bm 59 and m1a

[hardcore]

here is my Springfield armory bm 59
3 digit serial number, not sure if that makes it special,

and 2 of my m1a's

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[Ovidio]

Great rifle the BM 59!

[browningautorifle]

the BM 59

Weren't we just talking about those here a few weeks back?

[hardcore]

no sir mr jim,
i have a bm 60 also so thou. this bm 59, i never shot, but plan on it next range or camp trip. the 2 m1a's i shoot often. the scoped one there is my hunting rifle. and the other is my favorite shooter, i hike with it and do run and gun type shooting, not afraid to put more scraches or dents on it, a true down and dirty.

[Ovidio]

Weren't we just talking about those here a few weeks back?

Yes indeed.
Unfortunately the S&W virus infected me and all my available reserves have gone that way. For a while I'll have to stay put...

[browningautorifle]

I know what you mean. I bought a few myself...

[Ovidio]

I know what you mean. I bought a few myself...

It is really terrible.
I feel so sick...

[browningautorifle]

I feel so sick

You are brother...take a glass of red wine and call me in the morning...

[Brian Dick]

I have an early Springfield Armory Inc, (casting), an SEI/Smith Enterprise Inc., (milled from forged bar stock), and an LRB, (drop forged and machined as original). All are nothing less than excellent. I was blessed to get to know Hook Boutin a little bit and asked him outright about the quality of the cast receivers he'd worked on and tested over many years. He told me that the SA Inc. receivers were as good as any M14 receiver made. That is good enough for me. I think many who would consider them "junk" have no experience with them and I'd agree some of the Armscorp, Federal Ordnance and even Fulton Armory receivers I've seen leave a bit to be desired, cosmetically and otherwise. I had a Caspian receiver too that wasn't too impressive. I think like everything else, you get what you pay for. I've owned my SA since 1978 and it's on it's second barrel as rebuilt to M21 guise. I did replace all of the non GI parts with U.S. GI over time. The fact is that good quality receivers made from forgings are great but they have no real advantage whatsoever over the old Springfield which is also good quality. I've sold a few of their new rifles too with no customer complaints. Back to the Chinese rifles. I knew several competition shooters in the late 80's and early 90's that bought them just for the forged receivers and rebuilt them into match rifles with US GI components. I've never heard anything bad about them either.

[hardcore]

my bm59 on the range, and another one of my m1a's