When you know you want something more, let me know. While I'd love to build your dream M14, I think you should test the waters with a M1A loaded. Last addition would be a Shooting Sight adjustable trigger.
All the design features that the Armed Services found essential for a battle rifle give the civilian-legal Standard M1A™ a lineage worth honoring. Purchase a new Minelli Italian Walnut stock from LRB and throw on a Sadlak steel Airborne mount with a Bradley brown cheek rest. ( this is an important note from LT Col Chandler for those who fire 100 rounds a year and tell you the M14/M1A is wonderful ). Unless the M14 is continually babied it will not retain accuracy. SEI GLFS,California SEI Direct Connect Vortex, Sadlak Oversize Mag Catch,SEI Bolt Release,SA Trigger Group Sadlak. The M14 is a bitch to keep in tune, and an untuned M14, no matter who did the accurizing is about as accurate as a thrown rock. Well-suited for a day at the range, competition or hanging on your wall in front of an American flag, the Standard M1A™ is for the patriot looking to fill a special place in their collection. LRB reciever, Criterion 18.5 inch barrel. When Springfield Armory® made the civilian-legal variant in 1974, shooters across the land rejoiced The windage and elevation adjustable rear sight makes zeroing the rifle a pleasure, while the two-stage military trigger, detachable box magazine, op-rod, and roller cam bolt provide functional ease of operation and faithful reliability. From 1959 to 1970, the M14 served with distinction as the standard issue rifle of the United States military after the revered M1 Garand.
Military rifle that dominates the competition fields - and the heart of America. A forum community dedicated to M14 and M1A Rifle owners and enthusiasts. Descended from the M14 rifle, the M1A™ is a civilian-legal semi-auto version of that revered U.S.