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M1A's Prices.

ap3572001ap3572001 Member Posts: 441 ✭✭
edited May 2009 in Ask the Experts
I noticed some crazy prices paid for so called PRE BAN era Springfield M1A's that have mostly or all USGI parts. Are those rifles really that much more desireable? Better?
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    mark christianmark christian Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 24,456 ******
    edited November -1
    Most shooters (including myself) feel that the earlier M1As are much more desirable than the later rifles, which often use out sourced parts rather than USGI and seem to show a little less attention to fit and finish. The bayonet lug is pretty much a useless feature on what is suppoed to be a target rifle, but the rifles look nealry naked without them. I consider my own NM M1A, which I ordered over 20 years ago, to be outstanding and the newer rifles just don't seem to be able to match it.
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    dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,969
    edited November -1
    I wouldn't trade my 20yr. old NM M1-A for two of the new ones.
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