This is why an M14 isn't a plug and play build in your basement rifle like other designs. All of the commercial receivers have dimensional issues from one receiver to the next, and they all have issues that typically can be corrected. If an LRB receiver were mil spec it would cost a few thousand dollars rather than around $1k, because there would be a gaggle of US Army ordinance inspectors on the assembly line gauging receivers as they came off the line. That cast M14 receiver you buy will outlive you and a hundred years worth of shooting by your children and grandchildren, and then some.Īlso don't buy into the BS about LRB being "mil spec" because it is forged. What you might find is a failure due to firing out of battery because of a high primer caused by poor reloading practices. I can tell you now, you won't find anything that wasn't ammunition related. Look around the internet and try to find some info on cast Springfield, Armscorp, or Fulton receivers blowing up.
#LRB M14 AMMO RECOMMENDATION PLUS#
LRB is nice, but for my money a Fulton receiver plus an extra $400 in my pocket for barreling and smithing will win every time. If improperly manufactured forged receivers can fail too. Being forged is no magic bullet to guarantee strength. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a cast receiver M14. However I don't like the stock options! How hard is it to get a nice walnut stock with adjustable comb? I just am not going to strap a bag on a new gun stock! I think we will both be happy we spent the money. This is one of those guns I planned to buy 10-15 years from now but its now or never. Just not interested in a big bulky rifle, even if I did get that SS barrel. I was really thinking about the rear lug but I don't want an oversized stock either. I will take the rail off and run as a M14 until I have the spare cash to build it into a nice scoped rifle. I plan to just get one of those CMP parts kit or equivalent since they don't have anymore. Also I am fairly well able to do most gunsmithing work myself. Yeah its a bit more up from buy it gets my receiver cost down like 23%. It reduces the price of the receiver way down! I was going to buy a nice barrel and bolt and have them installed anyway. Maybe I would be better off with an AR10 but thats not banned!Īctually I ordered the barreled action.
I am not one to double up guns and I have a FAL and PTR for shooting Iron Sights. The M25 really seems to be the version to scope, so I went for it. However I really wanted to put a scope on this. I usually go for the stock Mil Spec type guns too. Bit of a pain but I'm sure there are plenty of buyers right now. Hey you can always buy the LRB and sell the Fulton. Well thats kind of a bummer I called them about a month ago and they said over a year so I picked up my Fulton Duffy's. Thought about the M25 but I'll mostly shoot this with just irons. I don't want an over sized stock and I don't need it to be super accurate. Forged and cast will both last a long time but forged should last generations. Knowing that it's a pretty accurate replica will put a smile on my face long after the money is spent. Should be to my FFL by the end of the week. Second best would be Billet Machined from SEI. Cast will do but if you want it the way the military require it be done.