Greetings to all,
I am pretty tall, about 6-3. I have a very factory m1a base model with the cheap plastic stock. One thing that drives me crazy about the M1A is how I feel like my thumb is gonna smack me in the face every time I squeeze off a round. It just feels like the stock is so short. I had the chance to finger an M21. It was like night and day when compared to my stock. The stock felt like it was long enough and was comfortable to shoulder and imagine firing, it felt I was shouldering a bolt gun. So I did some looking at the Springfield website, the weird thing, the weapons are the exact same length, but they feel so different. My question is, why does the factory stock feel so short when the length of pulls are the same when compared to the M21 stock.
I am looking at a McMillan M1A stock, so I looked at McMillan's website for an m1a stock, the standard length of pull is 13.5". I measure my plastic stock, length of pull and it is right at 13.5". I would rather save $150 and NOT have to order the length of pull kit for the McMillan, but I don't want to buy a stock that doesn't fit me.
I will probably be shooting the rifle with an optic. FYI, I don't know where I could try on a Super Match M1A for size.
Can anyone guide me in the proper direct?
I am pretty tall, about 6-3. I have a very factory m1a base model with the cheap plastic stock. One thing that drives me crazy about the M1A is how I feel like my thumb is gonna smack me in the face every time I squeeze off a round. It just feels like the stock is so short. I had the chance to finger an M21. It was like night and day when compared to my stock. The stock felt like it was long enough and was comfortable to shoulder and imagine firing, it felt I was shouldering a bolt gun. So I did some looking at the Springfield website, the weird thing, the weapons are the exact same length, but they feel so different. My question is, why does the factory stock feel so short when the length of pulls are the same when compared to the M21 stock.
I am looking at a McMillan M1A stock, so I looked at McMillan's website for an m1a stock, the standard length of pull is 13.5". I measure my plastic stock, length of pull and it is right at 13.5". I would rather save $150 and NOT have to order the length of pull kit for the McMillan, but I don't want to buy a stock that doesn't fit me.
I will probably be shooting the rifle with an optic. FYI, I don't know where I could try on a Super Match M1A for size.
Can anyone guide me in the proper direct?