What's your favorite M1A?

[SGT Dave]

What is your favorite M1A configuration? Is the standard 22" barrel still the best? Do the benefits of the 16" SOCOM outweigh the drawbacks? Is the 18" Scout the perfect median or a victim or compromise?

Also, are you shooting them stock or have you pimped yours out?

 

[tonelar]

for me it’s the first SOCOM
no rail, thanks

 

[Moonpie]

I prefer the standard version. They balance the best for me.
The NM’s are too heavy.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

I want a 22” but would settle for an 18” scout.

 

[Coop45]

The one without the A in it's title.

 

[Axxe55]

The two I owned years ago, were the standard 22" barreled versions, before there was such a thing as the M1A with an 18" or 16" barrel. I prefer the standard 22" barrel, because to me the 16" or the 18" barrel makes the rifle look odd and not proportioned correctly. I also do prefer the stock in walnut. Close to what looked like that was issued to our soldiers.

 

[TexasRedneck]

I like the original.....which is why I got two.<G>

 

[jordanmills]

Any one I can get in my hands when I need it. 308 is the best.

 

[Big Green]

SOCOM 16 with an Eotech and upgraded stock.

 

[justmax]

I have the Scout with a synthetic stock. I over scoped it with a Konus 4-16 X 50 because I am half blind and I don't like carrying binoculars in the field. No it doesn't look or feel like the original; I wasn't trying for that anyway. I put a few rounds through it getting the scope dialed in but never finished, and it got put up. Looking forward to finishing that project someday.

 

[TheDan]

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

My Polytech with the chromed barrel.

 

[Leadeye]

I bought mine in 1980, regular version as I think that and the national match were the only versions available at that time.

 

[Lost Spurs]

I hold my full sized rifle built by someone sometime as a prized rifle. All GI national match parts. Heavy but a tack driver all these years later. I had reached out to springfield armory 10 years ago about it and got this.

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[SGT Dave]

Is that a Tanker?

 

[Texasgordo]

I have a SOCOM II but I'm not a fan of the ugly ass plastic stock or the cheese grater rail system. Plastic stock feels cheap and I would prefer original wood stock. Quad rail is useless to me since I don't want to mount a lot of tacticool stuff on it. I really want a smooth fore end.


The Dan has the M1A I hope to have one day.

 

[Iuprof]

Had a standard for years pimped out with a chassis and scope. Sold it here to a TGT member. I miss it, but happy to sold it.


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[kittyhawk]

I had a Scout Squad for a couple of years. It was a good shooting rifle but didn't blow my Kilt up....
But My CMP M1 that really gets my blood flowing when I shoot her.
Love the Old M1 she's got a better trigger and I cam really keep her on target better.

 

[TheDan]

Is that a Tanker?

Basic SOCOM 16 with an M14 stock on it.

 

[SGT Dave]

I couldn't stand it anymore. I bought someone's Scout Squad off Texas Gun Trader. Maybe sometime in the next six months I can find some .308 ammo so I can actually shoot it.