jobu07
Contributing Member
It's entirely possible. We received a shipment of refurbed Winchesters right before we deployed in '08. These things were worked over six ways from Sunday. Neat rifles and very accurate.
The thought of a DM carrying a bone stock, base model Springfield M1A on ops is more than a little bit laughable imho.
Here ya goYou might want to tell that to a few guys in the photo album here:
http://imageseek.com/m1a/
Horse, I think you're missing the point. Sankum made the comment that carrying a standard M14 was laughable, in his opinion. We're showing him that there are a few who would disagree.
Plus when I shipped out and home, we had customs all up in our stuff.
USN Customs inspects all cargo before you clear Kuwait and fly home with it (personal bags) or ship it back to the states (containerized equipment).
They're referring to the modern commercial offerings of Springfield Armory, Incorporated. They're not M14s, they're M1As. Springfield M14s were made in the 1960s by the government armory, not the modern commercial venture. The modern commercial version uses a cast receiver, which is sometimes improperly dimensioned and is allegedly less durable than a properly forged receiver, and also uses non-milspec parts which are also of lesser quality than a true milspec part. Older M1As had a very high percentage of milspec parts, but owing to decline in availability of the parts, they've moved to commercial parts.Whats wrong with a Springfield M14?
Maybe I'm missing something, but what makes anyone think that guy is holding an M1A and not a real M14?
Sankum made the comment that carrying a standard M14 was laughable,
Hell when we deployed out in january 06, the Navy guys came to our FOB and did the inspections before we ever left country.USN Customs inspects all cargo before you clear Kuwait and fly home with it (personal bags) or ship it back to the states (containerized equipment).
With the exception of the selector switch, these are functionally no different from a civilian M1A.
Under let us simply agree to disagree and maintain civility; the M1A is no M14. From personal experience with the M14 and the quasi Springfield Armory M1A there is a difference.