MeanStreaker
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I've been reading a bit about M1A's after I've gotten the itch to pick one up. Alas, I have no idea what prices are like for the used market, especially with the upgrades listed below. All I know is that I've seen new Standard Springfield M1As with synthetic stock for ~$1200 or so.
I have a friend that is looking to get rid of his. It's an older Springfield. He wasn't sure of the year, but he said it was "back when Springfield first came out with them" and he thought the early 80's. He said that it's been rebuilt to replace the few non-USGI parts so that everything now is USGI. Both front and rear sights are NM. He has a muzzle brake attached. It has a chrome heavy USGI barrel that's been glass bedded in a heavy stock. He said he'd throw in 5 mags, a case, and some miscellaneous parts laying around that includes an extra USGI bolt.
He wants $1250 for it.
I know that the older USGI parts bring a premium and there's some nice upgrades on it, but it was more than I was looking to spend to just get started. I won't be attending any National matches any time soon and do 90% of my shooting offhand. I was even thinking I wanted a synthetic stock for a more suitable "field gun". He said he's shot it a lot but it's in excellent condition and he hasn't touched it in years.
So, my questions for you experts....
1) What do you think of the price?
2) How much weight does the heavy stock and heavy barrel add to the new Springfield Wood Standards I've held in my local gun shop? (I'm going to go look at it) but is the heavy stock shaped the same as the normal wood stock?
3) Would this rifle be totally inappropriate for my thoughts as an offhand gun that I want to be able to sling up and hump around if I have to... or will I not really notice the weight difference?
To throw another monkey wrench in, he said he has another M1A that is pretty much stock. It's just as old but doesn't have as many USGI parts and has the normal barrel and normal wood stock. It does have NM sights. But he said he'd take the same price for it - $1250. I thought that was a little odd... unless my ignorance of the market means the first rifle is a total steal.
Any help/advice you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I have a friend that is looking to get rid of his. It's an older Springfield. He wasn't sure of the year, but he said it was "back when Springfield first came out with them" and he thought the early 80's. He said that it's been rebuilt to replace the few non-USGI parts so that everything now is USGI. Both front and rear sights are NM. He has a muzzle brake attached. It has a chrome heavy USGI barrel that's been glass bedded in a heavy stock. He said he'd throw in 5 mags, a case, and some miscellaneous parts laying around that includes an extra USGI bolt.
He wants $1250 for it.
I know that the older USGI parts bring a premium and there's some nice upgrades on it, but it was more than I was looking to spend to just get started. I won't be attending any National matches any time soon and do 90% of my shooting offhand. I was even thinking I wanted a synthetic stock for a more suitable "field gun". He said he's shot it a lot but it's in excellent condition and he hasn't touched it in years.
So, my questions for you experts....
1) What do you think of the price?
2) How much weight does the heavy stock and heavy barrel add to the new Springfield Wood Standards I've held in my local gun shop? (I'm going to go look at it) but is the heavy stock shaped the same as the normal wood stock?
3) Would this rifle be totally inappropriate for my thoughts as an offhand gun that I want to be able to sling up and hump around if I have to... or will I not really notice the weight difference?
To throw another monkey wrench in, he said he has another M1A that is pretty much stock. It's just as old but doesn't have as many USGI parts and has the normal barrel and normal wood stock. It does have NM sights. But he said he'd take the same price for it - $1250. I thought that was a little odd... unless my ignorance of the market means the first rifle is a total steal.
Any help/advice you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
