Mk-211
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Morning. After yesterday's day at the range, my rifles will get a break for a bit ....
Some switcheroo of stocks and scopes: the standard now carries the longer Burris zoom scope, the Tanker the shorter and fixed Leupold:
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Both have USGI stocks.
M1a/M14 trivia: a new M1a today comes with either wood or (quite soft) polymer stock. When the M14 replaced the M1 Garand, it first had a wood stock, later it came in fiber glass, for better water resistance in Vietnam. Today's polymer stocks are more flexible than the original fiber glass ones and USGI stocks can still be bought.
The two above are such stocks from the 60s; you can tell from the hole in the fancy wood stock on the right, under the receiver/irons (where the M14 auto switch was). That hole was filled in the gray stock on the left (JB Weld) and the stock was repainted; then, I replaced the steel butt plate with a rubber pad and added bipod mount and scope/cheek riser; finally, I put a layer of Kevlar in the front under the barrel, for additional stiffness.
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If you like to modify knives, you should try an M1a![]()
That requires to much work.

Buy an Archangel stock.

Or a JAE
