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6.3K views 28 replies 14 participants last post by  tonyben  
#1 ·
Gents,

With a full 20 rd mag. What is the weight of a m1a when a sage stock and glass are mounted?

Thanks, HWIII
 
#3 ·
Its all relative though. A Mcmillan stock, glass bedded is also very heavy. Both options are going to improve accuracy, so if you aren't going to be humping it around all the time, you may be ok with the weight increase.
 
#6 ·
Furniture: Atlast Bipod, Bushnell Elite Tacticool scope, burris "thislookedcoolwhenIboughit", cant device (because I can't hit anything), 18.5" SEI normal contour barrel, 20rnds of Hornady TAP.

15.8lbs

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#10 ·
I give a girl's name to all of my M14s
This rifle arrived from JRA with a Wood Stock and a Medium heavy 18.5" barrel,and I named her Joann. After putting on a Sage Stock, Vortex4-16 Scope, and Harris Bipod, I changed her name to Miss Piggy
 
#15 ·
Empty mag, standard weight barrel

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#16 ·
For comparison:

A standard SCAR with a 16" barrel and no optics, empty weighs 7.9 pounds.

A 18" barrelled M14 in a AG composites stock (with metal) should weigh approximately 8.0 pounds.

A 18" barrelled M14 in a Blackfeather stock should weigh approximately 8.2 to 8.4 pounds.

Tony.
 
#20 ·
For all you guys who posted weights with a full 20 round mag was it filled with 147s.168s or 175 grain projectiles?
It makes a difference !
 
#24 ·
Wasnt the blackfeather 11 lbs in the original thread

Just looked a standard was 11.2 pounds.

Not exactly a feather

Will be glad to see tonybens weigh in. 8 lbs was what i was hoping for and i basically gave up on blackfeather because

A. Despite its name its heavy

B. PAPERWORK

Tony you say should weigh 8lbs.

Please let us know when you get to weigh.

Forget a postal just use a bathroom scale and subtract your weight.

Test for calibration with a gallon jug of water.

It may not be down to the oz but if you can confirm the initial report is in error then that would certainly be a boon to m14 canadas salespitch.
 
#26 ·
Have you seen the picture on the M14.CA website? It shows a 18" barrelled M14 with a RDS and micro red dot in place of the the GI sights. It's on a postage scale that reads 8.2 pounds. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

http://www.m14.ca/m14m1a-blackfeather-rs.html

I'll weigh my rifle when I'm done, but I'm not inclined to not believe the picture. Just holding the stock, its deceptively light, so low to mid 8 pound range is a fairly accurate statement, given a standard profile barrel. A real M14 in a fiberglass stock is 9.2 pounds (I'm not sure if that counted the GI cleaning kit in the butt stock though) . Subtract the additional weight of the full auto parts and you're in the 8 pound range. A Blackfeather, for all intents and purposes, weighs roughly the same as a Gi fiberglass stock but now you have modularity.

Tony.
 
#25 ·
The M14/M1A is a heavy rifle. But, in my humble opinion if you aren't in good enough shape physically to lug around the rifle and ammo, then you need to start working out. I am 64 next month and hike around my neck of the woods with my Scout and 500 rounds of ammo when I hike in the timber. If the s**t ever does hit the fan and I have to bug out, I don't want my physical condition to dictate what and how much I can carry. Once a month or so I hike 5-10 miles with my full BOB, Scout Squad and 500 rounds of ammo. I also put my AR7 in BOB with 525 rounds of .22lr. But that's just me. I lift weights every day but my cardio is the hiking. Just a thought...