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LGS has one at a gettin' price, but I was holding out for an M1A scout squad, timeline unknown.
With the election nearing, I know I would like to get a rifle for 308, can I count on the SIG to shoot and be reliable enough to not make me regret getting it over the M1A?
Will be suppressed, probably getting a 3-12 SIG TANGO scope.
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I don't have any experience with the M1A, so I won't comment there. If I was going to go a major manufacturer's .308 AR pattern over an M1A though, I'd go with Colt's 901 over the Sig 716 for reliability reasons if nothing else, or a standard AR-10 if you want to lower the budget a bit. There seem to be a lot of posts about 716s' problems, Sig's inability to fix them, etc. Although like other posters I don't know if that applies to the newer ones, or just the old ones.
901 does everything the 716 does, but is super-reliable (I believe LooseRounds had his going for 4000 rounds through testing without even an initial lube or cleaning), and has a plus of letting you shoot your 5.56 ammo from of it with an adapter and AR upper, is lighter, and has great compatibility with AR accessories since it's closer to being a .308 AR-15 than an AR-10. Seems a lot of folks are getting really poor accuracy from the 716 as well. While the 901 does have some outliers it tends to shoot very tight groups from the factory, so it's got accuracy going for it too.