polytech M14/M1A

[gutpile]

i have been given one as a gift, yhis one is a pre-ban and is in a synthetic stock......i know guys have used these for competition builds. who in indiana is a good m1/m14 gunsmith? I want a GI Forged bolt installed and headspaced. (the polytech bolts are soft and loose headspacing) thinking of getting back into service rife competition.


thanks
Gutpile

 

[red_zr24x4]

I know this guy rebuilt an M1 Garand, pretty sure he fitted a new bolt.
Give him a call, he's up north close to South Bend -
John Strang 574-250-9509 tactical component
6680 sr331 south. Bremen IN 46506

 

[maverick18]

Steve @ Fourguns in Lafayette is the guy you need to talk to. Been working on M14s since the beginning.

 

[j706]

Some have soft bolts and recievers. But others are just fine. You can have the receiver re heat treated if it is soft. I have owned two of them over the years and they were fine. The nice thing about them is that they are true forged receivers.

 

[Cerberus]

i have been given one as a gift, yhis one is a pre-ban and is in a synthetic stock......i know guys have used these for competition builds. who in indiana is a good m1/m14 gunsmith? I want a GI Forged bolt installed and headspaced. (the polytech bolts are soft and loose headspacing) thinking of getting back into service rife competition.


thanks
Gutpile

Not so fast. Don't discount your bolt until you have it checked. You could be spending several hundred you could use on other things. USGI bolts are crazy expensive now.