MAS .308 conversions

[wpflgun]

Does anyone have one of the .308 conversions that actually works decently?

[indy1919a4]

My friend has a mas 49/46 maybe a jam every 70-80 rounds... its pretty good..

I have seen several that were crap... shot 20 rounds, then a jam o matic

[ghostdevilguy]

I had one that I was lucky if it ran three rounds in a row without a failure to extract. I ran 70 rounds through it before I had enough and traded it off, I think the most it went with no problems was 5 rounds.

[capt14k]

Buy the original 7.5 French. If you already have one in .308 and don't want to sell it there was a guy who used to make an adjustable gas system that supposedly fixed a lot of the problems.

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[Polock]

A friend had one--the only ammo it would consistently work with was Indian 7.62 dated (IIRC) early nineties--USGI ball, etc would not
get thru a mag w/o problems.

[wombat12]

Good news-you can get your >308 MAS running with little work and treasure. A few areas overlooked by Century need to be addressed:

1)Recoil spring. For reasons unknown, the recoil spring was shortened. In conjunction with the shortened gas tube, the action of recoil is quite violent. The
recoil spring can be replaced with an original (new) spring available from Gunparts, Inc for $7.95.

2)Extractor. The extractor is set up for the 7.5 MAS round with a larger rim diameter than the 7.62N/.308. This is why the extractor tends to rip the rims off the .308 rounds. The extractor can be modified to provide a better grip on the .308 case:
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File carefully, reinstall the extractor and test by placing the .308 under the extractor, visually inspect and give it a little shake. The .308 case should be held by the extractor.

3) Gas valve. As stated above, the gas system of the MAS49/56 is seriously over gassed for reliability under adverse conditions. Member Starmetal on Gunboards.com offers an adjustable gas valve that is a simple replacement for the original for $38 shipped. I liked mine so well that I ordered one for my 7.5 version. I now don't bother shooters 25 feet down the shooting line!

If the above is more than you care to do, I've had several owners tell me that their problem rifles run great with steel case ammo. If you run into other problems, post them up and I'll be glad to help.

[indy1919a4]

Many Thanks Wombat12, I will try the steel case fix first... That would be pretty neat