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Posted: 6/16/2006 11:21:54 AM EDT
| standard walnut or loaded walnut? is the difference as big as it is in their 1911s(from gi to loaded)? how is the recoil compared to an ar10? some pointers please. |
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I would save your money and get the Std rifle. Later on you can upgrade it to a NM rifle by having a reputable smith actually install the necessary parts that make a rifle truly NM. With the money you save you can stock up on magazines. You will find the Std rifle to be very capable of performing well at the range. FWIW the NM and loaded rifles from SA are just thrown together with little TLC in fitting the parts together. The result is a whole lot of nice parts that don't work well together. Good Luck!! |
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FYI many have had increases in accuracy by using fiberglass USGI stocks instead of walnut but I have no personal experience and do not know if accuracy is part of your criteria also I have a scout and have no complaints about recoil but I do shoot alot and often But not always larger caliber |
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Each model does have it's pluses. It matter's what you want it for and how much you've got to spend now. The basic accuracy improvements like a 4.5lb tuned trigger, unitized gas system, improved from usgi version match op rod spring guide and bedding it into your stock choice for a perfect and tight fit are worth it towards better accuracy. These days there are also stocks that have a receiver lockup system that don't require bedding like the Sage or JAE-100, but for a walnut bedding it is worth it. The Loaded is a good starting point rifle for many different directions. Don't think for a second that Springfield doesn't know how to make a good rifle after being the leader and still biggest and longest around builder of M14 style rifles today. If I wanted a match rifle as example, I'd buy a chrome-moly barrel Loaded, have the gas system unitized, releave the handguard if needed, replace the op rod spring guide with a Sadlak, the op rod spring and hammer spring with Tubb's chromesilicons, and bed it into a McMillan M1A stock. There's more that can be done, but that would make a nice match rifle and also a nice hunting or precision semiautomatic sniper rifle. Take your choice. Don't worry about the recoil, it's just a .308. 
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