Question about m14/M1A posts

[RBruce]

Just wondering if the reason for so few posts about M1As is because they are not Military surplus?

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[browningautorifle]

Comparative rarity I should think.

[Bob Seijas]

Not enough info out there. I've been trying for three years to find somebody to write a detailed article for the GCA Journal on them, no luck. The guy who knows the most won't do it.

[A square 10]

not positive im following your question , but here is what i got for you based on what i think i read ...

NO - the M1A is not military surplus , it started as a commercial version in semi-auto of the M14 military rifle [ they were select fire - illegal machine guns ] originally they used military spec parts salvaged from demilled M14 rifles , now - not so much , so ... they are as close as you will get without the proper licence/tax form to the original thing , there are some real ones in hands of folks with money [the real thing is real expensive] if you look for early M1As you will find rifles with mostly mil-spec bits ,

[jmoore]

I think it's just as well. We do have some forummers with real M14s that do post here, but you may find they're mostly in Italy!
The civilian version, whilst it is a close as most folk need for shooting purposes, doesn't have nearly the ties to military history.
Plus, from what I've read elsewhere on the interwebs, would be more clutter than help here. Not that it isn't a large subject in of itself!

That said, I'm a fan.


Some "modern" M1As


A Sheriff's Dept. Winchester M14 that we modded a bit


Select Fire M1A


Way "old school" M1A, only the receiver itself being commercial manufacture

Etc., etc.

[Bob Seijas]

The "old school" is just like mine. I see the wooden handguard and no-flipper stock. Nice.

[RBruce]

I'm quite familiar with M14s and M1As. My question was why so few posts about either considering that the forum is listed as M1 Garand/M14/M1A. Also, the M1As are hardly rare.

[browningautorifle]

I want one of those M1A trees like Jmoore has. Then I can just grow my own...like I said before, I still think it's comparative rarity. But we seem to have a thread going now...

[jmoore]

I want one of those M1A trees like Jmoore has. Then I can just grow my own...

Just remember the fertilizer required is cubic money, and must be applied immediately before harvesting. Although, unlike most trees, you can put fruit back in order to select another, but it usually still requires a bit more fertilizer as well for things to work out properly.


An old favorite with a fancy scope at 600.





Not at 600, but a better view of the package. TRW barrel shoots quite well, even though the chrome is coming out like mad!

[browningautorifle]

the fertilizer required is cubic money

You got THAT right...