2011年6月14日 · Just bought a nice example days ago, matching bolt/action with a very bright bore. Read two hours last night about the ammo confusion and concerns among so many people (much of it hearsay, or misunderstandings?), and part of the problem might be because guys lump together the weaker Spanish...

2010年9月22日 · The Model 1943, and the FR8 made from it, are quite capable of handling 7.62 NATO (there is no such thing as a "7.65 NATO") or .308 Winchester factory loads for any reasonable amount of shooting.

2011年6月14日 · Just bought one three days ago. In past weeks I saw confused chat which often mixes the concerns about the 'large ring' FR8 with concerns about the (much older) 'small ring' FR7. The issue for many of us only concerns using modern .308 in this rifle, because Boxer primed ammo can be reloaded...

2011年2月17日 · As for the design chamber/breech pressures, is commercial .308 ammo considered unsafe in the FR8? I'm aware of this issue in the old 1893 (or so) 7mm Mausers which were converted to .308, but was the steel produced for the FR8 strong enough to tolerate the psi increase from NATO to that created by modern commercial .308?

2013年9月12日 · Took the FR-8 out to the range today with a couple of guys from work. I brought some loads that I made up with 150gr Speer BTSP bullets over 45 grains of Vihtavouri N-140 powder, Federal #210 LR primers, and WCC 08 military brass. I tried the lowest peep sight at first, which is 200 meters...

2011年6月22日 · Jim K., again your assessment of the photos is right on. We don't know the source of the photos or the political agenda behind them. I find it hard to believe that an ordinary .308 round would cause that much damage to a rifle even if it did fire out of battery. The oval vent hole (shown in the pictures) on the left side of the receiver ring was added to the 1916's specifically for the purpose ...

2006年11月28日 · I got a nice 1955 FR-8 a few years back. I don't want to reignite ammo discussions - I only shoot Nato 308. But since my eyes are not what they used to be I got to thinking about scoping it. It seems to shoot better than I can see. My question: is there a way to mount a scope without drilling...

2018年3月8日 · I was recently studying up on the Spanish FR8 .308 CETME trainers. I think it would be pretty cool to have one of those as well but they seem to be getting pretty expensive these days.

2012年6月18日 · I came across a collection of milsurp rifles that someone is getting ready to sell and they allowed me to check them all out. I told them that I was interested in an FR-8 Spanish 308 and also one of the MAS 36 french 7.5,s. They told me to make an offer for them and are holding them for me. So what is a reasonable price for these rifles. I had these rifles years ago and sold them and now ...

2004年6月2日 · Having said that, have fun shooting your FR7 or FR8. Remember, 7.62 NATO ammo is the correct ammunition these rifles were designed to use, not the higher pressured .308 Winchester."