M14 upgrades

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I just bought a Super Match . So wondering if there would be any upgrades I should consider. I picked a casm mount (steel) , turner sling and voodoo cheek riser to start. Also any tools I might need. Thanks
 
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Aside from that, just standard gun cleaning stuff and a supply of grease and you should be good to go.
 
I have an M1A/M14 bolt disassembly tool - it's amazing. Also works on the M1 Garand bolt if you buy one with the two adjustable holes for the lever. Can order from Brownell's or Amazon. Brownell's has a neat video on how they work. Yes, there are other ways to use the rifle itself and a spent 30-06 cartridge to disassemble the bolt, but I prefer this tool.
 
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Pop said:
USGI extractor, just in case.
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Usgi hammer, trigger, sear, hammer pin and trigger pin.... Just in case too.
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And just because it's a springfield.... make sure you can slide a piece of thin paper under your bolt roller at full lock up. (Oprod removed)
 
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Just did everything on my trigger with USGI except the housing and trigger guard. I broke the first trigger pin with 18 rounds through it. After several hundred the replacement pin from Springfield was bent. I also replaced all the bolt guts with USGI. That should cover the high risk SAI parts.
 
45ACPKING said:
Usgi hammer, trigger, sear, hammer pin and trigger pin.... Just in case too.
Oh....
And just because it's a springfield.... make sure you can slide a piece of thin paper under your bolt roller at full lock up. (Oprod removed)
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Good point! This was more common in 90's era SAI rifles but I haven't heard of it being a problem in post-2000 era rifles.

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TonyBen said:
Good point! This was more common in 90's era SAI rifles but I haven't heard of it being a problem in post-2000 era rifles.

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I have found trigger issues and or bolt roller contact on "most" of the SAI rifles I have examined in the past few years. Matter of fact, on december 6th at my M14 clinic in surrey, espresso604's beautiful springer showed bolt roller contact... Brand new rifle I believe.
The problem still exists.
Maybe they just send the junk rifles north LOL
I didn't need another reason to trash on SAI rifles... But now I'm convinced that they are just overpriced, over hyped junk
 
45ACPKING said:
I have found trigger issues and or bolt roller contact on "most" of the SAI rifles I have examined in the past few years. Matter of fact, on december 6th at my M14 clinic in surrey, espresso604's beautiful springer showed bolt roller contact... Brand new rifle I believe.
The problem still exists.
Maybe they just send the junk rifles north LOL
I didn't need another reason to trash on SAI rifles... But now I'm convinced that they are just overpriced, over hyped junk
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They are obviously overpriced @ 2000$ or so for their bottom of the line M14.
But to call them junk!!11one! :p

When i was looking, the James River Armory rifle's did look like the better rifles to me esp considering they are about the same price.
 
leonard said:
They are obviously overpriced @ 2000$ or so for their bottom of the line M14.
But to call them junk!!11one! :p

When i was looking, the James River Armory rifle's did look like the better rifles to me esp considering they are about the same price.
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In full disclosure, the rifle at the clinic was also very slightly out of index as well as having bolt roller/receiver contact. Not junk, that is a strong judgement, but bare minimum 800 over priced at the rack grade
But.... Let's put all that aside and get back on topic hehehe sorry for my obvious bias ;)
 
If my hand-loaded m305 shorty shoots sub-moa @ 100 yards in the coming week's
We can then call them junk together 45acpking.

I am hoping that actually happens.
 
To call a Springfield junk because of its bolt roller issue , which can be corrected very easy isn't fair. I would emagine that not every rifle has this problem. It seems that the ones that don't own a higher end rifle are the first to bash them but that's another topic. The reason I asked about upgrades is because SA's web site is very limited with specs. Thanks Tony for the videos
 
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