Select fire m1a operation

[Fixit]

Im curious how the selection lever on a select fire m1a works?
ive googled it but cant find any info

 

[eltorro]

you flip it

 

[Wendell]

Many "M-14" reference books - marketed mostly to M1A owners, and perhaps intending to be more politically correct - simply do not discuss the issue of select-fire operation in the M-14 rifle. But if you're interested in the true military M-14 battle rifle, you might want to buy the Collector Grade book.

http://www.collectorgrade.com/shop/media/M14.jpeg

 

[t-star]

or you can pull up fm23-8 , page 26- that tells you HOW it works- if you get the large technical manual it's got "drawings " - basically, there's two components- first you have to have a REAL m14 trigger group- there is a difference- hint- it's ON the hammer- the early norcs have this , but the later ones do not- and then there's a bunch of stuff( look at your parts list) on the receiver that engage the trigger group- when these two mate, you get severe depression and she goes select fire- basically it has to do with holding the hammer hooks back

 

[Wendell]

...and then tripping it with the forward travel of the operating rod.

 

[mikebaker1129]

Most of the Chinese rifles that I have observed have a sear like the M1 Garand which is flush and doen't have the little bump like on M14's.