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JiminTexas · February 6, 2011, 11:49 PM

The M1A is an outstanding rifle. In fact it is my favorite battle rifle. It is essentially a removable 20 round magazine M1 Garand. Yeah, I know it is a little bit more than that, but not much more. The Garand at 8 rounds just doesn't have the magazine capacity that I like. I personally have and shoot an FN FAL and I love it. If you are on a budget and don't really need to shoot at 600 to 1000 yards, something that only about 1 in 1000 shooters can do repeatedly, Try a CETME at around $500. These are all 7.62 x 51 Nato. If you really want to go cheap try a Spanish Mauser at $169 from Samco or an FR-8 from Gunbroker. That FR-8 will let you know just how powerful the 7.62 x 51 is. It WILL slap you around a little bit.

February 6, 2011, 11:49 PM	#2
JiminTexas Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2010 Posts: 149	The M1A is an outstanding rifle. In fact it is my favorite battle rifle. It is essentially a removable 20 round magazine M1 Garand. Yeah, I know it is a little bit more than that, but not much more. The Garand at 8 rounds just doesn't have the magazine capacity that I like. I personally have and shoot an FN FAL and I love it. If you are on a budget and don't really need to shoot at 600 to 1000 yards, something that only about 1 in 1000 shooters can do repeatedly, Try a CETME at around $500. These are all 7.62 x 51 Nato. If you really want to go cheap try a Spanish Mauser at $169 from Samco or an FR-8 from Gunbroker. That FR-8 will let you know just how powerful the 7.62 x 51 is. It WILL slap you around a little bit.