To finish it off I have a USGI NM flash hider that I'd like to swap out with the muzzle brake that came with the rifle to round out the 'shorter but still original' look. So the rifle sits as received as I patiently await coming across a deal on a walnut stock along with a 'normal' (as in: without the cutout for the long eye relief scope) fiberglass handguard for it. A short time later I found a Scout Squad model with the black crinkle finish synthetic stock the rifle's great but I'm not particularly fond of the stock, which although rigid and not affected by weather conditions, I prefer wood stocks on these rifles. It's got an original birch M14 stock that has all kinds of character.a filled in gouge repair along with numerous dents and scars, and of course it's got that special 'smell' to it. I own two.a full sized rifle that was built from a parts kit on what SA reported to be sold as a bare receiver.

Click to expand.I found the SOCOM rifle to be just a little too truncated and especially odd looking with it's humongous super cheese grater handguard, but that didn't stop me from getting an M1A.

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