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M-14/M-1A stock question

82trooper
Can anyone tell me if a USGI M-14 stock would fit on my Springfield M-1A? I have a chance to buy a used USGI model, but was not sure if they are interchangeable? Would it be a direct "drop in" or would modifications need to be made?
Thanks in advance for any advice before I actually spend any money!
Mike
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  • mark christian
    You can expect to do a little hand fitting because the dimensions of the Springfield M1A receiver and an M14 receiver are not spot on. The M14 stock has an opening on it's right rear where the selector shaft, selector switch (if fitted) and related fire control components would be. Of course the M1A does not have these parts so you will have to live with the opening or fit a small insert into the stock to act as a as a filler. These fillers can sometimes be purchased from commercial firms but getting a good match to the stock takes luck.

    [img][/img]M14stock2.jpg
    [img][/img]M14.jpg

    I am always 100% honest with you guys: That is my M14 stock but unfortunately that is not my M14 rifle [V]
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  • nmyers
    Be sure that any USGI stock you buy still has the steel liner installed; you do not want to install this yourself.

    USGI stocks are both walnut & birch. Commercial selector fillers are made of ? How well yours matches may or may not be satifactory to you.

    M1Ab.jpg

    Neal

    EDIT: No danger, no problem; just looks unfinished.

    At one time SA Inc gave buyers the option of a USGI stock that came with the selector gap; buyer could either fill it or ignore it. "Fred's" used to sell the stock fillers, don't know if they still are in business.
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  • mark christian
    Here you can see the steel stock liner that Neal was talking about:

    [img][/img]M14stock.jpg

    There is a special screw driver-type ordnance tool for use in tightening or loosening the liner screws which secure the liner inside the stock. Without that tool installation of the stock liner is no fun at all [V].
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  • H2O MAN
    quote:Originally posted by 82trooper
    Can anyone tell me if a USGI M-14 stock would fit on my Springfield M-1A? I have a chance to buy a used USGI model, but was not sure if they are interchangeable? Would it be a direct "drop in" or would modifications need to be made?
    Thanks in advance for any advice before I actually spend any money!
    Mike


    It's not drop-in if your receiver is double lugged.

    Walnut & Birch, birch being the strongest have a cousin that is man made.
    USGI synthetic stocks don't use a steel liner and they are designed for all weather use.

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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    I bought a used M14 stock and my SA M1A was a drop in.
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  • dfletcher
    Fulton Armory sells a fake full auto switch that takes the place of the cutout in the GI stock. Looks like an easy "1 screw" fit that attaches to the stock, not the gun.
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  • 82trooper
    Thank you all for the input. This is exactly the information that I was looking for.
    Also, If I did not want to "fill it in", does anyone know of any danger to shooting with the cut-out 'as is"???


    Mike
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