Charlie98
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I did that on my first AR build... and I couldn't believe how much better it was.
M1A Loaded followed me home yesterday…
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I did that on my first AR build... and I couldn't believe how much better it was.
A.R.M.S is a more permanent solution but a fine setup. I have 2 M14s and I used the Bassett with no complaints. If I am feeling real nostalgic and want to run open sights it's easy off. Once reinstalled poi is very close to what it was. Thanks for your service...
WrongHanded
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The mount I had was from Sadlak Industries. But they're looking VERY expensive these days.
I also had an "older" one follow me home.
30.06 Danish M-1 Garand.
I cleaned it up, fed it some "old time food" that it liked. Oiled its coated nicely and rubbed it down and found a nice corner where it likes to sit and watch the house 24/7.
Nicest watch "dog" I ever owned. lol
30.06 Danish M-1 Garand.
I cleaned it up, fed it some "old time food" that it liked. Oiled its coated nicely and rubbed it down and found a nice corner where it likes to sit and watch the house 24/7.
Nicest watch "dog" I ever owned. lol
Gary W. Strange
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I have had a Springfield M1A standard for many years. I do not recall any malfunctions, of any kind. I do enjoy shooting with it. Other than scope mounting issues, I find no fault with them. To me they are the last walnut and steel, US service rifle. They are the end of an era, that was really short. The M1 Garand and the M14, were two great rifles.
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The service issue leather sling on the M-14 / M-1A is extremely valuable for competition shooting. Paired with a heavy leather shooting coat, the sling is easily adjusted to make a lasso-like connection around the non- shooting arm and the front sling loop on the stock. My Army-issued shooting jacket even had a hook on a strap to hold the sling high on the upper arm to prevent slippage during firing / recoil. What it boils down to is at the 200 yard line you prep the sling, go from quasi-standing to sitting, nest the rifle into the shoulder and the great fitt8 g combo of the jacket, sling, and shooting mitten mean you shoot, return to the natural point of aim, and shoot again with virtually no adjustments.
I was the state champion in 1986 using this technique. Everyone else in the military rifle match used it too. It works.
PS: The rear sling hook is taken off to allow the lasso-like loop to be made. Marking the sling with a Sharpie makes the adjustment location easy to find. Firing line changes can seem hectic and many times the rushed shooter was not smooth or deliberate.
I was the state champion in 1986 using this technique. Everyone else in the military rifle match used it too. It works.
PS: The rear sling hook is taken off to allow the lasso-like loop to be made. Marking the sling with a Sharpie makes the adjustment location easy to find. Firing line changes can seem hectic and many times the rushed shooter was not smooth or deliberate.
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AlexanderA
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I noticed that your "loaded" M1A does not have a bayonet lug. The bayonet lug is important not just for mounting a bayonet, but other accessories as well. Below is a picture of the muzzle compensator issued with the M14A1. This is very useful in any sort of rapid fire. Also note the M2 bipod.
Regarding the scope mount, I recommend the Sadlak mount. This is an update of the issue Brookfield Precision mount (pictured below). The difference is that the Sadlak has standard Picatinny-spaced slots, whereas the Brookfield has irregularly-spaced slots. The Sadlak is better although the Brookfield has more collector value.
This is a GI stock with the selector cutout filled with a matching walnut plug. The gun is a very early "Devine" M1A (serial below 1,000).
Nature Boy
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I liked mine a lot. Got it shooting 3/4 MOA 5 shot groups but when that was no longer good enough it didn’t get used much and I ended up selling it to fund another gun project
Risky buisness
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What did that star wars guy say?
Resistance is futile.
Resistance is futile.
Reloadron
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While I have to agree and also being sentimental there is nothing wrong with having both. The M1A is a NM as well as the AR10 which began about 30 years ago as an AR10(T). Love shooting them both.
Ron
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Star Trek.
Some pretty nice looking M14's. Sold mine when the safe act came about. It was a blast to shoot.
Check prices on Gunbroker before paying that. Figure most dealers on gunbroker don't need to pay staff, rent, or the electric bill for a brick and mortar shop. That results in lower prices with little markup.
You still need to figure in shipping, credit card fee (if applicable), and your local FFL transfer fee.
