My thoughts on the Century C308 (Gen 2)

[@williamopfermann8875]

I bought a c308 and the charging handle wouldn't retract the bolt. Sent it back. They fixed it at no cost and even fixed the rear sight that wouldn't adjust. I didn't even mention that to them and the fixed it. Great company. Can expect better treatment than that.

[@Triangle26]

Awesome, thanks for sharing. I'm glad they took care of you!

[@williamopfermann8875]

I also have one of their older Bulgarian ak74s. Didn't have any of the issues people usually complain about. Just replaced the bad stock set with Russian surplus plum furniture. Looks good, reliable and much cheaper than an Arsenal or Saiga

[@williamschmidt4229]

I bought my c308 in 2016 and have had a great experience it is one of the best shooting rifle I own and I own a lot

[@jsog6]

I own a Century Arms C308 and C93. I really love them. Very affordable and represent firearms I couldn’t have afforded otherwise. My C308 is the Gen2/PTR. This is a great video. Don’t forget you can upgrade with aftermarket suppliers. Significantly lower price than PTR’s and has about the same accuracy. Once again nice video.

[@Triangle26]

Thanks very much for the kind words. I’m glad you got a good C93. While the overall reception seems to have been a little sketchy (and I have personally handled C93’s which were clearly made incorrectly), I’ve also gotten very reliable reports that many of them are totally good to go. Thanks for the additional data. And your point about aftermarket support for the Century guns is well-taken. I’m pretty sure that in the long term I will leave my PTR as a “show-piece” (as it’s the closest I have to a real G3), and I’m going to build out the C308 as a more modern practical rifle with aftermarket furniture and optics. It’s likely that even with all the bells and whistles, the C308 will still cost me less than the PTR, and will in the end be a FAR more capable rifle.

[@eclectic3618]

Ive had a Century Arms CETME and a Gen 2 Century/PTR collab. They are not the same lol. The Gen2 is on par with the PTR91 in form and function. No paddle mag release but way better trigger and sight picture for non optic use. Century hooking up with PTR on the gen2 was a giant win here. If you can get a gen 2 for under $800 GET IT. These will be 2k rifles in just a couple years. The secret is out. Im seeing em at the range quite often. Great video Brother

[@ajaykrishnakumar4141]

What year was your gen 2 created?

[@eclectic3618]

​@@ajaykrishnakumar4141 2017 Is when I bought it from classic Firearms for like $450 lol C308

[@ajaykrishnakumar4141]

@@eclectic3618 okay mine was made then too. I just wanted to make sure I had a ptr aided one. Bought it second hand. Thank you, love the rifle just need to get used to it by practicing.

[@Gola308]

Love my C308. I added the wood furniture. I paid Bill Springfield to improve the trigger and recoil buffer, and add the paddle mag release. It's reliable and accurate enough. I'll probably never sell it.

[@Triangle26]

Awesome. They really are remarkably solid rifles, especially if you put a little work into them. I bet that Bill Springfield work was top notch.

[@marcushale1931]

Rifle is fine. Most of the problems can be solved by replacing the old-ass springs. If you go to the forums they’ll tell you everything is due to bolt gap issues, but first check the springs and break the rifle in.

[@JimBollom-rf4sd]

I have c 308 from century arms and I love its recoil is great and at a hundred yards it holds a 2inch group my daughter even loves shooting I've heard they have some bad one's out there but but mine is right on and no issues

[@VTtac802]

Love my C308. By the way Roberts RTG parts has every part you could ever need for your C308. I also purchased an M lock aluminium rail from Optics Planet, great addition to the C308

[@Triangle26]

Huge fan of RTG 👍

[@lucask9892]

How you attach the rail? Did you need to modify it?

[@tballstaedt7807]

I agree with your assessment. Century has made their errors, but I'm damn glad they'rearound. I'm very glad I've not gotten any century lemons. I really love my C308. I too was a bit gobsmacked to buy a C308 made by PTR for less than 500 shipped and in my hands. It also has performed flawlessly with decent accuracy. A phenomenal value!

[@tomray7449]

Mine had a broken hammer spring, I replaced it with one from a parts kit, I added a paddle style mag release. And swapped to the steel pistol frame. Took it out a couple weeks ago with friends and burned through 80 rounds of Tula, Wolf and ZQI and it ran flawlessly. It was a favorite of everyone that shot it. I have 3 different stock sets for it.

