How much could value a 1960 M14 Springfield Armory ?

Was a few of these that got miss verified. I was like 17 saved up my money ( army reserves ) and had dad buy me a Springfield M1A for 700$ at a LGS since I did not have my PAL. It was registered as NR. I had fun for it for about a year. Posted pitchers and people started to question it.

I found out later. A person converted the 4 in 14 into a A, just removed the sector switch, it still had the sector tab on it. Basically ended up being a 12-CA, rather getting in trouble. I had it destroyed.

I had a smith remove the action and had it destroyed. Sold what I could and made my money back and more. Which was around 1200$
 
This would be a neat piece of history, mass production of the M14 really only got any momentum in 1961. I'm thinking a 1960 rifle would probably have at most a 5-digit serial number, could well have only 4.
 
m14medic.ca said:
Yes that is correct. The receiver is the only regulated item. The parts are not controlled.

John
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but wait ..... it's not just the receiver..... once you remove the barrel from a 12.3 M14 rifle's receiver , in the views of the rcmp, the receiver reverts back to it's original status, F/A prohibited and you must immediately have the receivers status updated..... OR.... a smart guy has a shot out m14 barrel or a take off norinco m305 barrel on hand to thread back on.... maintaining the firearms 12.3 status.
this is important info and I'm betting there's a great many here who had no idea that was the case.
 
Savage said:
That is not the notch for the fun part that is where you remove the charging handle
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well..... yes..... but it is also there to control/limit the travel of the connector rod during fullauto fire.
The connector rod has a corresponding detail that fits that notch and travels back and forth inside it's limits
 
45ACPKING said:
but wait ..... it's not just the receiver..... once you remove the barrel from a 12.3 M14 rifle's receiver , in the views of the rcmp, the receiver reverts back to it's original status, F/A prohibited and you must immediately have the receivers status updated..... OR.... a smart guy has a shot out m14 barrel or a take off norinco m305 barrel on hand to thread back on.... maintaining the firearms 12.3 status.
this is important info and I'm betting there's a great many here who had no idea that was the case.
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Thanks!

I was not aware of that.... I have a "traveling kit" that I use to make house calls. When I'm done the receiver is usually turned in for destruction, with the welded selector still attached, by the owner.

As I DO NOT have a 12.3 (or a 12.x anything) I am not able to have 12.x firearms in the shop for any reason.

I was not aware of the change of status, from now on a "spare" barrel will accompany me on an "outing"!

John
 
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