$1900 for a 4moa gun???
1I've always been intrigued with the idea of the M1A SOCOM. When I finally got one I was quite disappointed. The XS tritium sights are awful, so I replaced the gas lock with a SEI version that allows a NM front sight at the proper height. Better but the Pic rail proved useless so I installed a M14.ca full length handguard. an improvement but I still couldn't get the gun to group. I shoot silhouette at 200 meters with a 10/22 so I'm pretty sure it's not operator error. I sent it back to Springfield where they pronounced it "good" and returned it with a target that just squeaked out a 4moa group. SAI says that's acceptable. Really?? MSRP for a SOCOM is $1987. Of course no one pays list but on GB you can't give them away for $1000. I'm told the factory barrel is sourced from differently from the rest of the M1A line. Replacing the barrel with a Criterion is a $400 plus labor hit and optimizing the op rod tacks on more. I'm tired of throwing money at it. For the foreseeable future the gun is relegated to back of the safe. I still like the *idea* of the SOCOM but SAI has grievously failed in its execution. Sorry for the rant but I expected so much more.
"Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees" - Emiliano Zapata