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Posted: 4/7/2025 4:16:10 PM EDT
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I just got this M1A from a friend. He said the Choate stock was factory and was made with GI parts. The bolt, OP rod, and a few other parts are TRW. Came with a couple of mags but no box / papers. Is this a rare model? If you have any info on this rifle I'd be happy to hear it. Thanks    |
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IF factory stock w/"some" GI parts may be a "brush/bush" rifle....has some value not that common. Also looks to have an 18" bbl Probably worth a call to Springfield Armory. They can give you info if you have serial number. Gonna keep or sell? |
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Originally Posted By LittleAugieMo: IF factory stock w/"some" GI parts may be a "brush/bush" rifle....has some value not that common. Also looks to have an 18" bbl Probably worth a call to Springfield Armory. They can give you info if you have serial number. Gonna keep or sell? |
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Originally Posted By ark-and-spark: Nice rifle. It's not rare but has some gi parts so it will be slightly more desirable than new production. Chunk the choate stock and get you a nice gi stock. |
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Originally Posted By LittleAugieMo: IF factory stock w/"some" GI parts may be a "brush/bush" rifle....has some value not that common. Also looks to have an 18" bbl Probably worth a call to Springfield Armory. They can give you info if you have serial number. Gonna keep or sell? |
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That’s a bush rifle. Should be a pre 1993 model. It is the predecessor to the scout rifle. The Choate stocks were a transitional model as the 1st bush rifles came with Alpine stocks from the Italian BM59 series. Not rare, but not common. The traditional stock fitting issues are common from that era. USGI fiberglass tends to fit better but it’s a relatively easy modification to fit the wooden sticks Google has plenty of tutorials for DIY. Now, it is possible that the stock and flash hider was added to a standard scout or bush. The barrel should not be chrome lined if it is a factory barrel. Lastly, SA I is very helpful, a phone call will yield a date of manufacture and the exact model that it was made. |
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