M1A/M14 in .223??

twoblink · November 23, 2001, 05:40 PM

I heard a rumor (again, rumor only, so don't start ripping on me and telling me I'm spreading it like fact, I'm not.) but I heard someone say that Springfield is thinking about making an M1A in a .223.

Can anybody confirm or deny??

I would love to have an M1A in a .223, kind of like Papa M1A, and Mama M1A.

And _PLEASE_ don't tell me they already have it, it's called a Ruger Mini-14, because that would just be insulting Betty, my M1A if you call a Mini-14 a smaller version of her.. She's beautiful, and 1/2MOA...

So if there is such a gun being made, I want one!!

Question: If there isn't, is there heavy interest in one? Because, I'm sick of my job, and was thinking about doing a CAD design of the M1A into a .223..

Albert

ronin308 · November 23, 2001, 05:48 PM

Personally I really wouldn't care for a .223 chambering in a battle rifle. This is because it would be heavy for a .223 and would have 10 round mags (unless they adapted it to use AR mags). It seems to me it would be like putting a 4 cylinder in a dually...

Dan

MiniZ · November 23, 2001, 09:24 PM

I had not heard that Springfield was thinking of doing this.

Frankly, I don't think it will fly. As stated previously, we are stuck with 10 round mags-unless it is developed to use an existing mag platform. It would be a heavy .223, and I don't think people would want to spend the $1,000.00 plus that Springfield would ultimately ask when AR15s and others start out around $700.00.

Just my opinion though, take it for what it is worth.

lonegunman · November 23, 2001, 11:15 PM

I would not want an M1A chambered in 223.

However, if you shortened it, lightened it up a lot, and kind of made it into what the Mini 14 should have been, then it might be a viable option.

Triad · November 25, 2001, 01:32 PM

If we're talking about a rifle that is what the mini should have been I would buy one. I have thought about such a rifle for several years. The only problems I can see here are the lack of magazines and the likely high price of a Springfield product. OTOH, if it is well made and priced competitively with the average AR I might buy one even if 10 rnd mags are all that is available.

C.R.Sam · November 25, 2001, 02:32 PM

I have a little trouble justifing a M-1 Garand type in .22.

Sam

November 23, 2001, 05:40 PM	#1
twoblink Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 1999 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 2,025	M1A/M14 in .223?? I heard a rumor (again, rumor only, so don't start ripping on me and telling me I'm spreading it like fact, I'm not.) but I heard someone say that Springfield is thinking about making an M1A in a .223. Can anybody confirm or deny?? I would love to have an M1A in a .223, kind of like Papa M1A, and Mama M1A. And _PLEASE_ don't tell me they already have it, it's called a Ruger Mini-14, because that would just be insulting Betty, my M1A if you call a Mini-14 a smaller version of her.. She's beautiful, and 1/2MOA... So if there is such a gun being made, I want one!! Question: If there isn't, is there heavy interest in one? Because, I'm sick of my job, and was thinking about doing a CAD design of the M1A into a .223.. Albert __________________ "An unarmed society is one that's ripe for tyranny and oppression."

November 23, 2001, 05:48 PM	#2
ronin308 Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2001 Posts: 1,977	Personally I really wouldn't care for a .223 chambering in a battle rifle. This is because it would be heavy for a .223 and would have 10 round mags (unless they adapted it to use AR mags). It seems to me it would be like putting a 4 cylinder in a dually... Dan __________________ If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara desert in five years there’d be a shortage of sand. -Milton Friedman

November 23, 2001, 09:24 PM	#3
MiniZ Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2001 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 517	I had not heard that Springfield was thinking of doing this. Frankly, I don't think it will fly. As stated previously, we are stuck with 10 round mags-unless it is developed to use an existing mag platform. It would be a heavy .223, and I don't think people would want to spend the $1,000.00 plus that Springfield would ultimately ask when AR15s and others start out around $700.00. Just my opinion though, take it for what it is worth. __________________ Seven- Six- Two Millimeter....FULL METAL JACKET!!!

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November 23, 2001, 11:15 PM	#4
lonegunman Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2001 Location: deep in georgia Posts: 1,724	I would not want an M1A chambered in 223. However, if you shortened it, lightened it up a lot, and kind of made it into what the Mini 14 should have been, then it might be a viable option.

November 25, 2001, 01:32 PM	#5
Triad Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2001 Posts: 129	If we're talking about a rifle that is what the mini should have been I would buy one. I have thought about such a rifle for several years. The only problems I can see here are the lack of magazines and the likely high price of a Springfield product. OTOH, if it is well made and priced competitively with the average AR I might buy one even if 10 rnd mags are all that is available.

November 25, 2001, 02:32 PM	#6
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	I have a little trouble justifing a M-1 Garand type in .22. Sam