M1A SOCOM

You don't talk to it's dad. It tells your dad its taking you out and what time you might be home.

.308 will not go the way of the dodo. It will still do the job.

308 > 223, all day, any day. NO WEAK ROUNDS IN MY HOUSE

A good bolt action rifle will serve nicely. The big argument for using a .308 is it's ability to carry energy out further than the 5.56. So you are shooting at targets out to say 3 or 4 hundred yards? Not to much rapid fire going on at those distances! A bolt gun can be far lighter and more accurate.

There is no single weapon for everything. Use what works for you, but every situation may be different. My go to is the socom and a 45 kimber. If I need to change the mission, I have other options. First rule of a gunfight is have one. Be happy with what you have. Just sayin'

"Use the right tool for the right job"
Everyone has their own preference, use what you good with.

Like an idiot I bought one of these new. BIGGEST PIECE OF GARBAGE I've ever owned.

Awesome and very fair review....and very accurate.

Wolves worry not over opinions of sheep.

got a link to the mags? I recently bought some aftermarket mags and they're complete crap, they jam up and double feed.

Not that great.......then proceeds to say its a fun gun

I stopped watching when i saw the optic set up. Why people try to make a thing something else is beyond me.

.308 is going out just like 9mm was getting replaced by.40 10-15 years ago.

“Gives it that black hawk down vibe.” Ya I’m done with this idiot.

fast song .. slow azz shooting ..

I have the scout version. Through a Vltor CASV-14 : M14 Rail system on mine. Works amazing and a nice scope. Get some trigger work and your golden.

"This or an AK"
I totally get it. I'm also leaning towards an M14 because it's "not an AR"; is that wrong? I have good AR's; I don't need one in 308... do I?

What are all the products you used to mount that light? The Thorntail and what else? Please I’m trying to complete my build

As a MARINE in the 70's I LOVED the M14, .....still do...after 30 years I can still pick it up and shoot well, and Im sure I could be back in full form with just a little practice..

Laughs in FAL.

Slowest rate of fire I’ve ever seen…@less than 100m & I’m not talking about the gun

In 2007 I purchased a M1A SOCOM and just a few years ago I sold it.

This is why:

I tried repeatedly to get this rifle to work for me and I just couldn’t. The rifle itself works great, heavy mainspring, amazing rotating breach block, gas return system, XS front sight post, muzzle brake, on and on.

Here’s the problem, with this rifle, you need to have your face and your eyes as low to the bore of the rifle as possible, like way down there. If you are lined up behind the iron sights, you’re good, hold on tight, squeeze trigger, enjoy.

The moment you use any sort of red dot, hologram dot, scout scope, magnified scope, night vision you have to elevate your head and your face up, away from the bore of the rifle.

You can shoot this rifle with some slop at 100-200 yards and hit 55 gallon drums no problem all day long. The moment you lay down and try to hit 300 yards, you had better have an amazing cheek weld that works for you.

With some optics only the tip of my chin was touching the stock. So now I am putting together Victor cheek risers and other such stuff to get my face to smear into position like it should, like it does with the iron sights. It was never bulletproof or pretty.

Co witness sights like my M4? Never. “See-thru” rings or Picatinny rails? Yes, they are out there, GGG makes an excellent forward rail for this, but you’re elevating your face.

In my opinion the best rear Picatinny rail set up was from ARMS. But again, it is over the rear sight, and there’s no co witness ever.

When I bought this rifle the AR-10 was not a thing. The AR-10 is a dream fit in comparison. Nose on the charging handle and you can look at iron sights flipped up thru a red dot sight, lower 1/3 or actual co witness.

The AR-10 has every modern butt stock available to entertain whatever build you want. And with an AR-10 you shoot it just like an M4, standing up, face up, eyes out, looking around.

The M1A/M-14 is/was a great rifle. If I shot the Garand first I would think the M1A or the M-14 was pretty cool. But I didn’t. I shot the M-16A2 first with fully adjustable front and rear iron sights, the M-16 is nearly recoil less, and the box magazines slide up into position. The M1A is like flying a bi plane, it’s cool, it’s lethal, it’s nostalgic, but it’s last war’s rifle, not this war’s rifle.

