[quote]dhickey wrote:
hedo wrote:
Varqanir wrote:
dhickey wrote:
If you are going to keep the wood stock, it wouldn’t hurt to have them glass bed the action while they are in there. A decent muzzle break wouldn’t be a bad idea if they are going with an aftermarket barrel.
Or just shoot it and have fun. Once you start modifing it, it’s hard to stop. Shit, I have $500 into a $180 SKS. I might actually put it back together one of these days. ARs and shotguns are trouble too. Just too many aftermarket options.
Damn, ain’t that the truth.
I’ve paid Fulton Armory as much money to glass bed the receiver into the laminated stock, to replace everything but the barrel and receiver with National Match M14 parts, and to tune up the gas system and trigger, as I paid Springfield for the rifle to begin with.
Of course, that was back when you could get a Scout Squad for 1400 dollars, and there was no shortage of new genuine GI parts.
Times have changed. Then, you could get a box of Hornady TAP 168 grain ammunition (red box) for 21 bucks, and a genuine GI 20-round magazine for 35. Now it’s more like 31 for the ammo, and 75 for the magazine.
Hate to see what it’ll all cost a in a few more years.
You have to start reloading my friend. Although the M1a tears up brass you can still get 3 or 4 reloads out of each case. I’m shooting Win Brass and Sierra Match King 168’s W/ Varget powder for about $7/ box. The brass is the big cost and I got a lot of it. The improved accuracy is nice as well.
I have a spot in my Office/weight room cleared out for a reloading bench. Just need to do a bit more research before getting started. I wonder if there is a “reloading for dummies”? There was really good reloading article in shooting times (i beleive) with recommended must have equipment.[/quote]
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I took the NRA reloading course a few years back. Well worth the time and small fee. The instructor gave out a lot of good pointers. I went with a basic lee starter kit, case trimmer and case micrometer. It gets you started in reloading. You always want to get a few more gadgets but those are the basics.