The Legendary M1A - Springfield Armory | 4K
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The M1A product line has been produced by Springfield Armory since 1974. Not only is Springfield Armory one of the only manufacturers currently producing this civilian version of the M14 rifle, but it is also incredibly proud to continue the tradition of building such a demanding rifle.
“The careful hours, scrupulous effort, expert machining and meticulous tool work needed to complete an M1A from start to finish, make it a labor-intensive yet wholly worthwhile process,” says CEO Dennis Reese. “The end result honors the tradition and legacy of the M1A. It is truly an exceptional rifle and a beloved American firearm.”
No AR will ever have a soul like a battle rifle with a wood stock and a steel action.
M1A Owner
Hey that's my SON, Corey Sellers!!!
Tina's Cakes I’m a Sellers too! Have a green box Springfield Armory M1A National Match. Competed in Service Rifle class for several years with it as a younger man. It’s one of my prized possessions.
That is awesome!!!
Amazing skill!! I wished I could visit the factory to see these guys working...
I just ordered the “Loaded” Model - not so easy to get here in Germany. I am so proud to soon own this iconic piece of American history 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 ❤️
HunkeyPunk How do you like it?
Hi Kev! Still waiting for it.. good things need time i guess.
HunkeyPunk Indeed
Kevin Areynolds holding it in my hands right now - what a beauty! Will give it a thorough clean and I can’t wait to get to the range. Whoever is „CH“ on the QC slip - thank you for building this beauty!!
HunkeyPunk I am envious! Enjoy 😉
The only thing I don't like about the M1a is that I only own one.
Great point. Everyone should have one and soon it will become your favorite for sure. This rifle was a great one to have in Vietnam.
One is all a man needs
Haha that is unfortunate
Hey Drew, I FEEL Your PAIN!!! I need another, 3 or 4 or !!!!
I literally Laughed Out Loud
These and Garands are the best rifles I've ever shot. I'm saving for another one now.
I own a good amount of rifles, but the M1A is by far my favorite. A gorgeous work of art.
I love my m1a standard. Thank you Springfield Armory for continuing to manufacture this iconic, and completely viable, battle rifle.
Long live the M1A, God bless All Americans. USA! USA!
I can remember in boot camp shooting the M14 at 600 meters and my results were at the very center of the target a two and a half inch grouping back in the early seventies but now I have one of those new Springfield M1A and it shoots fantastic just like it's early predecessor the M14 if anybody's going to buy one once you've got one you'll never go back to anything else for shooting.
I absolutely cherish mine. I'd wanted one since the early 1980s, and finally got a Loaded version several years back when financial pressures eased a bit. If I could only keep one rifle, this would be the one I keep.
Fort Gordon, GA 1967 my first rifle shot was a M-14. I've been in love with it ever since.
Fort Jackson SC, I had to qualify on the M1 Garand, the M14, and the M16. I couldn't miss with the M14. Loved it then and love my M1A now. The AR platform I can live without.
M14 for me, at Parris Island in 1971... I also Loved it from the first trigger pull..! As an Artist in the Training Aids Department, I later had the task of hand-carving a 'giant' 6' long wooden mock-up for Parris Island Training Classes!
Yes, I got the chance to train with and fire a full variety of weapons, from the 1911 pistol and M16 and M60, and clear up to the 155 Howitzer... but my "Heart" belonged to the M14 ... (smile)
GOOD FOR YOU GUY'S!!! SO TRUE. I FELT THAT WAY FROM THE START JUST LIKE ALL THE SERVICE BRANCHES.
This was my rifle in the bush for 18 months 1966 to 1967 and even today it’s my choice of rifles hands down. When I die I want it put in my coffin to take with me. Happy Hunting folks.
A-OKAY. ME ALSO!
Thank you for your service!!!
Hi Fred.... My many Uncle's and my Pop were there from '67, for 'tet' in '68 & up until '72. Toss the black Mattel toys and gimme back my M 14! Isn't that the Gods truth? That is, unless you got three good friends to carry belts for your M 60...
