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February 17th, 2012, 03:06 PM
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#1 | | Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Posts: 14
|  My new M14
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February 17th, 2012, 03:13 PM
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#2 | | Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Posts: 14
|  My new M14
Special thanx to SappNasty for the link to photobucket.com...really made it
easy to download to thread.
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February 17th, 2012, 03:14 PM
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#3 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western NC
Posts: 1,539
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Nice rifle brother!
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February 17th, 2012, 03:17 PM
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#4 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Irvine, ca
Posts: 17
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HOT Damn that's a good looking rifle!
I have a question for you about it. What did you do to accurize it? Another question, I am a recent new owner of a SAI Standard M1A as well and I am trying to figure out some low cost things I can do to get the best of out of my rifle.
One of which I found quickly is the gas tube needs shims, inbound. What else and how do I measure it?
Thanks!
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February 17th, 2012, 04:39 PM
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#5 | | Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Posts: 14
| Accurize M14's
In reply to mskochinski...first, thanks for the oorah! on the rifle.
My rifle was gunsmithed by a good friend and shooting companion. The cost
involved his material and a thank-you. I was fortunate.
The throat and muzzle was guaged to make sure all was up to acceptable
specs. It has been glass-bedded and the trigger fine tuned to 4 1/2#. The
trigger is the sparkplug of the rifle. I also was going to have him shim the gas
plug but he added a welded unit and N.M. front band to my surprise.
The rifle is also a SA Standard M1A but originally had a fiberglas stock. I found
this beautiful piece of wood at Fulton Armory while at Camp Perry in 2009.
None of this is low cost, but attributable to accuracy. I was very fortunate to
have this man as a friend. I always try to read all I can and associate with
others more knowledgable than myself.
This forum is an excellant place to research and ask questions as there are
many ex-military and well-informed shooters that will offer their expertise.
Hope this helps you in your quest of accuracy..
Last edited by PatriotM1A; February 20th, 2012 at 10:53 AM.
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February 17th, 2012, 04:46 PM
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#6 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Buckeye State
Posts: 356
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She's a beaut! I don't see any holes in the target though. 
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February 17th, 2012, 10:50 PM
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#7 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas
Posts: 444
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Thats a nice rifle you have there, Funny it looks just like mine except mine has a nice leather sling. I like that you have the gas system unitzed by welding but why on the outside i welded it on the inside so i still could use the cutoff pin. But either way the unitizing is nice.
Great looking rifle. Good Shooting.
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February 18th, 2012, 12:22 AM
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#8 | | Grunt
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Quebec, Canada
Posts: 123
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Thats a very beautiful rifle!
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February 18th, 2012, 02:59 AM
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#9 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: France
Posts: 48
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very nice !! very beautiful piece of wood, I'd love to get one like this one day...
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February 18th, 2012, 03:54 AM
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#10 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dixie
Posts: 1,846
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Fine looking rifle you've got there and that stock is something special too. The only thing I see lacking is a flash suppressor with a bayonet lug. I'd lose that neutered politically correct throwback to the Klinton so called assault weapons ban. That is if your local laws will permit this slight modification.
7th
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February 18th, 2012, 09:08 AM
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#11 | | Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Posts: 14
| M14 response
Response to Young guns...thanx for the shout-out. There is a Carlos Hathcock sling for completion, just not applied yet !! The unitized gasplug
was done by a good friend and the cut-off pin is accessable. Must admit, I've never heard of one done internally, learn something new every day on the forum.
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February 20th, 2012, 12:11 PM
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#12 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SoCal (Unfortunately)
Posts: 38
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Nice, let's see some holes in that target.
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February 20th, 2012, 01:40 PM
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#13 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern KY
Posts: 1,251
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That is a nice rifle with a sweet piece of walnut and a Winchester bolt. That would be a total keeper.
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February 20th, 2012, 10:38 PM
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#14 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: 29 Palms, CA
Posts: 775
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Seventh Fleet  Fine looking rifle you've got there and that stock is something special too. The only thing I see lacking is a flash suppressor with a bayonet lug. I'd lose that neutered politically correct throwback to the Klinton so called assault weapons ban. That is if your local laws will permit this slight modification.
7th | +1 to that. Get a NOS USGI forged flash suppressor new in the can, they are a fantastic piece of M14 history that was made for war. Worth every penny in my opinion, there's nothing like it.
m14brian
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February 21st, 2012, 11:17 AM
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#15 | | Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Posts: 14
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The next two alterations to my rifle will undoubtedly be a N.M. hooded rear sight with 1/2 " MOA windage and elevation adjustments, and a USGI flash suppressor (lugged!) and reamed. Thanks to all, for the comments on the rifle and all the suggestions...makes an old grunt feel good !
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