I'm checking out the selection of rifles at Springfield Armory and I'm looking at getting (when I get the money, which is going to be a while) either a Standard M1A which is an almost copy of the military M14, or the SOCOM II, which is a M14 with a 16 inch barrel, the infamous M14L.
I have shot hunting type rifles before, but I'm not a big rifle guy. I want to buy a, end all, be all, battle rifle that is not 5.56. This may be the only long gun that I own and I really want to go with the 16" barreled SOCOM II, but am I losing a lot of accuracy with the reduced barrel. Also any problems with SOCOM II or the M1A
I have shot hunting type rifles before, but I'm not a big rifle guy. I want to buy a, end all, be all, battle rifle that is not 5.56. This may be the only long gun that I own and I really want to go with the 16" barreled SOCOM II, but am I losing a lot of accuracy with the reduced barrel. Also any problems with SOCOM II or the M1A