M1A is a different beast altogether. That thing shoots like a cushioned chair compared to a more sporting 8 pound hunting rifle thwacking you. :-)
Went to the range with two other Jewish guys. One had an M1A that he hadn’t used in years. All three of us put 5-6 rounds apiece in a 5” circle with iron sights at 100 Yds. Wow. Not a miss in the lot. Beautiful gun.
Love mine. National Match model. Glass bedded it myself. Topped with with a Gen 1 range finding scope. Smacked an old 4 x 8 cast iron griddle at 400 yards every time.
A guy offered me $2,500 for it one day at the range. I turned him down flat.
You’d spit if I told what I paid for it. All I’ll say is thank God for painful divorces.
Best,
L