In the US the Springfield Armory M1-A is used in service rifle competition.
It is not an M-1. It is a much modified commercial clone of the M-14 yet it is permitted in military matches. It is possible that at buyer of the AIA rifle can have his rifle modified or perhaps AIA will modify one of their production models to meet the service rifle criteria. If that happens the M10 rifle would be competing along side #4s.
I have always been curious about the competitions fired with the #4 rifles. What inspection is required of the rifles for competition?
1. Trigger pull
2. Sights
3. Weight
4. Barrel
5. Caliber
Are #4s required to compete against civilian versions of the currrent service rifle such are the AR 15 types used in the US?
The M10 could easily be modified to meet most of the #4 requirements, especially the sighting requirements. What is to stop a competitor from modifying a #4 with a modern bench rest quality barrel and chamber?
On one of the other threads there was a #4 modified to use what looked like a Canjar trigger. Are there any restrictions on these modifications?