Get both types of M14/M1A, 18 " and 22 ".
My wife and I have His and Hers Grab-n-Go M14 type rifles. Here's Mrs. Different's rifle:
This rifle has a Springfield Armory, Inc. M1A 2001 vintage receiver and 18 " barrel, Entreprise Arms shorty M14 flash hider, Aimpoint, Inc. Comp M2 4 MOA dot sight, ARMS # 22M68 ring, old style ARMS # 18 scope mount, shimmed and unitized Fulton Armory gas system, USGI bolt, USGI op rod, USGI trigger group, USGI synthetic stock, standard rear sight, M1A Scout Squad front sight, and CQB Solutions (now www.spectergear.com) M14/M1A SOP three point tactical sling.
Here's mine:
This rifle has a Springfield Armory, Inc. pre-94 ban M1A receiver, USGI Saco-Lowell chromium plated barrel, NM front sight, unitized and shimmed gas system, standard rear sight, Sadlak Industries titanium nitride coated gas piston and NM spring guide, Smith Enterprise, Inc. extended bolt lock, USGI synthetic stock with Mogadishu camo pattern, USGI nylon sling, USGI bolt, USGI trigger group, and USGI op rod.