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French MAS 1936 converted to .308
« on: January 06, 2007, 10:59:46 AM »
I could pick one up at a gun show for 120.00 It has a safety and side mount with rings for scope. Has anyone shot the .308 version? Are they reasonably accurate? :-\
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Re: French MAS 1936 converted to .308
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2007, 11:33:50 AM »
I could pick one up at a gun show for 120.00 It has a safety and side mount with rings for scope. Has anyone shot the .308 version? Are they reasonably accurate? :-\

 They are accurate, I own one. BUT they are also complete pieces of crap.The goons at Century actually ran the forend through a bandsaw to allow for the shortned barrel, Cutting off the forend retaining clip in the process. the only thing holding the forend in place is the front sight witch will break through the wood in just a few shots. I overcame this "oversight" by drilling and tapping my reciever and fashoning a new retaining clip from a motorcycle masterlink.

 Then there's the barrel being indexed WRONG the front sight was actually canted several degrees away from the rear sight. Causing my rifle to shoot 24" to the left @100. Using the iron sights.

 My rifle also wouldnt feed STD length 308 unless I loaded my rounds quite a bit longer than standard 308 the bullet points would hang on the feed ramp.

 So unless you're wanting a project to tinker with I suggest running VERY far away. See the below thread for more details on my Century FrankenMAS

 http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/smf/index.php/topic,106063.0.html

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Re: French MAS 1936 converted to .308
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2007, 03:49:40 PM »
Thanks, I'll pass on it.   Thanks :)
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Re: French MAS 1936 converted to .308
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2007, 05:35:52 AM »
I you change your mind make sure you check the headspace before you shoot it.  I have a "ufixem" that century sold and its very bad outcome with the field headspace gage it failed. So i started putting tape on the field headspace gage just for ha's ha's to see actually were it is i got up to .060" more and the bolt still closed I finally gave up and in the  winter it will be my future project. It has that side safety level on it too. I did get lucky that my 2 french MAS 49/56 commando rifles that century changed over to 308 nato do shoot great and there very accurate too.  There's something about that old ratchety sounding receiver.