Thats just BS. Qty: Add to cart Save Product Details With as many rifles as I own and own fondly, if I were forced to pick one and only one rifle, it would come down to either a bolt action rifle (most likely a Winchester M70 thats been customized) or, if I envisioned a situation where I have to scrounge standard ammo, it would be the M1A. Machined from bar stock. So far, I've made the following accurizing upgrades: 4.5-5lb NM trigger job, shimmed gas cylinder, NM ferrule and handguard mods and NM op rod spring guide. But, the FAL is my one-gun-solution, my rifle of last-resort I would grab it and go because it has an adjustable gas system that accommodates the widest range of ammo, as well as scope, bi-pod, and cleaning kit it is a 1 MOA rifle with 175 gr. PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL DETAILING WHAT YOU HAVE. But it probably would lose to a custom CRF bolt gun in the final selection. For additional information, contact Springfield Armory Custom Shop, 800-617-6751, customshop@springfield-armory.com. Get your push feed rifle such as a Remington Model 700 and put two dummy rounds in the magazine. For a few decades in US there were no newly manufactured CRF rifles available. Have a sack of medals and a stack of certificates. Housing and internal parts are mixed USGI manufacture in excellent condition. The argument of clips vs. box magazines was fought out in the War Department Requirements for Semiautomatic Rifles in a requirements circular in 1921(!). As far as recoil is concerned, Ill bet with modern recoil compensators and optimized loads it would be possible to design a fully automatic main battle rifle in 7.62 NATO. Increased wear resistance, corrosion resistance, fatigue strength, and lubricity. The first round will simply eject. Five year old thread. I loved it although is was very heavy for every day humping through bush, but hated the matel toy. Thread starter Epeeist; Start date Jan 13, 2020; Epeeist Elite. Gotta find a competent smith in the Northeast to do the trigger work you recommend. Add to Cart. Ive known competitors who have shot Berger 185gr bullets for years with IMR-4895 and theyve never had a problem. Hes 93 this year and this was the first time he told that story. Our site uses JavaScript for a smooth and modern shopping experience; we protect your data and never sell it to 3rd parties. They are both great rifles and you cant beat the look. the average person will never know this . There is a wealth of info about bolt guns in his books: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/379313/bolt-action-rifle-volume-1-and-2-cd-rom-by-stuart-otteson. Parts listed here are designed for Springfield Armory M1A/M14 rifle models chambered in .308 Win/7.62x51mm or 6.5 Creedmoor unless noted otherwise. My preference. Thank you Don. Those are great too. Battle Proven. More Information Reviews Only registered users can write reviews. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I have a Mauser that did this to me once, of course it was when I missed the first shot at a deer and couldnt get the second to chamber and not while at the range.. Well, CRF is great in theory, but there are times when the round somehow escapes the claw, then you either have to force the extractor over the rim risking damaging or breaking it, or you pick the round out of the chamber by pocketknife so your wonderful CRF rifle can actually chamber and fire the next round. Yes, that can be a little disconcerting until you get used to it. One advantage to the enbloc is that ammo comes ready to fire. BUT I do own a K98, 1093-A3, Finnish M39 Nagant, SMLE, Garand, M1 Carbine and ARs. Then, again, relearning what the Soviets did, they started including at least 2 or 3 designated marksmen more per platoon. The en bloc clip loading system was adapted from a competing rifle that was rejected. Anyone want to buy a FAL? The Loaded M1A is available in 7.62 NATO (.308 Win.) It was a cheap POS surplus barrel, it shoots reasonably well, but not great, so the worst that can happen is that I wreck it and I have to buy a real, non-POS barrel.. Yes, the US military has done a fair job with a philosophy of good enough its true. USE COMMON SENSE, youll enjoy shooting and be safe and resonsible. Ill take a mauser over any american-made bolt action (other than the 03 which is a mauser LOL). M1A Operating Rod Guide, *Very Good* $17.45. No wonder they held the Russkies to a stand still in the Winter War. Based on one of the most prolific and popular pistols in small arms history. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. The 1911 Ronin combines a legacy of service with the features modern shooters demand. With high muzzle velocity, low recoil and extreme long-range accuracy, competitive shooters will also appreciate the National Match tuned 4.5- to 5-lb. When explaining why theyre going to be happier if they plunk down twice the normal cost of a trigger job for a Geissele, I have to get into explaining the problems with the AR trigger group, why theyre crap, why they cant be stoned reliably, yadda, yadda, yadda, and that burns up some of my time for which Im not billing. Get a good one made of real leather and learn to use it. I loved the M1; never felt much affection for the M14. The Springfield M1A is a series of rifles that is the descendant of the M1 Garand and the M14 series of rifles. With iron sights, I can achieve groups of just over 1MOA with use of a sling, a supported shooting position and premium ammo in a rack grade barreled rifle with sight, stock and trigger work. Would they be improved by lapping? Try the same thing with CRF. Also, keep up the comments about hamster farts and ants riding mini-bikes around Cheerios. The first upgrades I'd suggest anyone do to an M1A (from a rack grade rifle) would be to replace the standard sights with the NM sights, which give you: - a thinner front post - 1/2 MOA clicks on the rear sight elevation - an aperture on the rear sight that can be rotated