A forum community dedicated to FN Herstal firearm owners and enthusiasts. The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle, also known as the SLR (Self-Loading Rifle), by the Canadian Army designation C1A1 (C1) or in the US as the 'inch pattern' FAL, is a British version of the FN FAL battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer FN Herstal. Century L1A1's are generally poor quality, and can be had for much cheaper, 600$ range. CIA (Century) doesn't have a blueprint to base their dimensions off of. the early L1A1 receivers were Imbel metric receivers, but cut for the folding charging handle and had the unibrow cut. Receiver is finish-machined from a casting. They have been on GB for as little as $1200. 's version of the FAL-using a mix of metric and inch pattern parts. Golani Semi-Auto Sporter Rifle view manual. Would a CAI L1A1 be worth that at all? Its primary attraction was its comparatively low cost вЂ“ about 30% less than an import before the receiver-import ban, and now perhaps an even lower comparative price. In 1996 I bought a L1A1 Sporter from a now defunct department store. The recess for the tab on the front of the magazine is not as wide as on a factory inch pattern. Century products are 90% garbage, no matter what knock off they are re-producing. If you're looking for a retro EBR, buy this one.Right side of the action is marked 'L1A1 Sporter / Cal.308 / CAI-St Alb Vt', made in Canada. Some fellow Americans drove up to the spot and began to unpack their guns and gear so I called it good for the day. This was shooting prone without a sand bag or rest. After zeroing, I was putting rounds through the same hole or getting them to touch on the bullseye at 25 meters.

With the rear sight set at '2' for windage, the rifle needed three 'clicks' up on the front sight to get it on the bullseye. I shot at 25 meters to establish a battle sight zero. I'm kicking myself now for not buying more. 223 ammunition through the rifle, ZERO problems. I had no, nada, zilch problems with loading, inserting, feeding or removing them. For the testing, I used the Colt, the Master Molder and one of the magpul magazines. I also picked up a 2009 production Colt metal twenty rounder and some 2009 dated thirty round 'windowed' PMags. The rifle came with a 1995 vintage Master Molder (Wilson, NC) twenty round plastic (Zytel?) magazine. It was a little chilly at 35 degrees Fahrenheit but the effort is for the brethern. So, off to the desert this morning to get it sighted in. It appears that the rifle was test fired. I cleaned the bore and chamber before taking the rifle to the range. Nothing hangs up on disassembly, assembly or dry firing. In fact, it's better than a 1983 Colt AR-15 SP1 I had many, many moons ago. I don't see any evidence of modifying parts. The upper receiver looks to have Colt markings, 'C H.' The receiver and pistol grip are A2 versions. The receiver is marked Century Arms Inc Georgia, Vermont. The CSR said the receiver and barrel are not made by Colt. HDI had a sale this weekend so I thought I'd take advantage of it and get one of the 'retro look' semi-auto M16A1 clones. Henderson Defense Industries (Henderson, NV) is local to me. HDI confirmed for me that it does have a 1:9 twist barrel. Here's the cold link to the Century Arms web sight page. Consider this a review from a layman's perspective, FWIW.

I'm a M14 guy, not a uber-tactical M4gery afficianado. Well, if my experience is anything to go by, don't believe what you read. Details: I did an Internet search on comments for the Century C15A1 and found neutral to negative comments for it.

Century arms l1a1 sporter review