01 Dec 08
Springfield Armory:
Just talked with friends at SA this morning. Backlogs for M1As are running four to twelve weeks, depending on the flavor. Most in demand is, not surprisingly, is the sixteen-inch-barreled SOCOM. Next in line is the "Scout," which is essentially the same thing with an eighteen-inch barrel. The twenty-inch "Standard" version is next. We've had a number of SOCOMs in Urban Rifle Courses, and they've all run just fine! 20-round magazines are ingood supply.
XDMs are also in short supply. Standard XDs, less so. There are no plans to gradually phase-out the XD in favor of the XDM. Both pistols will remain in production. The XD is "plain-vanilla," while the XDM represents the more-expensive premium pistol with extra features and increased capacity. Both run and run!
SA, since its inception, has had some rocky periods, but they are currently producing excellent products, and customer service is also very good.
The Garand-inspired, M14 platform is hard to beat!
/John
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