M1A a good multipurpose rifle?

[ThE_LoNgShOt]

The M1A would be more useful for the "defending the home front" part of your needs.... If you need a rifle for primarily hunting, a bolt action would be a better choice. I don't know if it was mentioned, but the Ruger gunsite scout rifle Would be kind of a nice hybrid between the two.

[NOTABIKER]

the standard M1A is the one that is a clone of a M 14. good enough for me.

[H2O MAN]

What benefits do one of these sage stocks have over the factory stock?

There are plenty of advantages inherent with the SAGE EBR chassis, enhanced
and repeatable accuracy that requires very little maintenance are big advantages.
I have been 'rocking' the EBR since September 2004.

[2shotjoe]

The SAGE M14ALCS is used to build the US ARMY M14EBR-RI pictured above, I think RI has built 8000 of these fine M14s.




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Meh, I don't like it.

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[fmunk]

What benefits do one of these sage stocks have over the factory stock?

The obvious one... improved ergonomics. Butt stock with adjustable length of pull and cheek weld. Rails to attache accessories, optics, IR, light, forward grip etc. Oh yah, and free float barrel.

Other than that, not much else. Makes perfect sense for the Pentagon because they don't have to earn their "budgets" like you and I.

[sigstroker]

I live in Arizona, used to live in CA. Would you consider an M1A to be a good all around rifle for hunting mountain lion and other large game plus defending the home front? I am hoping to reach out to 600 yards with a scope. Is that asking too much of this rifle?

You can do it, but you would be a lot better off with a bolt gun for hunting. I had a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight that was about 7 1/2 pounds with scope that was 2 pounds lighter than my M1A without a scope, shot the same exact ammo, and would outshoot the M1A.

It is legal in Arizona to hunt with silencers.

Why would you want to do that? Just adds more weight to an already too heavy rig, and adds length to an already too long rig.

You have no capacity limits so you can effectively hunt with whatever size magazine you desire (the intent is to protect yourself from cartel goons if you accidentally stumble across them).

You sure about that? When I lived there it was 5 rounds max in the gun while hunting with autoloaders.

its to heavy to lug around for hunting ,hunting is like golf its a long walk between holes

This. Drag yer *** up and down a few 9000 foot ridges and you want the lightest rifle you can get.