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

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?

I've never had a bad trigger on a Springfield M1A.

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

I don’t see anywhere where the OP mentioned it was a Springfield.

Can you post pics?

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:

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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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
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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Originally posted by Mettlepig:

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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
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.

I figured it out, it’s a loaded model

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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
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.

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