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Rejuvenate Your M1A Match Rifle By Adding A Scope
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Properly mounting an optic can add new life to an M1A match rifle that's collecting dust. (Photo: Gus Norcross)
Let's face it, we're not getting any younger. For those of us who enjoy shooting classic battle rifles like M1As, Garands and FN/FALs, the iron sights seem to get progressively fuzzier over the years until we simply move on to scoped bolt guns so we can see the target.

Fear not. Dig that old M1A match rifle out of the closet and put it to good use by adding a scope and mount.

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