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Posted: 9/27/2004 5:50:31 PM EDT
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Anyone played around with one yet? How was it? This may be tantamount to blasphemy but I was thinking about a new AR, but am consdiering the SOCOM instead... Paul |
LET'S SEE SOME PICS!!!! Pardon my excitement, but I am planning on doing exactly that. I am looking to pick up a 16" Saiga in .308 at Knob Creek. With about $100 worth of parts and a few 20 round mags, you could make a pretty nice battle rifle for cheap. With a the 16" barrel and a folder, it would be a hell of a trunk gun. |
Here is a pic, I dont have the scope on there anymore. 
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What about 18? As near as I can tell, that seems to be the velocity floor for 7.62, thats where it starts to really go downhill. |
Don't need to do any reading, mine works perfect. Got a link to those with problems? |
Isn't that pretty common with Springfield rifles anyway? 
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I had a chance to ring one out at a Tactical Rifle match a few months ago. An engineer I shoot with had some input on the project, and arranged to take delivery of one of the first commercial guns. I did not experience any problems with the rifle; it's a straight up M1A, and performed exactly like you would expect. The muzzle brake is very effective, and consequently very loud. The gun handled very well, especially with the Aimpoint I loaned him; double taps were fast, and the rifle was very quick to target. I've never been a big fan of the M1A, but this was one rifle that I could see myself owning. |
Very cool. With an AK74 brake and some 20 round mags, that would be the shit. |
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I managed to get one before they were available. It is an awsome piece of machinery.Nothing like 308 in a small package. The only thing is the rails will get hot pretty fast during a good blasting session. I have been thinking about making this my new truck gun. 308 has the penatration thing going for and against it. But if it needs to come out I'll worry later..... |
What is it 200fps you loose by going to a 16" barrel? Are you or your target really going to notice that? |
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A guy at the shop I work at part time got one of the first ones. The bolt broke a lug after +-300 rounds. They're louder than fuck...if they'd just make it with a small birdcage AR style F/S they'd be a lot nicer. Anyone know if the Scout or Bush can use a standard M1A FS? |
You guys are goofy. Some of you believe just because so and so on the Internet who happens to have a high post count, cool avatar pic, and a witty sig line, makes what they say the the bottom line in how a gun performs. I have seen almost every handgun and rifle called a POS on the internet. I got news for you, no company is gonna stay in business long selling junk.SA has been in business quite a while. I am sure they don't put out rifles that just fall apart. |
Haha. You know what? I have no idea who QuietShooter is. I could care less about his avatar or sigline or postcount. If you think that matters then you are just plain ignorant. (No offense QS). But I will tell you this. QS is not the only person I have seen posting about problems of that type. If you can justify spending that much money on a gun that may more than likely fail, go ahead. But I damn sure won't. I'll save my pennies and get a real M1A, made of forged USGI spec parts, like what LRB offers. But don't come back here complaining that you M1A broke after an unacceptable amount of rounds down range..... |
Hell, If you did'nt planning on buying one why post about it? The thread IS titled SPRINGFIELD M1A SOCOM. Don't worry about me coming back here complaing that mine broke. If it breaks, it has a lifetime warranty on it. I won't come here to snivel. Looks like I won't have to worry about that anyway, mine works great,even after an "unacceptable amount of rounds downrage". |
I posted about it because I had planned to buy one. But that idea changed after reading about SA's sloppy Q&C concerning all models of their M1As. And concerning the lifetime warranty, don't you think that maybe there would be no need for a lifetime warranty if the M1As were made of forged, USGI parts? It would be the best of both worlds if they built forged M1As AND offered a lifetime warranty. To me, it is almost as if SA is saying to the customer, "Well, our rifles are made of a majority of cast parts and our Q&C is hit and miss, but we do offer a lifetime warranty." To me that just kind of defeats the purpose. I am glad that yours works. I hope it works for as long as you have it. But if I were you I'd be on the lookout for malfunctions. But hey, that is just my $.02.  |
| It looks cool as hell- but I will stick with my FAL's. I am leery of SA - they can make really good guns - but they lost to Kimber on getting a .45 for the Marines - and the M14 is not the "best" gun ever made contrary to popular lore. I don't see the purpose of a short .308 except for fun shooting. I have debated with the idea of a paratrooper FAL - but can still see no practical reason for one - just recreational - so I'll stick with full sized battle rifles in .308 - what they were intended to do all along - the M1A, FAL, and G3 are not, nor never were, meant for CQB - use the right tool for the right job in my opinion. |
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