For those interested, it’s not that difficult to outfit an AR-15 and an AR-10 exactly the same. Drop in a good aftermarket trigger and it’s just getting better.

I truly enjoyed the M1A SOCOM, it was a 2-3, maybe 4 Minute Of Angle rifle. Fun to shoot and swing around, great truck gun or ranch rifle, great pig gun in Texas. But unless you WANT TO BUY a piece of history, I would steer clear of the M1A and just buy a 7.62 MM AR rifle.

I purchased everything I could to make that rifle work. I even bought a SAGE E.B.R. stock for it. The M1A shines with zero optic on it. So long as you keep your face and your eyes as low to the bore as possible, this rifle will impress.

My Two Cents. 😎✌️

The 308 / 7.62 seems to fade and then makes a comeback

If the M1A SOCOM isn't the "end all, beat all" then what, pray tell, IS??

As long as 7.62x51 is a US and NATO standard, it is here to stay.

I used to manage the Service Rifle Dept at a very large gun store in KY. I sold Springfield Armory Products and found it was ALWAYS a mixed bag, whereby there was not the expected divergence between match grade and rack grade. In fact on occasion I found rack grade out performed match grade in accuracy. I have even shot a few rack grade Springfield M1A’s that shot better than the USAMU match conditioned M14 I shot in Service Rifle Competition while on the KY State Rifle Team. At any rate, the bottom-line for any interested in developing marksmanship via Service Rifle Competition, don’t get into it with an M1A. It will handicap results, since most any match conditioned AR these days will deliver scores you could only dream of shooting an M1A.

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308 is going out in dear rifles and long distance shooting, but is an absolute beast in a combat rifle.

Used to run modified m14 as a SDM in marine corps. Run the 20" and it'll shoot sub MOA. Granted, it's a heavy bitch.

when it comes to all these gun dorks, its like girls and fashion. everybody wants the new advertised hotness and all the little trinkets then fanboys and girls go running to catch up. shit dies down and people find something else to spend money on. The purpose of advertising is to take dollars out of your bank account and put them in another and it works.

I carried the M14 while I was deployed. I hate when target shooters talk crap about this rifle...this thing rocked on and on in some of the worst conditions. It's combat tested and proven. Accurate, reliable, and will put a target down, one shot, one kill. It is kind of heavy compared to other service rifles, but it has a specific role. I've cleared rooms with it in a pinch, but the M4 is definitely the go to for that situation. But for ranges of 100m and beyond...it's a demon. I will ALWAYS love this rifle. It saved my ass more times than I can count

I don't see an issue with owning own and I'm mainly a ak user at heart. It's probably a arm and a leg too. Subscribed as well

That's the perfect rifle. Stopping power and hunting abilities

308 is just fine in that rifle

Hope those steel targets are being shot at the safe minimum distance set by the manufacturers? It’s typically 100 yards

Got my Mk-39 EBR and it’s drilling steel at 1,000 easy

I have the 22" M-1a. It hits just fine for My environment. I live in a brushy area, 94% -300 yard shots.

See a doctor if you experience an erection lasting more than four hours

What is rhe light mount on the rifle?

How much does this rifle cost today?

Literally the most beautiful gun, wud take dat thing to war over and ar15 any day

💚✝️⚡👍👍👍

What sling did you use?

I think it's sexy as hell. Don't care what anyone else thinks. The aftermarket red dot mid range sight and the flashlight just seals the deal for me.

.308 is going nowhere for a very long time. so many guns chambered for it and the case is perhaps the most versatile ever with ability to shoot 100 grain to over 200 grain bullets.

I thought is was accurate as hell. I’d have to disagree with you there. Anyone can say it’s not accurate or your not a good shooter. Is it a 1000yd gun most likely not. But mid range yeah and close quarters yeah.

Go olight for you light you will love them

Hello. What is the weight of a 20 magazine with rounds?

uuuu hello you do know if you can't shoot cold steel hard sights no scope you do not belong touching that weapon
usually only former Military know how to handle that particular weapon and in preparation to go to the field for applications
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Great platform for just past intermediate to long range. It just doesn’t have the ergonomics for assaulting even with a 16” barrel.
Great looking rifle!