[M1Herman]

Hi!

A few months ago I was in reach of e nearly unused m1a with a 41xxx SN, a co-worker wanted to sell ist. Unfortunately, he couldnt decide to walk the final step and gave excuses for not giving it away for about six months now...well, I understand him. See thread http://m14forum.com/reference/193540-m1a-offered-good-buy-few-questions.html

Last week I found another candidate (not in a condition als good as the first one, but still "golden Era" range (SN 45317) and for a price of 900 EUR for the set shown on the pic, multitool and cleaning rods already stowed in the rifle stock. Picked it up after two days of communication with the seller.

Didn´t shoot it yet, but with the built-in parts (Barrel H-R dated 1-61, Bolt HRT, Trigger Group TRW, NM Sights) I think I couldn´t do wrong with this purchase. OpRod is not USGI but SA, I guess. No Manufacturer stamp, numbers punched in read first line: 726706, second line 66118.

Now I gotta find the perfect load for my baby...will try N140 with Hornady 168BTHP first.


Edit: After a little search I found the manufacturer code 66118 standing for Winchester...so, my OpRod is probably NOT commercial.

 

[Killashrub]

Love the rifle. Great find.

 

[KurtC]

N140 is usually considered slower than 4064 or varget. N135 might be a better choice.

 

[Canadian]

Sweet find... you got a beautiful rifle there

 

[Doc]

Good find --- if you can get your hands on some IMR 4895 try starting at 41 grains as go up to 41.5 grains in LC cases with the 168's. Do a search on this forum for loads and reloading and there will be lots of information.

 

[radman]

Nice!!

 

[Dekker]

Congrats on your new rig.

 

[M1Herman]

Thanks a lot to you guys for your positive feedback!!!

I will try 43gr N140 with an OAL of 2.820´´ first (as I have some rest left of it and Quickload shows nearly 100% case fill rate, even if it is a little on the hot side). My cases are RWS/DAG with approx. 55.3gn capacity of water.

IMR powders are sometimes available in Germany, but for a price of 60EUR/lbs and up. As you can probably imagine, I´m not willing to pay that if not absolutely necessary. If n140 doesnt deliver satisfying results, I will switch to Czech Lovex D73.6, which is about the same as AA 2520 or IMR 4064, between N133 and N135. But for 40,- EUR/500grams.

best regards

 

[brianns]

Can you keep your M1A in your home in Germany? I used to think regular citizens, at least, had to store their firearms at their shooting club or something like that.
-Thanks

 

[M1Herman]

fortunately we kann still keep them at home, in a safe certified for firearms, locked away from anyone but the registered owner - and also separated from ammunition, that is for use with these guns. For example: my handguns are locked in a small safe bolted to my bedrooms wall, ammo locked away into another one (of a lower grade). And I am not allowed to tell my wife about the safe´s opening code or where the keys are...

Politicians of the Green party and the socialists regularly try to ban all firearms from civilian ownership, but by now they always failed with that. Hopefully, they will never get majority in our parlament house...

 

[brianns]

Well, that is more permissive than I had thought. I had been hearing different things lately that challenged my earlier thoughts. I've been over there a lot but our friends aren't into shooting so I never got a complete description, and the topic doesn't come up consequently.

Viel Glück verteidigen sie gegen die Grün. Hopefully not too far off. I don't get much practice in Deutsch these days.

 

[shvlpn]

my 2nd m1a i bought back in it looks great its 1992 its serial number is 068xxx

 

[yoshmyster]

fortunately we kann still keep them at home, in a safe certified for firearms, locked away from anyone but the registered owner - and also separated from ammunition, that is for use with these guns. For example: my handguns are locked in a small safe bolted to my bedrooms wall, ammo locked away into another one (of a lower grade). And I am not allowed to tell my wife about the safe´s opening code or where the keys are...

Politicians of the Green party and the socialists regularly try to ban all firearms from civilian ownership, but by now they always failed with that. Hopefully, they will never get majority in our parlament house...

A little more stricter than California. We don't have to lock up the ammo (yet).

How rare is M1A in Germany?

Say have you ran across Sommer Und Ockenfuss "Shorty" magazines in Germany? Love to get a few spares for mine in .308Win.