Broken M1A

[glockman19]

I have shot thousands of rounds through my M1A Loaded without a hitch. I did have a hairline crack in the stock just under the grigger assembly, sent it to Springfield on Monday and had a New Bedded stock by Friday. Excellent Customer Service. My Loaded has now been upgraded to a National Match.

ALWAYS keep spare parts for ALL your firearms crucial parts.

[Grnjeep1]

Extractors have ALWAYS been a problem with Springfield's M1A's, along with flying bolt rollers. You would think that Springfield would have corrected it by now. Find a USGI one and carry on. Springfield has great customer service, but there is no point in replacing a broken part with another part that probably will just brake again.

[M1A_Girl]

Only time a had an issue with my M1A extracting a round was when I used Portuguese and Spanish ammo, it doesn't like the stuff. Australian and South African go through it with no problems. 500+ rounds and counting.

[EL_NinO619]

Only time a had an issue with my M1A extracting a round was when I used Portuguese and Spanish ammo, it doesn't like the stuff. Australian and South African go through it with no problems. 500+ rounds and counting.

I think I'm in love

[cfm117]

Yep Springfield M1a are the bottom of the barrel in quality and value for the $$$. At one time they used high quality castings and GI parts. I owned 3 of them and they were wonderful. Todays Springfields M1a are made in taiwan cheap . Though the Springfield yahoos never believe the facts. There are high quality M1a on the marker if just a couple hundred dollars more.

I highly disagree with this statement. SAI M1A's are plenty good quality. Once USGI parts dried up, they made their own. There was alot of overhead and high cost involved making USGI parts. Yes the extractor is an SAI nemisis, but aside that issue , they are quality rifles. There is really no other reason to start ripping out op rods and gas cylinders unless you are bent on accurizing it. I bought mine back in 2001 and have put probably 5k rounds thru it after replacing with Fulton extractor. Enjoy your rifle!

[Blacktail 8541]

Go to treeline and order. Parts are cheap and you will not have to go through the hassle of a warranty with SAI

http://treelinem14.com/Bolts-and-Bolt-Parts_c10.htm

[Lone_Gunman]

It's super easy to take an M1A bolt apart, and put it back together with a 30-06 shell or metal snap cap, and the Garand M10 tool. When I had my M1A I replaced all of the bolt guts with USGI parts, and a PB marked Baretta extractor. Easy to do and good for peace of mind.

If I remember correctly this is where I got the extractor. http://www.treelinem14.com/M14-M1A-E...M14BEXPBPS.htm

Baretta parts have the reputation of being as good as, if not better than USGI ones.

[451040]

Though the Springfield yahoos never believe the facts.

The facts?

[rob1105]

My M1A is going strong after a few thousand rounds. Call them and they will make it right. Also buy a USGI extractor for a backup.

[mark501w]

Don't forget the bolt tool.

[BumBum]

Don't forget the bolt tool.

Can you be more specific on what the tool is? Perhaps provide a link to one as an example. I was actually about to order the extractor and spring from Fulton when I saw your post.

Also as an update, I did speak to Springfield yesterday and they apologized and sent me a shipping label. It's already sent off. Turns out they wanted the entire gun instead of just shipping me a part.

[The Bubble]

The only tool you need is bare hands!!!! Or the multi tool

[Roy Mustang]

Might have something to with the ammo; I'm not sure but I think powder they're using in new GMM might be on the slow side of what's recommended for an M1A gas system. That being said I've had 4 different Springfield M1A's and they've all run flawlessly; I also load my own ammo or shoot straight NATO mil spec (mostly south african or Aussie)

[Sumo99]

Can you be more specific on what the tool is? Perhaps provide a link to one as an example. I was actually about to order the extractor and spring from Fulton when I saw your post.

Also as an update, I did speak to Springfield yesterday and they apologized and sent me a shipping label. It's already sent off. Turns out they wanted the entire gun instead of just shipping me a part.

Here is a bolt tool. http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-to...818000_d_11523 It's not needed, you can do the same thing with a spent 30-06 casing and a M10 tool for a M1 Garand and it will only cost about $10. Really, you don't even need the M10 tool, it just makes it a little easier to disassemble.

Here is a video on how to disassemble the bolt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEBMRxdhgOY

Also go here: http://www.treelinem14.com/Bolts-and-Bolt-Parts_c10.htm a lot cheaper than Fulton for extractors. $19 vs. what ever Fulton charges.

SA always wants the entire firearm for any warranty repair work. Kind of sucks, but they usually have a pretty quick turnaround.

[mark501w]

It's the GI handle for the cleaning kit,it will help you compress the ejector spring to remove the extractor. Same tool used on the Garand.