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Originally Posted by ExSoldier
That statement is just sooooooo true! I have owned two M1A's now and I'm saving up for the SOCOM 16. That original M1A was a base level model with a painted camo stock. Good shooter, but I was a newlywed and we had to pay a huge AMEX bill, so I sold it off. Then later I got a small windfall of cash and picked up an M1A SUPERMATCH and sent it off to ROBAR for some tuning and the application of their NP3 finish inside and ROGARD exterior finish. I topped the piece with the range finding Sheppherd scope. The scope folks needed a specific brand and weight of ammo. After the Georgia Arms debacle, I went the other direction and mandated FEDERAL GOLD MATCH 168gr BTHP. Then I bought 3,000 rds of THAT stuff. This is now my ultra long range SHTF gun. For that rainy day I hope never arrives when I might have to reach out and touch somebody....and given the events of today in the UK that's suddenly a potential reality!
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Sounds like a sweet set up. I have always coveted the M1A but I just can't afford one yet. I am a public educator (Social Studies, High School) like you but I support my wife and two year old son on my salary. Someday I will have a M1A when my ship comes in....perhaps when the wife graduates with her education degree and gets a job. But until then all I can do is drool.........
My SHTF rifle is a used but not abused Norinco MAK-90. She may be
FUGLY but she's got it where it counts! I had a Colt AR but financial difficulties as a newly wed dictated that I sell it off. That was five years ago.