The Official "Show Off Your Guns" Thread

[fastwin]

Mmmm. 16".308. Good stuff indeed. They are cool little guns for sure! I noticed that Dillion is selling the latest 25 round gov't mags. Five up on what I have in stock. May have to look into that.

[cyrus buelton]

Gun pictured is just a standard M1A or M14 if you are using military terminology.

It is not a tricked out special Socom Model.




Just your basic M1A with a synthetic stock, holds a 20rnd Mag, and is chambered in the typical .308.


Nothing special about it.

I just like the feel of the gun and it shoots nicely and accurate.

[DRKWNG]

Gun pictured is just a standard M1A or M14 if you are using military terminology.




Just your basic M1A with a synthetic stock, holds a 20rnd Mag, and is chambered in the typical .308.


Nothing special about it.

I just like the feel of the gun and it shoots nicely and accurate.

Nosir.  It is in fact a scout model, which can be id'd by the shorter barrel and unique muzzle brake/compensator.  You can also tell from the rail mount on the upper fore-end. 

Also, M14s are only mil-spec and are select fire capable, so in fact different from an M1A.

[cyrus buelton]

Nosir.  It is in fact a scout model, which can be id'd by the shorter barrel and unique muzzle brake/compensator.  You can also tell from the rail mount on the upper fore-end. 

Also, M14s are only mil-spec and are select fire capable, so in fact different from an M1A.

Touche on all points.

went through some emails when he bought it and you are correct.

It is the scout model.



Go back to serving and protecting our country 

[fastwin]

OK, DRKWNG and I are done here. Now go out an enjoy busting some caps!! Good guns, great feral hog guns!!! Find a reasonably priced red dot scope for that bad boy. It's begging for one!

[Kopfjager]

Gun pictured is just a standard M1A or M14 if you are using military terminology

[RAT900]

Actually the "M1A" designation is a proprietary commercial name used by the Reese family's (commercial private sector) enterprise that was named Springfield Armory Inc. of Geneseo Ill. 

not to be confused with Springfield Armory in Mass. which was the real government arsenal that was shut down in 1967 and is now a National Historic Site....

although the Reese family does their level best to confuse their company with the former government entity in their marketing strategy with ads that say "The Oldest Name In American Firearms"....indeed it is the oldest name, however in fact it has nothing to do with what the Reese gang is shoveling out their door in Illinois

Other makers of the genre use the military M14 designation for their semi-auto rifles that approximate the features of the original USGI design sans select fire ability  the names usually have some modification...for instance the LRB M14SA or Armscorp M14NM etc etc

Many people mis-use the M1A designation as a generic referral to their non-select fire commercial versions of the rifle

[Kopfjager]

it's the latest SOCOM model.

[RAT900]

I thought the SOCOM had that front end festooned with Picatinny rails and the Scout was just a version of the M1A with a cut down barrel to enhance muzzle blast   

[Kopfjager]

SOCOM II

[Kopfjager]

http://springfield-armory.primediaoutdoors.com/SPstory24.php

[RAT900]

Here's an LRB M14sa that Art Luppino match-built for me using a barreled receiver and new/as new/from the wrapper TRW parts supplied by me

The barrel is an original TRW contract NM tube from the 1960's that I lucked into

That is his test target when he was done...100 yards on the bench

As Art has said to me ....only accurate weapons are interesting

[Kopfjager]

That is his test target when he was done...100 yards on the bench

100 yards. meh 

[RAT900]

for a guy in his 70's shooting iron sights I think it says something   

besides a 600 meter test/sighting target could get expensive ammo-wise

[cyrus buelton]

How did I figure you chime in with a smart ass comment?

Sorry we all aren't special ops range instructors in the military.