M14 Forum

As the weight reduction phase of the build seems to have come to halt at about 7 pounds 12 ounces, it seems like it's time to make the most of the package. Which means weight will be creeping upwards, mostly!



The first improvement is the elimination of the wretchedly inaccurate 18 1/2" standard weight Criterion barrel. Found a completely unmarked...

Santa Claus brought me a new standard S.A. M1A1 for Christmas, just picked up another one from private seller. Need some help on this one, date & place of manufacture? markings on receiver- U.S. RIFLE 7.62 mm M1A 052991. It has a Brookfield Precision Tool - U. S. Property scope mount, and the action has been bedded. has National Match front sight-.062, National Match rear sight with BME on it, barrel has NM stamped on top, and a TRW bolt. The stock looks to be older, dark walnut oil finish....

Found a Trijicon TA33G-9 ACOG quite by purposeful accident whilst looking for a TA11E on 31 Dec 2011. The TA33 IS smaller and has 1/2 power less magnification than TA11, but it's eye relief is over an inch longer than the bigger scope. Plus it's lighter than the "11", which is altogether appropriate as it's intended for the Lightweight M1A rifle project.

It did have a really tall "flat top" adaptor installed, which was kinda ludicrous considering the built-in attachment's...

Hmmm... Interesting, but the Audette Incremental Load Method, explained nicely by Ralph Constantine, presents some very real problems that I’ll try to elaborate on. I do use my own "version" of Ladder Load Development that I'll try to quickly explain, and I use it often to develop custom accuracy and best-velocity loads for my customers.

The problem with using only lone load and shooting it in sequence at the same target is this: The author of the article, I’ll call him...

I have a barn find that I am going to start attempting to get rid of. It's one of two prototypes built for the military, specifically for the cavalry. It's a m1903 bullpup. The military didn't like it and it went away quick.
If you look in Phil Sharpe's "Rifle in America" there is a picture of one of them. I believe it is the one I have.