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Posted: 11/30/2005 10:49:26 AM EDT
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I purchased one of these yesterday and I have a few questions. Specifically, which parts are different from a standard M1A? Has anyone tried using the SEI Hooded gas lock front sights on a SOCOM? Will it work? Photos? I know you are going to tell me I should have bought the 18" squad scout, but I'm a small guy and the SOCOM is just light enough for me to hold it steady. Even putting an eotech on the rail makes my 16" too heavy, i'd be afraid to have any more weight out there. Not to mention the scouts are hard to come by right now and all I could find were SOCOMs. thanks |
| I just spoke with Ron Smith from SEI by email. He says that his sight will not fit the socom 16. He says that he would like to make one for the SOCOM, but because some of the changes that SA made were so radically different from the standard M1-A that it will require many expensive tooling changes to create a SOCOM 16 front sight. On the bright side however, he didn't just shrug me off. He seemed genuinely interested in helping SOCOM 16 owners and told me that it was possible they may make one in the future. |
But with the absolute screaming deal I'm getting I can 
It's not the comp that I dislike, although, I'm not in love with that either, it's the front sight. I've read lots of horror stories about it breaking off. That's why I wondered if the SEI hooded front sight would fit, it's far more durable. It also seems ironic to me that they use a tritium night sight on a rifle with a comp like that. I guess you could get one good shot off before you are blinded. |
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