Retro M1A from the 1980s

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Blast from the Past: M1A-A1 Bush Rifle” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/m1a-a1-bush-rifle/.

 

[Grayfox]

The 18" Scout/Squad is my favorite version of the M1A. I could easily see a Bush Rifle in my collection.

 

[ABNGRNT13]

Let,s not forget the variants of the Bush Rifle

 

[Oldmountaiman]

Back in the early 50s when I was a teenager and tried many a model of firearms and I enjoyed every one of them

 

[CEW]

Well back in 80's in my late 30's I bought one, still have it with a few modifications and believe it when I say I paid a grand for the basic model back then. Regret not spending the extra hundred for the National Match barrel, but M1A's still turn heads...

 

[pasmurf]

I have the M1A Scout Squad with a 7x25 scout scope mounted, had this rifle for 14 years, best rifle I've owned and is sweet to shoot.

 

[Belt Fed]

Think i got this one in the 80's, it has the national match barrel.

 

[NDGunner]

I bought a national match then decided I needed a scout as well. I developed an eye condition in my dominant eye so both have been in the safe for years unfired.

 

[Talyn]

My 18" Scout/Squad is my most versatile M1A compared to my Standards and National Match.

 

[DunRanull]

Takes me back- I had an M1A standard with a 3x9 Burris scope. My shooting bud had the Bush rifle... good rifles, kinda wish I had kept my M1A... very accurate rifle. Traded it minus scope and mounts for an HK91..

 

[EconMaestro]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Blast from the Past: M1A-A1 Bush Rifle” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/m1a-a1-bush-rifle/.

A fine story indeed! Thank you for sharing.

 

[EconMaestro]

A fine story indeed! Thank you for sharing.

 

[Pdiamond]

Like you I never had any money when I was younger to buy the military weapons I thought I should have. Then I got lucky when my dad and I were working a side job. The lady didn't have a lot of money and paid my dad and offered me a bring back M-1 carbine and a case of ammo. I jumped on that. Once I retired the first rifle I purchased was an M-1 Garand, then I bought the M-14 Scout Squad. I have since been able to add a semi-auto 45acp Thompson and last Christmas I got my son a 1903-A3 that came out of a museum. Still have several more I want to add to my collection.