Spur of the moment.

Honestly no other reason than looks.

I'm sure there are cheaper and better options but honestly I think its beautiful.

Looking forward to trying a new platform.

I put my socom 16 in a GI stock for the same reason.
They still don’t look right with that short magazine.

Agreed.

I have some Check Mate 20's enroute.

If you're like me you'll love it.

Nicely done.

Welcome to the Socom 16 Club. Now get a Delta P designs threaded muzzle adapter, ditch that break put something else on like a flash hider or even a better break or maybe even a can

Hmm...very nice.

They're nice guns, I picked one up eairer this year, from PSA for 1200 bucks out the door, with a cool / silly camo patter stock.

I never liked the looks of the full size M1a - reminded me of a Kentucky long rifle.  But the SOCOM is a nice handy package.

I've shot it twice - no jams or firing issues.  It was shooting rather high at 50 yards, which I think is common for this rifle and especially the SOCOM due to the height of the night sight front, so I put a Sig Romeo 5 I had lying around on it, and it's a nice set up.

Some people say the muzzle brake is loud and blasty, but I don't find it bad to shoot.

New ones are a hassle to remove the operating handle (may not be the proper name for it) from the bolt - it's a tight fit.  There are some good You Tube videos on how to put a screwdriver behind the handle and put pressure on it, then tap the handle with a mallet and it'll pop loose of the bolt.

Other thing I found with mine was that it the gas plug nut was on super tight.  I had to buy the backup wrench used to secure the mounting bracket, then blast some rounds out at the range and heat things up, before I could get the plug off, even using a socket.  Combination of super torqued and no oil to speak of in the threads.

Best mags I've found are the stainless Check Mate ones, not cheap at 25-30 bucks each, but will last forever.

I think you'll like it, and yours is nice looking with the wood stock.

Ok, fine, lets make a picture thread out of this.

My N.Y. legal Battle Rifle

Looks very CA compliant. Congrats.

5 pack m1a mags $67