Century Arms R1A1 Sporter Para .308 Win FAL-Pattern Carbine, 16 in Barrel, Folding Stock, 6 Magazines
This Century Arms R1A1 Sporter Para is a US-assembled FAL-pattern carbine built with a 16-inch barrel, a side-folding tubular stock, and an adjustable gas system. Marked Made in USA and assembled in Georgia, Vermont, it features a metric pattern build with mixed inch/metric components, a folding charging handle, and an open-prong flash hider. It comes with six 20-round surplus steel magazines.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: Exterior surfaces show various cosmetic imperfections, including scratches, small blemishes, and areas of finish loss. The bore has a bright appearance.
What’s Included
- Century Arms R1A1 Sporter Para semi-automatic rifle, .308 Win
- Six surplus steel FAL-pattern 20-round detachable box magazines
Built on the proven FN FAL platform, this para-style R1A1 Sporter delivers the classic handling of a folding-stock carbine with a 16-inch barrel and an adjustable gas regulator. It is a metric pattern build with mixed inch/metric components, a configuration commonly seen on Century Arms R1A1 rifles.
Controls and furniture are practical and robust: a folding charging handle, manual safety, and a selector legend marked S (Safe) and R (Semi). The stock is a side-folding tubular steel unit with a rubber buttplate, paired with a black polymer pistol grip and a green ribbed polymer handguard (inch-pattern).
Sight setup includes a low-profile flip rear aperture and a front post in the gas block with a flip-up device marked "METRES." The threaded muzzle is fitted with an open-prong, long slotted flash hider.
Assembled by Century Arms in Georgia, Vermont, and marked Made in USA, the steel-receiver carbine is chambered in .308 Win and feeds from 20-round detachable box magazines (20+1 capacity). Markings include "Century Arms Inc, Georgia, VT, R1A1 Sporter 308 Cal, Made in USA." Length of pull measures 14.0 inches.