Gentlemen,
My wife purchased a Springfield M1A-A1 Scout rifle for me (that's one of the reasons I married her). The first thing I noticed was that it took a great deal of effort to get it's tiny five round magazine in and out of the rifle (it was the only mag the gun came with). So, I purchased several 20 round mags from various companies (including U.S.A.). I also bought a Burris Scout Scope and rings.
Well, then the trouble started. First, I could barely get the tiny five round clip into the gun at the range, so I gave up and tried the various 20 round mags. These also presented a great deal of difficulty. None of the rounds would feed, the tip of the bullet would jam just below the opening of the chamber.
On top of that, I couldn't get the gun sighted in. Every shot and the scope would shake loose. I'd put loc-tite on the ring screws before we left. No matter how hard I tried to tighten them, they never seemed to tighten much (I was really cranking down on them, but they never got tighter). To make matters worse, the trigger had the worst trigger I've ever handled on a rifle (about seven pounds crunchy).
Now for my question. Is there any way I can get an halfway accurate, reliable firearm out of this gun without spending a whole bunch more money? It took my wife a couple of years to save up for this gun. I'm a little bit demoralized considering it's the most expensive gun I've ever owned, yet of all my rifles this one has the worst features I've ever seen.
Thanks for your input,
Matt
My wife purchased a Springfield M1A-A1 Scout rifle for me (that's one of the reasons I married her). The first thing I noticed was that it took a great deal of effort to get it's tiny five round magazine in and out of the rifle (it was the only mag the gun came with). So, I purchased several 20 round mags from various companies (including U.S.A.). I also bought a Burris Scout Scope and rings.
Well, then the trouble started. First, I could barely get the tiny five round clip into the gun at the range, so I gave up and tried the various 20 round mags. These also presented a great deal of difficulty. None of the rounds would feed, the tip of the bullet would jam just below the opening of the chamber.
On top of that, I couldn't get the gun sighted in. Every shot and the scope would shake loose. I'd put loc-tite on the ring screws before we left. No matter how hard I tried to tighten them, they never seemed to tighten much (I was really cranking down on them, but they never got tighter). To make matters worse, the trigger had the worst trigger I've ever handled on a rifle (about seven pounds crunchy).
Now for my question. Is there any way I can get an halfway accurate, reliable firearm out of this gun without spending a whole bunch more money? It took my wife a couple of years to save up for this gun. I'm a little bit demoralized considering it's the most expensive gun I've ever owned, yet of all my rifles this one has the worst features I've ever seen.
Thanks for your input,
Matt