Hey Fred. I need a pin for the rock 'n roll band.... its the pin that holds the spring on to the selector spring..., for the band ..I've got the other instruments and just need that pin for my guitar to play some Rock 'n roll music! Where can I find one. Sarco is out...
Yeah... how did they preform during ambushes, in the bush??? By all accounts, troops would be starched by the auto fire of the 1947 AK's in service with the Vietcong. Thank you for your service, but let's not schill for Springfield and tell the truth about, the Army Ordance Corps, sabatoging the "plastic toy" M16's to favor the "Brass's" affinity for the M14......
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I got a Standard M1A yesterday-- hard to find these rifles in shops. My LGS had 2-- I got the last one! It's a beauty, complements my Springfield '44 Garand!
I have a '93 M1A and I absolutely love it!
A real mans rifle. Its on my list as well and I love that Springfield Armory is keeping it real and making them here in the US!
You Can Keep Your AR10s & Your SCAR I LOVE The M1A That's One BEAUTIFUL Gun ! Classic AMERICAN STEEL !!
fails every mud test going
Yes I Know But I Love The Things ! I Like The Heft & The Classic Looks & You Don't Have Crap Blowing Back In Your Face Every Time You Pull The Trigger !
*Canadian steel*
@@katana258 who takes their guns in mud? Lol
Just pick the M1A loaded this past weekend. It is truly a beautifully assembled rifle. Live here is Ohio and we just got snowed on today. Can't wait to run some round through it.
scott emmert what caliber
308
Have you shot her yet???
One round out the back door. We can seem to get to spring here in Ohio. Its freaking April 17th and its snowing?!!!
When I shot my M1a for the first time and went to see my group at a 100 yards I went holy shit!!! This weapon was the most accurate weapon that I have ever shot!!! I LOVE MY M1A!!!!😄
I've put off getting one for long enough, looks like my AR is getting a new roommate this weekend.
Man I can see why they’re so expensive, just wish they were a little bit less. I’d love to have one
my dad had the m-14 in nam he spoke highly of the rifle up even during his sick/death bed from agent orange. i have been wanting to buy one for a good while now.
We thank your Dad for his service and Wish him Rest in Peace. My brother was/is a Marine,, moving through the jungles of Viet Nam, exposure to agent orange gave him cancer in his brain and it took him from us the winter of '97. I was US Army artillery so was not exposed. May GOD Bless ALL fighting forces from every nation who were exposed to that agent. Rest in Peace soldiers,, Rest in Peace.
The summer of 1968, in the Army at Ft. Jackson, SC, the M-14 was still the standard battle rifle. During BCT, I shot expert (Boy Scout training) for the record, and this was the first thing I ever wore on my uniform.
Good on ya Mark, early March 1967 thru early July 1967, Ft. Lewis North Fort I did my Infantry BCT and AIT. Our CO offered breakfast in bed to any of his recruits who fired expert. There were 3 of us served that breakfast in bed in my 'Delta Dogs' BCT company and like you that Expert badge was the first badge pinned to my uniform. In my 75 year old brain I can still remember how that M14 felt in my hands, how it felt slung over my shoulder and how the gas power action felt and sounded, how the relatively light recoil felt as each round was sent down range. It was/is in my humble opinion (arguably I am sure) the finest, most dependable, most accurate rifle ever issued to America's soldiers.
This why I choose the M1A over the AR-15. The AR-15 doesn't have crap on the M1A!!!
M1GarandMan3005
Carried the M14 until my platoon was issued the M16 . No comparison in range and knock down power. Only advantage the 16 had is that it weighed alot less. Not really a good trade off.
The ammo of the M16 weighs less too. You can carry more rounds of 5.56 with you for the same weight.
There is a reason why we were soundly and solidly winning in Vietnam right until the large masses of M16 rifles started replacing most of the M14s in 67.
It was because of a few factors, but the switching to a new rifle that was still not quite ready was a big mistake and probably one of the largest factors. Throw in the wrong powder being used in the new rounds and no cleaning kits initially and the M16 truly was a jam o magic.
Many many men died face down in the mud after being killed while trying to clear a jam. Many of them would without a doubt be alive today had McNamara not switched the standard issue rifle right in the middle of the war.
