There is a well-documented incident of the French intercepting a couple hundred CETME-B rifles being smuggled to the FLN in Algeria, and putting them into service with the Marine Commandos. I managed to get a CETME-B parts kit and have it built into a complete rifle (thanks, Parabellum Combat Systems!) and I figured that a 2-Gun match would be a good place to try it out, complete with French lizard camo and a MAC-50 pistol. And it turned out it performed great!
The CETME-B is a really neat developmental step on the path that led to the G3 rifle. I’ll have a full video on the rifle coming later.
General question for the fans.
Ian mentioned building his CETME from a parts kit. I have a parts kit, along with all the pieces to make a US legal carbine, but have no one to cobble it together for me. The local gunsmiths are slammed with work and don’t have time for just an ambitious project.
So does anyone know of someone who has experience with building from parts kits, who might actually have the time to work on the project?