[@MrThejudge95]

It's taken me a couple months of training but I've gotten to the point that I can hit the mag release without moving my hand out of position or using my other hand. The Red Dot I have on it is very nice. I wouldn't call it the most accurate rifle. But it gets the job done. Easily 2 MOA. Love mine. The only thing I don't like about it is the iron sights. I just don't like them.

[@buellboy007]

You know what's interesting is the past 8 to 10 years I purchased various century arms products and every single one of them totally and probably around 7 or 8 have worked functioned and been fantastic it's like anything mechanical there's always a potential for an issue every manufacturer has an issue

[@Triangle26]

Awesome, glad to hear! Most of my experiences with Century have also been quite positive. That said, I think it’s a little potentially misleading to suggest that “every manufacturer has an issue”. That’s technically true, sure, but it’s kind of like saying “every sport has risks” - and I think we can all agree that playing soccer is still safer than BASE jumping! Point being, some factories have a defect rate of .01%, and some factories have a defect rate of 10%, and it’s important to recognize that.

[@jeroendesterke9739]

I can't get rollers anywhere with the correct value to bring it close to the required bolt gap. The recoil is fierce to say the least and I'm not the only one who says that - even despite the larger and softer butt pad. The open sight on the 'point blank' setting is not something that suits me, so I'm considering replacing it with the diopter type barrel.

[@bozo572]

New sub here. Great video with great information.

[@Triangle26]

Thanks brother

[@OrthoDebo]

What’s the best way to confirm if my rifle is a Gen 1 or 2?

[@byronhamilton6061]

I got one for $500 6 months ago. Threw a 6x lvpo on it love it

[@ray7940]

Looking at a gen 2 c308 right now, guy is asking 1300, comes with 10 mags and 400 rounds. Has a .16 gap, mostly all ptr parts like barrel upper and lower and hk internal parts. And a cheap red dop to top it off.

[@hollinger199]

Its crazy to me to look at prices for C308’s now compared to when i bought mine in 2018 for $479

[@Triangle26]

Yep, it’s pretty wild. Even though I actually really like mine, I’m having a hard time not selling it considering what people are willing to pay these days.

[@joshuahawkins2743]

I have a wasr10 and ive actually had 4 of them all together and they all functioned great but we are talking about a ak its kind of hard to go wrong

[@smlee7348]

Have C308/PTR from AF for $620....I'm not 308 guy but couldn't pass on deal....I'm happy but that rifle is heavy vs AK, SKS, AR.

[@cercaz]

Having owned both a C308 and a PTR GIR, I'd say at current prices but the PTR for a few hundred more

[@radian9097]

ptr basically makes the c308 now. only differences is trigger pack, iron sights, muzzle device, and paddle mag

[@cercaz]

@@radian9097 honestly the paddle mag release is big though imo.

[@Triangle26]

@@cercaz Totally fair. The paddle release is a definite edge to the PTR.

[@billypoynter6096]

Mine is gen 2 and run great has HK wood and will out do my AR ran so hot one time layed it in the bed of my truck and melted through the bed liner it was so hot.

[@Carnyx_1]

I own a C308, I'll take the Pepsi challenge against a PTR-91 any day. I know this is not evidence that they make quality products, just that their weapons are not all crap.

[@Triangle26]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@jimo391]

How can you tell the difference between a gen 1 and gen 2?

[@Triangle26]

The most immediate difference is that the Gen 2 has a picatinny rail machine welded to the top of the reciever - the Gen 1 does not.

[@jimo391]

Thank you! I really like mine. Just finished installing G3 furniture on it.

[@Spikernaut]

Century Arms is a great company even with the crap guns just because they are normally half the price of other brands. You can fix the gun with the money you saved.

[@darktrojan00]

400$ right here (it was 375 but the taxes and sht) I love mine and will prob never sell it, price of ammo tho makes it hard to shoot every time i hit the range.

[@randyhavard6084]

About 12 years ago I had the chance to buy a dragonov for 600 bucks and my dumbass bought the AR instead

[@Triangle26]

Oh man, we’ve all had those moments, but that’s a rough one for sure.

[@randyhavard6084]

@@Triangle26 I've always been a shooter, not necessarily a collector and I didn't want to have to worry about finding ammunition for it

[@Triangle26]

@@randyhavard6084 Makes perfect sense. And there was no way of knowing that the value of that Dragunov would go from $600 to $6000 in 12 years 🤷‍♂️

[@txgunguy2766]

My C308 quite literally saved my life when I was attacked by a bull with aggression issues.

[@scottemmert3845]

I have a C308 and a MAS 49/56 in 308 and both run like a top. Luck of the draw