Every single Vet that I have spoken to that kept the M14 later in the war have all said they were envied by the Mattel soldiers that were issued the M16. One told me he would often get asked to trade. He always answered them, not only with a no, but a HELL NO! That same soldier came out without so much as a scratch. The VC that was shot, was usually shot only once, and stayed down for good. He said he never kept count of how many, but did say it was too many to bother counting.
This rifle was made for, Men! I carried the M-14 in Vietnam, as a Marine O311. Marines stacked up more VC, and North Vietnamese Regulars, than any other firearm. It was reliable, and you could take it through Hell, and it would still fire. Ask Charlie!
Thanks for your service Sir! 👍
@@bokiNYC Semper Fi!
Charlie says it wasn't effective enough to win the war! 😂
Jk, respect man.
one of the finest weapons of all time.
I carried on in Afghanistan when I got home I bought a NM and I absolutely love it!!!!!!!
Make mine .260 Rem...PLEASE...your chambering the M1A in 6.5 Creedmoor IS a step in the right direction, and i for one am glad to see it. Thank you Gentlemen !
.260 would be the bees knee's
1943 Springfield Armory M1 Garand 30.06 ... All Original with matching numbers !! One Sweet Shooting Firearm... Recently equipped with National Match Barrel, Cant go wrong, built to last, and out perform em all... The M1 today in .308 caliber is worth evèry penny for anyone on the fence thinking about one.
not the same co . not the same rifle .. so what the fuck are you talking about
@@katana258 The M1A is the civilian version of the m14 which was the successor to the m1 garand. And yes... Springfield did make those rifles so maybe you should check your facts before you get salty.
Actually this is the 2nd Springfield Armory, the first one that worked for the military shut down.
I own a M1A loaded standard I have it in a Archangel stock what they call the Precision stock now. The weapon is extremely accurate out to 800 to a thousand yards. Harvested deer with it. It is a true American Rifle. The last of the Lock Stock & Barrel weapons. The craftsmanship that goes into this weapon is on a higher level. The weapon has proven itself in combat.
best rifle ever created
I love this rifle so much
Marc D same, in going to buy my grandfather one, he used this rifle in Korea and I want to buy him one. he's 78. so I hope I have the chance to give it to him, its gonna take me about 8 months to save up for one but he deserves it.
Fire Eagle224 that would be a awesome gift and believe me it took me about 3 years to finally get mine but let me tell u it was worth the wait my dad also used one in Vietnam when I brought it home the look on his face was priceless just a fantastic beautiful rifle
Marc D that's what I want to do for him. awesome that you kinda did a similar thing.
Fire Eagle224 only advice I can give u not sure what state u are in but try to get it as soon as possible cuz u never know what kind of stupid gun laws they will try to come up with next u know what I mean
Marc D TN. so im good. at least for now.....
Want one so bad now that I’ve fallen in love with iron sights shooting. Looks sold out everywhere right now though.
When I save the money up it's the first and only rifle I am going to buy!
The wood is beautiful
Favorite rifle ever! Love my socom 16 cqb
With the Garand, the most beautyfull rifles ever made.
Now I want to go buy a National Match Rifle. Damn! It looks so good!!!
Buy the M1A Standard Issue
@hoppinggnomethe4154 Literally tried to convince someone to get the lesser model. Wow.
@@hoppinggnomethe4154 Eh, I was actually considering the Loaded M1A. Never could get it, and has been highly elusive to me at gun shops.
2:20 "This is your friend"
I just bought one for my dad. He loved his m14 when he was drafted in 64. Now I just gota wait 3-4 months for it to get here. Damn COVID-19!!!!
In a world full of ARs the M1A is still unbeatable.
I have one,,,very nice workmanship.
I’m going to get me one someday!!!
Same here 👍
M14 and M1 are the best rifles ever made.
Been wanting an M1A Scout Squad for a long time now, i think im about ready to pull the trigger. LOL
I hope to get my own M1A Scout Squad someday. It'll complement my 1911 TRP nicely!
Beautiful!!!
Life saver will never let you down ever I Know.........
Awesome video guys. Really cool to learn a little more about it.
Proud owner!!
