Failure of Springfield M1A

[Gun Surfer]

I have a 1988 vintage M1A match and it is sweet. It looks great, still holds 1-1/4 at 100yd with the std match loads, and SA has backed up everything that went wrong, which is not much nor anything serious. I had a friend whose super match went boom with foreign ammo. Never nailed down the cause, out of battery fire or bad ammo. SA thought it was the ammo, but replaced the rifle anyway. Running a business in America is one of the most challenging yet rewarding vocations there is, kind of like raising kids. You generally have to be pretty smart to survive, and lucky don't hurt. I wish them the very best.

"We don't "Make" anything anymore. Very sad." - Jerry, we generally make sell what other countries can't. If we have a government that squashes free enterprise, that will always hurt. In many cases other countries now have better growth climates with less trade restrictions and less regulation than we have. We have to reverse that trend.

[Rick H.]

I am almost completely confused 10 Ring, why the post? You offer no "real" information and nothing but run around. You sound more like a politician running for office or a used car salesman trying to hump a car on someone. Is it that you don't like SAI, their products or both? I have had four of their M1A's and have never had a problem with them....not one. You seem to make the point that they aren't putting USGI parts in their rifles which I "think" is a bone of contention for you and you infer that they use off shore components yet all I hear is pure speculation. I suppose you buy nothing but American made products in all your daily activities and I will surmise that the vehicles you operate have nothing but American made parts in them correct????

Oh I hear what you are saying as I always try to buy American made products but since the demise of our home grown manufacturing system which was really the fault of pure corporate greed and two completley inept political parties we are now stuck with what is commonly known as a "global economy". In other words it isn't just the glory days of Springfiled Armory being over, it's an American way of life being over. So as an old saying goes, keep your eye on the doughnut and not just the hole. In other words wake up and look at the big picture. SAI does what they do to keep costs within reason and if you know for SURE that major parts for their rifles and made out of country then come out and say that and where they are made. Otherwise you sound like a disgruntled Harley owner when they find out their beloved motorcycle can be made with 25% or more foreign made parts. There is one point you fail to bring out and that is warranty on a firearm. If you build your own rifle who covers the warranty if something goes wrong with it?

Rick H.

P.S. We are ALL part of this problem because we ALL let the situation become what it is.

[Bill Hollinger]

Let's stay on track fellas.

[10 ring]

Rick, I'm sorry your confused. May I suggest you go back and read the thread s-l-o-w-l-y. Start from the beginning. I did not say I didn't like SAI, and I'm not going to rehash the entire posting for you. The parts in my SAI M1A's prematurely wore out after minimal use. Maybe I just got a couple of lemon gun's, or they were all built at 4P.M. on Friday, or the vending machine was out of grape soda that day, who knows?

BTW, since you missed the main point of my post let me see if can help you out. Look at the last sentence above your name in your post above.

My rifle is built with a Krieger heavy match barrel, LRB hammer forged receiver, and NOS USGI parts... I don't expect any warranty problems. Thanks

Happy Shooting!

MALONE LABE'

[Bob Seijas]

I'd like to use your August post as part of a larger discussion of shooting accidents in the Summer GCA Journal, are you a member? Thanks!