M-14 Clone

[Hickok]

If anyone ever decides to scope their M1A, I can recommend the Basset scope mount. Good price and totally reliable on my M1a NM. It performs exactly as Mr. Basset says it does.

[BruceB]

[QUOTE=Hickok;. It performs exactly as Mr. Basset says it does.[/QUOTE]

The Basset nount certainly has good reviews.

Unfortunately, Mr. Basset passed away a couple months back.

His daughter has been reporting to the M14 Forum on the company's efforts to keep things running, and it sounds positive so far.

If I decide to mount glass on my M1A, it will likely be in a Basset mount.

[762 shooter]

+1 on the Bassett.

Beauty in simplicity and function.

762

[marlin39a]

I have 2 Springfield Armory Inc. M1A rifles. A Standard and a scout. Like BRUCE B says, go the M14 Forum and follow them. Lots of factual information there. Gauge all your ammo and keep your M1A clean and properly greased.

[Dutchman]

Polytech M14S. Me shooting in Lima, Ohio 2002. This one was rebuilt by Fulton Armory to include USGI parts & bolt. Stock is French walnut. Very nice rifle to shoot. Flawless functioning. They had to pry it out of my sweaty hands.

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

I have a Polytech version with a GI bolt fitted and a GI NM flash suppressor. Makes a beautiful ping sound every time it's fired. Accurate with the German .308 milsurp I have in poly bags. I'm sure it would do better with hand loads, but I haven't gotten around to it.

[Tackleberry41]

Seems the Chinese made rifles are hit or miss, some are great, some marginal, some junk that require alot of effort to make them right.

I had one of the Fed Ordnance, M14A's they sold a while back. Wasn't chinese, bought it in 89 before everything was made in China. There are some who rave about them, some who said they were only worth the GI parts used to assemble some of them. And these were made by a US company, and had issues with making them right. Mine didnt have any issues, never had any problems with it, sold it not long ago. But some would ask about it, Fed Ord, nope didnt want it.

So you want an M1A, either you need to know what your buying, or pay the cash and get something that wont have issues.

[QIDPlb]

I have an early Polytech with no problems.

[jr86]

I had 2 norinco m305s one short barrel, and one full length. Both offered roughly 4MOA groups with anything and everything I could do to work with it. Full length was a 2007 and it had a .311 bore. Both I swapped stocks on for USGI and used NM OP rod spring guide. M14.ca scope mount on one with a 10x bushnell elite tactical. I ran half dozen different factory loads through it, my own reloads of different recipes and some cast ammo. Could never get it to where I liked it. So I sold em both.

I wouldn't waste my money on anything other than an American made one.

i prefer bolt guns anyways