Guns and Ammo: AAm Edition

[WhiteFeather]

Thanks. I'm really excited about it. Plus I got it for $20 less than I had planned, and it came with a free scope. It isn't very good, but it's still free. The only problem I'm having is I don't know if I'll be able to hit the range any time soon.

As far as parts kits, I wouldn't trust myself to build one. I was entertaining the idea of gunsmith school however, seeing as I have very little idea what I want to do with my life (I need a back up plan in case the military doesn't work out).

[ALS]

When I bought the SASS I had a choice of a White Feather or the SASS and I choose the SASS. The guy that traded them in that morning had some money problems due to gambling at the local slots casino. Lucky me that day. . Both of the guns had maybe one or two boxes of shells through them at the most. The shop owner said if took the SASS right then and now, $2900 out the door.

To buy it new with everything this guy had on it would have cost me $4,800 with sales tax. The only reason I didn't consider the White Feather was due to already having the Super Match and a U.S.M.C. custom built match M1A, that is all U.S.G.I. National Match internals. The barrel is a custom Gene Barnett unit that is stamped U.S.M.C. Match. The guy who built it for me is an U.S.M.C. MOS 2112 Armorer. This gun 25 or 30 years ago would have been a competition weapon for the Marine Corps Shooting Team at the Camp Perry National Match's.

I'll give some advice on that M1A to save you some real grief and money in the long run. Spend the money to do it right the first time. If it takes you five years to get everything together that's better then getting cheap and having to tear the gun down a few years later to do it right.

What I mean is this too many guys want a M1A and go with a cheap version or build one with what ever they can find parts wise. The difference between a $2,000 M1A and a $3,500 plus is the $3,500 plus M1A with shoot MOA or less with quality factory ammunition and the $2,000 or less M1A is a 2 to 2.5 or worse MOA weapon. You can have a shooter or you can have a Match quality gun.

I use to occasionally shoot DCM'S back in the mid-late eighties locally. Everyone of these match's that I shot I would win. The reason I won so much wasn't that I was that good it was because I had the best ammunition and a Super Match. I had the 1 MOA or less gun and used match quality hand loads. My competitors were using cheap surplus ammunition, GI Grade M1's and M1A's, or they were parts guns they put together at the kitchen table.

1. Buy a quality receiver such as LRB, Armscorp, Smith Enterprises or Springfield Armory. The LRB and Smith are probably the best of the four.
2. The best barrel for the money is a Krieger hands down.
3. Don't get cheap on the internals buy U.S.G.I. and stay far far away from the imported Chinese crap that's out there.
4. McMillan Stock.
5. Lastly find someone that knows their way around a M1A/M1 Garand before you let them build it for you. The local gunsmith down the street has no idea how to properly time this gun let alone bed it for accuracy.

A good Forum to ask any questions you may have on a M1A is http://m14forum.com/

[WhiteFeather]

^The M1A is a long ways away for me. But I will take your advice on how to build it, when the time comes.

Just picked up my Savage about an hour ago. I really like the feel and size of it. It's a little bigger than some of the .22 rifles I shot, all the while remaining a nice compact size. It came with a crappy Tasco 4x scope; I might take it off and shoot with the iron sights, but I doubt I'll invest any money into an optic. I do have a spare red dot for a .22 someone gave me a while ago that I might consider putting on it, but we'll see.

I'm really excited to break it in, but, it'll have to wait a while. The club I am a member of is a couple of hours away (it's a long story why I go there), so I can't really go there whenever I want.

[ALS]

I have an inexpensive Simmons 4X on my 9422 and it works really well.

[WhiteFeather]

When I go to the range, I'll see how it works. If it works out, I'll leave it on. If not, I'll just use the iron sights.

This scope is almost (if not) the same as a $20 one from Wal-Mart that I have on an old Crosman pellet rifle.

[jung_adore_ALIZEE]

This group was shot from a Winchester model 1892 Lever Action chambered in .357 magnum at 100 yards. Loading is 158 gr. Speer Gold Dot over a 15 gr. of H110.



just a used to be milk jug I shot with it



Regards,

Jung

[WhiteFeather]

^ Very nice. I haven't shot my 94 in a while, now I really want to. Hopefully, I can plan a day off and drive out there.

Thought this was a cool video:

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They had a Uberti Cattleman at Gander for $380. I wanted to get it really bad, the law says otherwise...

Only 1 year, 2 months to go...

[jung_adore_ALIZEE]

Uberti makes a pretty nice reproduction of the Colt SAS. I don't like the copy they did of the Lightning and Thunderer though for Cimarron, as they were actually double action revolvers. Billy the Kid used a double action Thunderer in .41.

Regards,

Jung

[WhiteFeather]

I'm really looking for a Uberti Army or Navy Conversion or a Cimarron Man with No Name Conversion, but have not seen one in person to date. But once again, this is all on hold for another year.

If you can't tell, I'm really pissed about the age requirement to own handguns. I really enjoy shooting of any kind, but I find pistols to be the most fun.

What confuses me is that technically, I can buy a .50 rifle, but not a .22 pistol. I know it is about concealability, but it's still kinda funny.

[jung_adore_ALIZEE]

yup it's a messed up system, fwiw though any dealer that carries Uberti or Cimarron can get you those revolvers. I'm thinking Uberti made the man with no name conversion for Cimarron, but I'm not positive. I know the two companies often times work closely together.

Regards,

Jung