Springfield Armory M1a?

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Jason_G

You need to get your hands on some Federal Gold Medal Match 168 gr for medium range work, and some 175 gr for long range, and you'll be set.

"I don't want no teenage queen, I just want my M14!"


This is 181 yds with iron sights, and this nut behind the butt:


IIRC, that's a 2" (maybe 3") Birchwood Casey sticker, on a .22 silhouette. My wife's uncle and I were shooting them at close to 200 yds with relative ease. To put it in perspective, these silhouettes themselves are small enough that they fade out of your vision when you acquire the proper sight picture, and you just have to trust your front sight, but the M1A is so easy to shoot well. It really is a "can't miss" rifle once you get it dialed in.

You need to get a small notebook to keep DOPE in. Get a BSZ and count your come-ups. Make sure you right it down. If your sight ever gets bumped, you can always get your zero back.

Congratulations, you chose a fine rifle.

Jason

unfortunately all i can do is shoot 100 meters, there is no longer range available in Belgium for non military.. There might be one in France, but i imagine that an M14 in the back of my car for a 400 km drive is not the best idea.. It might be ok for a Remy 700 with the appropriate paperwork and an invitation for competition/sport shooting, but an M14 wich is considered an active duty military weapon.. not so much

I already have my book for the 1911 shooting, i'll just switch it over and start logging the M14 at the other end of the logbook..
At 100 meter, i think i can start off with the Surplus ammo.. the added cost for fancy heavier ammo is probably a waste of money at this range?

[Snipersnest]

Our spotters rifle was an M-14 w/selector. I shot "painless" out to 400 yds., offhand with iron sights and was hitting the target, which was a manhole cover painted white. I hit the elevation up 14 clicks and was right on. I love those M-14's.

[Jason_G]

unfortunately all i can do is shoot 100 meters, there is no longer range available in Belgium for non military.

Ohh jeez! That's like owning a Lamborghini and being told you can only drive it in a 25! I've never been to Belgium, but I wonder if there are there any rural places where you might could shoot?

Jason

[svandamme]

Only for hunting and even then it's never going to be more then 100 meters.. Belgium really ain't that big ...

I'm in the flemish part, where i would be hard pressed to find a place in the rural area where i live.. that is more then 100 meters away from a house...

The French part (area where the Battle of the Bulge was) is a bit less densely populated, but even still , this ain't a country for long range shooting..


the longest range is the military range, at 400 meters.. but that range has strict limitations on what calibers you can shoot, 7.62 nato used to be allowed.. but then only with a specific FN Herstal 7.62 nato batch.. if you had the wrong kind of nato ammo, forget it.. And the right batch is no longer obtainable.. so no more 7.62 long range shooting there either..

[svandamme]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD


That military range has reopened and Mil spec 308 is permitted again.
I may be in luck !

[Jason_G]

That's great news. Time to go zero that bad mammajamma!


Jason

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Jason_G

That's great news. Time to go zero that bad mammajamma!


Jason

Gonna pop it's cherry on saturday at 100 yards.. And then as soon as the weather is clear and they'll have me on the military range.. can't wait...

finally got some sun today, and a decent picture :