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Rear sight base, MP5 style. No provisions for scope (different rear sight base and no cuts for claw mount) ? sidenote, 23 years to get #1,300 post
 
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Discussion starter · #25 ·
nightstryke said:
So am I under the right line of thinking that the third hole on the receiver is acceptable by the ATF now as long as the Trigger Housing is Clipped and Pinned/Cut off and rests on the No-No Shelf?
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I'm not actually sure because I'd like to swap a clipped and pinned one on there, I think it would be fine but who knows what the ATF's thinking is on this. I was always told it couldn't be a completely through hole for the paddle/pin.
 
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Mike0987 said:
I'm not actually sure because I'd like to swap a clipped and pinned one on there, I think it would be fine but who knows what the ATF's thinking is on this. I was always told it couldn't be a completely through hole for the paddle/pin.
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Yeah well I see these with the hole for the paddle mag latch, and I've seen a ton of MP5 clones with the same hole and paddle mag latch, but they all still have the blocking shelf.
 
#27 ·
Two of my friends got CA3s. One is crooked, but runs. The other does not appear to be crooked, but has had about 10% FTEs so far. The crooked one had a refinished trigger housing. The non refinished one looks to be in decent shape though.

nightstryke said:
So am I under the right line of thinking that the third hole on the receiver is acceptable by the ATF now as long as the Trigger Housing is Clipped and Pinned/Cut off and rests on the No-No Shelf?
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I’ve never been able to find a letter for it, but PTR has been leaving their mag release pins unwelded for a while.
 
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ken792 said:
Two of my friends got CA3s. One is crooked, but runs. The other does not appear to be crooked, but has had about 10% FTEs so far. The crooked one had a refinished trigger housing. The non refinished one looks to be in decent shape though.


I’ve never been able to find a letter for it, but PTR has been leaving their mag release pins unwelded for a while.
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How crooked is the one that runs? Can you still zero it?
 
#29 ·
ken792 said:
Two of my friends got CA3s. One is crooked, but runs. The other does not appear to be crooked, but has had about 10% FTEs so far. The crooked one had a refinished trigger housing. The non refinished one looks to be in decent shape though.

I’ve never been able to find a letter for it, but PTR has been leaving their mag release pins unwelded for a while.
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I was considering a CA3, but it still sounds like some are slipping through the cracks, even though PTR is doing the majority of the work.

For some reason, I thought they had initially said the price would be around $700, but I don't recall where I heard that.

What I really wanted was a MKE factory-built G3 that was rumored to be coming here - but never did.

I have a Century Cetme C308 that I completely rebuilt/refinished, and it had no major issues, but I may have just been lucky.
 
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jkv45 said:
I was considering a CA3, but it still sounds like some are slipping through the cracks, even though PTR is doing the majority of the work.

For some reason, I thought they had initially said the price would be around $700, but I don't recall where I heard that.

What I really wanted was a MKE factory-built G3 that was rumored to be coming here - but never did.

I have a Century Cetme C308 that I completely rebuilt/refinished, and it had no major issues, but I may have just been lucky.
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What did you all do on your C308?
 
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Mike0987 said:
You are correct it does not have the little mount piece in front of the sight base but still has the bump outs to add a pictatinny style mount.
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Those bumps are not enough to ensure the optic holds zero. The missing weldment is actually a recoil lug, without it there is nothing preventing the optic mount from shifting front and back between shots.
 
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jkv45 said:
I was considering a CA3, but it still sounds like some are slipping through the cracks, even though PTR is doing the majority of the work.

For some reason, I thought they had initially said the price would be around $700, but I don't recall where I heard that.

What I really wanted was a MKE factory-built G3 that was rumored to be coming here - but never did.

I have a Century Cetme C308 that I completely rebuilt/refinished, and it had no major issues, but I may have just been lucky.
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lol sounds like the T7
 
Discussion starter · #35 ·
Apec said:
Those bumps are not enough to ensure the optic holds zero. The missing weldment is actually a recoil lug, without it there is nothing preventing the optic mount from shifting front and back between shots.
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That is excellent information thank you. I was mistaken I guess if I really want I can bust out the tig torch at work and add the correct sight base. We will have to see how it shoots first.
 
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Mike0987 said:
All the PTR Components are trunnion, barrel, flash hider, receiver, hammer, sear and charging handle. Everything else is surplus FMP or HK in the case of my bolt.
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What thread pitch is the muzzle on the CA-3?
Metric or inch?
I am guessing inch, RH 5/8X24.
Could be metric, RH 15X1.
Thanks for letting me know the rifling is 1 in 10 for the M-80 NATO round.
 
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