New SA M1A quality

[vintage hunter]

Mine's an NM too, forgot to put that in there. SA must've caught on to the heavy stamp buggering the bore because mine looks to be engraved.....very lightly. A fellow I used to shoot with had an M-14 that had been built up into a match gun and it had the name ''Hook'' pencilled inside the handguard and in the barrel channel of the stock. He spoke highly of the builder and was tickled pink to own a rifle he had built. Wonder if it's the same Hook you mentioned JM? Strange thing is the barrel had a 14 twist. None of us ever figured out the reason for the slow twist but it shot 168gr Fed GM as well as any i've shot.

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[jmoore]

A fellow I used to shoot with had an M-14 that had been built up into a match gun and it had the name ''Hook'' pencilled inside the handguard and in the barrel channel of the stock. He spoke highly of the builder and was tickled pink to own a rifle he had built. Wonder if it's the same Hook you mentioned JM?

Likely! "Hook" Boutin generally does pencil ID markings on or in his rifles (they vary- and are not ALWAYS there) You can find his photo in Stephens' book on the M14 back in the M21 section next to another armorer. (He's not named, BTW) Still doing rifles- tests them on the range directly behind his shop! Like an idiot, I sold mine a couple of years ago- I don't know why!

Fig. 177- You guess which one is Hook...

First met him in the '90s at a shoot at Ft. Benning- but I'm sure he doesn't remember me!