
Then they’ll drop some history bombs on you about the M14 and ask, if it was such a good rifle, why was it replaced by the M16 inside of a decade. has several advantages over the M1A, with a design that’s over a half century old (and here, you could bring up that the M14 and AR-15 date to the exact same time even though the M16 was adopted later, but the trolls will feed on this-beware). Haters will say it’s an overpriced rifle that isn’t as accurate as cheaper rifles in the same caliber and that any AR-10 in. Now, in this modern modular age of firearms, if you want to start some comment section friction online, just post a photo of a Springfield M1A rifle on a gun sub on Reddit or any gun forum and you’ll get a few normal comments before it begins.

There’s a reason it has been used for competition shooting in the civilian world and as a sniper and marksman rifle in the military since the 1960s.
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While the design of the action precludes a typical top optics rail, Springfield offers a great optics mount that is easy to install and some models come with a forward-positioned Picatinny rail for scout-style optics and red dots. 308 makes the platform inherently versatile, but the various stock and barrel options from Springfield today allow shooters and hunters to find a version that fits their needs best. 308 that will put up with serious punishment on the range or on the hunt, you can’t do much better.

