bulk of firing was with the Wolf steel cased 55-gr. and Century HotShot brass cased 62-gr. ammunition. The Century imported 5.56mm featured the steel penetrator as designated by the SS109 label. I frequently visit Century’s website for surplus am- munition offering. The C15A1 expe- rienced over 600 rounds fired during this review with no issues encoun- tered of any kind. Accuracy with the C15A1 Sport-
er was more than acceptable with the open sights producing 2" to 2.5" groups at 100 yards with the ammuni- tion tested. A magnified optic mount- ed on the C15’s carry handle would have surely produced better results by not being handicapped by my eye- sight limitations. This is an option that someone could pursue by affix- ing a scope base into the carry handle allowing for an optic to be added. In- terestingly, the Leupold Mk 4 CQ/T 1-3x sight can attach directly to the carry handle due to the way Leupold has designed the CQ/T’s base. It is up to the individual owner to decide if adding a sight to the carry handle is a necessity. Many will contend it impacts the handling of the C15A1 and provides a less than satisfactory cheek weld arrangement. The A1 sight was conducive to
wringing better accuracy out of the C15A1 rifle compared to more crude AK notch and post sights. A huge benefit of the C15 is the multitude of AR magazines available from vari- ous manufacturers. I have come to trust Brownells for my AR maga- zines. They are the manufacturer of AR magazines for our armed forces and though these exact magazines are not available, surely the quality con- trol spills over into the civilian prod- uct line. There is something nostal- gic about using 20-round magazines with the C15, though 30-rounders are probably more practical due to in- creased capacity. Along these same lines nearly every tactical-webbing- gear manufacturer in the US offers products to carry AR magazines ranging from chest rigs, vests, thigh subloads, belt pouches, etc. I usually defer to BLACKHAWK! for my web products and use a BLACKHAWK! chest rig and Bandoleer style, AR- magazine carrier at the range. The BLACKHAWK! Bandoleer style will appeal to many with its ability to ac- commodate two pistol magazines in conjunction with four AR magazines. The BLACKHAWK! Bandoleer can be grabbed in a hurry and thrown over your shoulder while also hastily grabbing the Century C15 Sporter. For civilians, four spare magazines
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plus one in the C15 is plenty to solve most issues that would call for the C15 Sporter in the first place.
Practice! A couple of the range drills em-
ployed the C15A1 in conjunction with the BLACKHAWK! Bando- leer magazine carrier. One drill be- gan by engaging targets at 35 yards and 115 yards with the C15A1. Tar- gets were engaged five times each starting from the standing, mov- ing to another location, five more rounds from kneeling and finally moving yet again, transitioning to the prone with five more rounds each, reloading as necessary. I asked a couple of training partners to handle the Century C15A1 with this format. Each had brought dif- ferent rifles to the range, consisting of AKs and optic-mounted AR-15s, before being drafted by me to as- sist in evaluating the C15A1. Each came away as complimentary of the C15A1 handling and combat accu- racy. Tighter groups were produced with the C15A1, especially com- pared to the AKs. I attribute this to lighter weight of the C15A1, less re- coil impulse, better sights and qual- ity of the C15 manufacturing. Anyone who chooses to take
advantage of the Century C15 Sporter should take heart that millions of M16A1s were pro- duced and, even though phased out in US service, the M16A1 still sees heavy use in the Israeli and Filipino armed services, not to mention many US law enforce- ment agencies. The basic design is successful and comes through in the Century offering. *
FOR MORE INFO:
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www.centuryarms.com
www.blackhawk.com (800) 694-5263
(800) 527-1252 BLACKHAWK!
BLACK HILLS AMMUNITION
www.black-hills.com
www.hornady.com (800) 338-3220
(605) 348-5150 HORNADY
www.leupold.com (800) 538-7653
LEUPOLD
WOLF AMMUNITION
www.wolfammo.com (888) 757-9653
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