![]() ![]() Association charged those issued those rifles $35.00/year for use. some years ago had issued to them for use in match shooting several true M14' NM without selector parts. There is a version of the book available for free online, or print copy a with lots of photos available from Lulu Press (shameless plug for Different, but he doesn't make any money from it anyway.) You should read the excellent "M14 Rifle History and Development" book, which explains all of this and much more, written by Lee Emerson who is a member of this forum, user name Different. When your SAI M1A was made in 1976, the US Government Springfield Armory had been closed for 8 years. ![]() There was never a process at the US Government Springfield Armory where they brought in M14 rifles, converted them to M1A rifles, and shipped them out to gunshops across America. The US Government Springfield Armory, and the commercial Springfield Armory Incorporated, are not related at all. Springfield Armory Inc (SAI) has been confusing people with this for decades. It was a new commercial company and has nothing to do at all with the US arsenal. He decided to name his new commercial company Springfield Armory Incorporated, maybe because it sounded official and government-y, and played off the name of the old, closed-down, government arsenal. He designed a new semi-auto receiver that would accept surplus M14 parts. In the early 1970s, a gentleman named Elmer Ballance decided to start making copies of the M14 rifle for the civilian market. In 1968, budget cuts closed the US Government Springfield Armory forever. (historians take it easy on me, going off memory here.) They did make a few new spare parts like M14 barrels up to about 1967. They started production of real M14 rifles around 1959, and ended production around 1963. The US Government Springfield Armory was in charge of the design, prototypes, and early production of the M14 rifle for the military. The US Government operated a weapons arsenal called Springfield Armory (or Springfield Arsenal, depending on who you talk to.) The US Government Springfield Armory built guns for the US military for a looong time, something like 150 years or more. This is a fairly common question among newer M1A owners. Let me add a bit more background that might help clear this up for you. ![]()
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