Traditional Firepower in the Modern Age: The M1A Lineup

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled "Traditional Firepower in the Modern Age: The M1A Lineup" and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/traditional-firepower-in-the-modern-age-the-m1a-lineup/.

 

[chrisjohnson65]

Love mine. Had it for over 30 years.

 

[Lock n' Load]

Love that Tanker!

 

[Keystone19250]

My next rifle.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Never shot an M1A.
Own plenty of FAL’s.
FAL is a consistent 2”-3” moa but rarely less shot group.

rare to put 1” groups with a FAL, just the way the barrels are made.

how does that compare to an M1A?

 

[hawkeye52]

I've had mine for a little over a year and love it. Took almost 20yrs to get it though. Since I got it I've upgraded it with a Bassett scope mount with a Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50 scope, SEI muzzle brake, Sadlak NM guide rod, and got a walnut hand guard and a Bradley Cheek rest.

 

[Straight shooter]

i have a National Match M1A for 25+ years and and a Socom16. These are simply my favorite rifles to shoot. Did some hog hunting with both. They never let me down and they are devastating on hogs.

 

[ebuckler]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled "Traditional Firepower in the Modern Age: The M1A Lineup" and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/traditional-firepower-in-the-modern-age-the-m1a-lineup/.

Good article. I finally got a scout/squad and it lives up to the hype, besides being one of the best looking rifles that ever was its performance is top notch. To me it was worth the wait!!

 

[ebuckler]

I've had mine for a little over a year and love it. Took almost 20yrs to get it though. Since I got it I've upgraded it with a Bassett scope mount with a Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50 scope, SEI muzzle brake, Sadlak NM guide rod, and got a walnut hand guard and a Bradley Cheek rest.

Where did you get the walnut hand guard? Mine needs that for sure.

 

[hawkeye52]

Where did you get the walnut hand guard? Mine needs that for sure.

The company is DuPage Trading Company they're in AZ. The hand guard cost 40.00 and comes with the clip already installed. Just looked they are out of stock right now but it usually isn't long before they get them in stock. They've got all kinds of military stuff.

 

[hawkeye52]

I was looking for a slotted hand guard but can't find one. None anywhere

 

[ebuckler]

The company is DuPage Trading Company they're in AZ. The hand guard cost 40.00 and comes with the clip already installed. Just looked they are out of stock right now but it usually isn't long before they get them in stock. They've got all kinds of military stuff.

Thanks! I will be looking.

 

[Blackfeather]

Great rifles that enjoy a lot of aftermarket support, you can have a Vietnam era retro rifle, a more modern GWOT era EBR, or a something even more modern with barrels from 16.25" to 22".

 

[Blackfeather]

I prefer a fixed or collapsible butt stock, but you can add a folding mechanism to some of the modern stocks.

 

[KillerFord1977]

i have a National Match M1A for 25+ years and and a Socom16. These are simply my favorite rifles to shoot. Did some hog hunting with both. They never let me down and they are devastating on hogs.

Now we are talking my language !!
Very nice.
.308 is a great hog round

 

[ebuckler]

I had waited a long time for my Scout and it was/is worth the wait. I am a huge fan.

 

[ssparky]

Without the bayonet lug, it's kinda a compromise with tyranny.

 

[Blackfeather]

 

[Recusant]

Without the bayonet lug, it's kinda a compromise with tyranny.

An M1A with a bayonet lug is how God intended it to be.

 

[Recusant]

Here are my two M1As: