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I wish I could say the same... can't find ammo so I haven't been shooting in a couple months now

 

Just a few here -

Sig Sauer M400 with Magpul Furniture and Sights. Also added the Troy Carbine Rail.

S&W Model 14-4 38 Special

Springfield XDm 45ACP

 

This rifle has an identity crisis. Figure out what you want the rifle to do and then select your accessories based on that goal. Don't take this the wrong way but it looks like you went through the Brownells Catalog and ordered whatever was on sale. The scope, rings and sights don't work together. I wouldn't run a bipod AND a VFG and both of which are too far back. And please, for the love of god, tell me that is NOT a fake suppressor.

 

Just run another sling attachment point further back for the front of the sling. I've had Gripods too and I've found that they're too clunky and don't do either one very well. If I were you I would look at doing some MBUS (inexpensive, light and work well) for backups, do a Burris PEPR mount or similar to keep your optic mounted to your upper receiver rail (although with the size of the body on that optic you may have a hard time getting something to work). I wouldn't put that thing on real high rings to clear those sights because you will be putting your glass higher over bore than it needs to be to do something none of those accessories were designed for. It's generally considered a bad idea to span the d-ring like that. If it were me I would run a bipod up towards the front and then just hold the rifle by the rail with a forward, thumbs over grip if you need to shoot off-hand. Also, lose the fake suppressor or those in-the-know will clown you.

 

I would get one of these
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-M-223-7...qid=1364302451&sr=8-1&keywords=nikon+ar+mount

Its a cantelever scope mount. That way you keep the scope on the upper reciever and off of the rail. ditch the irons and grip and you should be good to go.

maybe add a magpul sling mount and place it up closer to the reciever.
http://www.amazon.com/Magpul-Rail-S...1364302552&sr=1-1&keywords=magpul+sling+mount

The gun would look and function much better this way

 

Forgot to post it over here...from last night

 

I paid $135 for the original 10/22 around 1998.

$110 barrel
$65 scope
$100 stock
$45 for base and rings
Meh

 

If your goal is 100yds and in I would ditch the glass and rings all together. Just run the irons and be done with it. You're going to have a hard time getting proper eye relief on that optic with those rings all the way back.

Don't think of everything you do as relation to the price of the rifle itself. Going about it this way will assure that you don't properly equip your rifle for use. On a couple of my bolt rifles I've got glass that cost MORE than the rifle but that's what that use calls for. Here's my M&P15-22 and it was free because I won it so if I based me accessories on that fact I sure as shit wouldn't have a $500 optic on it.

 

Then by your own admission you understand how important function is over cost comparison. Fifty to sixty bucks for a mount to make the whole package function properly isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Hell, if you ever shoot that thing you'll burn through that much $ in a day of shooting especially at today's prices. On my competition rifles I run Schmidt & Bender or USOptic glass and people say those are expensive but compared to how much I spend on ammo components and competing for a season including traveling and expenses it's a drop in the bucket to have the proper tools for the task at hand.

 

Just came in today, springfield m1 may '44, def a real beaut

 

NICE! How is the barrel quality? Very much pitting any where? I love mine and they are a blast to shoot. I did a competition shoot with mine at our local gun club and took first with it last year. You'll love it for sure.

 

is that CMP gun?

if it is, was it worth going through whatever you have to get it?

 

yessir its a cmp service grade, has a muzzle reading of 1 and a throat reading of 2 and visually seems great and not much if any pitting, has all springfield marked parts most of em mid-late ww2 era, cant wait to take it out to the range ive heard only good things about em and its not really hard to order one from cmp, just print and fill out the info they need and mail it in and your good to go, only hard part is waitin 2-3 months for it to come in (ordered it back in mid jan) but def worth the wait although think they've temp stopped orders for springfields cause of the backlogging of orders they've been gettin lately

 

You are going to love it.
I have several and a few HRA.
Also got a deal on a M1D last year.