An M1A. 5 Days. 15K Rounds.

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled "An M1A. 5 Days. 15K Rounds." and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/an-m1a-5-days-15k-rounds/.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Nice to know my M1A will perform. I didnt doubt it though.
Maybe when I’m 90 yrs old, I’ll have 15k rounds thru mine

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Nice to know my M1A will perform. I didnt doubt it though.
Maybe when I’m 90 yrs old, I’ll have 15k rounds thru mine

Shoot more pigs!!!!!!!!

 

[ebuckler]

Well, I feel great about my rifle! As if I needed any further reason to love it. It is certainly good to know that there is a great probability that this rifle will never fail me.

 

[FiferOL]

Not only is this a great rifle, but it will last forever with out any issues. Every vet should own one.

 

[btnorm]

I bought a new M1a std model black approx 3 months ago, I fired 100 rnds and the semi auto action stopped functioning. I noticed that the gas cylinder had worked it’s way or slid forward on the barrel toward the muzzle and blocked off the gas port in the barrel. This appears to be pressed on. I had a Springfield armory bipod attached to the gas cylinder which is where it is supposed to be attached. I shipped it back to Springfield Armory for warranty repair. I’m just wondering if anyone has heard of this happening?

 

[Bemused Berserker]

Very impressive. I've been shooting for 50 years, and I don't think I'm at 15,000 rounds across all the calibers I've shot.
I've never wanted an M1A, but now I'm thinking about it. Darn you LOL.

 

[SlimSights]

Great Article. Let’s torture the Socom 16 next!!

 

[DeploraBill]

Nice to know! I have the synthetic stock but I sure wish I had one of those in Walnut (just for tradition). My M1A is in 6.5 Creedmoor. Those bullets look like they are 308. Is that correct?

 

[BlackLion]

God I love this rifle.

 

[hawkeye52]

I've had mine since 1/7/2019 and only have shot around 700 rds through it. Don't get much time to get to the range. But this my Range setup, got a Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50 scope and a Vortex 16x48x65 spotting scope

 

[hawkeye52]

Nice to know! I have the synthetic stock but I sure wish I had one of those in Walnut (just for tradition). My M1A is in 6.5 Creedmoor. Those bullets look like they are 308. Is that correct?

Mines in .308 that way I can shoot .308 or 7.62 nato

 

[John Wayne]

It has beautiful lines and I cherish it!!!

 

[TSiWRX]

That is a crazy round count in just 5 days, and crazy durability/reliability, to-boot!

I mean, everyone here knows that I love high-round-count guns (https://www.thearmorylife.com/forum/threads/strayers-40k-blue-flame.204/ , and my own 4.5-inch XDm9 is now at 55k - https://www.xdtalk.com/threads/new-xdm9-from-cleveland-poa-poi-magazine-questions.163960/page-4), but whoa....

 

[Flyboy514]

Nice to know my M1A will perform. I didnt doubt it though.
Maybe when I’m 90 yrs old, I’ll have 15k rounds thru mine

That'll be next week right?

 

[KillerFord1977]

That'll be next week right?

Couple months

 

[xdman]

One of the few Springfield products I don’t own. My goal is to get one by next summer.

 

[Blackfeather]

I am happy to hear that they didn't experience any of the failures and problems that plagued my 1999 Scout Squad, that rifle required 4 warranty repairs before I shot 800 rounds through it. Problems persisted after the 4th warranty repair so I sent it to Smith Enterprise Inc., they fixed it and I have been using SEI ever since.

I hear far less complaints about the M1A these days, and that's a very good thing for everyone. Good job Springfield Armory Inc.