CAI Galil recievers

Picked up my CAI Galil today from my local FFL and the tag on the gun says RIFLE GOLANI SPRTR CASPIAN RECV .223. The factory date code on the tag shows it passed through the final assy. on 1-30-08 @10:20am.

I have also noticed that all the other CAI Galil have the century name over the trigger on the left side of the reciever. On mine it is just forward of the trigger between it and the clip and in a recessed box.


I tried to go on line and see if Caspian Recievers did indeed make these recievers, but they only show that they produce 1911 recievers.

Has anyone heard if Caspian is indeed making Galil recievers at the present time?

First I've heard of it.

Recievers sold by various manufacturers may be made by other manufacturers and imprinted with the assembling and/or selling manufacturer's trade/registered license name using a legal variance permit issued by BATFE.

Common practice.

Joe made them for Sam, Sam sells to you,...but Joe won't sell them directly to you and Joe does not advertise them anywhere.

"It ain't personal Sonny, ...it's BUSINESS!"

I hope they are being made by Caspian as opposed to Hesse/Vulcan/Blackthorne.
There will be a much better chance that they will have better quality control.
Time will tell................

I hope they are being made by Caspian as opposed to Hesse/Vulcan/Blackthorne.
There will be a much better chance that they will have better quality control.
Time will tell................I think you'd better do your homework before you end up with a remarked ORF paperweight.

Is there a city and state for "CASPIAN RECV" stamped on the receiver? Sounds like it's most likely an ORF receiver made for Century and only has Century's location on it. "CASPIAN RECV" may be a Century name.

I think you'd better do your homework before you end up with a remarked ORF paperweight.

What exactly does that mean ?

What exactly does that mean ?Oh my.

Caveat emptor, my friend.

ORF has shown no interest in standing behind their defective products.

AkFiles thread on the problems (http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39520)

AkFiles thread related to above thread (http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27159)

You should do your research before plunking down ~$700 for a possibly paperweight.

Is there a city and state for "CASPIAN RECV" stamped on the receiver? Sounds like it's most likely an ORF receiver made for Century and only has Century's location on it. "CASPIAN RECV" may be a Century name.




There are no markings on the reciever what so ever other than CAI, however after compairing my reciever to a friends Galil with a ORF made reciever there are some differences.
As for the Caspian Recv. that was on the final inspection tag put on the weapon by CAI during final inspection.

The CAI stamp on the receiver should have a city and state. Sounds like an ORF receiver made for CAI. Maybe Caspian touched up some of the machining on the receiver.

Someone told me that CAI was using thompson machining?

Anyways, what are the differences with the receiver?

Oh my.

Caveat emptor, my friend.

ORF has shown no interest in standing behind their defective products.

AkFiles thread on the problems (http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39520)

AkFiles thread related to above thread (http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27159)

You should do your research before plunking down ~$700 for a possibly paperweight.

I'm well aware of those threads and even posted on them. We are not talking about ORF receivers here (at least i'm not) We're talking about Century's new receivers which are cast. See here:

http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40801


Maybe you should consider doing a little research your own self before dropping lame comments such as that..............
:wink_smal

I'm well aware of those threads and even posted on them. We are not talking about ORF receivers here (at least i'm not) We're talking about Century's new receivers which are cast. See here:

http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40801


Maybe you should consider doing a little research your own self before dropping lame comments such as that..............
:wink_smal
Well, since it's obvious that most of us in this thread are not aware of any new manufacturer ofGalil receivers, perhaps instead of attacking my attempts to save people money, you could have stepped out of your own little world and educated us on the new receivers existence?

My posts stand. There are bad receivers out there. Find out who makes the ones you are wanting to buy.

P.S. When last I looked, this was AKFiles, not uzitalk.

I'm well aware of those threads and even posted on them. We are not talking about ORF receivers here (at least i'm not) We're talking about Century's new receivers which are cast. See here:

http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40801


Maybe you should consider doing a little research your own self before dropping lame comments such as that..............
:wink_smal




Thanks for the link Loner42, the link you posted lead to another link and the picture in post 30 is my reciever.


http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=337815&postcount=30

Well, since it's obvious that most of us in this thread are not aware of any new manufacturer of Galil receivers, perhaps instead of attacking my attempts to save people money, you could have stepped out of your own little world and educated us on the new receivers existence.

Maybe you should re-read posts 1-4-9 & 11. Sounded to me like we were talkin about non ORF receivers. Since your reply to" save people some money " was made directly to my prior post, it sounded to me like it was directed at me.


My posts stand. There are bad receivers out there. Find out who makes the ones you are wanting to buy.

Up to this point, as far as i know ORF is the only one making bad receivers ,because he is the ONLY ONE making Galil receivers..............



P.S. When last I looked, this was AKFiles, not uzitalk.

It was the last time i looked too.................What the hell does that have to do with anything? You're saying do the research. Are you saying do it only on the AK Files ???? I kinda doubt you do your research exclusively on the AK Files as a quick search shows that you're an active and current member on at least 4 other gunboards that i am also a member of.

Now, how about doin a little research and contributing something useful to this thread instead of sarcastic witticisms directed at me? Are you sure you are'nt
really Oswald ? You sure do sound like him



:p

Thanks for the link Loner42, the link you posted lead to another link and the picture in post 30 is my reciever.


http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=337815&postcount=30


Glad i could help.............................

