AR 15 vs M1A Scout?

[tcrocker]

Stiring up a hornets' nest but which is the better battle rifle AR 15 or M1A Scout ? And why..

 

[gunnutery]

Hornet's nest is right

technically the AR15 isn't a battle rifle due to the chambering. I've always liked M1As better anyway so I'll go with that.

 

[gfpd707]

I guess it all depends on what you want. I love my ar for its modularity. In my opinion the ar can be configured for multitude of roles from close quarters to long range shooting. However the m1a is a nice looking rifle with a heavy hitting round. That being said buy both.

 

[tcrocker]

What do you think of the Remington AR 25 in 308?

 

[amprecon]

Go with the AR in a more serious caliber.

 

[BudW]

M1a1 reach out and touch

 

[Sunray]

Neither an AR-15(nothing whatever to do with the chambering) nor an M1A is a battle rifle. They're both sporting rifles. An M1A Scout is a marketing thing only.

 

[Z-Michigan]

Which is better, a BMW Z4 or a 540i? Kinda depends what you value and what you want to do?

I don't think there's a good answer to your "question" that's less than 5 pages long.

 

[J.Boyette]

M1A Scout / SOCOM is a LOUD rifle, so LOUD you would have to double up on hearing protection if you shoot in a closed bay, or a bay with a roof.

The performance of both is not in the same ball park do to the diff in calibers. The Ar-15 is faster in every respect for follow up shots. Yes even a .308 needs follow up shots.

So its up to you, you can get a real nice Ar-15 in .223, 6.8 or 7.62x39mm for much less then the cost of a rack grade M1A of any kind.

 

[12guagecody]

ar15 if you want to carry lots of little rounds
m1a scout if you really want a serious "battle rifle"
or get both lol

 

[Welding Rod]

M1A Scout / SOCOM is a LOUD rifle, so LOUD you would have to double up on hearing protection if you shoot in a closed bay, or a bay with a roof.

???

I have never worn anything more than foam plugs when I shoot my SOCOM and like that have never thought it to be inordinately loud, even under a roof.

 

[J.Boyette]

Yes sir,

with the brake "flash hider" its one of the loudest rifles on the market at 16"

 

[unwise11]

thats because you are losing you hearing
its loud, I had a guy shooting one a bench over and it was noticeable louder than my 22" barreled Howa 1500 .308 and my gun is loud. seriously loud.

 

[anewconvert]

you are behind the gun


The people next to you probably disagree. I never thought my PSL was particularly loud until I let my brother shoot it, and that is out of a 22"+ barrel.