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Posted: 12/1/2010 5:11:48 AM EDT
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Interested in hearing opinions. I have a Loaded Springfield M1A. I can hit clay pigeons at 200 yards with the irons. Should I scope this rifle, or run it stock? I have also considered other stock options for the rifle. I can't believe the accuracy with the irons. I waited a long time to buy this rifle, and I am enjoying every range trip with it.
Love to hear opinions and thought process of why you chose to scope or not, and any pics of your setup. |
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Scope your second M1A. This idea has really good merit. I've been going through the steps of trying to mount a scope on my Poly M14. There's a lot to it, to ensure you get the best fit of mount and scope. And in those periods when no mount is fitted onto the Poly, I look at the iron sights and wonder why I even need a scope. But I can't stop the march of time and the eyes aren't getting younger. So I also need to get a second M14. Best of both options! |
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Scopes help you see further.
But the M1A platform is not usually a precision platform, imho. So the scope will help your sighting, but the limitations of the platform may not result in tighter groups gained by better optics. In my opinion, if you do well with Irons at a reasonable range, you may not see any MAJOR improvement with a 'Scope since you may already be at the platforms limit. They are fun, and with Sage/JAE stock you may have enough improvements to benefit from the Optics. But then, you're playing with a $4-5 platform and that money buys a nice tackdriver custom bolt-gun that'll shoot sub moa all day long. Then there's nice Scoped Remmy 700 for a lot less. So it's how much money do you want to spend and how pissed will you be if it still doesn't shoot any better than irons? But the 'scoped M1A/M14s will always be a lot more fun! |
| It depends on what you will use it for... For afternoon target shooting, I find it more fun to shoot 'open sighted'. For any conditions that may be less than ideal, ie deer hunting, then I'd definitely recommend scoping it. Easier to see the crosshairs in low light with more precise shot placement at longer ranges. I use the scope mounts with the throw levers so the scope can be removed easily if you need the irons. IMHO. |
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