Lini’s First Time Shooting the M1A Scout
March 16, 2009 by m1arifles
Filed under M1A Rifles, M1A Scout Rifle
I finally took my wife to the range on Saturday to shoot my M1A Scout rifle. It was a nice day at the range, clear skies with not too many people, which made it a perfect day for shooting. She's never shot a rifle before, so she didn't know what to expect from the M1a scout.
She did well. She was comfortable behind the rifle, she had good breathing technique, and a good trigger squeeze. She was aiming at the metal target which was 200 yards out, the size of a dinner plate and was barely missing it.
Not bad for her first time. The rifle scope wasn't zeroed and she had to use a little Kentucky windage. By the end of the day, she was able to load, charge and fire the M1A scout without any help. I recorded some video of us at the range. Notice how she is comfortable and holds a good firing position with the M1A rifle. Enjoy!
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Looks like both you and your wife are experienced gun owners/handlers! Were you in the military? She DOES look at ease with that M1A Scout rifle, and you seem to know a great deal about the rifle, good marksmanship and safe gun handling!
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Just so hard to watch this video. Here I am at work watching the video wishing I was out on the range. LOL. Nothing sexier than a woman who knows how to take care of herself and use a rifle. She looks like she is in complete control. Nice job.
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Fardreamer Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 am
Also, having a spouse or significant other who is knowledgable about firearms and, above all, firearms safety, is a plus, especially in these uncertain times. I don’t want to sound alarmist or pessimistic, but the way things are going, there’s a spike in crime; I’ve heard of accounts involving people who wouldn’t have considered committing a felony feeling desperate enough to do so, thinking it’s a matter of survival for them.
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I’m quite impressed actually, I guess she’s picked up a few tips from you over the years. My experience with firearms stops at Beretta 418 (my handgun of choice, small, easy to handle), and I can’t shoot worth a damn with most rifles.
I think I’m just naturally good with the smaller guns that you can hide up your sleeve.
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Fardreamer Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I suppose smaller weapons like a Beretta pistol (of the 9 mm caliber) or even a monster like the Colt .45 1911A1 would be, well, handier, but an MiA would be good for home defense in a serious situation.
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Nice shooting, looks like she had fun which is always good.
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I am wanting to scope my scout just like the the one in the video…..what exactly are you using? feel free to email me at jforbs1@hotmail.com
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m1arifles Reply:
July 28th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I mounted a Nikon Buckmasters 4.5-14×40 SF rifle scope. It’s an awesome scope for the price. Super accurate once you get it zeroed.
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Truett Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
What scope mount did you use on your M1A Scout rifle? Drop me an email at Truett1120@hotmail.com. I am in the process of buying either a Socom or a Scout version.
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Bill Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
I need to mount a scope on my Socom II. What picatinny rail mount did you use to mount your scope?
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Bill Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
I need to resubmit my comment as I provided an incorrect email address in previous post. I still need to mount a scope on my Socom II. What picatinny rail mount did you use to mount your scope?
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m1arifles Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
I used the springfield generation 3 scope mount
Thanks for the info. However, I’m not sure that the gen-3 unit will work on my Socom II as it came with the short version “rail-cluster” and is attached at the rear using the same holes as the gen-3 would use. I may have to figure-out some other way to mount a scope in a cantilevered configuration. Springfield Armory said that for ~$500 I could send the rifle back to them and they would install the “full-length” cluster rail which would solve all problems with mounting a scope. I’m just not sure I can afford that after having spent nearly $2100 for the rifle itself. Dang!
Thanks again.
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