Guys,
With Springfield celebrating half a century of the M1A, I've been staring at the specs and photos of the 50th Anniversary Edition .308. To be honest, I'm completely torn on it, and I wanted to see where you all stand.
On one hand, the presentation is incredible. They went all-out with the nostalgia:
It seems to have a hand-selected walnut stock with a custom 50th-anniversary medallion, plus a flash suppressor featuring an actual bayonet lug. The operating rod is laser-engraved "1 of 1974", and it ships inside a heavy, custom Eastern white pine display crate. I notice it includes a reproduction M14 Army Technical Manual, a canvas OD green sling, and a commemorative coin.
Underneath the beautiful wood, it’s packing a 22-inch National Match medium-weight barrel and a tuned two-stage NM trigger breaking at around 4.5 to 5 lbs.
At a $2,499 MSRP, I see it like an $800 premium over a standard wood-stocked M1A.
So here is my question for you all: If you bought one, would you actually take it to the range and drop brass, or does a rifle like this immediately get locked away as a safe queen?
Does the "1 of 1974" engraving make it too historic to shoot, or is it a waste of a good National Match barrel to just let it sit in a wooden crate?
fortisgunsupply.com
With Springfield celebrating half a century of the M1A, I've been staring at the specs and photos of the 50th Anniversary Edition .308. To be honest, I'm completely torn on it, and I wanted to see where you all stand.
On one hand, the presentation is incredible. They went all-out with the nostalgia:
It seems to have a hand-selected walnut stock with a custom 50th-anniversary medallion, plus a flash suppressor featuring an actual bayonet lug. The operating rod is laser-engraved "1 of 1974", and it ships inside a heavy, custom Eastern white pine display crate. I notice it includes a reproduction M14 Army Technical Manual, a canvas OD green sling, and a commemorative coin.
Underneath the beautiful wood, it’s packing a 22-inch National Match medium-weight barrel and a tuned two-stage NM trigger breaking at around 4.5 to 5 lbs.
At a $2,499 MSRP, I see it like an $800 premium over a standard wood-stocked M1A.
So here is my question for you all: If you bought one, would you actually take it to the range and drop brass, or does a rifle like this immediately get locked away as a safe queen?
Does the "1 of 1974" engraving make it too historic to shoot, or is it a waste of a good National Match barrel to just let it sit in a wooden crate?
Springfield Armory M1A .308 Win 50th Anniversary 1 of 1974 - Fortis Gun Supply
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Springfield Armory's production of the iconic M1A™ rifle—a milestone in firearms history. Precision-crafted, each rifle
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