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Posted by 49Reo
- December 17, 2014, 16:25:22 PMSome clown was at our range one day thinking he was hot stuff because he was hitting the 300 meter gong 3-4 out of 5. He had a very nice weatherby, don't remember what caliber; I think 7mm mag. Had about $1000. in optics on top and that was the best he could do...he was also trying to help his buddy sight his own rifle in, the guys scope was on a quarter turn to the left, so the windage knob was on top. They were trying to sight in at 25 yards and making adjustments like they were shooting 100. When I mentioned that most scope were 1/4 minute of angle, and that meant that at 25 yards, 1" off became 16 clicks rather than the normal 4, they looked at me like I had sprouted another head under my hat. Some things just can't be fixed....
I am also in the middle of a H&R Buffalo Classic re-stock; all rifles are to short for me. And a .22 Crosman pellet pistol upgrade; it's a 1322, going to have a 14" barrel with an old Remington rifle front sight re-contoured and silver-soldered on, heavy maple grips to fit my big hands, bored transfer port bushing, and eventually a new piston, air chamber, and trigger group. And my "to-do" list grows and grows....lol.
Posted by gdrudd13
- December 17, 2014, 13:25:48 PMAh, yeah. You don't see a lot of those so I went the more common route. In my defense, they look the same from a picture... That's pretty cool though. I like it. I had heard good things about those rifles, but it was always from people who had shot a friends gun, so it's nice to actually talk to someone that owns one. half the time people bash it for the sole reason it isn't a Springfield.
I do like that style of rifle though. I do want one. I have a 1942 Springfield Garand, and it would look so nice next to an M1A or version of it.
There are a lot of guns that get a bad rap for being inaccurate. I have an old Mauser that I brought when I went shooting with some people. We moved back to 300 yards and they said I wouldn't hit the steel plate (half size human silhouette) with iron sights. I shot 9/10. I did pull one, knew it was bad. Oh well. It's nice to prove people wrong on accuracy isn't it lol?
Posted by 49Reo
- December 17, 2014, 10:48:15 AMNice looking gun! I hear your lament on long range shooting area; not much out there for long range, other than main street, which would be very bad Ju-Ju....lol. Mine actually started out as a Norinco M305; a reverse engineered M14. It is an Archangel stock and Vortex Viper scope. Nicest scope I have ever used. With nothing done to it other that some cleanup and tuning work, it would ring the gong at 300 meters shot after shot, using the military sights it came with. I kept hearing guys talking about "minute of pie-plate" accuracy, so had to prove them wrong. For a Chi-com weapon it is incredible. No targets to show, but a "meat in the pan with every shot" rifle. 
Posted by gdrudd13
- December 17, 2014, 07:50:38 AMNice looking M1A. Archangel stock right? Looks like a Vortex scope as well. What version of the M1A did it start out as?
Here is a picture of my long range build in progress. It started out as a Remington 700 SPS Varmint in .308 that I could use for target or hunting and then it got way too heavy to hunt so I'm going the long range route. Still need a new scope and a few other odds and ends to finish it up. I know at 300 yards it was crazy accurate, but it's hard finding anywhere longer to shoot unless you know someone with a lot of land.
Posted by 49Reo
- December 16, 2014, 23:04:34 PMHeres is one of my recent builds.....and it performs as good as it looks......