Which CGN supporting dealer is going to be my cheapest bet to order a SA M1A from?

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avroe

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I'm in the market to do an M1 setup, and want to order a Springfield Armory M1A.

Do any of the CGN contributing dealers stock these, or is it going to need to be a custom order?

If so, which dealer is going to get me the best price?

Also, am I correct in assuming the M1A is non-restricted?

Thanks for the feedback.
 
I see Wolverine has the Socom (short version) in stock, and the standard available upon request. Without going through all the sponsors (I'll leave that up to you) I don't recall seeing the Springfields anywhere else up there.

Keep your eye on the EE as well, I know I've seen a couple come up in there.

For price comparison, that's the fun part for you to do! :D

What about the Polytech's or Norincos, do you have one of those yet? If you are dropping the cash on the Springfield you might as well get a M305 for starters while you wait to find the M1A you want. Cost for those is a drop in the M14 bucket!

Good luck and happy shopping.
 
M1A or M305

If you are going to shell out the money for a genuine SA M1A, you should also consider looking at a M14 (with M25 Receiver) from LRB Arms.

LRB has the scope mount built into the receiver, eliminating the need for the inferior side mounts. The lnk below shows the M25 Receiver, and you can see for yourself this is a Superior Receiver.

http://www.lrbarms.com/m14receivers.html

I had LRB custom make an M14 with their M25 receiver, found an original USGI Springfield Armoury Scope for it, and I am getting 1/4" groups. I can tighten these groups up slightly by turning off the Gas Piston (so it acts like a Single Shot, Bolt Action) and manually eject and rechamber the next round. I highly recommend the M14 over the M1A.

You get what you pay for!

But it wouldn't hurt to pick up a M305 first. For under $500.00, you can get a real feel for this rifle, without putting up front a lot of dollars for an expensive original. Then you can sell the M305 after you get your M1A or M14, and get most of your money back for the M305, as long as you look after it. I kept my M305 for my bush gun.
 
Williams' Arms has had them in stock in the past. I haven't noticed one there recently. Great guys to deal with.

John
 
$500 for a Norinco, Obtunded has a couple of Krieger barrels in stock right now for $500 plus a couple of hundred to set it up and you have a gun that will outshoot the Springfields for about $800 less. Thats a lot of ammo
 
Avroe - you may want to check out the comparative review I did in this forum on a M1A 'Loaded', Norc/USGI hybrid and a stock Norc. My M1A gets about 1" groups with the right ammo load but it is a lot of money to drop unless you are sure you like the platform. Spending $500 on a Norc ( of which you will get $350-400 back when you sell it used ) first may well be an idea.

If you do get an M1A, I would suggest the 'loaded' over the 'standard' - the match grade medium contour barrel makes a difference.
 
Non-restricted M1A are 22" only. The Socom, Bush and Scout are restricted because under 18.5" long.

If the previous dealers are out of stock, the importer could give an idea who got some recently. It's FNsports. They don't sell retail but may answer your question.
 
arcaner said:
lrb are crazy overpriced rifle ... i would love to have one but not at 3grand for the base m25 rifle. (a sprinfield arm one is only at 2 grand!)
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an LRB rifle is FAR beyon anything being produced at springfield
this is not my personal opinion and is evidenced by looking at user feedback on the U.S. m14 and AR15 forums.
the hammer forged LRB receivered rifles are using usgi parts where availlable and excellent quality barrels. Springfields "match" rifles might be an option.... but then again you are in the 3000 mark anyways..... and I'd still go for the LRB

Unlisted handle's complete LRB he imported a couple years back required some tweaking on my bench and I am very pleased to hear about the groups he has achieved with that rifle.

but hands down..... I would spend my money on an LRB rifle long before i'd ever consider a recent production springfield.
 
dogzilla said:
$500 for a Norinco, Obtunded has a couple of Krieger barrels in stock right now for $500 plus a couple of hundred to set it up and you have a gun that will outshoot the Springfields for about $800 less. Thats a lot of ammo
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+1 on that.
Accuracy comes from the barrel, proper assembly/tuning of the rifle and the ammo you're using. Norc receivers are forged and as close to usgi specs as it gets. Springfield uses a cast receiver.
 
J996 said:
Springfield uses a cast receiver.
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There's a good article somewhere by someone that I read sometime on the whole cast vs forged thing. The gist of it, as I remember, is that metallurgy has advanced so far in the past fifty years that this is no longer really a big deal. If I can find it I will fill in the somewhere, someone, sometime, and gist with more details. Maybe someone else will jump in with a link to that article if they have a better memory than I.
 
hbean said:
Friends don't judge what friend buys. :cool:
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yeah...... you do have a point there, sorry for hijaking the thread with all the LRB talk :D
Sprinfield Inc does make decent rifles, tens of thousands of owners across north america are evidence of that. We're just spolied up here with the value of the using the chinese rifle as it is or as a base for something much better. I suppose it's a bang for your buck kind of thing and there is some of us that are still not sold on the cast thing and will always prefer a forged receiver such as chinese, LRB ect, that are known to be made according to usgi spec.

in the end it's what your into and what you want to spend your cash on. I'm sure there is a dealer or two here that can get you a springer in the config you are after.
 
Certainly the american forums are full of comments from people who sent their Springfields back, some times multiple times, for quality control issues.
 
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