Hello everyone brand new to the site and the sport. Thanks to a good friend from my Navy days i have a good set up in 6.5. However I was wondering if any one out there shots an M1A?
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Join the contest SubscribeThat "scout rifle" idea with a scope mount clamped around the middle of the barrel is a stuuupid idea. It's like some book smart enganear said "hey, what can we do to make accuracy worse and sell less firearms?"Have had one for 20 years. Pretty much my favorite rifle to shoot and hunt with. Not that I have not added a few new tools to the stable. It is very difficult to get one to shoot MOA but it can be done ($$$). If you are looking for tiny sub MOA groups it is best to look else where but I enjoy shooting it for other reasons. Historical for one and I like an all wood and steel rifle that never quits.
I suggest you do your research on them before you jump in. All M14 style rifles are not made the same.
4x as expensive? So you pay less than $10 for a 20 round AR10 magazine? CMI has M14 magazines listed for $35 on their website.That "scout rifle" idea with a scope mount clamped around the middle of the barrel is a stuuupid idea. It's like some book smart enganear said "hey, what can we do to make accuracy worse and sell less firearms?"
As for the question I have had several over the years. Spent a ton of money making them shoot decent. Like the others I think If you are looking for good accuracy it is easier to find elsewhere. Mags are expensive 4x that of Ar10 pmags, you have to rock them in so split second reloads aren't going to happen. I always get a lot of looks and "cool rifle" at the range but that isn't what I'm after.
Thanks for the response I own an M1A and love shooting it with iron sites but wanted to see if anyone shoots it long range.I use to own and shoot the M1A and it is a great rifle and a-lot of fun to shoot.Is there anything special you would like to know about M1A rifles?
I removed my wooden stock to save weight. Love to shoot it and my set up is decent at 200 yards. I thought about upgrading the scope of I ever can afford a new scope for my RPR. My son has an AR 10 and continues to have issues with it.When faced with the M-14/M1a and the AR based 308's, etc.; it's a no brainer, IMHO.
I can build/buy an AR 10 for a lot less than an M1a, they are generally easier to get to shoot small, and changing chamberings is a simple as swapping out uppers. There are a ton of aftermarket options available, and they don't tend to go off their feed the way the M1a does.
Or, you could drop out the wooden stock, and replace it with a chassis. Just bring $$$.
Had one, made it shoot, sold it to pay medical bills. I don't miss it at all.
Greg
I've been paying 49-59 for real Springfield mags since the early 90s, I don't buy cheap off brand mags. The first 2 M1As were parts guns built from surplus parts from the 60s They would shoot 1 3/4" with some military ball, close to an inch with FGMM after installing NM triggers in them. The double lug LRBs I built later would do better but it cost a lot , receivers over $800. I can chamber barrels and bed stocks but not much for doing trigger jobs. The SOCOM 16" I purchased 3 months ago had a hard time doing 3" with M80 or the newer TNB1 until I removed the forward rail from around the barrel. I have an HK91 that isn't known for accuracy at all but it will shoot TNB1 damn close to an inch with an 8lb trigger. The DPMS G2 16"more like 3/4" at 100yds. Mags changes with an AR10 can be just as fast as an AR15, they drop free and slap another one in there.4x as expensive? So you pay less than $10 for a 20 round AR10 magazine? CMI has M14 magazines listed for $35 on their website.
My Scout model isn't any less accurate than a standard M1a/M14, and unless you're Jerry Miculek split second reloads aren't happening with an AR10 either.
4x as expensive? So you pay less than $10 for a 20 round AR10 magazine? CMI has M14 magazines listed for $35 on their website.
My Scout model isn't any less accurate than a standard M1a/M14, and unless you're Jerry Miculek split second reloads aren't happening with an AR10 either.
With properly placed stripper clips pushing twenty in from the top might be faster than trying to manipulate and roll in from the bottom......just theoretical......never tried it.
Was a mag change required in Competition or could you start with 8 and push two rounds in after lock back?
Sadly, some enjoy the hate campaign against this proven platform. The M14 forum is a huge goldmine on this rifle. Check them out. They are also a more congenial bunch...good luck and good shooting!
Doug
One of many guns I shoot.Hello everyone brand new to the site and the sport. Thanks to a good friend from my Navy days i have a good set up in 6.5. However I was wondering if any one out there shots an M1A?
I’ve been using a M14/M1a since I got into shooting HP(Service Rifle) back in 1992. These are not complicated rifles too make run and contrary too popular belief they don’t just got sour on a whim. Good used USGI mags can be had for reasonable prices, I snag nice mags for $20-25 a pop at the “Shows” but you have too seek them out and be willing to make a counter offer if you feel the price is more than your willing to pay. Here’s my last build, it’s about 97% USGI parts and it came in price point wise well under what a NM build costs from the Big Guys. View attachment 7443697
Thanks for the response I own an M1A and love shooting it with iron sites but wanted to see if anyone shoots it long range.
The M1A is inaccurate and failure-prone. >4MOA gun that can’t string together 50 rounds between failures. Owners are generally WWII wannabe glory hounds. Reward yourself with a Cetme.
Maybe your problem wasn't the gun.
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Sorry. I don't carry a phillips that big in my gun kit.Those holes look like you poked them with a Philips screwdriver.
Be honest.
Or this if you don't count the flyer. My fault, I didn't have my shit together and it was shot #4 out of 5 if I remember correctly.
Looks like Turner Saddlery. Solid slings!
Where did you get the cheek riser? My biggest problem is eye relief with mine.View attachment 7447339
Or this if you don't count the flyer. My fault, I didn't have my shit together and it was shot #4 out of 5 if I remember correctly. View attachment 7447341
It is very difficult to get one to shoot MOA but it can be done ($$$)
All M14 style rifles are not made the same.
I have a Fulton sling, and it's stiff. That sling you have there on your gun looks pretty good.
The M1A is inaccurate and failure-prone. >4MOA gun that can’t string together 50 rounds between failures. Owners are generally WWII wannabe glory hounds. Reward yourself with a Cetme.
Failure-prone?
First I’ve heard of that….
Yes. Neat rifle whose heyday has long past but I still worth owning if you accept it for what it is. If you think about everything that goes into making one, they are kind of cheap for what they are.
I think they are easy to be accurate, hard to be precise, much like an M1, but have only shot “off the rack” examples of either.
You may wish to re-calibrate your sarcasm meter... or maybe mine is off...
Man, who's sling build is that?
Looks like a caterpillar track.
Looks like Turner Saddlery. Solid slings!
Gunny Turner makes what I think of as "GI Select". Better quality leather with GI hardware.
Ron Brown/Les Tam make "Overbuilt" slings. Thicker leather beefier hardware.
I see three pieces of leather through the lower keeper up above, might be what makes it look so substantial.
Could be Turner with a Turner three ply keeper.
Its been fun watching everyone grasping at straws. This sling is a close clone of the Marine Corps 1907 sling using my Grand Fathers(USMC ret.) recycled frogs, it was strapped up by Les Tam. There are many details that are purposely omitted from a original Marine 1907 sling, just because I didn't want to be accused of faking a original sling.
The leather is very thick and stiff but it is wearing in nicely, no secret sauce used here. And being a much larger person than the last generation was, the main strap is 56in long.