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Old 11-01-2012, 07:55 PM   #21
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Default Re: I'm a young buyer looking into buying a decent semi-automatic rifle.

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Originally Posted by JLA View Post
save your money and get an M1A. properly cared for they last a lifetime and fill the bill of both a long range weapon and an intermediate range weapon. And use 20 round mags. They genarally start around 1500 bucks for a base model. You could shop around and find them cheaper im sure, especially at gunshows.
this was exactly what I was going to suggest!

just go all out, you'll be eating ramen noodles for a while but trust me, there's no better semi in your hand than a good M1A, no matter which grade or barrel. They all shoot great and are inherently both extremely reliable and accurate.

sure, AR's have come a long way but the M1A is the ultimate IMO for many reasons
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