6 Reasons to reconsider the M14 & M1A Rifles

[BET7]

Interesting and historic article on the M14 and civilian M1a.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | 6 Reasons to Reconsider M14 & M1A Rifles

For many, the M14 and the commercial M1A are the rifles that people love to hate. Is such criticism justified, though? Here, we take an objective view of the platform and what it offers to today's firearm enthusiasts.

www.americanrifleman.org

 

[Annihilator]

Nice read, thanks for posting it.

 

[Talyn]

Nice article.

Even though I have M1As and like them, I think the FAL was a better battle rifle.

Of the two I would grab my FALs first, if the need arose. Heavy and built like a tank but a versatile platform in 7.62x51.

BTW the new Feb 2020 issue of Firearms News has a really good lengthy article on FALs.

Its Part 1 of 2.

 

[BET7]

Nice read, thanks for posting it.

No problem Annihilator. I'm going through the massive email list of gun articles I have in my inbox (some sent from last month), so I may be posting more if I find them of interest.

 

[Keystone19250]

Great article. I’ve often looked at the Springfield M1A as a possibility but leaned towards the AR Platform. I really like the talk about wood and steel as it was the wood of bolt action rifles I spent 20 years making.
My 5 years with OF Mossberg were spent working as an engineering project manager in which I built them a world class modern wood room in Texas. Introducing modern technology of CNC machining of walnut and birch blanks into bolt action gun stocks.
The Current Mossberg Predator Bolt action rifle in walnut was one of the wood stocks I built for them. In fact there is a couple hundred sold with my signature under the butt pad. attached is some pictures of Grade 1A Fancy walnut Wood stocks I had my wood rooms make for Mossbergs anniversary shotguns.

 

[BET7]

Great article. I’ve often looked at the Springfield M1A as a possibility but leaned towards the AR Platform. I really like the talk about wood and steel as it was the wood of bolt action rifles I spent 20 years making.
My 5 years with OF Mossberg were spent working as an engineering project manager in which I built them a world class modern wood room in Texas. Introducing modern technology of CNC machining of walnut and birch blanks into bolt action gun stocks.
The Current Mossberg Predator Bolt action rifle in walnut was one of the wood stocks I built for them. In fact there is a couple hundred sold with my signature under the butt pad. attached is some pictures of Grade 1A Fancy walnut Wood stocks I had my wood rooms make for Mossbergs anniversary shotguns.
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Those are beautiful Keystone19250. Great job.

 

[Talyn]

Great article. I’ve often looked at the Springfield M1A as a possibility but leaned towards the AR Platform. I really like the talk about wood and steel as it was the wood of bolt action rifles I spent 20 years making.
My 5 years with OF Mossberg were spent working as an engineering project manager in which I built them a world class modern wood room in Texas. Introducing modern technology of CNC machining of walnut and birch blanks into bolt action gun stocks.
The Current Mossberg Predator Bolt action rifle in walnut was one of the wood stocks I built for them. In fact there is a couple hundred sold with my signature under the butt pad. attached is some pictures of Grade 1A Fancy walnut Wood stocks I had my wood rooms make for Mossbergs anniversary shotguns.
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Beautiful wood. I have some nice ones but not as nice as those.