It goes BOOM!!

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It goes BOOM!!

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Range Report;

My new Springfield M1A NM rifle came in today. I shot 10 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm NATO ball ammo through it to check it out. Does not have near the recoil I though it would have and I am able to sight through the peep sights very well with my less than optimal eyes. The walnut stock is excellent too. I will shoot more rounds to get used to the rifle and let it settle in before I zero it in. The rifle was shootin about 3-6 inches low at 80 yards this morning. I think this rifle would be just the tool to have in the mountains of Afghanistan. 8)
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Cool and grats. 8)
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Yep, the M1A's are nice rifles. I went with the Scout Squad myself. If you did good with the original irons, put a scope or a red dot, and see how much better you'll do. Optics are a blessing for aged eyes.
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I think Andrew stole one of my motivational posters! :D

No biggie,

Love my M1A/ SOCOM16. That muzzle break
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Afganistan! Can't you find somewhere closer? :roll:

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Pitchy wrote:Cool and grats. 8)
+1 :D I love the M1A... 8)
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Nath wrote:Afganistan! Can't you find somewhere closer? :roll:
N :lol:
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Congrats on a fine rifle! The M1A is a shooting man's gun no doubt. Good to hear about you having some fun after your ordeal.
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Nath wrote:Afganistan! Can't you find somewhere closer? :roll:

N :lol:


Yes -- if you find yourself there, i dearly hope you are hunting some kind of weird mountain sheep or goat --- the M1A will do it to it
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Streetstar wrote:
Nath wrote:Afganistan! Can't you find somewhere closer? :roll:

N :lol:


Yes -- if you find yourself there, i dearly hope you are hunting some kind of weird mountain sheep or goat --- the M1A will do it to it
My eldest went hunting weird thing in Afghanistan. He found it was nice to have an Apache covering his hind end.
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