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So I traded a buddy my AR and some cash for his M1A, he got it used and wasn’t too sure exactly what kind it was. It’s a standard length rifle in a green synthetic stock. The front sight is a trijicon tritium sight. The front of the rear peep sight has an “N” and an “M” stamped on the front of it. Does this mean it’s a national match? It looks like a standard M1a to me, but the trigger on it is very nice and light, but the barrel is parkerized
 
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If you call SAI, they will be able to tell you when and how your M1A left the factory.

SAI also seems to have put their NM apertures in non-NM rifles. I believe they were also available as an accessory.

Is your barrel marked at all?
 
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I've never had a bad trigger on a Springfield M1A.
 
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Well I’ve done some more digging, there’s no way it’s a national match but I’m thinking if anything it may be a loaded model
 
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I don’t see anywhere where the OP mentioned it was a Springfield.

Can you post pics?


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Sounds like a national match rear sight. If so, it should have a rotating hood on the aperture itself, not just a fixed aperture. The hood gives you 1/2MOA adjustment when rotated 180 degrees (the elevation knob clicks are worth 1MOA).

Standard rear sight:


NM rear sight:
 
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It’s a Springfield, and the sight looks like the one in the top picture but it has the n on the left and m on the right roll marked into it, no hood. The trigger definitely feels like it’s not stock unless the standard model really just has a damn good trigger
 
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I don’t see anywhere where the OP mentioned it was a Springfield.

Can you post pics?


He did say it's an M1A
 
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Originally posted by Expert308:
Sounds like a national match rear sight. If so, it should have a rotating hood on the aperture itself, not just a fixed aperture. The hood gives you 1/2MOA adjustment when rotated 180 degrees (the elevation knob clicks are worth 1MOA).

Standard rear sight:


NM rear sight:


SAI made/sold non-hooded "NM" marked apertures though I don't believe they were marked with the hole diameter like the early type USGI NM non-hooded apertures were. Been a while since I had one in hand.
 
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I don’t see anywhere where the OP mentioned it was a Springfield.

Can you post pics?


He did say it's an M1A


While technically that should mean Springfield, many people incorrectly use the term for any M14/M1A.


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I figured it out, it’s a loaded model
 
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While technically that should mean Springfield, many people incorrectly use the term for any M14/M1A.

Ditto ... just like anyone referring to their "AR15" should be a Colt.

limblessbiff ... congrats, that doesn't mean someone, somewhere at sometime hasn't worked on the trigger ... the loaded M1A has been around for a long time, IIRC it was the late 90's when I bought one new.


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It’s not an old gun, it has that shitty Springfield polymer stock which is being replaced by a GI fiber glass stock that I’m gonna reinforce the forend and cerakote
 
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