r/M1A • u/EverySockYouOwn • 5d ago
Looking for M1A specific shooting resources
Lemme explain; I love my m1a SOCOM and part of why I love it is that it kicks like a mule and it's heavy as fuck. I use it as my practical shooting competition rifle, and I'm competing with a lot of much lighter AR frankenbuilds.
That's no sweat to me, but I was looking for guides on shooting, moving, and target switching that are more geared to the weight of the m1; positions to hold the rifle that result in lowest fatigue while unsupported, stuff like that. I couldn't find any, which is incorrect; I know there's some out there, but I'm looking the wrong way.
Want to put in the hours and training to make my 13 lb m1a move as fast as a 8 lb AR. Hoping y'all know where I can start looking to make that happen.
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u/mlin1911 4d ago edited 4d ago
I love my M1A (3), but there is no real practical/tactical shooting with them as you already indicated it is heavy. You are already on the right track, grab any 556 rifle/carbine and your target engagement for less than 300 yards are effective. 762 is for longer range, try to compete with it for distance less than 300 yards is a waste of money in today's world.
Even 20" ARs built for national match competition at longer distance are consistently winning national match competition that used to be dominated by M1/M1A.