So! The Wife gave me the thumbs up to sell an old rifle, with an alright but not great scope and put the money towards a M1A. (she runs the budget, because she's better at managing money than me, I run the armory)
I've been looking, and started with the Springfield Armory Loaded M1A, which i found at a local place for $1480. They also have the 18" Squad Scout for a little less.
But then I started looking..... and trouble began when i got to Fulton Armory's page and saw I could get an M21 version for $3200, which got me thinking.....
I am a gearhead. I work on my truck, on her car, I built my computer from the ground up, I have messed around completely gutting my AR a few times, why not build an M1A/M21?
I'm looking to use it as a hunting rifle, so I want to keep the weight down.
I'm looking at the following setup:
$1,939.95 - Fulton Armory M14 EBR Barreled Action, Complete
$665 - M14.CA Blackfeather RS stock (I plan to use one of my many pistol grips I have in my parts bin)
$90 - ACE Skeletonized Buttstock (Rifle length)
$75 - EBR Trigger Shoe
$310 - Springfield Armory M-25, M-21, M1A Tactical Trigger Group
Which before trying to work deals and discounts (pretty much all the big parts have a military/vet discount available) looks like it'll be about a $3080 build and I might be able to get it as low as 2600.
Also, I can make this work if I get creative with the spending and spread it out over a few months. There is no way in hell though that I can afford a $400 Krieger barrel for it any time soon. Scope mount will come later.
so questions:
1. would that build be worth a crap, much less $2600-$3100?
2. Is it worth getting a Fulton Armory barreled action?
3. Or would a Springfield do fine? By the numbers, upgrading the stock on a Loaded M1A would be somewhere around $500 cheaper, which I could then follow up with an upgrade to a Krieger match barrel.
3. Is there a company that makes a high quality receiver/action like Fulton for less?
I've been looking, and started with the Springfield Armory Loaded M1A, which i found at a local place for $1480. They also have the 18" Squad Scout for a little less.
But then I started looking..... and trouble began when i got to Fulton Armory's page and saw I could get an M21 version for $3200, which got me thinking.....
I am a gearhead. I work on my truck, on her car, I built my computer from the ground up, I have messed around completely gutting my AR a few times, why not build an M1A/M21?
I'm looking to use it as a hunting rifle, so I want to keep the weight down.
I'm looking at the following setup:
$1,939.95 - Fulton Armory M14 EBR Barreled Action, Complete
$665 - M14.CA Blackfeather RS stock (I plan to use one of my many pistol grips I have in my parts bin)
$90 - ACE Skeletonized Buttstock (Rifle length)
$75 - EBR Trigger Shoe
$310 - Springfield Armory M-25, M-21, M1A Tactical Trigger Group
Which before trying to work deals and discounts (pretty much all the big parts have a military/vet discount available) looks like it'll be about a $3080 build and I might be able to get it as low as 2600.
Also, I can make this work if I get creative with the spending and spread it out over a few months. There is no way in hell though that I can afford a $400 Krieger barrel for it any time soon. Scope mount will come later.
so questions:
1. would that build be worth a crap, much less $2600-$3100?
2. Is it worth getting a Fulton Armory barreled action?
3. Or would a Springfield do fine? By the numbers, upgrading the stock on a Loaded M1A would be somewhere around $500 cheaper, which I could then follow up with an upgrade to a Krieger match barrel.
3. Is there a company that makes a high quality receiver/action like Fulton for less?
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