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Those are sweet. One of the few milsurps that really get me excited.
thats a nice rifle! who needs the Ruger Scout when you've got this!
Hmm, something I'm actually unfamiliar with. Post up some details there Lurker!
Someone with more knowledge can help me. Its a Spanish large ring mauser that was modified to use a cetme barrel attached upsidedown. Has a cetme front post and flash hider and a cetme rear site welded to reciever. Chambered for the 7.62 nato.
Mine is stamped La Coruna 1956. Bolt and receiver numbers match. Stock has dings and dents. Action is way smooth. Trigger has some takeup but breaks ok around 5-7lbs but thats a geuss. The bore is bright and shiney.
The sights are kinda weird. Front sight has hooded post, not sure about adjustments. Rear sight has a disc with a V-notch for 100 metres and 3 peeps for 2,3 and 400metres.
Think of it as an assault bolt action, short, light and easy to shoulder with little recoil. Oh and only hold 5 rds.
Interesting. So where does one find these gems?
Hope I can provide some help. The rear sight is a rotating diopter. The "battle" sight is the v-notch, and the peep holes slowly rise for range, the lower the hole the lower the range. FR-8s are built on large ring mauser actions, and the FR-7 was a small ring. These rifles take CETME bayonets. The bayonet lug/tube has storage inside for cleaning goods. Other than the short barrel and flash hider, they are pure mauser actions. With that straight bolt handle you have to be careful when manipulating the bolt because of the position of the rear sight; you can definately crunch digits.
An idea I've thought of is using one of those repro 20 round "trench gun" extensions. That would give you a 25 shot 308 bolt gun. The magazine will not be detatchable, but you sure would have firepower.
Just about any trigger work that is available for a mauser will work for this. further tacticooling will require drill & tapping, mainly because the gun doesn't have standard mauser irons that can be replaced with a rail.
