P.E. Kelley Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Hey I finally had an M1A not function 100%. Come to find out it was the magazine, one of my VERY old OM stamped mags cracked at the left rear feed lip, and would occasionally miss feed the round on the left! Replaced the mag and it has been great since...well the last 900 rounds or so. Eriks gun did surprise me in the fact I never saw it jam at SMM3G! Hey Kurt now that you have me on the M1A "rifle wagon" let us just keep the M1A to ourselves. Let the J.C. Whitney's work the AR 308 platform. Tongue in cheek. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bore Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I got my upper receiver in today from Benny Hill. See attached picture. One of these days I will figure out how to shrink these damn things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Easy answer, DPMS 308, the Gamer Benny Hill tricks one out with lightened bolt carrier, muzzle brake etc and it is the heatjc I love mine. Much less recoil with the mods Benny did.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Easy answer, DPMS 308, the Gamer Benny Hill tricks one out with lightened bolt carrier, muzzle brake etc and it is the heatjc I love mine. Much less recoil with the mods Benny did.... Quit is Benny!!!! You are making 308 too easy to shoot! Heavy metal will loose its mystique Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHELLFISH17 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I bought an LR-308 tac-20 and put a titan comp and clark carbon fiber hand guard and those 2 mods makes a hell of a difference. It was very fun to shoot and didn't kick that much and I could keep up the 223 guys. Too bad 308 rounds don't grow on trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 I am using a DPMS 308LR upper and lower that JP put together. Never had a problem with it. JP is now making their own .308 upper and lower receivers (in a complete gun) but it is, IMHO, very expensive. Before JP came out with their own receivers, they were recommending to use the DPMS upper and lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 FAL with 13 inch barrel to reduce velocity in factory loads (closer to 320, instead of 440PF). You know you want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 I got my upper receiver in today from Benny Hill. See attached picture. One of these days I will figure out how to shrink these damn things. How long is that barrel and care to say what all was done? Guys is a 20" or 24 inch barrel better in .308? I run a 20" NM aramalite in my .223 gun and like it but don't know much about the needed velocity lengths of the .308. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bore Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I got my upper receiver in today from Benny Hill. See attached picture. One of these days I will figure out how to shrink these damn things. How long is that barrel and care to say what all was done? Guys is a 20" or 24 inch barrel better in .308? I run a 20" NM aramalite in my .223 gun and like it but don't know much about the needed velocity lengths of the .308. Benny shortened it down to 21.5 inchs, Benny told me me when you go under 21.5 you start to lose velocity more quickly. He cut down the barrel diameter added a Rolling Thunder Brake, you can still see the bottom of the original flutes from the stock DPMS barrel. Lightened the bolt carrier and installed a carbon fiber hand guard. It probably is about 2 pounds lighter and seems to handle well. Had it out at the range for the first time this morning and I was impressed with the groups it was shooting with factory 168's and my own hand loaded Nosler 169's, Nosler 155's and 125 TNT's. Around an inch or less and I was not letting cool down much in between each 5 round string. The British surplus I had on hand grouped around 3 inchs and the Portugese at around 5 inchs. I fired about 9, 5 round groups in less than 45 minutes with no problems. Might group better if I let it cool down some, but I am not that patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I didn't see you mention if you were planning on shooting Tactical, Open, or Standard. Big difference in best platforms in the different Divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 You can go down to a 16.5" barrel and still make major quite easily, I had a FAL that would easily shoot 150's at major, with a carbine barrel. I have gone with a 20" simply for the sight radius, however my original plan was for an 18" barrel and it may still become that. Having enough velocity is only a concern, regarding your trajectory. You want more so that it shoots flatter. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Couple of things. 1 - Kurt, can you video you doing a M1A mag change? Just want to see if there's a better way that what I have in mind. 2 - Can someone recommend a good scope mount for a M1A? I'm finding a bunch of goofy ones that make it look like an after thought than an integrated piece of equipment. 3 - Lastly, what's the goin' rate on a 308 upper from Benny? Thanks, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Rich, I'm going to be with Kurt and his M1a this weekend, I'll take a short clip of him, for you..............stay safe!! As far as a scope mount, for an M1a, I think they are all after thoughts, Smith ent. is probably the best. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 bigbrowndog!!!!!! No vids of Kurt please! His secret of speed reloading the M1A is worth money! No one rides for free! If we want to know we ought to pay for it. So how much for the tape? Just trying to help you with the coming Christmas bills. Patrick Oh yea I know how he does it and I of course do it the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 bigbrowndog!!!!!! No vids of Kurt please! His secret of speed reloading the M1A is worth money! No one rides for free! If we want to know we ought to pay for it. So how much for the tape? Just trying to help you with the coming Christmas bills. Patrick Oh yea I know how he does it and I of course do it the same way. Hmmm....LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Actually Pat, I'm a little short on what I owe for my new Rifle, soooooooooooo, we might talk!!!!! or take Bids, yeah, that sounds better. bids, yeah!!!! Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 No Trapr, no, no,no. I just got a M1A and you all need to spread the knowledge. That, and any other M1 tricks ya'll have floating around. These days I seem to be spending too much time over on the M-14 forum and not enough here. BTW Merlin, I'm still a little tweaked at you for not carting my DPMS .308 back with you to Benny's shop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattoo Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Couple of things.1 - Kurt, can you video you doing a M1A mag change? Just want to see if there's a better way that what I have in mind. 2 - Can someone recommend a good scope mount for a M1A? I'm finding a bunch of goofy ones that make it look like an after thought than an integrated piece of equipment. 3 - Lastly, what's the goin' rate on a 308 upper from Benny? Thanks, Rich Have a good smith build you one on a LRB M25 receiver. It is the only way to scope an M1A. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Probably would help if I knew what a LRB M25 receiver is. Totally new at this big rifle stuff. I have a LR-308 lower (no upper...yet). Will either build it to a 308 or sell it to finance a M1A. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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