Mumbles_45
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So I had no plans to buy any new guns, but I was in a gun shop yesterday, and there was one lonely M1A scout on the wall, and I felt bad for it not getting picked up in all the EBR purchasing madness that's been going on. I've always liked M-14s, I was issued one in the Army for about 2 1/2 years, so anyway I thought about it and decided if it was still there today I would buy it. It was so I did. And now I can't figure out how to get the op rod off the receiver. The Springfield manual it came with is useless, it's just a collection of bright red warnings on all the various things your not supposed to do with your rifle (pretty much everything is off limits except leaving it in the box and admiring it from a distance). The Army FM it came with is no help as it gives disassembly instructions for the M-14 which I can already do. I've been searching the internet for an answer and the best I've come up with is "pull the handle back to the notch and jiggle it while you pull up". I've been trying that for a while now and have had no luck. Any hints/advice?
Also, as far as optics, I'm thinking either an Aimpoint Comp M2 (I don't want an M4, it's too tall and it's ugly), a scout scope, or a handgun scope. Anybody got any opinions or experience on why any of the above options is a good or bad idea? Also I have an unused Ultimak rail, think it's worth putting on in place of the factory one?
Also, as far as optics, I'm thinking either an Aimpoint Comp M2 (I don't want an M4, it's too tall and it's ugly), a scout scope, or a handgun scope. Anybody got any opinions or experience on why any of the above options is a good or bad idea? Also I have an unused Ultimak rail, think it's worth putting on in place of the factory one?