I have my grandfather's M1A, passed down to my father then passed down to me. Still shoots true after 59 years. (Edit) and yes it's a military issued M1A
StraightWhite Male:
"yes it's a military issued M1A"
Sorry, but the M1A was never a military issued rifle! The M14 was the rifle your grandfather used because the M1A is a rifle made for the civilian market, ( no provision for full auto fire) whereas the M14 was made with select fire capability.
In Army Basic Training, mine was a Winchester model. Today, mine is the Springfield M1A. :o)
toddy2519 thanks man, all the M1A talk messed me up lol, and yes your right. Thanks.
MY FRIEND. CIRCA 1976 TO MAY 15 1986 THE REESE BROS OWNERS SPRINFIELD ARMORY ILL. MADE AND SOLD TITLE TWO NFA M1A SELECT FIRE RIFLES EVEN MATCH VERSIONS. ALL MARKED AS M1A. AFTER 1986 THEY STILL ADVERTIZED 200 M1A's LEFT IN THE SHOTGUN NEWS. PRICES STARTED AT $695.00 U.S. THEY ALSO SOLD COUNTLESS M1A FULL AUTO's TOO BOTH MILITARY & LAW ENFOCEMENT TO THIS DAY.
this is a great video, keep up the great work
Might have to pick one up if it’s that tough
You will love it! I have the loaded model, walnut, with stainless barrel. Last week at a match I shot 10 rounds within a 4" circle - with iron sights at 100 yards. I hit a golf ball at that distance on the first attempt. Great rifle!
It’s as tough as the M1 Grand
I bought 1 back during the clinton era ,loaded version , with scope mount ,sling , softcase and pelican case ,15 mags and 500 rounds of lake city ammo for $725.00 ! those were great times my friends , great times , its getting handed down to the stepson , and hes probably getting the springfield garand also .
I would seriously go check out the James river armory m1a being sold on classic firearms. The big difference is that m1a has a forged receiver and the spring fields use budget cast steel
NO WAY!!! Springfield Armory at least 1980's circa. M1ANM. Made at Mel Smith's Vally Ordinance Modern Forge & Machine Tool. Wilks Barre, Penn.Mel Used the latest double die closed controlled harth method for uniform hardness and carbon distribution throughout his superior improved title two M14 Match Receiver. After the shop's persion CNC/ EDM wire guide finish work. Mel did send all match receivers directly to Nelson's. Nellie would build the entire match rifle to the latest( M21 MILITARY SPEC'S)as the Army/Navy rifle teams did. These Rifles were legendary as the strongest, hardest, most uniform mil-spec finished, NRA/DCM M14NM TITLE TWO, SELECT FIRE, VERSION M1ANM RIFLES EVER MADE. Also with the Lock-Out Drum in place for all matches. They dominated every winners circle around the world. I still have mine after 33 years. All ATF&E, NFA BRANCH, RULE'S APPLY. ! I now use my Naval Patent Crane, Ind. Marine Submersible, Adjustable Side Focus, Ten Power Seal Teams, Sniper Scope, With Advanced Joint Services BPT/SADLAK, LLC. Mounting, Navy Contract 30mm Steel Tactical Rings.The OD Sand Spec-ops cheek piece, Contract 9"-16" SLM, Pod Locked Bipod. If My Eye's are up to it. Off we go a day at my Long Range Shooters Club. I can get better than one eighth size groups of five shots at 200 meters. With Lake City M118 match LC-LR, 175GR, BTHP-FMJ, Ammo. All Day !!! ROBERT W HANSEN, SR. CEO/OWNER HANSEN BROS ARMS, INC.
Scout Squad, the best of ALL worlds!
I love my socom 16 with factory kryptek highlander camo.
I still think this platform is underrated vs ARs: can use the rifle butt for less than lethal option and the full battle rifle cartridge makes the M-1A M-14 a true DMR. In fact, its one of the few rifles where iron sights are viable past 300 meters.
2022 and I wish you were still producing the NM and super match models.
The M14 was so potent that it replaced 4 other service rifles.
But then was replaced itself just 10 years later.
So much for potent.
