Re: I'm from Colorado and y'all seem pretty nice.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:10 pm
I bought the M1A after several years of shooting an M1 Garand, which has the same rather heavy, two-stage military trigger. So it felt normal and familiar to me.Foofu wrote:Man, I've been drooling over those for like a year. Sorta heafty price tag, but if I had the money, I'd get one in a heartbeat. I think even with the shorty barrel it'd be an easy 800 yard rifle. I have two questions: Do you like the factory trigger on it? and does that funky break do its job well?Elmo wrote:Cause I can tell you all about by M1A Scout Squad...
I have done only a couple of the five-ish things the experts recommend for accurizing an M1A. Notably, I haven't bedded the stock, installed a unitized gas system, or done anything to the factory trigger. It's a reasonably accurate rifle, but I'm sure I could squeeze more out of it if I want to make it a project.
Most experts feel the 18" Scout barrel doesn't sacrifice accuracy compared to the original 22" if you are using a scope (some believe it actually improves it!). With iron sights, however, the original's extra 4" of sight radius is a definite advantage.