-93's in stock, & I won't buy either one, as they are both garbage. At best, you will be buying a parts kit. There are people on this forum who can fix them, but it requires hundreds of $ & a new barrel. There's hours of reading on this subject right here on this forum. GARY
Get one from Atlantic Firearms they test fire and insure you get a quality 1 with no issues and they stand behind what the sell even if it's Century. The price seems high that your quoting.
Magazines are expensive but they are one hell of a weapon and run like a raped ape!
I got mine on sale for $499 and have done ok with it, but I agree with the folks who say don't pay over $600 for one. It truly is a roll of the dice as to whether you're getting a decent shooter or a turd. But, as said, guys like Ghillie and several other of the smiths around hkpro can turn even one of the bad examples in to sweet shooting gun. If you buy a C93, you need to be prepared for that turn of the dice. And for the record, I've had nothing but good luck with the Promags for the 93-series guns, whether they be Vector or C93.
I bought my C93 from gunbroker with a dozen 40 round magazines for around $600. I then bought a barrel and other parts to have GB2000 over at Parabellum turn it into a HK33k clone with paddle release and welded top rail. I regret nothing, it works wonderfully and tends to attract a bit of a crowd when I take it out.
Thanks for the replies. I really would like to have a .225/5.56 HK clone, but since the .308 CETME debacle, I think that I will have to pass. At least I still have my CA94 to play with.
Thanks for the replies. I really would like to have a .225/5.56 HK clone, but since the .308 CETME debacle, I think that I will have to pass. At least I still have my CA94 to play with. View attachment 27554
Oh they do indeed have problems, and I have experience with it. I'm just curious what people can get a 33 kit and a receiver for now days? 850.00+? To me personally, it's worth the risk to get a possible cheap working gun, or a cheap parts kit with a receiver under 200.00 $ of what you can get sourcing a kit and a receiver. If there were other options, then it would be a no brainer, but as we all know there's not another option at this point.
I just purchased a C93P for $635 shipped that I plan to SBR. Do I expect it to work? Nope. I do have an extra locking piece to try and maybe I'll get lucky. Otherwise it will be headed off to Oklahoma for tweaking, paddle mag release and beautification.
I read that there will be no more of these pistols produced by Century, so I finally bit.
With the amount of roller locks you've got you need to "Start Building Yourself'! You will enjoy it...maybe not at first but you'll get it and then it's what ever you can think up!
The problem is where the barrel fits tightly into the trunnion was ground down to make assembly easier. Major screw up, so this is why you will need a new barrel. Also you will see a weld bead between the front of the trunnion & receiver. Another screw up. Factory guns were never done this way. GARY
I do understand what the main problem with some of the C 93s is. It was only one builder of the two that Century used that ground down the barrels so if you get one of those rifles you would need a new barrel and it would still be cheaper than a build from scratch. You are correct that the trunnions were welded incorrectly but unless it is welded in crooked it would be a cosmetic rather than a functional problem ( I wish they had been done right but you should never really need to replace a trunnion).
When the kits and the receivers were easy to get and cheap then a build from scratch made sense but at this point it makes a lot more sense to buy a C93 and send it to ghilliebear for a rebuild. This is just my opinion and it is based on cost and functionality.
All I can say is I bought my C93 here in CT like 3-4 years ago, installed my Fleming sear and have had shot several Beta mags with ZERO issues. I keep an eye on the bolt gap. Runs with 30 and 40 round mags as well. Love mine.
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