for minute up/down changes in elevation. Made from Hardened Tool Steel & Parkerized. He also was one of the best shots with handguns or rifles Ive ever seen. Rest assured, you will still benefit from our vast product selection and industry-leading customer service. I dont know for sure, but Ive also heard that he did contemplate putting a detachable box mag on the new rifle but was rushed into his final design by the brass. Descended from the M14 rifle, the M1A is a civilian-legal semi-auto version of that revered U.S. Military rifle that dominates the competition fields and the heart of America. From my experience in Afghanistan a couple of years ago, we seemed to re-learn what the Soviets did: introduce designated marksman into all squads. The Germans came back for the night and he and his buddy fired their Garands until they warped the barrels at the encroaching Germans. They simply need to get some trigger time on better rifles. Please. Well, CRF is great in theory, but there are times when the round somehow escapes the claw, then you either have to force the extractor over the rim risking damaging or breaking it, or you pick the round out of the chamber by pocketknife so your wonderful CRF rifle can actually chamber and fire the next round. The first time any modern soldier or Marine sees this, he wonders WTF do I want to cut off the magazine for?. $18.50. Aimed semiauto fire is far more effective. .308 WIN 6.5 CREED MSRP $1,938 - $2,104 Hellcat Micro-compact Handguns The highest capacity micro-compact 9mm in the world. The real secret to a successful bedding compound is that they dont shrink over time. If you review the historical accounts of the M14 project, you find that Garand was no dummy he told the Army brass that we needed an intermediate power cartridge like the 8mm Kurtz or something similar to achieve full-auto fire in a 10lb rifle. Mausers original design consisted of a sliding piece of hardened flat stock in the face of one of the bolt lugs, very, very much like what Winchester did on their post-64 Model 70. None of these fine rifles are perfect, yet each has features that are after all these years, nobody has designed one rifle combining them all. The M-16/AR-15 was made to please the lowest bidder, not a rifleman. You can make the stock, as-issued trigger that smooth, unlike stock AR-15 triggers which actually are nothing but case-hardened cow patties, complete pieces of crap. And yes, OK S, I am an armorer. Lets talk about barrel lapping in general. The US went with the M-14, the Europeans with the FAL and everyone with the 7.6251 NATO. It shot just fine, but I wanted the look and feel of what I carried in Vietnam (1969-70), so took the scope off and re-did a 1960s US Army M14 stock. Id rather produce a well designed rifle with the minimum of complexity and leave the ammo handling to the man up at the front. Its called the Browning Automatic Rifle and it comes in at about 18 to 22 lbs. Machined from genuine 8620 steel forgings per mil-spec. I heard Tubbs is great for lapping the barrel. Jan 13, 2020 #1 . Anyways, with each individual unit different, designated marksmen were more emphasized. In fact, individual small arms played a rather limited role unless we closed in with the tali. http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2011/05/bolt-actions-broken-down-difference-between-controlled-feed-and-push-feed. 1stIDvet Non-sniper. Battelfield :shoots 3-5in 0-100 shots Unlike titanium, this is NOT a coating. Dont know enough to decide. . Use Devcon because it doesnt shrink. But the M14 was/is a battle rifle. Upgrading the M1A: A Gunsmiths Perspective, One Hump or Two: Secondary Ammo Pressure Spikes, Ramaswamy: The AR in AR-15 Stands for Freedom, FN Adds to Their FN 15 Rifle Line With the New FN 15 Guardian Carbine, Illinois Gun Owners Survived Day One of New Gun Ban that Outlaws Carrying Popular Defensive Firearms in Public, http://www.fulton-armory.com/stocklinerscreweach.aspx, http://www.zediker.com/downloads/14_loading.pdf, http://www.smithenterprise.com/spec/4.5lb_Trigger03.pdf. I wrote the author before the Military had a successful conversion to make a M-14 fire 5.56mm in the late 60s but Robert McNamara and Co where sold on Colts M-16A1 so test went no wear after testing. Register. The Barret .50 BMG is technically a shoulder fired weapon, in the sense that it has a shoulder stock, but its right there with the 240B, its not meant to be employed that way. I just bought this M1A even though I qualified on the M-14 back in 1969. Inspired by the original G.I. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. I own both a M1 Garand and a M1A, I heart them both very much. By the way, the picture is identified as an M1A. Even the Finns built a heck of a gun off of 19th century Tula receivers. pull, which you can easily achieve with the stock two-stage trigger group. As he had the example of the BAR to inspire him it seems reasonable that he would have at least have experimented with a box mag. Includes firing pin, ejector, extractor. Im a huge fan of CRF, but Ill forthrightly admit that for target, varmint, tacti-cool and other situations where youre not shooting at something that can kill you dead, push-feed is OK. http://www.treelinem14.com/M14-M1A-USGI-Stock-Liner-Screws-2-M14STSLSC.htm. 1/2 MOA clicks on the rear sight elevation Either way, to get to a match rifle in the M1A prior to Dear Leaders recent sales push, you were looking at about $2K to $2800 all-in, and that had been true for about 10+ years. Thats it. I think I was born about 50 years too late LOL. Unpossible. Full Member. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. It is available from Amazon. New, old stock. The M1A Scout Squad gives you the maneuverability of a scout rifle with the same power and features of a legendary American rifle. Inside many barrels, there are tooling marks. I have some Springfield Armory M1As I dont need. Maybe. 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