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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.
This category is for commercial firearms of the contemporary Springfield Armory, Inc., of Illinois. For military firearms of the historical Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, see Category:Springfield firearms.
This category is for military firearms of the historical Springfield Armory in Massachusetts. For commercial firearms of the contemporary Springfield Armory, Inc. , of Illinois, see Category:Springfield Armory Inc. firearms .
Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat .
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.
Springfield (historical) Springfield, Massachusetts armory location Springfield Armory: United States Springfield (present) Springfield Armory, Inc. United States SR Spetsial'naya Razrabotka Special Development TsNIITochMash, TsKIB SOO / KBP, Tula Arms Plant: Russia Combat SSK Industries: Lehigh Defense United States Civilian SSS Defence: SSS ...
To arrive at its list of the most and least reliable automotive models, Consumer Reports used at least two model years of data to calculate a predicted reliability score on a scale from 1 to 100 ...
The semi-automatic M1 Garand weighs about 410 grams (0.9 lbs.) more than the bolt-action M1903 Springfield it replaced, an increase of seven percent. American development of a self-loading infantry rifle began with the 276 Pedersen cartridge in recognition of the difficulties of producing reliable self-loading mechanisms for more powerful ...