Comments on: The best stocks for the M1A Rifle

By: olred

olred — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:02:48 +0000

i agrre and disagree with you. i have a troy industries msc stock on my service rifle and i couldnt be happer. it is a few pounds heavier but it droped my MOA so it is worth lugging it around because i know when the time is need i can take the shot no problem

By: CJGarvin

CJGarvin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:52:57 +0000

I guess I’m a purist when it comes to being a rifleman–I was a 5th Award Expert in the Marine Corps. The biggest factor for a rifle stock is the weight and streamlined ergonomics. The JAE, EBR, and Troy stocks are all very heavy! I’m talking turning a 9 1/2 pound rifle into a 14 to 16 pounder! If you’re a rooftop sniper for police or a gun range shooter, these would be good stocks, but if you’re going to lug it around the field and hump hills all day hunting, forget it. The rifle will kick your ass. For me, simple is better—not as cool, but better.

By: Kenneth Hall

Kenneth Hall — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:05:08 +0000

Would be glad to do that!

By: m1arifles

m1arifles — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:41:08 +0000

Any chance of us here at m1arifles.com to get a stock to review?

By: Kenneth Hall

Kenneth Hall — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:31:58 +0000

The problem with most of the Stocks for the M1A is they don’t eliminate Barrel whipping, warping and rotation that effect accuracy. Neither do they give you a completely dimensionally stable platform for your optic that doesn’t create expansion and contraction conflicts. When the rails, mounts, etc expand and contract at a far greater rate than does the action there will be a shift in where the barrel is pointing and the optic. This means if it’s cold when you site it in it will be off when it gets warm. If it is warm when you site it in it will be off Opening day or when it is cold. A lesson I have learned the hard way with all my rifles!

The VIRON GEN5 Stock eliminates all of these problems and let’s you get sub MOA groups from a standard GI barrel with good ammo.

By: Chad Joseph

Chad Joseph — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:39:46 +0000

Many custom fiberglass gunstock manufacturers reply that they do not manufacture/market custom/target stocks for the M1A because competition rules do not allow for them. I find this puzzling, since the US Army itself pioneered a thumbhole stock for its XM21 Sniper Rifle, which included not only the thumbhole “innovation” but a modified gas system and heavy barrel. It is just too bad no one makes a fully-adjustable fiberglass stock for this rifle on the lines of that Fajen Ruger 10/22 Legacy Series Stock. It is not only fully functional, but has a lot of aesthetic appeal as well. In light of the US Army’s use of “custom gunstocks” in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the VietNam era XM21 experiment it is time the competition authorities revise their rules and for manufacturers such as Fajen, Bell & Carlson, MPI, and others to start offering them to the rifle’s owners.

By: Aries Wren

Aries Wren — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:37:25 +0000

Being a handgun user, I never really saw the point of those larger stocks. I mean, wouldn’t a huge shoulder brace just get in the way unless you had plenty of time to shoot your target?

I guess it would avoid cramps though, and that’s always a good thing.

By: attagirl

attagirl — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:41:49 +0000

Being able to customize your rifle is definately a plus, then it is more specific to the person using it and not just something in general. I really enjoyed reading this one. When you can add yourself to the rifle that give you a better confidence in what you are using.

“This stock is easily customizable to the shooter’s content that allows the shooter to have a proper cheek weld with or without optical help.” This statement shows me that they care about making it work for the user. Being able to have a proper cheek weld is important with any rifle.

By: tongyun

tongyun — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:21:31 +0000

This is just amazing that you can customize the rifle with a variety of stocks. It’s really nothing that I had even considered, but modifying it to meet your needs just brings about another dimension to the rifle. I really like the EBR stock because it gives the rifle a “mean” look to it.