m14/m1a purchasing info

[mark.dias27]

im looking for an m14 or an m1a thats less expensive then a springfield.

what are other makers of this rifle and were can i purchase them? were can i purchase individual parts and build my own?

any information is helpful. thank you

[TOrrock]

It's honestly not going to happen unless you find someone selling a Norinco or Polytech import and they don't know current market value.

A real M14 parts kit is going to bring about what a Springfield Armory M1A Standard is being sold for.

Receivers aren't cheap either.

[ap1220]

Agreed.


Buying an M1A is probably the "simplest" way of getting one. The older ones have more GI parts in them but you can buy them and either replace them or hold onto them until they go tango uniform. The parts are not really cheap but deals can be found.

There isn't a "middleground" when it comes to the M14/M1A platform. It's either the expensive or (relatively), cheap. Even with the Norinco's you want to upgrade the bolt and replace the flash suppressor because the metal, in particular the bolt tends to be soft.

Building one can be fun, yet expensive. The recievers can run up to a grand for a stripped one, once again parts are not really cheap. Finding a competent gunsmith for the platform can be a problem unless you have one of the companies build one for you(LRB, Smith inc), but there are wait times.
IF you do go the build route you can buy your parts a few at a time, and you are spreading the overall price out. Plus, when you build one you are building it the way you want it to be all GI parts if you want or as few commercial parts as you want...

I built mine(well collected the parts until I had them all to send off to a 'smith).

Check out http://m14tfl.com/upload/ for tons of more info. Good luck!

[Different]

The comments above are spot on. You could look for an older SA, Inc. standard model M1A on the auction sites and discussion board exchanges to avoid paying a NIB price. It's typical for a previously owned standard model M1A to be lightly used.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

I paid 1250 for my Armscorp NM after a considerable amount of shoping. I also just found a deal on another Armscorp at a local shop 800$ that I linked a guy to on M14 forums too. He is very pleased. The deals are out there you just have to look.

The reason the Armscorp went for 800$ is guys keept walking into the shop picking it up and saying Armscorp "never heard of it". It was on consignment and I had no money so I passed the deal on.