Accuracy of these guns went sub-MOA for five shots at 100 yards with good ammo. The M1As we used were all Match-grade M21s, with Match barrels, excellent triggers and glass-bedded wood stocks.

The course lasted a week and included night firing with what was then state of the art in night vision-the AN/PVS-2. The course of fire was very well set up and ranges were fairly short, around 175 yards, since this course was primarily for law enforcement. Since I was a member of the Unit’s Pistol Team, I was able to attend the course during the off-season. Two senior NCOs, who had extensive experience in sniper and countersniper operations in Vietnam and ran a very popular course primarily for local law enforcement, staffed the CS section. The unit had three sections: a competitive pistol section, of which I was a member a competitive rifle section and a countersniper (CS) training section. Army Marksmanship Unit #1 in Fort Meade, Maryland. I first used the M1A when I was assigned to the U.S. Of my Top Ten favorite rifles that I’ve shot and worked on in my life, the M1A has to be at the top of the list. Stocks are also available in Black, OD Green and MultiCam®. Right side of Springfield Armory SOCOM 16 CQB wearing Flat Dark Earth stock.

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