Here's $1689.98 to your door, figuring on a $20 FFL transfer
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/960254128
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I have a good working relationship with this shop so I figure I can walk it out the door for $1800 cash if I asked, but I really need it in hand to make that offer and that's not happening before the new year. As far as online purchase i just don't buy guns that way and never will
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“There is literally nothing the M1A does that a 308 AR doesn’t do better.”
“even though I know the AR10 objectively does everything better.”
You’re going to make me say it…..
Buttstroke (te-he, giggle-giggle)
“even though I know the AR10 objectively does everything better.”
You’re going to make me say it…..
Buttstroke (te-he, giggle-giggle)
Ignition Override
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The M1A always Looks so ultra-Cool, especially with wood.
A friend bought a typical version by S.A. ('new on rack'...on a store's rifle rack), and he seldom shoots Any of his guns - all (even the S.A.?) high quality- mostly because he Owns Six Horses.
Anyway, the aperture sights on this M1A and even the trigger seem good to me. The S.A.'s M1A certainly isn't the most popular, but it's fun to shoot and the sights seem well-adjusted from the factory.
Notice: this is the Only M1A video I found hitting distant targets. My definition of distant.
For entertainment only (if you found a better distant demo?.... then please describe it).
He also records similar shooting videos with a Sig (Stg) 55*, DSA SA 58 ("FAL") (?), Garand , Savage 110, MN, Galil ARM in 5.56 etc, etc.
A friend bought a typical version by S.A. ('new on rack'...on a store's rifle rack), and he seldom shoots Any of his guns - all (even the S.A.?) high quality- mostly because he Owns Six Horses.
Anyway, the aperture sights on this M1A and even the trigger seem good to me. The S.A.'s M1A certainly isn't the most popular, but it's fun to shoot and the sights seem well-adjusted from the factory.
Notice: this is the Only M1A video I found hitting distant targets. My definition of distant.
For entertainment only (if you found a better distant demo?.... then please describe it).He also records similar shooting videos with a Sig (Stg) 55*
, DSA SA 58 ("FAL") (?), Garand , Savage 110, MN, Galil ARM in 5.56 etc, etc.
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shuvelrider
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I have the same rifle, you might consider a stencil kit and rattle can it. I layed on a Rhodesian pattern from the 70's, turned out well. https://www.freedomstencils.com/products/rhodesian-brushtroke-camouflage-stencil-kit if this helps anyone looking for stencils.
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Reloadron
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Well I can't produce a video but I can share this.
The shooter on the right is me at the 500 meter line. I was on target #29. This was June 1969 on the USMC Edson Range Camp Pendleton CA. Yes, I shoot left handed.
This was Qualification day. If I recall correctly it went like this:200 yards. 10 rounds off hand slow fire. 10 rounds rapid, sitting.
300 yards. 5 rounds sitting, 5 rounds kneeling, slow fire. 10 rounds rapid fire, prone.
500 yards 10 rounds slow fire, prone.
Total of 50 rounds fired with each round a possible 1 to 5 score. Total max was 5 X 50 = 250. I managed 225 Sharpshooter. This was all done with a standard M14 GI issue rifle. The Alpha A target at 500meters was a 12 inch black bull. I had no problem putting all ten in the black shooting prone at 500 meters. I loved that rifle and anyone who qualified with it USMC will likely agree. I qualified every year till 1972 at which point I was handed an M16 in Vietnam which I had never fired.
I learned that rifle real fast but ever since '69 I have had a love of the M14 and now my M1A.Ron
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marksman13
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I ended up selling that M1A pretty soon after I bought it. I just find the AR to be a much more effective rifle. I love the idea of an M1A, but in practice, I don’t love them nearly as much.
General Geoff
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Two things the M14 pattern rifle does better than an AR-10: looks better, and provides a more tailored platform for aperture iron sights.
If I had to take one into battle and/or carry it for several miles on foot, an AR-10 (or actually the newly released Ruger SFAR) would be my pick. But as a range gun, the M14 is still just more fun to me
Well, these AR10's are all commercially designed rifles. Will they hold up under heavy use? We know the M14 did. M1A rifles have a good reputation. No chrome lined bore though. It is a heavier DMR rifle to me. Just having open sights in this age, is a huge disadvantage. And aperture or opensights are much less effective at dawn and dusk.
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