Page 4 - Springfield Armory M1A Reviews

Got this on 12/02/2020 Really like the look and feel ! Shoots great ! My eyes are not what they use to be so I add a scope !

I wish the top piece was steel and not plastic.

Get this little gun and have a ball with it

Excellent rifle. Authentic and proper weight. Mine is .22. 18 ft lbs ME. Groups 1/2" at 10m with iron sights which rates it with my USAF Crosman 160, my Benjamin 312 and Sheridan. At 40 yds offhand, I can hit 8"x3", swinging bowling pic consistently. Single stage trigger is light and smooth, like Crosman 160, but no Rekord. Best pellet is JSB Jumbo Exact Dome followed by Superdome and Crosman Premier. Pellet friendly. Manual tells you to hold cocking lever while loading(I learned this the hard way with a Chinese gun 25 yrs ago). Has a lock to hold cocking lever while loading. Zeroed quickly despite plastic sights. Smooth and gentle firing cycle. Great plinker or trainer. Would make good hunter.

Peep sight diopter too small. Easily remedied with 3/16" rattail jeweler file. Elevation adjustment is plastic and very sloppy, but at full bottom is 10m zero. Windage is crisp and quick. Overall length seems too long. Its longer than my real US M1 rifle. Flash suppressor seems too fat. Would like floor plate or fake magazine on bottom. My safety goes on by itself after shot is fired. Direction arrows on sight dials would be nice. Fore end is too fat, but this might be necessary to hide cocking lever. Authentic sling swivels would be nice but front swivel is impossible on underlever springer.

At 10m bench rest best pellet is JSB Exact Jumbo Dome shooting 1/2", 5 shot group. MV is about 750 for 18 ft lbs ME. Superdome and Crosman Premier domes are tied for second place at 3/4". The H&N Field Target Trophy with copper plating fared poorly at 1" and rather inconsistent velocities. Nearly all of my .22's favor the JSB pellet.

The wood stock is nice

I like to collect air gun replicas, so was a bit disappointed as it's not a super accurate replica of the M1A. The stock is not the correct shape, and the entire upper part of the gun is plastic, some having visible seam and poor fit. Would be nice to have all metal parts.

This gun is made in China

Brings back memories of the sixties when I was on active duty. Same feel of the M-14. This Marines first real rifle!

It would be nice to have a magazine instead of just a single shot.

Excellent for a pump.

I get a "Quality feel" when handling this replica Pellet rifle. The back yard friendly noise level is a must where I am.

I'd like a little easier way of loading the pellet.

There are two destinct Clicks you must hear when bringing the underlever down to cock the gun. If you don't hear the second click, you'll have difficulty releasing the "Bear trap" without de-cocking the gun. Accuracy for me is 3/4" group at 50 feet w/occasional flyer (w/no scope). (also not pellet-pickey; ..JSB's best...)

Once you nestle behind the gun you are shooting an M1A until the pop instead of BOOM. Stock looks and feels great. A little beefier then the real deal but likely necessary for mechanical packaging Very easy to cock Quieter then I was expecting. Accurate although my gun shot WAY LEFT out of the box

Interior mechanism and parts are EXTREMELY cheaply made. This would be an AMAZING gun if outsourced to somebody like Diana or Weihrauch and I would happily pay double or more for it.

This is my first Chinese air gun and my last. I LOVED shooting this thing even with the janky internals for the half a tin or so I ran through it, at which point the plastic cocking mechanism started shedding pieces and the trigger went wonky (probably sheered a pin). The reality is this is a fantastic replica that looks and feels great on the outside but the inside is an incredibly cheap, sea of bargain bin plastics. If this gun had only been reliable I would be tickled pink with it and could have easily overlooked the cringeworthy cocking stroke and mediocre trigger and plastic parts, because the gun is fun and accurate, but alas extremely poorly made. Contract this out to a reputable German airgun manufacturer, ditch the plastic, and charge $450-$500 and you would happily get my money. Until then, no more Chinese Airguns for me.

Very nice replica, very similar to the M14 that I qualified with back in 1970 during basic training. I've not shot it a lot yet but cocks easily enough that you don't really need the extension if you don't want to use it. The trigger was nothing special but not bad either. The weight was substantial but I doubt that I'd carry it in the field all day anyway. Certainly not disappointed with my purchase.

It would be nice if they had put a faux magazine under the action to complete the realistic look. It was the first thing I, and I'm sure many others, noticed was missing. It would even be an easy fix as an add on if someone wanted to design one. A frame screwed right to the stock with a clip on magazine that could hold pellets etc.

