M1A chambered on 6.5 Creedmoor

[titanNV]

Interesting product from Springfield.

M1A chambered on 6.5 Creedmoor!

https://www.springfield-armory.com/products/m1a-loaded-6-5-creedmoor/

I'd probably stick with 308 due to abundance of parts, but it's still pretty cool.

 

[flyer338]

One cannot have too many guns or too much ammunition. Buy one and try it out.
Now, if they offered a left hand version . . .

 

[MAC702]

That's nothing. You can get Garand barrels in 6.5mm Swedish.

 

[flyer338]

Here is a left hand M14.
https://buladefense.com/product/22-m21dmr/

 

[AngryRed]

Always wanted an M1A, need to pick one up finally between political crises.

 

[fullyRetired]

has anyone fired the m1 that was fitted with a barrel chambered for the 458 mag

 

[flyer338]

has anyone fired the m1 that was fitted with a barrel chambered for the 458 mag

That might be difficult for many reasons. The first one that comes to my mind is the head of a magnum case is much larger than the .308 head. I do not think there is room in the design to enlarge it he bolt face to accept magnum brass.

 

[MAC702]

It's already a thing, not to say it wasn't difficult.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/07/06/oood-mccann-industries-458-win-mag-garand/

 

[flyer338]

It's already a thing, not to say it wasn't difficult.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/07/06/oood-mccann-industries-458-win-mag-garand/

The article, like most news in the 21st Century, lacked depth and offers nothing about how the conversion was accomplished. I have a Garand and a M1A, I cannot see how the bolt face could be enlarged to accommodate a magnum (I have and shoot magnums from 7mm to .458 Lott). I wonder if they made a new bolt? A technological achievement given the space constraints.
There is nothing about shooting the .458 Winchester Magnum conversion, and that, along with the fact that it died, leaves me wondering how practical it was.
And yet, if they were available, I would want one. A large caliber semi auto is an attractive idea. Sort of like a Remington auto-loader in .35 Whelen.
If I was serious about a .458 magnum auto, I think I would start with a Browning BAR.

 

[MAC702]

There were also M1 Carbines done in .45 Win Mag.

 

[fullyRetired]

start with a Browning BAR.

just happen to know where a bar can be had can you get a stamp for it. The person who owns it will sell due to the fact his worthless kids do not want it I would get it but already own one