bodybagsryan
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Bring it over to Greg's house. He'll drill it for you. Or punch a hole with a soldering iron. LOL
Ford Festiva......no comment.
Ford Festiva......no comment.
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M1A stocks? Wood or synthetic? If you've got an extra M1A synthetic stock lying around, I might buy it...
You have a couple of options besides drilling a new hole in your stock. One is using a dremel to slightly widen the weep hole and inletting the interior just a bit to allow for the bracket portion of the Harris adapter. Then, fit your adapter and lay down a layer of JB Weld over the bracket. It works like a charm. Check over at www.m-14forum.com and do a search - there's a ton of info on it. You can also buy a rail from Amega or Fulton, (lower Scout rail). This takes the place of your front sling mount and offers a short picatinny rail to which you can mount your Harris via rail stud....I have the weep hole mount on both my birch and fiberglass stocks and it's solid as a rock....Congrats on your new boomstick!
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Well, Guys.... I brought her home!
Thanks to all of you who provided advise and support. You guys ROCK!
I took a couple of quick pictures... These pics are poor quality with bad lighting in my basement. I'll take some better ones tomorrow at the range.
One more quick question... I bought the "loaded" M1A. I was under the impression that I could shoot both 7.62 and commercial .308. The barrel is stamped NM.308. Am I still ok with both types of ammo? My Saiga is stamped with both .308 and 7.62.
Thanks
Thanks to all of you who provided advise and support. You guys ROCK!
I took a couple of quick pictures... These pics are poor quality with bad lighting in my basement. I'll take some better ones tomorrow at the range.
One more quick question... I bought the "loaded" M1A. I was under the impression that I could shoot both 7.62 and commercial .308. The barrel is stamped NM.308. Am I still ok with both types of ammo? My Saiga is stamped with both .308 and 7.62.
Thanks
bodybagsryan
Gun Room Fan Boy
Congrats. Congrats. It's a beauty.
Shot loads of both types through my 2 also but stay away from heavy .308 hunting ammo. That comes from an Engineer at SA. They told me 165gr. hunting ammo was the limit. And don't make a habit of shooting that either. With the prices, I'd imagine that's without saying.
Let us know if you want to bring it to Harvard tomorrow or Monday. I'll be there both days at 1:00. Sight in session.
Shot loads of both types through my 2 also but stay away from heavy .308 hunting ammo. That comes from an Engineer at SA. They told me 165gr. hunting ammo was the limit. And don't make a habit of shooting that either. With the prices, I'd imagine that's without saying.
Let us know if you want to bring it to Harvard tomorrow or Monday. I'll be there both days at 1:00. Sight in session.
bodybagsryan
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Forgot to mention the earth shattering news in my prior post: Greg shot his FAL today and hit the target!
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Hey Ryan, Thanks for the offer.
If I can get clear of a few things tomorrow I will swing by around 1:00. I will PM you later (after the game) If I can make it.
Thanks
Joe
If I can get clear of a few things tomorrow I will swing by around 1:00. I will PM you later (after the game) If I can make it.
Thanks
Joe
To ensure your first shooting experience is a good one, it's a good idea to set up the rifle before you squeeze off the first round.
Make sure your piston is dry, (sometimes they're oiled at the factory for protection)
Make sure your gas plug is tight and the spindle is on
It would help to do a basic tear down, (no need to remove bolt or oprod), but do apply some grease to your oprod spring and guide and metal to metal spots on your bolt and receiver.
Apply a thin layer of grease on the oprod and oprod guide.
A light bead of grease in your oprod channel on the receiver is a good thing
Make sure your bolt face and chamber are clean and dry.
No need to go exotic on the grease yet. I use Militec-1, but you can use automotive.
A good number of negative first experiences/reports are from folks who have not taken the time to set up the rifle and just took it out of the box and let fly, or hosed it down with lube. The chamber, bolt face, gas system and piston are all designed to be run free of lubrication.
Have a blast!
Make sure your piston is dry, (sometimes they're oiled at the factory for protection)
Make sure your gas plug is tight and the spindle is on
It would help to do a basic tear down, (no need to remove bolt or oprod), but do apply some grease to your oprod spring and guide and metal to metal spots on your bolt and receiver.
Apply a thin layer of grease on the oprod and oprod guide.
A light bead of grease in your oprod channel on the receiver is a good thing
Make sure your bolt face and chamber are clean and dry.
No need to go exotic on the grease yet. I use Militec-1, but you can use automotive.
A good number of negative first experiences/reports are from folks who have not taken the time to set up the rifle and just took it out of the box and let fly, or hosed it down with lube. The chamber, bolt face, gas system and piston are all designed to be run free of lubrication.
Have a blast!
