My Sexy, Spanish Milsurp FR8 - Bolt Action 7.62x51

[27hand]

Haha! I stumbled on it by accident.
I'm pretty sure they stole that from a now defunct milsurp website because it looks EXACTLY like the photographic step-by-step instructions I used many years ago for my SKS that I found on the milsurp site. (which does not exist now)


Here. Poke around some. There's a shit-ton of info to be had there.
http://milpas.cc/rifles/

Surplusrifle.com & Tennessee gun parts There may have been another entity in there as well. I can't remember.

[Emptymag]

Is that sling the right one? Looks like the HK one on my CETME. In fact, that looks like the same flash hider and bayonet lug that's on my CETME. Hey, I think I want one now!

I can bring my CETME bayonet to the next shoot, it might slip right on.

Oh. I thought you were joking...


The barrel on the Spanish FR8 IS a CETME barrel.

That was part of the conversion. The original Mauser barrel was removed and replaced with a new, CETME barrel. A spacer was added to the magazine to allow for the different length of cartridge. A new rear sight was added, by welding it to the receiver, and the metal parts were parkerized. (and the stock was shortened and modified as well)

Yes, the CETME bayo will fit - it was designed to do so.



The FR8 was intentionally created as an interim rifle while the CETME was being introduced since they didn't have enough of CETMEs to put everyone's hands right off the bat.
This is a very fast read on them that may help.

I have a bayo, but it is out on loan at the moment being fixed up a bit as it was a little buggered up.

[GrumpyBear]

Is that sling the right one? Looks like the HK one on my CETME. In fact, that looks like the same flash hider and bayonet lug that's on my CETME. Hey, I think I want one now!

I can bring my CETME bayonet to the next shoot, it might slip right on.

It will they take the same bayonet.


^^^^^ I see I was slow in typing!

Another good link EM.

[Emptymag]

Uh-oh. New page - needs pics...



To give some perspective regarding size, I tossed it up with an AK-47 for comparison since a lot of people are familiar with the size of an AK.










Ain't nothing like wood and steel.

[JoshIronshaft]

Ok, so now I really want one!

[elweasel]

Ain't nothing like wood and steel.

I am sorry, Did you mean "Ain't nothing like WOOD as hard as STEEL"?

[JSPA]

Great rifle!
Glad you finally picked one up.
Maybe get some of that cheapie plastic ammo for some cheapie fun

[Gunsnwater]

We see what you did there.

He must really like this one. It's the only one I've seen that he protected from the rocks!

I'm grinning ear to ear. You beat me to it. Nice jacket EM. cool rifle.

[27hand]

Ya know EM,
Since you will very shortly be buying loads and loads of 7.62X51, you should consider one of these listed on this site.

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Ishapore 2A enfiled 308cal 300$ OBO trades welcome
Hello and thankyou for looking:


Enfiled ishapore 2a
7.62x51/308win

Very cook piece of history

This one is in "good" condition

300$


These are my pics. 27






Since you are on a roll.

[Emptymag]

Haha! I'm almost out of "misc crap" to sell - I'd have to start selling guns to buy guns at this point.
I didn't really want to trade what I did, but I wanted the FR8 more than I needed a stockpile of mags and such, so...


Besides, I've never been drawn to Enfields. I dunno why - I think I was born this way.

The jungle carbines are interesting though. Never really met a carbine I didn't like.