Still going to buy me one, though.
It’s a awesome rifle but it definitely did not effectively replace 4 US weapon systems as it was intended to do. In full auto it was hot garbage and all over the place not controllable like the BAR is, in close quarters it was too long and unwieldy to replace the M3 “Grease gun” or M1 Thompson. For paratroopers and rear troops that needed a smaller more portable weapon they again ran into the same problem they had caring the M1 Rifle. The M14 was a slightly lighter and much improved M1 with different internals but it was and very much still is a full frame battle rifle that now in days relegated to the role of a Designated Marksman Rifle in the Army (EBR). The M1A and M14 (I consider the same thing for all intents and purposes) is a damn fine weapon and really shines in the one role it did best, effectively modernizing the M1 and giving the US military a long range full power rifle that is capable to 800m with deadly effects on target which is well beyond the effective range of the M4 Carbine. I love my M1A NM it shoots like a dream.
Got mine!
No wonder this rifle is so expensive at starting price 1700$
Greatest battle rifle ever built.
You sure about that...
They make a FAL pistol, HK 308 pistol, AR15 pistol and a AK47 pistol. Why not a M1A pistol? Would sell a ton of them.
My dad carried his M1all the way into Hiroshima after the surrender ... And why I own a Scout / Loaded being the best battle rifle of all time ... An American classic !
Ofek Siegel I'm not real sure where you think you're coming from. But that's why I specifically called it an M1 and not an M14
The M14/M1A/Ruger Mini 14 use the same basic action as the M1 Garand.
us did not adopt the m1a till 1957 , sorry , google it :)
“Everything about the m1a is a challenge”. Yup that’s why it was the shortest lived service rifle in US history.
I want one, but i'm afraid i don't have the money or the space for it at the moment. Plus i still need to build up ammo reserves for my AR-15 and Remington 770.
These men are GODS!
I love mine!!!
You got that right my friend!! This is the finest U.S.RIFLE We ever fielded and they can take this info to the BANK. THE BEST!!! I KNOW IT IS SO!! LT.R.W.HANSEN. U.S.NAVY SEAL TEAM SCOUT SNIPER B-4. TEAM ARMORER.
GOD Bless you and all your brothers Lt. Thank you for your exemplary service.
I wish I could afford a Select fire M-14!
MY OWN TITLE TWO SELECT FIRE M14NM CIRCA 1985 COST ME 1650.00. TODAY MY NELSON MATCH M14NM WALNUT STOCKED ALL USGI PRE-1964 SPRINGFIELD NATIONAL MATCH WITH A TRW MATCH BOLT. IN U.S. DOLLARS BRINGS $24000.00 TO 26500.00
Mine will be at the FFL Jan 02, 2024. Replacement for my 1969 MCRD PI issue.
Can you use factory hunting loads in it?
Yep
One of the finest tools built to defend this Constitutional Republic from all Tyranny Foreign and Domestic!!!!
Long Live Our Constitutional Republic! Liberty or Death!!! Don't Tread On Me!!!! We the People Mean those words and We the People have the Tools to do it!!!!
The M1A1 can take a life, or save your life, the choice is for the person using it, so if it you, choose wisely.
I would love to see companies like Springfield refuse to sell to law enforcement in states like California and New York. That would take real American courage and sacrifice....
Remember this JB,, it wasn't/isn't the law enforcement IN THE STREETS who dictate the politics in those liberal states. The law enforcement IN THE STREETS of those states deserve the very finest, hand carry weapon available. Politicians,, they are the problem.
I love my m1a
After watching that one video about the M14 on the Small Arms Solutions channel, I find this commercial amusing.
Extremely hard to find one in stock anywhere
Great video! What are the sources of those old bits of movie footage?
I own one, one of my favorites in my collection. AR-15? Pfffft... give me my M1A in 7.62x51mm.
can you tell if the problem that the M1 garand and the M14 had to jam the bolt when in contact with mud was solved in this variation?
Is there a video similar to this about the Scout Squad model or Tanker?
Man wish I could afford one
M1
6.5 Creedmoor
Garand
Archangel stock and wood options
Ping
Let’s see a modern M1 Garand. Why pay $1300 for a surplus Grand if I could get a new Garand in 6.5 Creedmoor.
