.243 M14 type rifle?

[ziadel]

Has anyone ever seen a .243 M14 type rifle. I'm thinking about one, my main question is should I go for the extra lug?

I know, I know, a bolt action would be ideal, but I've got no L4-L5 disc left, and I'm slight of build.

 

[kcmarine]

Hmmm... never heard of one, but an interesting idea. You might want to contact the boys up in Geneseo and tell them of the idea.

Might be a good seller for Springfield.

 

[Gator]

Springfield Armory, Inc. used to make .243 and 7mm-08 M1As. I looked over a .243 once, but ended up getting the .308....now I wish I had bought either of the others. They are hard to find now and expensive.

But you could always rebarrel an M1A. There was a .243 barrel for sale on WarRifles.com a few weeks ago and I think Douglas could make one.

IMO The extra lug on the receiver isn't worth it unless you are a match shooter and re-bed your rifle frequently.

 

[Eightball]

These things exist?

 

[ziadel]

I dunno if they do exist, I figured more people would have done it

seems like a really great antelope/varmint rifle to me.

 

[Gator]

Here's one:

http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/product_details.php?itemID=7214

 

[Sunray]

The M1A was definitely chambered in .243 when they first came out. We had a SuperMatch in the shop I worked in long ago. Early 80's. The guy who bought it almost had his arms torn off when he strolled into a Montreal gun show looking to sell it. There were none in Quebec in those days.
They were chambered in .243Win, .308Win and .358Win. No 7mm-08's though. All chamberings but the .308 were dropped. Not enough sales.

 

[ziadel]

eeeep, 3k!?

Methinks building one is the way to go.

 

[Deer Hunter]

And for another look at it, DSarms makes FALs in .243 and .260 Rem.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I recall that M1 Garands for civilian sale in France had to be
a non-military caliber like .270 and that SA did make a few.
From a .270 M1 Garand to a .243 M1A is not that big a leap.

 

[JesseL]

I've heard of people sneaking them in on service rifle matches.

 

[azhunter12]

Dmps is now making an ar type rifle in .243.

 

[ziadel]

I travel in non gun friendly locales (NY & Cali)

So the priority is a "non-scurrryyyy" rifle.


Plus I want a 7.62mm rifle as well, and the mags should be completely interchangeable.

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

Why not?

Colt made the AR series in .222 for sale south o' the border and in other countries that don't allow sale of firearms in military calibers. Fact I just remembered I have a 30 round Colt AR mag that's marked .222.

 

[ArmedBear]

ziadel, just get a pair of Remington 750 Woodsmasters.

10-rounders available, you can't legally bring in bigger mags to California anyway. 4-rounders come with the guns; that makes them hunting legal in states with a magazine limit for hunting.

Same mag works for .243 and .308. Accuracy is bolt-action-class, according to Gun Tests; problems with 74x gas system have been fixed. .308 available in rifle and carbine configurations, walnut or synthetic. .243 in rifle length only.

2 rifles cost about the same as one M1A. They're a lot lighter, too, which should help with your back.

Legal in CA.

 

[ziadel]

thanks for the info armed bear, but lighter is not the way to go for me, I need a heavy rifle to shoot well.

 

[Gifted]

Aren't there BARs made in such calibers? Not the WWII guns, but the semi hunting guns made later. Not sure about high-cap magazines, or about the recoil management for the medical condition though.

 

[azhunter12]

Gifted there are no hi cap mags for the Browning BAR.

 

[Quintin Likely]

I've seen M1As chambered in .260 Remington before. That'd be kinda funny to sneak in to a state service rifle championship.

 

[Bwana John]

I have a friend that has a M-1a in .250 Savage.