Quoted: Does anybody know where I can pick up a M14 for relatively cheap, I don't want to dish out $1500 from Springfield, is there any way to get surplus M14's from the govt?
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The Gov't has not released the M1a or M14 to the civilian market like they have the Garands. A true military M1a/M14 just is NOT available.
Those that are on the market have commercially produced receivers, and possibly military parts.
The Chinese actions are said to be good, but their bolts are crap (the locking lug geometry isn't right). This means that within several hundred rounds the headspace has grown to the point of danger. You can buy a Chinese version and have it worked on, to include having the bolt replaced with a US military bolt.
There are web sites out there with this information - you just have to look for it.