Would have been 5 star except for the cheap, poorly made, (Plastic?) sights. Certainly not on par with the real wood stock and the accurate gun, 1st 2 shots grouped 1/2 inch at 10 yds.

SIGHTS!

Pyramid Air takes FOREVER to credit your Bullseye Bucks!

It is a replica so I won't claim this rifle is too heavy, it's meant to be & after handling it for a while I can really appreciate the toughness of the troops that hauled this baby around the battlefields.That being said, I like everything about this rifle so it was worth the wait.Above all else, these are my favorite sights, they just seem to be the quickest & easiest to get on target with period!The loading port is not as generous as described so you will have to figure out the best way to load with your hands not mine. I have fairly small hands & it took me 3 sessions to figure out my most efficient method of loading.For some great shooting enjoyment, I strongly suggest getting yourself the crazy 8's self resetting metal target, you will really like this combination, they go really good together.Have fun, that's what it's all about!!!Oh, this rifle is quiet enough to shoot in my cellar even at night.

Not A Thing!

At this point in time, with all these great replicas being put out, I think it's about time we get the iconic M1 Garand, the granddaddy of battle rifles!!!

the weight and style pretty much replicates the m1a

the fore end stock is thicker than the original, , takes a little getting used to. the safety is opposite of the original

its a little difficult loading the pellet

Realistic weight, very accurate, moderate cocking force needed. I'm very pleased with it

Nothing material, I would try to move the chamber back where the actual gun chamber is located. Having it forward on the hang guard makes sense from an ascetic perspective but the additional height of the shroud by the chamber makes loading a little more difficult for people with bigger hands (like me) I would like if the plastic fake muzzle break was actually a functional moderator.

This is a great replica and a quality piece. Enough power for pest control in 22

Fairly accurate, though I had to adjust the rear sight very far to the left, to dial it in. Good power. Design is close to a real M-!A. I have a few questions not covered in the owners manual. Should I contact you, or Springfield?

Pay more attention to the mounting of rear sight, or make front sight adjustable. Make the users manual a little more descriptive as to features.

Weight is comparable to real M1A. Not for the weak.

just-like-the-real-one-

add-scope

heavy-like-real-one

Excellent replica. Very good price. Shoots fantastic

Nothing

nice looking

plastic gears in cocking lever broke second time i cocked it, now bear trap device will now release, stuck in down position, can not ship it back for return

too much plastic in cocking lever device

Good indoor offhand practice for high power rifle matches

Make it easier to cock

I have a real M1A so this one is very well done . shoot's very accurate and is heavy just like the real one . very nice gun.

Has a plastic or nylon cocking gear Don't know how long that will last kinda looks cheap that's all I noticed.

Once you get used to loading it . it's very fun to shoot .

Air ventury again met mi expectations this is the second air air arm I bought from them and they met all mi expectations I dint think i springer would go 50 yard year alone be acurate not only I was shoting at that distance whitat Gavin dont du the break in whit crossman premier 22 dome is mi sensores Velia e whit jsb ore hn would go fatter than 50 yards

The only wrong thI got whit the rifle is the safety is wrong in the safe and fire

To put I sling in the rifle the safest way would be to put I gamo gun budy ore Maine go like the hatzan torpedo setting for I sling

Brings back a lot of memories for basic training. The very first group out of this at 50 ft was .435 for 5 shots, although 3 inches high I'm already outshooting better groups then my Diana 350 I bought last month. Trigger is excellent,not bad to cock,not easy to load with 74 year old fingers. Far surpassed my expectations.Im going to have to add some material to the front sight to bring elevation down for my 50 foot range Elevation screw is all the way down. I bought this for a wall hanger did not expect it to shoot like this. I'll have to hang the Diana 350 on the wall and shoot this. Buy this,mine is 22 version, you can't go wrong

Higher front sight

Excellent at any price

Feels pretty good. M-14 was my issue weapon in USMC in Vietnam. Sights are really nice. Air Venturi scope mount fits perfect, and is adjustable just like the real thing.

Stock could have been closer to real thing. Miss the magazine. Any chance of making a gas piston? Had to remove some material from bottom rear of scope mount so the peep wasn't blurred (arch cutout should be slightly larger). Really needs to have sling mounts.

No instructions for adjusting optional scope mount. If you use a scope, you absolutely need an add-on cheek piece. This is not a superb replica, but it is a blast to shoot and very accurate with heavier pellets. Any chance of doing a test of the H&N .22 slugs various diameters and weights? I'm just cheap and don't want to invest in all the different types.