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Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:50 pm
by The Annoyed Man
OK....CHANGE OF PLANS....

I really need to get this rifle sold, and I guess the entire package is more than most can spend right now, so I'm going to break the package up. Here's the deal....

For Sale:
  • M1A "Loaded" model rifle
    • Barrel: air-gauged medium weight National Match parkerized chrome moly steel, 22" inches in length with a 1:11 right hand twist.
    • Front Sight: National Match .062” Military Post
    • Rear Sight: GI Match Grade Non-hooded Rear Sight: Aperture .0520, Adjustable, One-half Minute for Windage and One Minute for Elevation
    • 2 Stage Military Trigger, Match Tuned, 4.5-5 lbs
  • The original fire control group has been upgraded with a TRW forged hammer at the Springfield factory.
  • Karsten's cheek rest
  • Sadlak M14 scope mount with rail
  • 3 20-round magazines, 1 used and 2 still new in the package.

    Price: $1,500.00 Firm
You will be getting this setup, minus the scope and rings, plus a couple of additional new magazines:
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C'mon guys! If I can't get it sold, I'll withdraw the offer in the next week or so.

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:49 am
by roughneck266
You're killin me man. I just bought a National match a week and a half ago of I would own this one right now. Heck of a deal..

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:23 am
by olafpfj
I miss making touring money...she would look beautiful sitting next to my Garand. Do the whole generation thing. Just way out of my budget... :cryin

Fantastic rifle at a fantastic price.

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:06 pm
by gregthehand
I'm trying to think what I can sell....

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:41 pm
by The Annoyed Man
I have a nibble on my TexasGunTrader which I'm answering right now. He wants to buy, but he won't be able to drive up from Houston for a couple of weeks before he can. If you're serious about buying it, get ahold of me soon.

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:30 am
by gregthehand
Want a motorcycle? Lol

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:00 am
by rentz
that is beautiful. but my tax refund hasn't been deposited yet :banghead:

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:43 pm
by The Annoyed Man
I'm hog hunting with it right now, on a friend's property right next door to the TacPro shooting range. :mrgreen:

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:00 pm
by 7075-T7
How easy is it to catch the brass for reloading, and does it dent the brass like some other semi-autos?

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:10 pm
by The Annoyed Man
7075-T7 wrote:How easy is it to catch the brass for reloading, and does it dent the brass like some other semi-autos?
Well, I don' know about "other semi-autos," because my ARs don't dent their brass at all.......but yes, this M1A does dent the brass, about a 1/4" or so behind the shoulder on most but not all cases. However, the dents are not huge, and a resizing die takes them right out. I've seen brass from a Sig 556 and it is always badly dented. The M1A's brass is not that bad.

As far as catching the brass.... I've never seen a brass catcher designed to fit an M1A. I suspect that the reciprocating motion of the operating rod would make that impossible. Think of a Garand rifle.....the design of the action on the M1A is nearly identical except for being a short action instead of a long action like the Garand's. This rifle tends to throw most of its brass forward and to the right of the muzzle, and it lands in a roughly 3 ft X 4 ft patch of grass. (There's no telling what will happen if it lands on concrete.) A few pieces will occasionally eject straight out to the right. I suppose that you could put up some kind of a net in a frame to try and catch the ejected brass, but that seems like a lot of trouble to me. I am usually able to recover all of my fired brass.

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:49 am
by The Annoyed Man
We hunted from before sunup to sunset, and never saw a single pig. We saw LOTS of fresh pig sign, but no piggies. In one case, I saw pig tracks on top of my own tracks which I had laid down just an hour before. Sneaky devils.

However, we saw a lot of these guys. I submit this photo to remind you prospective buyers that this rifle is not "just" a battle rifle:

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Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:49 am
by The Annoyed Man
TRADE PENDING....

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:20 am
by rootie3
damn nice rifle!!!! wish i had the dough.... larry

Re: WTS: M1A "Loaded," with Extras.... PRICE REDUCED...AGAIN

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:49 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Well, she's gone. Traded to a real nice guy in exchange for a custom AR-10 SASS setup: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=52914.

I have another rifle for sale here: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=52925