Again, loner42, I"m really not sure what the problem is.

I"m warning folks to make sure of what they're buying. Nobody is sure what this is or isn't. The link you posted is full of "it doesn't work" posts, even referring to rifles with this unknown receiver.

Personal attacks are really not necessary.

It is real easy to get your feathers ruffled when the thought of anything from Ohio Rapid Fire's Bozo the Clown and Ginsu Sue Massage Parlor Side Show is possibly involved. It now looks like Century may have finally decided they don't want to be linked to Todd Grove's way, way, out of spec butter soft toy products.

The "C" Company, as he once referred to them as when he was cozy with them, have moved on!

Goodnight Alice!

Again, loner42, I"m really not sure what the problem is.

I"m warning folks to make sure of what they're buying. Nobody is sure what this is or isn't. The link you posted is full of "it doesn't work" posts, even referring to rifles with this unknown receiver.

Man, i don't know what to tell ya. Apparently it's too complicated for you to grasp..
News Flash to Nalioth, Century Arms are building the latest Gen. Galils with cast receivers , and alot of us are trying to figure out who is doing the casting.
How hard is that to comprehend ? Are we clear on that aspect now.
The guy that started this thread indicated his new Galil has a different receiver than the normal ORF. Did you even read the link i posted ?

Personal attacks are really not necessary.

Seems like that's what i said.............................

Is anyone consider DCI? There are reports (unconfirmed) that Dan Coonan's name (DCI) has gone missing from the bottom of NoDak Spud's AK receivers as of late. This could be a name only or a naming variance issue but my mind runs back to the days when Dan Coonan was making FAL receivers and Century was making FAL receivers that were cast. In either instance someone like Dan Coonan who is a master machinist needs to supervise this type of process. I have an old pal up north who might just know what's up. I'll call him this week and then I'll report back in.

Harlan and Hesse, Dan C and Tim G, throw in Centureeeee....the lines from some angles, get blurry to meeeee.....

Inquiring minds want to know!

Man, i don't know what to tell ya. Apparently it's too complicated for you to grasp..
News Flash to Nalioth, Century Arms are building the latest Gen. Galils with cast receivers , and alot of us are trying to figure out who is doing the casting.
How hard is that to comprehend ? Are we clear on that aspect now.
The guy that started this thread indicated his new Galil has a different receiver than the normal ORF. Did you even read the link i posted ?



Seems like that's what i said.............................


Take it somewhere else, you are wasting bandwith here.

Is anyone consider DCI? There are reports (unconfirmed) that Dan Coonan's name (DCI) has gone missing from the bottom of NoDak Spud's AK receivers as of late. This could be a name only or a naming variance issue but my mind runs back to the days when Dan Coonan was making FAL receivers and Century was making FAL receivers that were cast. In either instance someone like Dan Coonan who is a master machinist needs to supervise this type of process. I have an old pal up north who might just know what's up. I'll call him this week and then I'll report back in.

Harlan and Hesse, Dan C and Tim G, throw in Centureeeee....the lines from some angles, get blurry to meeeee.....

Inquiring minds want to know!

I can certainly confirm that the DCI 'stamp' on the current NODAK SPUD receivers has disappeared, and that the receivers are somewhat different than the old DCI marked ones...

What this all means is somewhat less clear...

Forrest

Take it somewhere else, you are wasting bandwith here.

Another non contributing post............................

:notworthy (look up the Smilie designation for this one)

any updates on these new cast recievers? better than the ORF milled? who has these new guns?

Run about 200 rounds through mine with no issues and head space is ok

any updates on these new cast recievers? better than the ORF milled? who has these new guns?

Well, it appears that the new Century Golani cast receivers may be just as bad as some of the ORF milled receivers were. On a recent trip to visit a good friend in the firearms business I was shown a Century Golani that was being refinished for one of his customers. While my friend's employee was bead blasting the Golani's barreled action in an effort to prepare it for refinish, the employee noticed that the casting had rather deep voids in the receiver material that were very close to the top rails and the receiver ring near the locking shoulder. I wonder if there are other "voids" hiding in this casting?


Pardon the poor quality of my photos, as they were taken with a cell phone.

Pardon the quality of the receiver, as it is Century.



http://i42.tinypic.com/2czptad.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/chue8.jpg

What were the markings on this one Nick?

I've heard alot of people referring to them as "Caspian" receivers....

-myers

The "Caspian" is on a tag attached to the rifles. This is not marked on the receivers. Seems odd to tag the receiver maker AFTER building and finishing the rifle. (And not all rifles have this tag or any tag) Caspian of 1911 fame is located near one of Century's locations and I think they have done some work for Century in the past. This "Caspian" may or may not be the same company.

What were the markings on this one Nick?

I've heard alot of people referring to them as "Caspian" receivers....

-myers

The side of the receiver in the photo above tells all.

Golani Sporter
Century Arms Inc.
Georgia, VT
Cal .223
Made in USA

What a piece of crap.

What a piece of crap.

Indeed.

I was considering getting one (For $600 why not)...

but I guess not without seeing it first.

-myers

Indeed.

I was considering getting one (For $600 why not)...

but I guess not without seeing it first.

-myers


There are cheaper ways to blow your face off than having to waste $600 on a Century Golani.

There are cheaper ways to blow your face off than having to waste $600 on a Century Golani.

I KNOW that! :tongue_sm

-myers