Description: L1A1 Sporter, FAL type rifle, built on Imbel (Brazil) receiver and imported by Century Arms. Caliber is.308. Serial number is UB68A18471. This rifle is in very good used condition. It has a 4-groove barrel with an excellent bore. It has a 4-9X variable Tasco “Golden Antler” scope.
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Century Arms is a large importer of AK47 Firearms and other Military Surplus rifles and pistols. Their most popular item is the Romanian AK47 Rifle WASR 10 series. They also offer the Romanian Draco AK47 Pistol series with four different models ranging in size and caliber options. In 2016 and 2017 they released their US line of AK Rifles like.
I recently bought a used Century R1A1 and have a few questions. From what I can tell it is a metric kit with the lower both stamped and electro penciled RA1041 and the bolt having an RA number on it also. The grenade launcher sight is marked in yards instead of meters which throws me a little. The only other ones I have ever seen were in meters.
- (updated ) Introduction Century Arms International makes a cast FAL receiver that was included both on complete rifles and available by itself. Its primary attraction was its comparatively low cost – about 30% less than an import before the receiver-import ban, and now perhaps an even lower comparative price. Review Receiver is finish-machined.
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The receiver just says Century Arms, R1A1 Sporter cal.308 with their Georgia, VT address and made in the USA. Serial number is CA323XX and doesn't have the unibrow feed ramp. The barrel is threaded with an original flash hider (short belgian style.) Furniture is american black plastic. Oblicovka fasadov kassetami uzli dwg.
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Is this a South African kit? Was it used Rhodesia? Who did Century have make the receiver and when do you think they made it? I've tried to do the research but it is hard to tell. It appears to be a well used rifle still in good shape. I hope to shoot it this weekend.
Thanks for your help. Last edited by lpcullen; at 10:37 AM. The last Century Arms FAL I held had a receiver that was a dead ringer for a Coonan. It was marked Century Arms, but definitely had the contours of a Type III Coonan. I've had Century L1A1s made in Canada, with Imbel gear marked receivers, with receivers marked made by Imbel without the gear logo, etc.
Also with a mix of Canadian, UK and Australian inch parts along with select metric parts from who knows where. And US parts they didn't bother to put any marks on, and other US parts with just a C stamped on them. Anything is possible. Just my 2 cents, but Century Arms would have had to put the country of origin on imported receivers. The chance of a Century rifle with an unmarked Imbel receiver, in my opinion, is pretty low.
I see a lot of ads on the various auction sites claiming they have a Century rifle with an unmarked Imbel receiver. Sure, they do. Century bought out Federal Arms Corp back around 2005, so who knows what receivers they got in that deal. Maybe some Hesse receivers!
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I wouldn't be upset if I had a Coonan receiver. Nothing wrong with those. The inch pattern rifles I've bought from Century all worked with metric mags too.
DS Arms often has 30rd 7.62 BREN mags in both inch and metric (ground down the inch front lug). Heavy, but a lot of fun. DS also has some parts too. The good ole days of FAL parts being plentiful and dirt cheap didn't last long. Glad to hear it shot well. I've owned many Century FALs over the years and the only one I ever had problems with was from their first batch of Canadian rifles.
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After waiting nearly a year for delivery, we soon discovered the barrel wasn't indexed/timed correctly and it shot way off to side with open sights. The rifle was rediculously accurate and reliable, so I just put a Trilux scope on it and got on with life. Century has a bad reputation for assembly problems, but I remember my days working in a gunshop ordering custom built M1s and M1As from some of the best builders in the country. And still getting rifles that wouldn't function or shoot 3 feet to the left or shoot straight into the ground. These cats never built a faulty rifle; just ask them; it was always our fault; we weren't using it right. So, I cut Century some slack. Some FAL parts are hard to come by now days.
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I've had to go trolling over at gunbroker, find someone selling FAL parts, then see what else they are selling. Often they have the parts misidentified so they won't show up when you use the search function.
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i have been using century receivers for many years and finding out information on a particular receiver is difficult at best.
i have collected some information on the receivers and it may or may not be correct.
this is not going to be in any order, it is just information.
If anyone has addition information please post it.
this thread is not 'I repeat it is not for the bashing or merits of the Century receiver' it is only to gather information.
if you feel the need to do some bashing, then feel free to start your own thread.
if it stamped 'made in canada' then it is most likely an Imbel receiver, but there were a few Argentine (FMAP) receivers used (5 digit serial number ).
Hesse/Vulcan made some receivers for Century and they are usually stamped with Hesse on them, altho a few were not stamped. type 3
imbel also made some receivers that were stamped Imbel , but without the gear logo on them. type 3
Imbel made some receivers with the gear logo on them. type 3
the early L1A1 receivers were Imbel metric receivers, but cut for the folding charging handle and had the unibrow cut. type 3
NC on the serial number are made by North Country Machine in Vermont. i have only seen metric receivers, type 3. but, i read there are some inch made, but i don't know for sure.
ICL on the serial number are early Dan Coonan. ( i think i remember FAC may have had something to do with them) they have the unibrow ramp and are cut for the folding charging handle. the were cut for the inch mags. inch receivers. they are type 1
CA on the serial number are ( i forgot i will add this information when i remember it.) they were metric receivers. type 3
CI on the serial number are thought to be imbel. metric receivers type 3
PAC (?) made a few receivers for century and are Imbel receivers. metric receivers, type 3
century bought out FAC (?) inventory when they went bankrupt, there were some receivers in the inventory. i don't remember which rifle they were used on (metric or inch).
some receivers are marked R1A1 ( metric) type 3
some receivers are marked L1A1 (inch) type 3 and type 1
receiver tap for barrel= 1' x 16 tpi
receiver gas tube tap= 9/16 x 24 tpi
please remember that this is an old man trying to remember stuff or looking at random notes before it is all gone from his mind.
if i remember more i will add it and if i remember something different i will correct it.
if someone adds a correction i will correct it.
i am just tired of spending time hunting for data that i use to know.
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