Sprinfield Armory Inc M1A1 value?

[Hagar]

Gang,

I'm giving my old shooting buddy a couple of the weapons that I used in matches in years past as I can no longer shoot matches due to illness from imbibing too many Agent Orange cocktails in 68. Original recipe: 3 parts water, 1 part water buffalo urine, 1/10th part water buffalo dung, 1/10th part mud, a light sprinkle of water insect larvae and 1 part lethal dioxin type Agent Orange. Strain through a dirty GI sock and serve warm in a plastic canteen. Tasty

I obtained my Roland Beaver built up Springfield Armory Inc. M1A1 using my C&R FFL and need to set a value on the rifle in order to fill out 01FFL data and insure it for shipping and for Bob to insure it once he has it. It's in very good condition with full match-legal modifications.

I hate to get rid of it as it's a beauty, perfect balance and a real tack-driver with match ammo. I know that Bob will use it and get a couple of more generations proficient with a "real" rifle (just kidding)

Many Thanks,

Hagar

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[Danny]

Is the folding stock a reproduction, or actual USGI. That might make a substantial difference in what the value of that would be. I'm not sure if SA Inc. did make up complete rifles. I've only seen their Carbine Receivers, so you might not even have that as a guide to go by.

Danny

[Hagar]

Danny,

Thanks for the input. I apparently mis-identified the rifle. It's a 7.62 NATO caliber, semi-auto reproduction of our old and beloved M14 made by S.A. Inc.
Roland Beaver takes these and converts them to match-legal target rifles and does a superb job of it. I thought the modern SA Inc version of the M14 in semi-auto was labeled the M1A1 but apparently it's the M1A model.

Sorry about that.

Hagar

[Danny]

Ok,
In that case, you should have more examples to go from. I thought tht Roland Beaver had a website. I thought that I remember visiting it. Does he show a list of rifles that he can build, or at least a list of services? Looking at that, if available would be a good start.

Danny

[Fick_2141]

I may be able to help with this one. I just bought a match prepared M1-A, medium Krieger, with all GI parts and GI mags. The buddy price was $2500.
I know it was hard for my friend to let it go, but he builds these things for a living, and can't keep it but admitted that this one just might be the best he has ever done.
I agreed to joint custody with visitation. That made him feel better. LOL
A Roland Beaver M1-A should fetch between $2500 to just north of $3000 depending on the condition. A year ago I saw a Clint Fowler M1-A with USMC McMillan stock sell for just over $3000. There are just a handfull of people with the reputation for building match winning 30 cals. Roland Beaver is one of them.

[John Kepler]

There are just a handfull of people with the reputation for building match winning 30 cals. Roland Beaver is one of them.

Clint Fowler is another! A REAL treat is an M14 built by Boots Obermeyer! He didn't make many, but the one's he did are stand-outs!

[M1Riflenut]

Clint Fowler is another! A REAL treat is an M14 built by Boots Obermeyer! He didn't make many, but the one's he did are stand-outs!

Does'nt Roland use Obermeyer barrels?