Newly purchased Springfield M21

[ToySldr]

I was a longtime user of a standard M14 and upgraded it myself to have an EBR chassis during a deployment. I just purchased a never fired Springfield M1A (SA9121) with Krieger barrel. When I remove the trigger assembly, can the upper receiver be removed? It's solidly in place and I don't want to damage anything. The M14's I've handled were never this tight.

AJ

 

[Cr1775]

Yes are you sure your a long time user.
If it's bedded dont maybe once a year to clean it.

 

[bfoosh006]

With the M21 , and Match bedded M1A's ....You aren't supposed to remove the receiver from the bedding routinely.
There is a general train of thought to leave the trigger guard not latched as well.

FWIW... my '96 SAI M21 Douglas barreled will shoot wonderfully small groups for about 150ish rounds, and then need the gas piston and gas cylinder plug cleaned of carbon to go back to the small groups.
That rifle helped teach me to shoot. It is very predictable. I could readily see if my trigger pull was messing up my groups... or if my bench seating was cattywampus.

What year was yours made ?

Let us know your thoughts please

 

[Naaman]

I read an "article" by a gunsmith a while back talking about making an accurate M14 and he noted that once you bed the receiver to the stock, don't separate them.

Here's the link:

Upgrading the M1A: A Gunsmith's Perspective - The Truth About Guns

&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ ; The following was originally a comment posted by Dyspeptic Gunsmith to Jim Barrett’s M1A customization piece yesterday. But it was just too long — and too good — not to post it on its own. The M14/M1A is, functionally, a Garand action for a shorter cartridge and...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

I also enjoyed this article from ChuckHawks written quite a while back. Included just in case you find it useful:

Affordable Accuracy

 

[Mister Ridge]

I was a longtime user of a standard M14 and upgraded it myself to have an EBR chassis during a deployment. I just purchased a never fired Springfield M1A (SA9121) with Krieger barrel. When I remove the trigger assembly, can the upper receiver be removed? It's solidly in place and I don't want to damage anything. The M14's I've handled were never this tight.

AJ

It says you're in Maryland. How did you just purchase an M21?

 

[ToySldr]

With the M21 , and Match bedded M1A's ....You aren't supposed to remove the receiver from the bedding routinely.
There is a general train of thought to leave the trigger guard not latched as well.

FWIW... my '96 SAI M21 Douglas barreled will shoot wonderfully small groups for about 150ish rounds, and then need the gas piston and gas cylinder plug cleaned of carbon to go back to the small groups.
That rifle helped teach me to shoot. It is very predictable. I could readily see if my trigger pull was messing up my groups... or if my bench seating was cattywampus.

What year was yours made ?

Let us know your thoughts please

Sorry for the late response! I'm not sure what year it was made. I purchased it from another individual that said he purchased it new and never fired it, it had been sitting in a safe for 15 years. I've had it to the range a few times and only have about 24 rounds through it. I'm having some scope mount issues that I posted about today.

 

[ToySldr]

It says you're in Maryland. How did you just purchase an M21?

The joys about being a military spouse =) Also, Pennsylvania is a short drive away. No issues buying there. I also travel to my home state of Texas, and pick up handguns there. Long guns are legal to buy for me in PA but they won't sell me handguns unless I change my residency from Texas.