Like I said I'm not knocking the springfield I'm just showing that the chinese rifles aren't so bad for someone who doesn't have the bank roll for a M1A. I hate when people bash the norcs. It's elitist. Of course a M1A is going to out perform a M14S. I would ask for my money back if it didn't. Is the M14S a paperweight? NO.
Think of it this way. If you walk into a ford dealership and see two mustangs in the show room. One is a base model V6 with crappy rims, quiet exhaust, soft suspension, and cloth seats. The other is a Cobra with a supercharged V8, 17" chrome rims, dual exhaust, lowered suspension, and recaro racing seats. Is the Cobra going to walk all over the base model? Hell yeah. Will the base model get you from point A to point B? Sure will. Can you turn the base model into a street lethal drag machine that will stomp the cobra into the ground? Yes but it will cost you time and money.
Okay I will admit that the norc has a piece of junk stock, there were lots of places where the metal had been ground a little to fit and were rough, the trigger isn't exactly match grade, and it will double on soft primers.
But it is still part of my collection and I doubt I'll give it up.