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Posted: 8/11/2009 4:53:03 PM EDT
| I'm newer to the M1A game and I'm planning my 2nd purchase, a S.A. super match. I know they don't really have USGI parts in them anymore but are the parts that are in that rifle really soft junk like everyone I talk to seems to make them out to be? What's the difference? |
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It's got a very good guarantee, so it shouldn't matter to you.
Also, once you get it, find USGI parts and swap them out as needed. The only must change, imho, is a USGI extractor. I had my 2002 Supermatch bolt come apart the first time out from a bad extractor. I'm the 3rd owner, and it took me about 10 minutes to figure out how to rebuild the bolt with all USGI Parts. 
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Really heavy. I'd look for a used one––there are a thoustands guys shooting the AR in highpower now that have one sitting in their closet collecting dust. The extractor is the only part you can expect to have trouble with. That and maybe getting a scope situated. Their also really heavy. Frankly, I think the NM is a much better rifle for pretty much every application except if you need to go back in time to shoot a buttload of highpower matches. |
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anyone know of good place to get a USGI extractor? who has some in stock and what can I expect to pay? You could try..... http://www.amherst-depot.com/garand.htm But, I can't guarantee anything. Aloha, Mark PS..........Bill Ricca and Fulton were out. Bill Ricca did have the M1 extractor in stock. But, it's not exactly the same as the newer M14 style w/ mods. Then again, you could mod it yourself if you wanted to try. You all may find this interesting......
Posted By: Gus Fisher Date: Sun 13 Apr 2008 3:33 pm In Response To: Another picture of....... *PIC Inside* (JohnF) There was an official Marine Corps Modification Instruction that was dated in the late 1960's about rounding the bottom edge of the extractor like this for the M1 Garand. That's right, the Garand and not the M14. I was taught to perform this modification on the extractor for both the M14 and M1 in 1972. We also modified the top slightly by sanding/grinding a hollow on top of the extractor so it would not jam against the shoulder of the barrel. Finally, we were taught to grind the post of the extractor so they would all be a little above the bottom plane of the bolt. Now, so that doesn't get confusing, it means you grind it so it doesn't stick out from the bolt and a little too short is better than being just even with the bolt, or worse, sticking out from the bolt. This last case is where the trouble comes from. The cartridge case can hit it that way and pop it upwards loose or out of the bolt during loading. Once these modifications were done, we considered the extractors interchangeable between both rifles. Oh, yes, even "M14" extractors occasionally had posts that stuck below the surface of the bolt. Not many and it would be hard to say what percentage, but enough that it was on the checklist for building NM M14's. HTH Taken from…… http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/garand/garand.pl?read=180017 For pics.......see this......... www.eotacforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=49061&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15 |
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