Really hope you guys consider
Thee Best Video !
5⭐
So what is the best M1A to buy?
Neither...
I've had M1A std, Super Match, and Scout Squad. My favorite is Scout Squad - 18" barrel, handles easier than 22" std barrel, weight is reasonable, very much like picatinny rail forward of action (great location for holographic sight, red dot sight, or LER (Long Eye Relief) scope like Burris 2-7 x 32. But these days, any M1A you can get is the best one. Also, I prefer chambered in 7.62 x 51 (.308) as there's lots of milsurp ammo to be had cheaper than new mfg.
I'm gonna make it my first firearm
Killed a Nebraska whitetail with mine last Fall. Dropped him like a sack of rocks. Match one of these with a quality optic and you have yourself a scalpel that goes bang.
One of my grandfather's tore his way through the South Pacific with a .30 cal M1a. To this day it holds a special place in my heart (and safe!) bc I probably wouldn't be here if he wasn't carrying one!!!! God bless Trump and the US military... even though I don't believe in god... but you get the point
I want one
☝️ This guy loves his SOCOM 16.
Rad gun guys!!!!! thx for the video
love the history on this gun!
Why can't I find this in the original 24" barrel
They were never in 24" that was the Garand. The M14 has always been 22".
This weapon of iron and wood... Funny I have no problem with the iron sights on an M1A
on my "to get" list... very soon...
Maybe make one in 30.06 ? Think it would be a hit.
Papa T. That would be kinda counter productive seeing as how you could get a M1 Garand in .30-06.
30.06 IS 7.62, the round made for M14. Same, same.
Does anyone have accurate measurements of the possible accuracy of the M1A? Preferably but not necessarily in 6.5 Creedmoor? And maybe compared to the AR-10 in 308, or the AR-15 in 224 Valkerie? What I want to know is, is an M1A accurate enough for modern high powered rifle competition? (Metal sights, 600 yards)
This fire will reach out past 600 yards with no problem. 308 will do just fine with the right load.
Back in 1966 at Paris Island you had to qualify at 500 yards so past 600 Is not a problem. Most Marines shoot expert at 500 so think about that and they all had to use the M14 , 7.62 NATO round. When the M 16’s were showed up I wouldn’t take one. My Captain said the M 16 ammo was a lot lighter and if I wanted to hump my own 7.62 ammo I could and that’s what a lot of us did. The M 16’s were getting all founded up with a little sand and some platoons got it big trouble because of it. No thanks the M 14 was my rifle and that was that.
Look up some video's from camp Perry and you will find most shooting the M1A and that's out to as much as a 1000 yards. In my case my 308 M1A standard will out shoot my Hbarrel with match trigger 308 AR10 out to 300 yards I don't have accesses to 600 yards but think the M1A would still come out on top.
Thank you. It is difficult to find any list of what gun the top competitors were shooting, but apparently some M1/M1A rifles are accurate enough. Now I just need to figure out how to shoot mine well and go to a match!
Benjamin Mcleod. I have found that in my M1A Loaded, 168 gr A-max Hornady bullets in my hand loads can achieve sub MOA accuracy at 100 yards. Of course when I do my part, if I nudge even a little it will throw my group. The rifle shoots better than me! They are picky on factory ammo and I have found that 168 to 150 gr weight bullets work the best. I love mine and would never get rid of it.
IDK what ‘civilian’ rifle means? DoD adopts weapons from the citizenry for military service.
Too expensive unfortunately. I’ll take the real deal M1 Garand from CMP for $750 for nostalgia and history and get a LaRue UUK for serious accuracy and hunting work for about $200 less than this. I love em but always thought they were way overpriced.
Can we still get these in 308 Winchester instead of NATO?
.308 Winchester IS 7.62 x 51 NATO - samo, samo gesampte.
@@waskawiiwabbit4465 I don't think so I'm under the impression that if you put 308 Winchester inside a 7.62x51 NATO there's a chance of case rupture
All these people staying they're proud to own an American rifle.. do they even know the receivers are made in Canada?