Cosmoline
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OK, so pursuant to the poll here I did get an M1a, the squad scout model. The factory stock on this one is polymer with a ridiculously bouncy rubber buttplate. I stowed it and will be trying out a traditional wood M14 stock and an E2 stock this weekend now that the weather is not Biblical.
I've been reading up on accurizing the M1A and it appears that bedding is a frequent method. However once bedded you really aren't supposed to be popping the action in and out much at all. That's not going to work for me. At least not very easily. The E2 is perfect for the scout scope and the M14 stock is perfect for the irons. I'm hoping to be able to mix and match depending on the type of shooting I'm doing.
Are there reasonably traditional stocks that provide an accurized platform *and* permit the quick disassembly and assembly options? Maybe even something with a receiver screw stuck in there to lock down the receiver instead of relying on the trigger guard and lip of the stock.
Another question--is it worth getting a fancy trigger group, improved gas system and so on if I'm *NOT* going to bed the stock?
Or am I just going to have to decide on *one* stock and bed it down?
I've been reading up on accurizing the M1A and it appears that bedding is a frequent method. However once bedded you really aren't supposed to be popping the action in and out much at all. That's not going to work for me. At least not very easily. The E2 is perfect for the scout scope and the M14 stock is perfect for the irons. I'm hoping to be able to mix and match depending on the type of shooting I'm doing.
Are there reasonably traditional stocks that provide an accurized platform *and* permit the quick disassembly and assembly options? Maybe even something with a receiver screw stuck in there to lock down the receiver instead of relying on the trigger guard and lip of the stock.
Another question--is it worth getting a fancy trigger group, improved gas system and so on if I'm *NOT* going to bed the stock?
Or am I just going to have to decide on *one* stock and bed it down?
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