Ian
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And now for something completely different......
Springfield Armory M1A. Suppressed. It's da bomb.
Quicksilver (Dan) got me fired up about the M1A again after posting about his excellent experiences shooting cast in his Garand. A lightbulb went on in my head and a quick internet search revealed several options for suppressor adapters that fit the M1A. I picked one and it came in today. That's when the trouble started...
Long story short, the adapter needed to be heated, straightened, trued with a file in about four places, and the muzzle crown squared before everything lined up and didn't go wongo when torqued. I stuck one of my Acme-thread muzzle brakes on it and timed it, and got this new can fitted up nicely. To the range when I got home, packed a couple boxes of M-80 ball and an Allen wrench for the Shuster gas plug, got the gas relief set properly for the can in four rounds and sighted in at the same time. I'm really impressed with how quiet this system is once the gas pressure was set right, even with all the venting going on inside the stock and through the gas plug. I'll say one thing though, I just thought I knew what "gas face" was like (AR-15) but an overgassed, suppressed M1A, fired left handed, brings a whole new meaning to the term! I was pretty sure a primer blew the first shot, that's how bad it was. Anyway, this thing is really fun and even quieter down-range than my 20" bolt-action .308 shooting full-power jax, no earplugs needed and very little port nose at all.
Now to start working up some powder-coated cast bullet loads, since I can shoot this rifle suppressed as much as I want to on my property.
Springfield Armory M1A. Suppressed. It's da bomb.
Quicksilver (Dan) got me fired up about the M1A again after posting about his excellent experiences shooting cast in his Garand. A lightbulb went on in my head and a quick internet search revealed several options for suppressor adapters that fit the M1A. I picked one and it came in today. That's when the trouble started...
Long story short, the adapter needed to be heated, straightened, trued with a file in about four places, and the muzzle crown squared before everything lined up and didn't go wongo when torqued. I stuck one of my Acme-thread muzzle brakes on it and timed it, and got this new can fitted up nicely. To the range when I got home, packed a couple boxes of M-80 ball and an Allen wrench for the Shuster gas plug, got the gas relief set properly for the can in four rounds and sighted in at the same time. I'm really impressed with how quiet this system is once the gas pressure was set right, even with all the venting going on inside the stock and through the gas plug. I'll say one thing though, I just thought I knew what "gas face" was like (AR-15) but an overgassed, suppressed M1A, fired left handed, brings a whole new meaning to the term! I was pretty sure a primer blew the first shot, that's how bad it was. Anyway, this thing is really fun and even quieter down-range than my 20" bolt-action .308 shooting full-power jax, no earplugs needed and very little port nose at all.
Now to start working up some powder-coated cast bullet loads, since I can shoot this rifle suppressed as much as I want to on my property.