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  • imacbo
    Is there anyone out there that makes a M-14 or M-1A clone. I would like to add one to my collection but the Springfields are a bit out of my price range. Can anyone help?
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  • p3skyking
    Norinco made one. I think Century might have put some together also.

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  • Babalooie
    Polytech makes / made them, too.

    Check out this auction on Gunbroker:

    Polytech M14S , M1A , 308 Rifle semi auto
    Item #14318472

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  • imacbo
    found a site that sells the norincos but there in canda and cant import them the price is only 399.00[V]
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  • nmyers
    LRB, Fulton Armory, Armscorp, Springfield Armory Inc, & maybe a couple of other US companies make M14-clones. (Springfield Armory has a copyright on the name M1A for theirs.) All companies make good quality rifles, but all are expensive.

    Norinco & Polytech made some clones in the early 1980s; the importer obfuscated his identity, & they were sold "as is". Some owners have used theirs extensively without problem; others have had to spend $400-700 to fix problems with soft parts (bolt, sights, trigger group). They sell in the $600-700 range in the US.

    I think that your best bet would be to find an early Springfield Armory Inc with all USGI parts (current SA Inc M1A's use many poor quality cast parts). I've seen them < $1,000 recently. If that exceeds your budget, I think you should pass, rather than buy a Chicom that could mean expensive headaches.

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