M1A: Socom 16 or Standard?

[Mossy Man]

Which would you prefer and why?

I already have a few 5.56/7.62 CQB-length rifles.

[bohoki]

308 is a hell of a round i prefer having some heft

[Mossy Man]

with the bans coming, my father is likely to gift me one of his rifles (was going to give me later, but seeing as he won't be able to later)

I'm leaning towards the standard with the wood stock.

[glockman19]

Given the Choices Standard. otherwise, Loaded or Scout

[supermanuf]

What glockman said. Scout is the jack of all trades, but otherwise, go Standard.

[Nrai2020]

Standard.. Will make a great long distance rifle..

[wjc]

Standard

Sturdy, reliable rifle with some heft to it. Plenty accurate for a service rifle.

...and they are dead sexy with wood stocks.

[jasonnorcal]

Of the two, standard

[Hoop]

Find a deal on a loaded or national match model. They come up on this and other online message boards pretty regularly. Only bad part is people around here are starting to go bonkers so prices are a bit higher than they should be.

Alright I voted 'Standard'.

[Mossy Man]

thanks, but i'm not going to be buying one, i'm choosing between these two models

[H2O MAN]

I voted for the Standard

[Spade729]

I'm gonna have to say standard myself I prefer the length and weight tho at this point grab what you can I had a hard time finding one

[TMB 1]

voted standard

[yankee-pete]

Standard. The Socom is really heavy, overly loud and what are you really going to do with all of those rails.

[redcliff]

Standard. The Socom is really heavy, overly loud and what are you really going to do with all of those rails.

The Socom 16 doesn't have "all those rails" imho. Perhaps you're thinking of the Socom II ?

Additionally the Socom 16 is 1 lb lighter than a Loaded.

I have a number of standard length barrel M1a's and other 7.62 battle rifles. I like the Socom 16 a lot for the compactness. If I could only have one I agree the Scout is the jack of all trades, but if you already have a Loaded or similar go with the short Socom 16.