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The Springfield Armory M1A is a semi-automatic rifle made by Springfield Armory, Inc., beginning in 1971, based on the M14 rifle, for the civilian and law enforcement markets in the United States. "M1A" is a proprietary name for Springfield Armory's M14-pattern rifle.
The scout rifle is a conceptual class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s [1] that bears similarities in the design and functionality of guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes, but with more emphasis being placed on comfortable portability and practical accuracy, rather than firepower and long range shooting.
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]
The M21 sniper weapon system (SWS) in the US Army is a national match grade M14 rifle, selected for accuracy, and renamed the M21 rifle. [7] The M21 uses a commercially procured 3–9× variable power telescopic sight, modified for use with the sniper rifle. [8] It is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
M1A may refer to: M1A (Istanbul Metro), a rapid transit line in Turkey; McLaren M1A, a race car; Springfield Armory M1A, a semi-automatic rifle; Minsk (motorcycle) model M1A, a Belarusian motorcycle; PRR M1a, Pennsylvania Railroad class M1a
Designated marksman rifle Indonesia: Pindad SPM-1 as standard issue Designated marksman rifle. Lee–Enfield.303 British: Bolt-action rifle British Empire: SMLE Mk III: Used by some colour guard. [22] M1 Garand.30-06 Springfield: Semi-automatic rifle United States: Used for training and ceremonial purpose. [23] [24]
M8541 Scout Sniper Day Scope (telescopic sight) The M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle ( EMR ; formally Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle ; NSN 1005-01-553-5196) is a semi-automatic , gas-operated designated marksman rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
Smith Enterprise builds 30 mm scope rings and scope mounts primarily for use on AR-15, M16, M1A and M14 rifles. In 2005, Smith was the only company in the United States to produce scope rings and mounts via wire-cut electrical discharge machining (EDM). [20]