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"M1A" is a proprietary name for Springfield Armory's M14-pattern rifle. Early M1A rifles were built with surplus G.I. parts until Springfield Armory, Inc. began manufacturing their own. Robert Reese bought Springfield Armory from Elmer Ballance and moved the manufacturing from Devine, Texas to Geneseo, Illinois in 1974.
The company's rifle offerings include the M1A, the Hellion (imported VHS-2), and the SAINT line of AR-15 style rifles and short-barreled rifles. The M1A line includes offerings such as standard, loaded, SOCOM, national match, and tanker models. In 2016, the first SAINT rifle was introduced, [4] with a pistol variant following a year later. [5]
After World War II, Italy adopted the US-designed M1 Garand rifle in .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) and also manufactured it under license. This semi-automatic rifle proved itself well during World War II, but in the late 1950s it was considered outdated and obsolete and the Italian military also wanted a new rifle chambered for the NATO ...
M1922 Bang rifle.30-06 Springfield 6.5×55mm Swedish United States 1922 M1947 Johnson auto carbine.30-06 Springfield United States 1947 M1 carbine.30 carbine United States 1942 M1 Garand.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Postwar use by U.S.Navy) United States 1934 Springfield Armory M1A: Springfield Armory
The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand. It was the first standard-issue autoloading rifle for the United States. [14]
These are the best cookbooks of 2024, including the latest Half-Baked Harvest cookbook, Dolly Parton's newest cookbook, and the 25th anniversary edition of America's Test Kitchen.
Indiana. The surprise story of the season, Indiana still is getting disrespected with its No. 8 ranking. The committee proved last season the eye test matters when it picked Alabama over Florida ...
Sally Struthers is keeping active in Los Angeles!. On Friday, Nov. 8, the former All in the Family star, 77, was spotted during a rare public outing, cycling in the sunshine in Los Angeles. The ...