Detritus
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Ok for now this is just "an academic question" so to speak, since as of monday i am at least temporarily unemployed.
but to keep my self sane while in the midst of my job hunt i've been mulling over what my first rifle purchase after regaining employment will be.
I have the possibilities narrowed down a little, and would like the input of group as to which one each of you would get.
1. Springfield M1A national match (possibly the one in my local shop that's been worked over adn further match tuned, but only if i get back working adn can get to it before someone else)
2. a match grade AR, not sure of brand but from looking at the websites, unless i come across a dealer willing to give a really good deal it will most likely NOT be a bushmaster they want too dern much for their "DCM" rifle.
might also buy a stripped lower, and a RRA match grade trigger/lower parts kit. and then buy the match grade upper separately.
as to pricing in my area, if i wanted to just walk in and buy one off the shelf, no shopping no haggling or checking around, i can get a NM grade M1A for around $1750 and PROBABLY i can get the AR for $800-1000, don't know as no one seems to HAVE match type ARs, they're naturally either plain A2s or flattops as that's what sells. real pricing would be found out before i made a call on which to get.
now for the background bits (ie uses i forsee with in the next year if things go good)
to be clear i will eventually have both an M1a and an AR possibly both in match grade config, and i know i will have multiple AR uppers if not mulitiple complete rifles. just wondering which to get first adn if the AR which route to take.
here locally (within an hour's drive) i have access to two clubs that offer match types that interest me. these being high power silhouette (as well as cowboy smallbore but that bears little here) plus XTC and prone High Power matches, between these two we have three variations on prone with 3x300 every month, 3x1K every month except july august, and my own club's anual 3x600. as for across the course 9 months out of the year there would be at least two matches each month to try and shoot. silhouette is offered in a similar 9 months out of 12 manner (local club shuts down rifle matches oct-dec for "sighting-in" )
upside/downside of each
M1A: can shoot pretty much all of the match types i have acess to that utillize high power rifles, gets the more "cash intensive" rifle into my safe faster. wife less likely to shoot this one with me (getting her out shooting more is one of my other goals, but should not be too big of a factor over all ) last factor is this is the one i am currently leaning most strongly toward
AR: lower initial cash outlay, can shoot at least the XTC, 3x300, and 3x600 matches if not the 3x1k with a properly loaded AR, swap an A1 buttstock on to it to accomodate her shorter LOP and my wife WILL shoot with me more, in fact she wants her own AR eventually (an A1 type like she'd have qualified with had she re-enlisted in the army). downside is that i can not shoot silhouette with it and depending on the barrel i may not be able to shoot the 1000 yard matches.
so guys in my situation would YOU go with? and why? figure this could be fun to watch, i just want to know what other folks would choose.
but to keep my self sane while in the midst of my job hunt i've been mulling over what my first rifle purchase after regaining employment will be.
I have the possibilities narrowed down a little, and would like the input of group as to which one each of you would get.
1. Springfield M1A national match (possibly the one in my local shop that's been worked over adn further match tuned, but only if i get back working adn can get to it before someone else)
2. a match grade AR, not sure of brand but from looking at the websites, unless i come across a dealer willing to give a really good deal it will most likely NOT be a bushmaster they want too dern much for their "DCM" rifle.
might also buy a stripped lower, and a RRA match grade trigger/lower parts kit. and then buy the match grade upper separately.
as to pricing in my area, if i wanted to just walk in and buy one off the shelf, no shopping no haggling or checking around, i can get a NM grade M1A for around $1750 and PROBABLY i can get the AR for $800-1000, don't know as no one seems to HAVE match type ARs, they're naturally either plain A2s or flattops as that's what sells. real pricing would be found out before i made a call on which to get.
now for the background bits (ie uses i forsee with in the next year if things go good)
to be clear i will eventually have both an M1a and an AR possibly both in match grade config, and i know i will have multiple AR uppers if not mulitiple complete rifles. just wondering which to get first adn if the AR which route to take.
here locally (within an hour's drive) i have access to two clubs that offer match types that interest me. these being high power silhouette (as well as cowboy smallbore but that bears little here) plus XTC and prone High Power matches, between these two we have three variations on prone with 3x300 every month, 3x1K every month except july august, and my own club's anual 3x600. as for across the course 9 months out of the year there would be at least two matches each month to try and shoot. silhouette is offered in a similar 9 months out of 12 manner (local club shuts down rifle matches oct-dec for "sighting-in" )
upside/downside of each
M1A: can shoot pretty much all of the match types i have acess to that utillize high power rifles, gets the more "cash intensive" rifle into my safe faster. wife less likely to shoot this one with me (getting her out shooting more is one of my other goals, but should not be too big of a factor over all ) last factor is this is the one i am currently leaning most strongly toward
AR: lower initial cash outlay, can shoot at least the XTC, 3x300, and 3x600 matches if not the 3x1k with a properly loaded AR, swap an A1 buttstock on to it to accomodate her shorter LOP and my wife WILL shoot with me more, in fact she wants her own AR eventually (an A1 type like she'd have qualified with had she re-enlisted in the army). downside is that i can not shoot silhouette with it and depending on the barrel i may not be able to shoot the 1000 yard matches.
so guys in my situation would YOU go with? and why? figure this could be fun to watch, i just want to know what other folks would choose.
