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<blockquote data-quote="B Gordon" data-source="post: 2307146" data-attributes="member: 29719"><p>Maybe my experience is not typical but I saw multiple of problems with M1A rifles when I was running the High Power program at Red Castle.</p><p>Example; One guy brought his brand new M1A to a 600 yard match. He had run 20 rounds thru it with a break in procedure and verified he had a good 600 yard zero before the match, but that was all. First string, some internal part broke and he was done for the day. He sent it back to Springfield Armory to get fixed under warranty. Got it back a month or two later and showed up for another match. Made it to either the second or third string before one of the sights disappeared in the grass somewhere. We looked but didn't find anything.</p><p>Another guy showed up at one of the cross-the-course matches with a new M1A. He could't get any of the magazines to feed right and ended up shooting the rapid fire portion by single feeding rounds. Not good for his score.</p><p>Seems like there were a couple of other problems but I can't remember the specifics.</p><p>Getting too old and forgetful.</p><p>The stuff I did see gave me a bad feeling towards the quality of Springfield Armory rifles.</p><p></p><p>I have also seen a few problems with AR-10's.</p><p></p><p>Either one seems to me less reliable than the AR-15 platform based on what I saw while running the matches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B Gordon, post: 2307146, member: 29719"] Maybe my experience is not typical but I saw multiple of problems with M1A rifles when I was running the High Power program at Red Castle. Example; One guy brought his brand new M1A to a 600 yard match. He had run 20 rounds thru it with a break in procedure and verified he had a good 600 yard zero before the match, but that was all. First string, some internal part broke and he was done for the day. He sent it back to Springfield Armory to get fixed under warranty. Got it back a month or two later and showed up for another match. Made it to either the second or third string before one of the sights disappeared in the grass somewhere. We looked but didn't find anything. Another guy showed up at one of the cross-the-course matches with a new M1A. He could't get any of the magazines to feed right and ended up shooting the rapid fire portion by single feeding rounds. Not good for his score. Seems like there were a couple of other problems but I can't remember the specifics. Getting too old and forgetful. The stuff I did see gave me a bad feeling towards the quality of Springfield Armory rifles. I have also seen a few problems with AR-10's. Either one seems to me less reliable than the AR-15 platform based on what I saw while running the matches. [/QUOTE]
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